Coffee machine 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 2,000 members about their coffee machines to bring you reliability ratings for the top coffee machine brands.

The top-scoring coffee machine brand has a good reliability score of 77%, but not all brands score so highly. We reveal results for the major brands such as Gaggia, DeLonghi and Krups.

The most popular coffee machines are DeLonghi (26%), Krups (16%) and Magimix (11%). While 10% own a Gaggia coffee machine.

Common coffee machine problems

Complete failure 33%
Problem with pouring/leaking 19%
Inconsistent performance 13%

A coffee machine brand may be reliable, but that doesn’t guarantee it will perform to perfection. Discover which coffee machines will brew a great espresso every time, and find out which brands are awarded Best Buys, in the Which? coffee machine reviews. We've almost 100 full test results and reviews for of coffee machines from top brands such as Argos Cookworks, DeLonghi, Dualit, Gaggia and Philips.

Logged-in Which? members can view how reliable each brand is in the table, below. If you're not already a member, you can discover the benefits of a month's full access.

Coffee machine brand	Reliability rating	Reliability score
DeLonghi
Gaggia
Krups