Should You Buy a Melitta Coffee Maker?

Melitta is one of the most popular coffee maker brands as well as being well known for its coffee grinders.

If you are thinking about buying a Melitta coffee maker then our handy guide provides you with all the key info at a glance. Our objective, impartial comparison of coffee maker brands is compiled by analysing over 17,000 user and expert reviews and 50+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on over 1,900 coffee makers.

Melitta are recognised for their wide selection of premium and popular coffee makers. Their coffee makers start at $83 for the LOOK IV which has an output of 15 cup(s), is a drip coffee maker and a ground coffee coffee maker and go up to $1,522 for the CI Touch which has an output of 1 cup(s), is a Bean-to-cup coffee maker and a coffee beans coffee maker. The average price of a new Melitta coffee maker is $398.

Is Melitta the Best Coffee Maker Brand?

So are Melitta coffee makers any good? We give every coffee maker a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all coffee makers we are able to impartially rank all the coffee maker brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Melitta is the 14th best coffee maker brand out there.

Let's look at how Melitta coffee makers compare to the other coffee maker brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

Melitta have better reviews than the typical coffee maker brand, with the average rating of a Melitta coffee maker being 73%.

There's a smaller selection of Melitta coffee makers available compared to other coffee maker brands, with only 10 Melitta coffee makers currently on the market in the US. Melitta coffee makers also tend to be cheaper than most other coffee maker brands however they are still a less popular choice with consumers.

Whilst Melitta have a number of interesting features including PRO AQUA Filter Technology and AromaSelector, overall they tend to be less feature rich than their competitors.

What Do the Melitta Coffee Maker Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every Melitta coffee maker to work out the average distribution of reviews for Melitta and then compared this to the other coffee maker brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		6
4 stars		5
3 stars		2
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		99
4 stars		26
3 stars		7
2 stars		6
1 star		26

Over 85% of expert reviews and 76% of user reviews for Melitta coffee makers are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 84% and 90% respectively across all Coffee Maker brands.

Purchasers of Melitta coffee makers frequently mentioned that the product was easy to use, and they have won a total of 4 awards.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to Melitta coffee makers by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other coffee maker brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	Krups	DeLonghi	Nespresso	Melitta	Magimix
	74% 7 reviews	80% 2 reviews	80% 1 review	70% 4 reviews	80% 1 review
	73% 3 reviews	70% 2 reviews		100% 3 reviews
	73% 3 reviews	80% 2 reviews	75% 2 reviews	90% 1 review
	70% 3 reviews	80% 3 reviews	85% 1 review
	60% 1 review	79% 4 reviews	70% 1 review	70% 1 review
	77% 2 reviews	73% 3 reviews		79% 1 review
	80% 3 reviews		74% 2 reviews		76% 1 review
	80% 1 review	70% 3 reviews
			76% 1 review	64% 1 review	60% 1 review
	80% 3 reviews
	79% 2 reviews		80% 1 review
			95% 1 review		80% 1 review
			80% 1 review		70% 1 review
		80% 1 review		100% 1 review
	62% 1 review	67% 1 review
	70% 1 review	80% 1 review
	100% 1 review	100% 1 review
	83% 2 reviews
	80% 1 review
uk.askmen.com					86% 1 review
Other Expert Sites		63% 6 reviews	78% 4 reviews	86% 1 review	77% 4 reviews
Average	76% 34 reviews	77% 29 reviews	79% 15 reviews	82% 13 reviews	76% 10 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Melitta Coffee Makers Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 4 industry awards for Melitta coffee makers. The table below compares the number of awards received by Melitta to other popular coffee maker brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning coffee makers

Number of Awards	Krups	DeLonghi	Nespresso	Melitta	Magimix
	1	1		3
	1	2
	1		1
	1	1
		1
		1
				1
	1
		1
Total	5	7	1	4

How Reliable Are Melitta Coffee Makers?

We checked over 17,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Melitta coffee makers. 10 of these reviews mention reliability of which 81% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Melitta coffee maker owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that Melitta coffee makers are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Melitta coffee makers that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

with every part feeling well made

Seems well made

Not unpredictably it arrived broken

I was considering buying a built in coffee machine for our new kitchen

NOT RELIABLE

Compared to that the Melitta doesn't seem as robust

Features to Look Out For On Melitta Coffee Makers

There's a number of great features to look out for on the latest range of Melitta coffee makers that set them apart from the competition. These include PRO AQUA Filter Technology and AromaSelector.

Melitta PRO AQUA Filter Technology

Melitta coffee makers that feature PRO AQUA Filter Technology include the Melitta CI Touch ($1,541).

Melitta AromaSelector

Melitta coffee makers that feature AromaSelector include the Melitta LOOK IV ($82), the Melitta Look V ($312) and the Melitta Look IV Therm ($337).

What is the Best Budget Choice Melitta Coffee Maker?

Melitta Look V

1.1L WATER TANK

10 Cup(s) DISPENSING CAPACITY

At only $312.41 and with a Kagoo Score of 74 the Melitta Look V makes a great budget choice.

Features We Love:

AromaSelector

Built-in display

Anti-scale system

Supports adjustable coffee strength

Many output (10 cup(s))

A good value for money and fully featured 10 cup(s) dispensing capacity coffee maker. It has a built-in display, an anti-scale system and a timer and supports adjustable coffee strength.

80 Features	Fully-Featured
71 Value for Money	Good
74 Kagoo Score	Very Good

The cheapest price that we could find for the Look V in the US is $312.41 but in total we found only 1 price for it.

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