Miele dishwasher fault codes
Miele dishwashers show faults as an F followed by a number, and Miele split them unusually cleanly. Consumables and blockages — filters, salt, the drain pump, foam, a circulation pump that has stuck — come with detailed instructions and photographs. Everything to do with electronics and failed components gets a one-line name for the part and a single sentence: this is a technical fault that you cannot remedy yourself. There is no middle ground, which is frustrating but at least honest.
Where the code shows on a Miele
Miele publish 45 dishwasher codes, and for roughly half of them the whole article is the name of the component and the instruction to book a repair — "Flow meter defective", "Heating relay contact fault", "Circulation pump fault", each followed by "This is a technical fault that you cannot remedy yourself." A few, such as F85 and F87, do not even name the part. So if you have looked up your code on Miele’s own site and found a line of text and a booking link, that is not a gap in their website, it is their policy. The useful consequence is that a Miele code with no published owner action tells you something in itself: it is in the half Miele consider theirs rather than yours. Codes in the F170s are the gentlest of the set, covering rinse aid, salt and filters rather than faults.
How to reset a Miele
For the blockage and consumable codes, clearing the cause and restarting the programme is the whole procedure and Miele describe it step by step. For a code Miele route to service, their manual gives one generic sequence before you call: switch the dishwasher off, switch it back on after a few seconds, select the programme and close the door. If the fault message appears again there is a technical fault, and the instruction is to switch off, turn off the tap and call Miele. Where the display shows the Waterproof message the order is the same — switch off, turn off the tap, call — and there is deliberately no way to dismiss it.
Most common Miele faults
The Miele codes people look up most.
- F11Get it checkedWater left standing in the cabinet because the machine cannot drain. Miele treat this as an owner job and walk you through the drain pump.
- F12Get it checkedThe water inlet is blocked or restricted. Miele use the same wording for F13 and F15, give F173 the same filter procedure, and warn that the hose connection houses an electrical valve.
- F70Stop — call an engineerThe Waterproof System has activated. Miele give the clearest emergency instruction of any dishwasher manufacturer — close the stopcock, switch off, unplug, call.
- F69Get it checkedThe circulation pump is blocked. Miele distinguish this from a pump fault, and a blockage is yours to clear.
Every Miele fault code
6 published codes. Filtering happens in the page — every one is in the HTML.
Showing 6 of 6 codes
Miele models
Codes can differ between generations. Check yours.
Guides that help with Miele faults
How to reset a dishwasher, and why most codes have no reset
On a dishwasher, "reset" usually means cancel the programme. What each manufacturer actually offers, and the codes they deliberately give no reset for.Read the guideDishwasher not draining or not filling: what to check
Drain and fill codes are the biggest cluster in the category, and most end for nothing. The checks the manufacturers publish, in order, and where they stop.Read the guideDishwasher leak and flood codes: what to do right now
Every dishwasher code rated dangerous here means water where it should not be. What the machine is doing, what to do in the next two minutes, and what not to.Read the guide
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