How old is my Maytag?

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.

Maytag age: legacy letters and newer serial formats

Legacy Maytag household-appliance date codes · Sources checked October 12, 2026

Maytag technical education material documents a legacy serial with eight digits followed by two letters. In that scheme, the first of those final letters is the year code and the second is the month code.

The guide lists E as 2004 and L as June within its documented period. This is a format-specific explanation; newer products may use a different scheme, and repeated year codes need context.

Do not apply this legacy chart to all Maytag serials. The model, product family and plausible era help distinguish formats and repeated dates.

• Maytag MC-1 technical education: serial-number identification, page 1-3

Maytag appliances

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

• Maytag refrigerator10–15 yrs
• Maytag range or oven13–15 yrs
• Maytag dishwasher9–12 yrs
• Maytag microwave8–10 yrs
• Maytag freezer10–20 yrs
• Maytag clothes washer10–13 yrs
• Maytag clothes dryer10–13 yrs

Laundry is the brand's core line; it also sells cooktops and wall ovens. Before 2006 Maytag Corporation also owned Jenn-Air, Magic Chef, Admiral, Norge, Hoover and Amana.

Maytag started in Newton, Iowa, in 1893 and grew into one of the best-known American washing machine makers before buying several other appliance brands. Whirlpool Corporation has owned Maytag since 2006, and the brand now sells laundry and kitchen appliances made in Whirlpool plants.

Whirlpool Corporation (since 2006). Before the merger, Maytag made its own products in Iowa, Illinois, Arkansas and other plants.

Owned by

Whirlpool Corporation

Headquarters

Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States (owner); the brand began in Newton, Iowa

Founded

1893

Product lines

Neptune, Bravos, Centennial

Sister brands: Whirlpool, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Inglis, Estate, Gladiator, InSinkErator, Brastemp, Consul.

• 1893: Frederick Maytag and partners started the Maytag Washing Machine Company in Newton, Iowa.
• 1986: Maytag bought Magic Chef, which also brought the Norge name.
• 1988: Maytag acquired Chicago Pacific Corporation, owner of Hoover.
• 2001: Maytag took over Amana Corporation's appliance business.
• 2006: Whirlpool completed its purchase of Maytag on April 1, after a competing bid from Haier.
• 2007: Maytag's Newton headquarters and several of its former plants had closed as production moved to Whirlpool factories.

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