In reply to Kimono:
To be honest at £200 it will do two years, you may 'win' the washing machine lottery and get one that does better.
WHICH, can be a good resource, we brought a WHICH best by 4 years ago, Beko, for about £350, been in storage for 9 months so three years use really. Had a new bearing a month ago. Before that we had siemens ones as we could get them at trade, not as reliable as they would make you believe.
It seems to work out about £100 per year, Meillie at £1000 will do 10 years plus.
Brands are a bit of an illusion as some are produced from one factory then branded up......
Sorry not much help, best of luck!