Breadmaker reviews: Reliability
We’ve surveyed more than 12,800 Which? members about their kettles, toasters, irons, coffee machines, food processors and breadmakers to find out which brands are the most reliable. We’ve compiled the views of more than 4,900 members about their breadmakers to bring you reliability ratings for the top breadmaker brands.
The top-scoring breadmaker brand has a great reliability score of 74%, but not all brands score so highly. We reveal results for the major brands such as Kenwood, Morphy Richards and Panasonic. Panasonic is the most popular breadmaker brand; 54% of respondents in our survey own a Panasonic model; 18% own a Morphy Richards breadmaker, while 6% own a Kenwood.
Common breadmaker problems
Complete failure 28%
Paddle stopped working 25%
Inconsistent performance 17%
A breadmaker brand may be popular, but that doesn’t guarantee it will work well. Discover which breadmakers bake the best bread and earn Best Buy status, in the Which? breadmaker reviews. We've tested models from all the big brands including Argos, Panasonic, Kenwood and Morphy Richards.
The table below reveals reliability scores and ratings for all brands covered by our survey. Logged-in Which? members can view how reliable each brand is. If you're not already a member, discover the benefits of getting full access for one month.
| Breadmakers Which? reliability index | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Rating | Score |
| Kenwood |  | |
| Morphy Richards | | |
| Panasonic | | |