Product review (4 stars): New style top load MVW belt drive washers
I bought this washer in 2011 to replace an old but reliable direct drive Whirlpool. Lets just say it took a while to get used to the sounds these new MVW style washers make and the way it cleans cloths. Whirlpool introduced this new style belt driven top load washer in 2011. Mine doesnt have an agitator, it has a wash plate. I thought Id miss the agitator, but after a while and with some reading of how the new kind work, I got used to it. It cleans pretty good, but yes it takes a long time to finish. There were some issues with reliability, the bolt on the drive pully became loose which caused a heck of a racket, but was a simple fix with some Loctite on the bolt. A few years later another common part broke which caused it not to spin. The Shift Actuator. Simple fix and was about $30 on Amazon. These washers are very easy to work on and as long as I can fix it Ill keep it. Over all its been a pretty reliable washer besides what I mentioned. It gets a lot of use, about 6-8 loads a week. Hardly ever goes off balance, and if it does it tries to correct itself. Overall its somewhat quiet, except for a loud lid lock and clicking of the shift actuator. Some of the newer MVW washers have agitators again, and deep water washes which is good. I use the Bulky setting mostly because it fills with more water.

I recommend this style washer, just give it time and learn how the new types work. However, if you have an older mechanical timer direct drive from the 80s or 90s. Keep it. They were built like a tank. Btw, Whirlpool makes almost ever brand of washer these days. They make Kenmore, Maytag, Roper, etc. Id recommend Whirlpool over LG or Samsung appliances any day.