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Most reliable iron brands

Ranked by how often they last and get fixed, from real repair data.

Data from openrepair.org · 3,591 repairs · 8 brands · Last updated: · Fix rates and sample sizes refresh weekly from openrepair.org

Rowenta's your best bet for getting a iron fixed. 53.9% success rate. Philips (48.4%) and Tefal (46.7%) come next, but there's a real gap.

Easiest to Fix

Rowenta

53.9% fix rate

Longest Lasting

AEG

12.2 years avg

Most Common Issue

Heating

Brands Tracked

8

Iron Brand Rankings

1

Rowenta

180 repair records · avg. 10.2 years old at repair

Fix rate

53.9%

Most common issues

Electrical (8.9%)Heating (6.7%)Physical Damage (6.7%)Audio (6.1%)Connectivity (1.1%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 54%Repairable 19%End of life 27%

Top repair regions

BEL (49%)DEU (16%)FRA (13%)GBR (13%)NLD (9%)
2

Philips

1,379 repair records · avg. 7.7 years old at repair

Fix rate

48.4%

Most common issues

Heating (11.2%)Physical Damage (8.1%)Electrical (5.9%)Audio (1.3%)Connectivity (0.9%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 48%Repairable 20%End of life 32%

Top repair regions

NLD (45%)BEL (24%)GBR (16%)FRA (10%)DEU (6%)
3

Tefal

1,424 repair records · avg. 7.7 years old at repair

Fix rate

46.7%

Most common issues

Physical Damage (7.3%)Heating (6.5%)Electrical (4.5%)Audio (1.5%)Battery/Power (0.6%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 47%Repairable 24%End of life 29%

Top repair regions

BEL (36%)NLD (31%)FRA (17%)GBR (12%)DEU (5%)
4

Russell Hobbs

170 repair records · avg. 6.3 years old at repair

Fix rate

43.5%

Most common issues

Heating (20%)Electrical (12.9%)Physical Damage (6.5%)Battery/Power (4.7%)Audio (2.9%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 44%Repairable 18%End of life 38%

Top repair regions

GBR (91%)DEU (5%)NZL (2%)NLD (2%)JEY (1%)
5

Braun

103 repair records · avg. 10.4 years old at repair

Fix rate

41.7%

Most common issues

Physical Damage (13.6%)Heating (10.7%)Electrical (7.8%)Connectivity (1.9%)Mechanical (1%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 42%Repairable 11%End of life 47%

Top repair regions

DEU (32%)NLD (32%)BEL (18%)GBR (10%)DNK (9%)

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