Food processor 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 6,000 members about their food processors to bring you reliability ratings for the top food processor brands.

The top-scoring food processor brand has an excellent reliability score of 97%, but not all brands score as highly. We reveal results for the major brands such as Bosch, Kenwood, Magimix, Morphy Richards and Philips.

The most popular food processor brands are Kenwood (42%) and Magimix (22%). While 2% own a Bosch, Morphy Richards, or Philips food processor.

Common food processor problems

Complete failure 45%
Motor burnt out 16%
Plastic bowl cracked 10%

A food processor brand may be popular, but that doesn’t guarantee it will perform to perfection. Discover which food processors will help in the kitchen rather than hinder, and find out which brands are awarded Best Buys, in the Which? food processor reviews. We've 60 full test results and reviews of food preparation appliances from top brands such as Cuisinart, Kenwood, KitchenAid, Magimix and Philips.

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