--- title: "Miele washer showing F16 | WasherRepair.center" description: "What F16 means on Miele washers, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/miele-f16/" --- # Miele washer showing F16 F16 tells you there was too much foam, from too much detergent or additives or a program that does not suit the load. ## What F16 actually means. F16 tells you there was too much foam, from too much detergent or additives or a program that does not suit the load. Miele washer display What to do when F16 shows on the washer ### Kind of code Mode, not a failure Something the washer does by design, or a setting somebody turned on — a child lock, a prompt to run a cleaning cycle, a paused cycle waiting for the door. No part has failed and nothing needs replacing. ### Usually leads to No repair Reduce the dose of detergent and additives such as stain remover. ### Shows up as Washer Stops Mid-Cycle The washer starts normally, then pauses, stalls or shuts off before the cycle ends, sometimes with water still inside. ### Make Miele German-built compact front-load washers, many with automatic detergent dosing, made for long service lives. ### Source Miele USA customer assistance, washer page F16 (Wayback copy) Miele washers and washer-dryers. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Miele's own guidance for F16 on its washers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Reduce the dose of detergent and additives such as stain remover. 02 Choose a program that matches the fabric being washed. 03 Book a visit if F16 keeps appearing with correct dosing. ### Cleared? No part had to be replaced. If a later load stops with water left in the drum or the cycle halts again, treat it as a new problem. ### What not to do F16 is not a failed part in most cases; it points to dosing and program choice. ## What you may notice with it. The washer problems F16 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the washer before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://washerrepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Washer Stops Mid-Cycle](https://washerrepair.center/problems/washer-stops-mid-cycle/) [All 5 causes, cheapest first](https://washerrepair.center/problems/washer-stops-mid-cycle/) It also comes with - [**Clothes Still Dirty After Washing**](https://washerrepair.center/problems/clothes-still-dirty/) - [**Washer Error Code**](https://washerrepair.center/problems/washer-error-code/) Problem ### Washer Stops Mid-Cycle 5 causes, cheapest first No repair indicated ## Nothing to repair. Something the washer does by design, or a setting somebody turned on — a child lock, a prompt to run a cleaning cycle, a paused cycle waiting for the door. No part has failed and nothing needs replacing. [How to read what your washer is telling you](https://washerrepair.center/problems/washer-error-code/) ## Miele washers. German-built compact front-load washers, many with automatic detergent dosing, made for long service lives. [Miele washer repair](https://washerrepair.center/brands/miele/) More Miele codes [F10](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/miele-f10/) [F11](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/miele-f11/) [F15](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/miele-f15/) [F34](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/miele-f34/) [F35](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/miele-f35/) [F53](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/miele-f53/) [F1](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/miele-f1/) [F210](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/miele-f210/) Mode, not a failure on other makes [ASKO Steril tub alert](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/asko-steril-tub-alert/) [Electrolux SU dS](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-su-ds/) [Fisher & Paykel Sud LOC](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-sud-loc/) [GE Profile Cycle Canceled Draining](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-profile-cycle-canceled-draining/) [GE CAnCELEd](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-canceled/) [Kenmore CL](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/kenmore-cl/) [LG SIGNATURE svd](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/lg-signature-svd/) [LG Sud](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/lg-sud/) [All 18 codes of this kind](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-mode) Miele builds this ### Front-load washer A horizontal drum behind a sealed glass door, a rubber boot, a locking latch and a pump with a filter you can reach from the front. Miele builds this ### Stackable washer The washer at the bottom of a stacked pair or a single-frame laundry center, repaired inside the closet or recess it was sized for. Miele builds this ### Compact washer The 24-inch front-loaders and all-in-one washer-dryers found in apartments, condos and under counters, repaired on their washing side. ## In Miele's own words > Excess foam due to too much detergent being dispensed. [Miele USA customer assistance, washer page F16 (Wayback copy)](https://web.archive.org/web/20260512032707/https://www.mieleusa.com/support/customer-assistance/washer-1323/all/fault_f16-93201141003) [Miele USA customer assistance, washer page F16 (Wayback copy)](https://web.archive.org/web/20260512032707/https://www.mieleusa.com/support/customer-assistance/washer-1323/all/fault_f16-93201141003) [Miele USA customer assistance, washer page F16 (Wayback copy)](https://web.archive.org/web/20260512032707/https://www.mieleusa.com/support/customer-assistance/washer-1323/all/fault_f16-93201141003) Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Miele washers and washer-dryers. ## Miele F16 washer repair, where we come out. The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered. 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Reduce the dose of detergent and additives such as stain remover. ### Can F16 appear on my Miele even when I measured the detergent? Yes, if the dose does not suit the water. Miele asks you to follow the detergent maker's guidance for your water hardness and how soiled the load is. ### Does stain remover count toward F16 on a Miele? Yes. Miele names detergent additives such as stain remover as one cause. --- **[Read on the site: Miele washer showing F16 | WasherRepair.center](https://washerrepair.center/error-codes/miele-f16/)** **[Book a visit with WasherRepair.center](https://washerrepair.center/schedule/)**