MP3 player reviews: Reliability
MP3 player reliability
Our research shows that MP3 players are very reliable
There are a huge number of different brands on the market, and we have reliability data for seven brands – the others weren't owned by enough respondents to our reliability survey to generate a score.
Most of the people who responded to our survey had MP3 players made by Apple or Sony.
Why MP3 players break down
The top three reasons why MP3 players break down are:
- Display/screen 10%
- Battery 6%
- On/off failure 3%
| MP3 player Which? reliability index | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Score |
| Apple | ![]() |
| Archos | ![]() |
| Creative | ![]() |
| Philips | ![]() |
| Samsung | ![]() |
| Sandisk | ![]() |
| Sony | ![]() |

