How old is my MIDEA?

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.

MIDEA appliances

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

• MIDEA refrigerator10–15 yrs
• MIDEA range or oven13–15 yrs
• MIDEA dishwasher9–12 yrs
• MIDEA microwave8–10 yrs
• MIDEA freezer10–20 yrs
• MIDEA clothes washer10–13 yrs
• MIDEA clothes dryer10–13 yrs
• MIDEA water heater (tank)8–12 yrs
• MIDEA tankless water heater15–20 yrs
• MIDEA air conditioner12–17 yrs
• MIDEA dehumidifier5–8 yrs

The US range includes window, through-the-wall, portable and PTAC air conditioners, heaters, humidifiers, range hoods and small kitchen appliances; Canada adds portable washers and wine coolers. Water heaters appear on the US site only.

Midea Group is a Chinese manufacturer founded in 1968 whose largest business is air conditioning, alongside a wide range of other home appliances. Besides selling Midea-branded products in North America, it builds appliances for other companies as an OEM supplier and owns brands such as Toshiba home appliances and Little Swan.

Midea Group. Midea also manufactures products sold under other companies' brand names, so a Midea-built appliance may not carry the Midea name.

Owned by

Midea Group

Headquarters

Beijiao, Foshan, Guangdong, China (US office: Parsippany, New Jersey)

Founded

1968

Sister brands: Toshiba (home appliances), Little Swan, Hualing, Eureka, MDV, Pelonis.

• 1968: He Xiangjian founded the business in Beijiao, Foshan, in southern China.
• 2010-2011: Midea set up joint ventures with Carrier in several countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Egypt and India.
• 2013: Midea Group listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
• 2016: Midea bought Toshiba's home appliance business, the Eureka floorcare brand from Electrolux, and a controlling stake in German robot maker KUKA.

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