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Most reliable kettle brands

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

Data from openrepair.org, and the French Repairability Index · 1,270 repairs · 6 brands · Last updated:

Philips's your best bet for getting a kettle fixed. 52.4% success rate. Bosch (48.9%) and Russell Hobbs (47.6%) are close behind though, so the top three are all reasonable picks.

Easiest to Fix

Philips

52.4% fix rate

Longest Lasting

Philips

9.4 years avg

Most Common Issue

Electrical

Brands Tracked

6

Kettle Brand Rankings

1

Philips

248 repair records · avg. 9.4 years old at repair

Fix rate

52.4%

Most common issues

Heating (8.1%)Physical Damage (7.7%)Electrical (2.8%)Mechanical (0.8%)Software (0.4%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 52%Repairable 10%End of life 38%

Top repair regions

NLD (63%)BEL (19%)GBR (7%)DNK (6%)DEU (5%)
2

Bosch

131 repair records · avg. 5.5 years old at repair

Fix rate

48.9%

Market price

$119

$/fix rate point

$2

Most common issues

Electrical (13.7%)Physical Damage (13%)Heating (10.7%)Audio (2.3%)Software (2.3%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 49%Repairable 9%End of life 42%

Top repair regions

GBR (54%)DNK (15%)NLD (14%)DEU (10%)BEL (7%)
3

Russell Hobbs

399 repair records · avg. 6.9 years old at repair

Fix rate

47.6%

Market price

$167

$/fix rate point

$4

Most common issues

Electrical (17%)Physical Damage (13.5%)Heating (9.8%)Battery/Power (5.3%)Mechanical (3.5%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 48%Repairable 14%End of life 38%

Top repair regions

GBR (79%)NZL (10%)NLD (5%)DEU (3%)FRA (2%)
4

Tefal

199 repair records · avg. 8.8 years old at repair

Fix rate

44.2%

Most common issues

Heating (13.1%)Physical Damage (5.5%)Electrical (2.5%)Audio (2%)Connectivity (0.5%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 44%Repairable 12%End of life 44%

Top repair regions

NLD (64%)BEL (15%)FRA (14%)GBR (5%)DEU (2%)
5

Breville

138 repair records · avg. 6 years old at repair

Fix rate

36.2%

Market price

$288

$/fix rate point

$8

Most common issues

Electrical (18.8%)Physical Damage (13.8%)Heating (10.1%)Battery/Power (7.2%)Connectivity (5.1%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 36%Repairable 17%End of life 47%

Top repair regions

GBR (74%)NZL (18%)AUS (4%)CAN (2%)JEY (1%)

Market prices are median current listings for models from the last 5 years. $/Fix Pt = price ÷ fix rate - lower is better value.

Built to Last

Russell Hobbs

Retro Style 1.7L Electric Kettle

~$69
Durability
7/10
Repairability
6/10
Lifespan
6 yrs

Breville

Smart Kettle

~$439
Durability
8/10
Repairability
5/10
Lifespan
10 yrs

OXO

Brew Adjustable Temperature Kettle

~$158

Below 30-day avg

Durability
8/10
Repairability
5/10
Lifespan
8 yrs

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