Toaster 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 6,900 members about their toasters to bring you reliability ratings for the top toaster brands.
The top-scoring brand has an excellent reliability score of 96%, but not all brands score as highly. We reveal results for brands such as Argos Cookworks, Bosch, Breville, DeLonghi, Dualit, Kenwood, Morphy Richards, Philips, Russell Hobbs, Tefal and Tesco in the table, below.
The most popular toaster brands are Russell Hobbs (14%), Morphy Richards (13%) and Kenwood (12%). While 9% own a Breville toaster, 7% own a Tefal and 6% of respondents own a Dualit toaster.
Common toaster problems
Element stopped working 63%
Inconsistent performance 15%
Carriage lever stopped working 11%
A toaster brand may be reliable, but that doesn’t guarantee it will make great toast. Discover toaster Best Buys in the Which? toaster reviews. We've more than 180 full test results and reviews of toasters from top brands including Argos Cookworks, Breville, DeLonghi, Dualit, Kenwood, Morphy Richards, Philips, Russell Hobbs, Tefal and Tesco.
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| Toasters Which? reliability index | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Rating | Score |
| Argos Cookworks |  | |
| Bosch | | |
| Breville | | |
| DeLonghi | | |
| Dualit | | |
| Kenwood | | |
| Morphy Richards | | |
| Philips | | |
| Russell Hobbs | | |
| Tefal | | |
| Tesco | | |