Miele Miele machines with a text display fault codes
Spell the fault out in words instead of a number. "Heating fault", "Door lock", "Door release" and "Check filter + nozzle" are display strings in their own right on these machines.
Codes on the Miele machines with a text display follow the same Miele scheme as the rest of the range. Where a code behaves differently on this generation, the code page says so.
Miele fault codes
Every published Miele code. Open a code to see which models and years it applies to.
- F11The drain is restricted. Miele publish a maximum drain height of one metre, and they warn that straightening a kinked hose can weaken it enough to split later.Get it checked
- F10Water is not getting in. Miele point at the stopcock and the inlet filter, and both are owner jobs on their own guidance.Get it checked
- F34The door could not be locked. Miele’s manual says close the door again and restart; their website adds an overloaded drum and a two-minute power-off. Try those before calling.Get it checked
- F20Miele publish two readings of F20: the Thermostop pausing the programme until the water is at temperature, which is not a fault, and a genuine heating fault with a two-minute power-off before booking.Get it checked
- F138The Waterproof system has found water in the floor tray. Close the stopcock and unplug — the drain pump keeps running until you do.Get it checked
- Three dashes on displayMiele publish two completely different meanings for three dashes. On the website it is a water leak; in the manual it is the wifi being off. The indicator lights tell you which.Get it checked
- F41An electronic module fault — but the only one of them where Miele publish an owner step. Switch off, wait about ten seconds, switch back on.Get it checked
- F373A leak at the drain filter. Miele give one cause and one remedy: the filter has not been screwed tight. Usually seen the day after cleaning it.Get it checked
- F92Mould. Miele are telling you that months of cool washes have grown bacterial colonies, and the remedy is a maintenance wash.Usually simple to fix
- Electronic module faultMiele publish the same sentence on 34 of their 51 codes: a technical fault you cannot remedy yourself. Here is what that group covers and what it is worth.Get it checked
- F210The suds circulation nozzle is blocked with fluff. Miele tell you to remove it with your finger. On text displays it reads "Check filter + nozzle".Usually simple to fix
- F220Miele say the machine is leaking — and then say the fault may be displayed erroneously when it is not. Check before you panic.Get it checked
- 888Demo mode. The machine will not start because it is set up for a shop floor, and Miele publish the exit sequence.Usually simple to fix
- F56The final spin never got above 400 revolutions per minute. Miele blame excess foam, and the remedy is detergent dosage.Usually simple to fix
- Flashing barsBars flashing in the time display after you cancel a programme mean the water is above 55 degrees and the door is held shut. Wait for them to stop.Usually simple to fix
- F37The machine is not standing level, or the drain hose is too high. On some models this shows at the end of a cycle because Pre-ironing could not run.Usually simple to fix
- F16Too much detergent or too many additives. Miele want you dosing for your water hardness and the actual soiling, not filling the cap.Usually simple to fix
- F252The door contacts near the hinge are dirty. Miele tell you to clean them, and only to call if that does not do it.Usually simple to fix
- F62The programme selector is parked between two settings. Turn it to a defined position and the code goes.Usually simple to fix
- F211A TwinDos fault. Miele say you can carry on using the machine with manual dispensing, which makes this an inconvenience rather than a breakdown.Usually simple to fix
- F231F231 is not in Miele’s published washing machine fault list. Their TwinDos codes are F211 to F214, so check the display, then follow Miele’s generic Fault F instruction.Get it checked