Dishwasher Noisy or Loud — Repair Cost in the UK (2026)
the UK national estimate: £75–£160 for a dishwasher — noisy or loud — built from UK sources, never converted from another country's prices. Pick your quality tier and enter a postcode to localize. Reviewed July 2026.
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£75–£160 the UK national estimate for a dishwasher — noisy or loud. Localize below.
| Most common repair | Typical total (GBP) | DIY? |
|---|---|---|
| Circulation (wash) pump replacement (worn bearings) | £90–£150 | Pro recommended |
| Drain pump / chopper clearing or replacement | £75–£160 | DIY possible |
Plus a typical service-call / diagnostic fee of £45–£150, often credited toward the repair.
Pick a quality tier for a class-typical estimate, or a specific UK brand to override it (both adjust the parts portion only, never labour). Enter a UK postcode to localize to your region's labour costs. All figures stay in pounds, never converted from another country's prices. Everything updates without a page reload.
Base: 5 published national repair-cost guides (retrieved 2026-07) · full source registry on the methodology page · UK national base range (ONS ASHE 2025 SOC 5246) · Reviewed July 2026 · Estimated
How do brand and quality tier change the repair cost?
Brand and tier adjust the parts portion only — never labour. Value brands such as Beko, Hotpoint and Indesit have the cheapest, most widely stocked parts; premium and luxury lines (AEG, Neff, Miele) carry pricier, often OEM-restricted components. Pick a tier for a class-typical estimate, or a specific UK brand to override it.
| Brand | Parts factor | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Basic tier parts ×0.9 | ||
| Beko | ×0.85 | Parts ×0.85 (UK's best-selling budget brand; spares are among the cheapest and most widely stocked, and heavy generic-alternative competition holds parts below the mainstream baseline) |
| Hotpoint | ×0.9 | Parts ×0.9 (Whirlpool-owned with one of the largest UK installed bases; spares traditionally readily available and reasonably priced, though sealed drums and later control electronics have lifted some part costs) |
| Indesit | ×0.9 | Parts ×0.9 (Whirlpool-owned budget brand sharing the Hotpoint platform; everyday spares are cheap, but some proprietary control boards are scarce, keeping the class low-cost and near-disposable) |
| Hoover | ×0.9 | Parts ×0.9 (Candy/Haier-owned value brand; parts are competitively priced and shared across the Candy-Hoover range, with wide aftermarket availability) |
| Candy | ×0.85 | Parts ×0.85 (Haier-owned budget brand; low-cost spares shared with the Hoover range and broad generic availability place it at the bottom of the parts-price ladder) |
| Bush | ×0.9 | Parts ×0.9 (tier median (UK parts pricing not separately sourced) — an Argos own-label rebadged budget brand priced at the value-tier centre) |
| Logik | ×0.9 | Parts ×0.9 (tier median (UK parts pricing not separately sourced) — a Currys own-label rebadged budget brand priced at the value-tier centre) |
| Mid-range tier parts ×1 | ||
| Whirlpool | ×1 | Baseline — no parts adjustment |
| Haier | ×1 | Baseline — no parts adjustment |
| Bosch | ×1 | Baseline — no parts adjustment |
| Samsung | ×1.05 | Parts ×1.05 (proprietary Korean OEM parts; the public can buy only peripheral components (seals, dispensers) while motors, pumps and boards are restricted to approved repairers, nudging parts slightly above the mainstream baseline) |
| LG | ×1.05 | Parts ×1.05 (proprietary Korean OEM parts with limited third-party equivalents; widely available at competitive prices but above the domestic budget brands) |
| Premium tier parts ×1.2 | ||
| AEG | ×1.2 | Parts ×1.2 (top of the Electrolux family with German engineering heritage; premium built-in components priced for refinement and performance, above the mainstream baseline) |
| Zanussi | ×1.1 | Parts ×1.1 (mid-tier Electrolux-group brand sitting above the budget lines and sharing the AEG parts platform, so parts price modestly above mainstream) |
| Neff | ×1.2 | Parts ×1.2 (premium BSH built-in kitchen brand sharing the Bosch-group parts platform; German OEM components carry premium pricing with many model-specific variants) |
| Siemens | ×1.2 | Parts ×1.2 (premium BSH brand on the Bosch-group platform; German OEM parts priced above mainstream, in line with Neff) |
| Smeg | ×1.2 | Parts ×1.2 (premium Italian brand; genuine spares flow through a single UK importer channel, limiting price competition and holding parts above mainstream) |
| Rangemaster | ×1.15 | Parts ×1.15 (premium UK range-cooker specialist; approved-agent repairs run a fixed ~£212.50 plus VAT and parts are model-specific, above mainstream) |
| Belling | ×1.1 | Parts ×1.1 (Glen Dimplex range-cooker brand; specialist cooker parts such as fan-oven elements around £50 sit modestly above the mainstream baseline) |
| Luxury tier parts ×1.55 | ||
| Miele | ×1.5 | Parts ×1.5 (German luxury OEM; genuine replacement parts typically run 30-60% above equivalent mass-market components, reflecting in-house manufacturing and specialist fitting) |
| Gaggenau | ×1.6 | Parts ×1.6 (ultra-luxury BSH built-in brand; a tiny installed base and factory-restricted premium components put parts at the very top of the range) |
Base: UK brand parts factors from UK parts retailers and repair guides; tier factor = median of the tier's UK brands · Applied to the parts portion only · Reviewed July 2026 · Estimated
Dishwasher noisy or loud: what usually causes it? Estimated
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Circulation (wash) pump replacement (worn bearings)
Pro recommended£90–£150
A grinding, humming or rattling noise that gets louder over time usually points to worn pump bearings; a full motor swap runs pricier still.
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Drain pump / chopper clearing or replacement
DIY possible£75–£160
Often caused by debris (glass shards, cutlery bits) jammed in the drain pump or chopper — a comparatively cheap noisy-dishwasher fix.
Base: 5 published national repair-cost guides (retrieved 2026-07) · full source registry on the methodology page · UK national base range (ONS ASHE 2025 SOC 5246) · Reviewed July 2026 · Estimated
How much is a service-call fee for dishwasher repair?
Most UK companies charge a call-out / diagnostic fee of £45–£150, often credited toward the repair if you go ahead. It is separate from the repair totals above. VAT (20%) may or may not be included: many small and sole-trader repairers fall under the £90,000 registration threshold and add no VAT, so treat 20% as a ceiling, not a guaranteed add-on.
Is it worth repairing a dishwasher, or should you replace it?
A common rule of thumb: if the repair cost exceeds roughly half the price of a comparable new unit — or the appliance is past ~8 years for a dishwasher — replacement is often the better value. The calculator's localized totals give you the number to weigh against a new-unit quote.
Prices are region-level estimates based on regional wage data (ONS ASHE 2025), not fake city precision. Shopping in the U.S.? See the U.S. version (USD). In Canada? See the Canadian version (CAD). See the methodology for the localization method and named sources, or return to the the UK appliance repair guide.
Reviewed by a Red-Seal certified appliance technician.