Whirlpool review: Washer failure within 2 years

We purchased a Whirlpool washer 08/23 beginning in January 2025 the washer agitator stopped and made a noise. We did not purchase an extended warrantee as other whirlpool appliances had always performed well past any warrantee. Our home washer is still in service well after more than 20 years. The washer in question has been in our AirB&B and is used only when rented, approximately 60 times since installed. The Short-Term Rental unit is in our back yard so we can vouch for non-industrial use. I imagine the washer is suffering from low usage. Anyway, our local appliance service was able to diagnose the onboard computer was at fault and reset it with the warning that the unit was bound to fail and it did 38 days later.
We were surprised to learn the choice we have is to buy another washer or pay $35 X 12 months plus parts to take a chance of fixing the current washer.