How old is my Electrolux?

1. Find the rating label. Where to look on each kind of appliance.
2. Take a photo of the whole label, or note the model and serial numbers.
3. Use the lookup below. It is free, and no account is needed. A date is shown only when the available evidence supports it.

Electrolux appliances

How to find the age, the serial number, typical life and parts for each:

• Electrolux refrigerator10–15 yrs
• Electrolux range or oven13–15 yrs
• Electrolux dishwasher9–12 yrs
• Electrolux microwave8–10 yrs
• Electrolux clothes washer10–13 yrs
• Electrolux clothes dryer10–13 yrs

In Canada the range also includes cooktops, wall ovens, ventilation hoods, laundry pedestals and vacuums; outside North America Electrolux sells many more categories.

Electrolux is a Swedish appliance group formed in 1919 that grew through acquisitions into one of the world's largest appliance makers. In North America the Electrolux name is used for its upper-range kitchen and laundry appliances, while Frigidaire is the group's main mass-market brand.

Electrolux Group plants; North American Electrolux-brand appliances come from the same Electrolux North America operation that builds Frigidaire.

Owned by

AB Electrolux (Electrolux Group)

Headquarters

Stockholm, Sweden

Founded

1919

Sister brands: Frigidaire, AEG, Zanussi, Westinghouse (Australia).

• 1919: Elektromekaniska and the lamp maker Lux merged in Sweden to form Elektrolux, led by Axel Wenner-Gren.
• 1984: Electrolux bought the Italian appliance makers Zanussi and Rex.
• 1986: Electrolux acquired White Consolidated Industries, owner of Frigidaire, giving it a large North American business.
• 1994: Electrolux bought the German appliance maker AEG.
• 2015-2016: A planned purchase of GE Appliances fell through; Haier later bought that business.
• 2020: Electrolux spun off its professional (commercial) products business as Electrolux Professional.

Every Electrolux check is compared with Health Canada, U.S. CPSC and U.S. NHTSA recall notices.