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Most reliable power tool brands

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

Data from openrepair.org · 9,395 repairs · 29 brands · Last updated: · Fix rates and sample sizes refresh weekly from openrepair.org

Qualcast's your best bet for getting a power tool fixed. 69% success rate. Flymo (67.9%) and PowerPlus (63.9%) are close behind though, so the top three are all reasonable picks.

Easiest to Fix

Qualcast

69% fix rate

Longest Lasting

AEG

21.4 years avg

Most Common Issue

Electrical

Brands Tracked

29

Power Tool Brand Rankings

1

Qualcast

71 repair records · avg. 9.5 years old at repair

Fix rate

69%

Most common issues

Electrical (19.7%)Battery/Power (16.9%)Motor (14.1%)Connectivity (7%)Physical Damage (4.2%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 69%Repairable 10%End of life 21%

Top repair regions

GBR (100%)
2

Flymo

184 repair records · avg. 8.6 years old at repair

Fix rate

67.9%

Most common issues

Electrical (23.9%)Battery/Power (13%)Motor (7.1%)Physical Damage (4.9%)Software (1.1%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 68%Repairable 15%End of life 17%

Top repair regions

GBR (83%)NLD (10%)DNK (3%)FRA (2%)BEL (1%)
3

PowerPlus

61 repair records · avg. 6.5 years old at repair

Fix rate

63.9%

Most common issues

Electrical (8.2%)Motor (1.6%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 64%Repairable 15%End of life 21%

Top repair regions

BEL (61%)NLD (34%)DNK (2%)FRA (2%)GBR (2%)
4

Stihl

125 repair records · avg. 9 years old at repair

Fix rate

63.2%

Most common issues

Electrical (11.2%)Battery/Power (4.8%)Motor (4%)Software (4%)Mechanical (1.6%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 63%Repairable 21%End of life 16%

Top repair regions

GBR (30%)FRA (22%)NLD (18%)DNK (17%)BEL (14%)
5

Worx

58 repair records · avg. 6.9 years old at repair

Fix rate

62.1%

Most common issues

Battery/Power (10.3%)Electrical (5.2%)Mechanical (3.4%)Software (3.4%)Heating (1.7%)

Repair outcomes

Fixed 62%Repairable 14%End of life 24%

Top repair regions

NLD (42%)GBR (31%)BEL (15%)DEU (7%)DNK (5%)

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