The coating started chipping off a few months after I bought it.  I thought it was because I put it n the dishwasher after every use.  So I bought another one and only hand washed it.  It started chipping.   I’m done.  My first KitchenAid my mother gave me. She had it for 40 years before she gave it to me.  I used it another 10 years and finally decided to get another one because the knob fell off, it got really loud and I just wanted an upgrade.  What a mistake! I do bake a lot but for the price these are, they should last.  The one I have now, I’ve had for 3 years.  My husband has had to replace the gears twice.  I’m mixing cookie dough, not cement.  I don’t understand why they made the changes they did because it was a great product , but after the holidays I’ll be looking for a different brand of mixer.