Appliance Repair — United Kingdom

Drive Motor Replacement Cost — Washer, Dryer & More (UK, 2026)

Estimated £70–£400 for a drive / drum motor replacement in the UK, depending on the appliance and the exact fault. Built from 4 sourced repair jobs across 4 appliance types — each row keeps its own sources. Reviewed July 2026.

What a drive / drum motor replacement costs, by appliance and fault Estimated

Each row is a real sourced repair job whose description matched this part. Parts and total are that job's own national range — follow the problem link to localize it to your area.

ApplianceProblemRepairPartsTotalDIY
Washing MachineWon't spin or agitateDrive motor / motor-control module replacement£80–£250£220–£400Pro recommended
DryerWon't tumble / drum not turningDrive Motor Replacement£80–£150£90–£300Pro recommended
Wall OvenConvection fan not workingFan oven motor replacement (supplied & fitted)£40–£120£71–£200DIY possible
Over-the-Range MicrowaveVent fan not workingExtractor/vent fan motor replacement£20–£100£70–£220Pro recommended

Base: 4 published national repair-cost guides (full source registry on the methodology page), published rates from 2 UK repair companies · National base ranges — localize any figure on its linked problem page · Reviewed July 2026 · Estimated

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Estimated national ranges aggregated from the linked problem pages — no per-page localization is applied here. See the methodology for the localization method and named sources.

Reviewed by a Red-Seal certified appliance technician.