Hob reviews: Reliability
Hobs reliability
More than 2500 Which? members have told us about the reliability record of their hobs. We’ve heard about those minor niggles that you can live with, such faulty indicator lights, as well as major problems which will stop you cooking, including complete electrical failures. Here we bring you the results of our survey, to show you the most reliable brands of hobs, that should give you unparalleled reliability.
The highest scoring brand or hob has an excellent reliability score of 98%. And even those at the other end of the table still score over 90% for reliability.
Brands including AEG-Electrolux, Baumatic, Bosch, Hotpoint, Miele, Neff, Siemens, Stoves, Whirlpool and Zanussi are featured in our reliability table.
Neff hobs are a very popular purchase – 24% of respondents to our survey own a Neff hob and 12% own a Bosch hob.
Only logged-in Which? members can view full scores in our dishwasher reliability table below. If you're not already a member, you can sign up to try out full access for one month, for just £1.
Common hob problems
- Ignition 5%
- Hob ring not working 2%
- Dials/switches not working 2%
To see how well hobs from brands including AEG-Electrolux, Baumatic, Belling, Bosch, Candy, De Dietrich, Electrolux, Hotpoint, Indesit, John Lewis, Neff, New world, Siemens, Stoves, Whirlpool and Zanussi perform in our tests, see the Which? hobs review.
| Built-in hob Which? reliability index | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Rating | Score |
| AEG - Electrolux |  | |
| Baumatic | | |
| Bosch | | |
| Hotpoint | | |
| Miele | | |
| Neff | | |
| Siemens | | |
| Stoves | | |
| Whirlpool | | |
| Zanussi | | |
