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Kitchen Appliance

Maytag MVWC465HW3

1 source-linked failure report. Most reported: Electrical shock / short. Typical failure around 4 mo.

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

1 confirmed failure reports

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1 confirmed failure report · Insufficient data · Data confidence: Very Low

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Most common issue: Electrical shock / short
Typical first failure: 4 mo; Median of confirmed reports with timing
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Electrical shock / short1 · 100%

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Electrical shock / short

Washing Machines, Other or Not Specified (140)

4 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 18, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20220803-5975D-3843696. Severity: Injury, Level of care not known. Product: Maytag MVWC465HW3 (top load washing machine). Incident: (07/27/2022) The consumer stated that she was using the washer. As she walked by the laundry room later, she notice sparks were coming out of the lid of the product. The consumer contacted the firm and was instructed to turn the product off at the circuit breaker. The consumer did not know how to perform this task, so she asked a neighbor to help her move the washing machine from the wall so that she could unplug it. As they were moving the washing machine, her neighbor got a minor electrical shock when she touched the control panel. The neighbor was not injured. After the washing machine was move, the consumer stated that she notice burn marks on the side of the product. The consumer contacted the firm who is dispatching a service technician out on 8/4.

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Months until failure

4 months

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84%

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