Should You Buy a Miele Hob?

Miele is well known for its vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, washing machines and tumble dryers.

If you are wondering how Miele hobs compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared over 4,800 hobs by objectively and impartially analysing over 4,200 user and expert reviews and 8 awards from hundreds of different review sites.

Miele are recognised for their wide selection of premium and popular hobs and start at $799 for the KM 2312 which has 3zone(s) burner / cooking zone, is a gas hob and a built-in hob and go up to $899 for the KM2032 which has 5zone(s) burner / cooking zone, is a gas hob and a built-in hob. The average price of a new Miele hob is $849.

Is Miele the Best Hob Brand?

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

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Miele is the 17th best hob brand out there.

Let's look at how Miele hobs compare to the other hob brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

At an average purchase price of $849, Miele hobs tend to be more expensive than most other hob brands. Miele also have better reviews than the typical hob brand, with the average rating of a Miele hob being 69%.

Miele have a number of great features including ReStart Function which sets them apart from the competition.

There's a smaller selection of Miele hobs available compared to other hob brands, with only 2 Miele hobs currently on the market in the US.

What Do the Miele Hob Reviews Say?

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

Expert Reviews

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

User Reviews

5 stars		31
4 stars		7
3 stars		4
2 stars		4
1 star		4

Over 100% of expert reviews and 76% of user reviews for Miele hobs are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 100% and 90% respectively across all Hob brands.

Looking at just the expert reviews, in the table below we compare the average review score given to Miele hobs by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other hob brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	Neff	Bosch	Whirlpool	AEG	Blomberg	Miele
	100% 2 reviews	100% 2 reviews		100% 1 review	100% 1 review
	73% 2 reviews	86% 1 review
			85% 2 reviews			100% 1 review
Average	86% 4 reviews	93% 3 reviews	85% 2 reviews	100% 1 review	100% 1 review	100% 1 review

How Many Industry Awards Have Miele Hobs Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 1 industry award for a Miele hob. The table below compares the number of awards given to Miele to other popular hob brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Number of Awards	Neff	Bosch	Whirlpool	AEG	Blomberg	Miele
	2	2		1	1
						1
Total	2	2		1	1	1

How Reliable Are Miele Hobs?

We checked over 4,200 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Miele hobs. 57% of reviews that mention reliability were positive. Therefore the majority of Miele hob owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

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

RELIABLE

I have been impressed with Miele's reliability

hope it does not scratch too badly over the next 12 months

NOT RELIABLE

very easy to scratch even with light use

which stopped working reliably

Features to Look Out For On Miele Hobs

There's a number of great features to look out for on the latest range of Miele hobs that set them apart from the competition. These include ReStart Function.

Miele ReStart Function

Miele hobs that feature ReStart Function include the Miele KM2032 ($899).