Most reliable printer brands
Ranked by how often they last and get fixed, from real repair data.
Data from openrepair.org, and the French Repairability Index · 3,944 repairs · 5 brands · Last updated: · Fix rates and sample sizes refresh weekly from openrepair.org
Samsung's your best bet for getting a printer fixed. 50.4% success rate. Brother (47.6%) and Epson (42%) are close behind though, so the top three are all reasonable picks.
Easiest to Fix
Samsung
50.4% fix rate
Longest Lasting
Brother
8.3 years avg
Most Common Issue
Connectivity
Brands Tracked
5
Printer Brand Rankings
Samsung
139 repair records · avg. 8.2 years old at repair
Fix rate
Most common issues
Repair outcomes
Top repair regions
Brother
403 repair records · avg. 8.3 years old at repair
Fix rate
Market price (CAD)
$243$/fix rate point
$5
Most common issues
Repair outcomes
Top repair regions
Epson
672 repair records · avg. 6 years old at repair
Fix rate
Market price (CAD)
$200$/fix rate point
$5
Most common issues
Repair outcomes
Top repair regions
HP
1,448 repair records · avg. 7.9 years old at repair
Fix rate
Market price (CAD)
$100$/fix rate point
$3
Most common issues
Repair outcomes
Top repair regions
Canon
1,282 repair records · avg. 6.6 years old at repair
Fix rate
Market price (CAD)
$489$/fix rate point
$14
Most common issues
Repair outcomes
Top repair regions
Market prices are median current listings for models from the last 5 years. $/Fix Pt = price ÷ fix rate - lower is better value.