At Consumer Reports, we currently rate more than 120 individual washing machine models, including front-loaders, high-efficiency top-loaders, agitator top-loaders, and compacts.

You don’t have to pay $1,000 or more to get a washing machine that cleans well. Consumer Reports tests plenty of washers that cost that or more, but most of us would rather spend less.

A new price tracking tool from Consumer Reports aims to help consumers navigate troubling tariff waters as prices begin to be ...