Digital radio reviews: Reliability
Best digital radios for reliability
The best digital radios offer superior sound quality and a range of features – check out which models are rated Best Buys in the before you buy.
A good digital radio should be reliable, too – we surveyed Which? members to see how reliable they'd found their own digital radios to be, and the high scores for most brands indicate that digital radios suffer from very few problems.
Common problems with digital radios
The most common problems experienced in the few digital radios that did break down were:
- Deterioration of sound quality 5%
- Problems with display 3%
- Faulty auto tuning 3%
| Digital radios Which? reliability index | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Rating | Score |
| Alba/Bush (Argos own brand) | ![]() | ![]() |
| Goodmans | ![]() | ![]() |
| Intempo | ![]() | ![]() |
| Panasonic | ![]() | ![]() |
| Philips | ![]() | ![]() |
| Pure | ![]() | ![]() |
| Roberts | ![]() | ![]() |
| Sony | ![]() | ![]() |
