They Used To Last 50 Years
I've worked on hundreds of domestic appliances.Newer ones from any manufacturer are indeed failing more often, and are designed worse.The only explanation is that this is on purpose - just like cars or laptops or smartphones, they are designed to fail faster so you buy new ones. Planned obsolescence, plain and simple.The best appliances today, by the way, are made by Bosch/Siemens and Miele. None of the other manufacturers come close, period.Interestingly, the high-end machines from Bosch/Siemens made in Germany are higher quality than the ones made in Poland, China, Spain or Turkey.Same design, but it seems they use lower quality electronics and metals, as the most common failures are with the motors, control boards and bearings.