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Miele G 5008 SCU Active
Miele dishwasher
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Verdict
A Miele Active-series dishwasher — Wirecutter's top dishwasher pick — listed at $1,599.00 (sale) on Miele's US site; seed score 8.6 from manufacturer specs and aggregated owner ratings until our bench protocol runs.
- Wirecutter's top dishwasher pick
- Miele cutlery tray
- Tested to 20-year service life
- Seed score — bench protocol pending
- Premium over feature-rich $1,100 competitors
Best for: Buy-it-for-life kitchens that want the category's benchmark cleaning and durability.
Skip it if: Budget-first shoppers — our Bosch 300 and GE picks cost meaningfully less.
Sub-scores
- Wash performance
- 8.8
- Racks & features
- 8.6
- Quietness
- 8.7
- Energy & upkeep
- 8.4
- Value
- 8.1
ValueScore: 3.1 / 10 — value for money vs the best in this category, at its current dealer price
Wash performance 40% · Racks & features 20% · Quietness 15% · Energy & upkeep 10% · Value 15%. How we test
Specifications
Specs marked “not disclosed” are absent from the dealer listing and manufacturer materials; published values are transcribed from the listing. This entry is a seed draft — physical testing is pending (see how we test).
| Spec | Miele G 5008 SCU Active |
|---|---|
| Dealer price | — |
| Configuration | Front controls |
| Finish | Stainless |
| ValueScore | 3.1 |
| VerifiedScore | 8.6 |
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Compare with
| Spec | Miele G 5008 SCU Active | THOR Kitchen HDW2401SS | ZLINE DW7713-24 | ZLINE Top-control Panel-ready |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dealer price | — | — | — | — |
| Configuration | Front controls | Not disclosed | Top controls · Panel-ready | Top controls · Panel-ready |
| Energy | Not disclosed | ENERGY STAR certified | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Finish | Stainless | Stainless | Panel Ready | Panel Ready |
| ValueScore | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.1 |
| VerifiedScore | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
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