For many years I had a Asko front loader and it was fabulous. Miele would be similar I guess. When it finally gave up after more than 15 years of constant use, I bought a Bosch. It is good, but I wish I had bought another Asko, as it was easier to work out how to do different loads (probably because I was used to it) and there was no rubber seal which I now have. I prefer the door without the bulky rubber seal.
You will find that with an expensive European front loader, repairs bills are not expensive, because they don't break down
. The few times I had trouble with my machine it was because coins or nails were in the lint trap which stopped the water being pumped out efficiently and I soon learnt to check it regularly.