Model
Beko DIT38532 WS
Rank #316 means 315 of the 709 dishwasher models we track cost less to run each year; the 37th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 37% of those models.
What does the Beko DIT38532 WS cost to run per year?
The Beko DIT38532 WS holds rank #316 of 709 on running cost, at about $44 a year, an unremarkable but typical figure for the class. It uses 22.1% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $57/yr to run, a saving of roughly $13 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 37 suggests its capacity is doing more work than its efficiency to keep the headline cost down. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 12 place settings (the class spans 2 to 18), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Beko DDT38532*** WS at $44/yr runs a little cheaper and the Bertazzoni DW18S2IPV at $44/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A dishwasher typically stays in service for somewhere around 9 years; over that span, the Beko DIT38532 WS's $44/yr adds up to roughly $396 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Beko DDT38532*** WS, Blomberg DWT 81900 ***WS, Bosch SHE3AEE**, Bosch SHE5AE7**, Bosch SHV4AEB**, Samsung DW80B6060**, Samsung DW80B6061**, Samsung DW80B7070**, Samsung DW80B7071**, Samsung DW80R995***, Samsung DW80BB7070****, Viking VDWU524WSSS.
By the numbers
The Beko DIT38532 WS normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $44/yr, here is what the Beko DIT38532 WS adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Beko DIT38532 WS costs about $440. That is roughly $130 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $570 over the same ten years.
How the Beko DIT38532 WS compares
The dishwasher class we track runs from $15 to $45 a year. At $44/yr, it sits right on the class median of $44, and it is about $29 a year more than the cheapest dishwasher to run at $15. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $57/yr, the Beko DIT38532 WS uses 22.1% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 12 place settings, the Beko DIT38532 WS is a small dishwasher for its class, which spans 2 to 18 place settings with a median of 14 place settings, and smaller dishwasher models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal.
- Place-setting capacity. Place-setting capacity is the main driver of how much water a cycle has to heat, and heating that water is most of a dishwasher's electricity use.
- Water heating. Most dishwashers have a booster heater that raises incoming water to sanitizing temperature; this heating step, not the pump or motor, accounts for most of a cycle's electricity use.
- Cycle length and drying method. Heavy or sanitize cycles run longer and hotter than a normal or eco cycle, and heated-dry options cost more to run than air-dry or condensation drying.
Common questions
Is the Beko DIT38532 WS cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $44/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #316 of 709, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Beko DIT38532 WS cost per month?
About $3.7 a month, which is the $44 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 239 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $44 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Beko DIT38532 WS for its size?
37th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1036108_DIT38532 WS_011820232148253_1259905View certified dishwasher listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Beko and DIT38532 WS are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.