Should You Buy a Breville Iron?

Breville is one of the most popular iron brands as well as being well known for its electric kettles, toasters and blenders.

If you are wondering how Breville irons compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared over 1,100 irons by objectively and impartially analysing over 16,000 user and expert reviews and 30+ awards from hundreds of different review sites.

Breville are recognised for their good selection of mid-range and moderately popular irons. Their irons start at $20 for the VIN310 which has a power of 2,400W, a steam generating capacity of 40g/min and is a steam iron and go up to $90 for the PressXpress which has a power of 2,800W, a steam generating capacity of 180g/min and is a traditional iron. The average price of a new Breville iron is $51.

Is Breville the Best Iron Brand?

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

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Breville is the 6th best iron brand out there.

Let's look at how Breville irons compare to the other iron brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

Breville have better reviews than the typical iron brand, with the average rating of a Breville iron being 71%.

There's a smaller selection of Breville irons available compared to other iron brands, with only 6 Breville irons currently on the market in the US. Breville irons also tend to be more expensive than most other iron brands making them a less popular choice with consumers.

Whilst Breville have a number of interesting features including Multi-Directional Soleplate, overall they tend to be less feature rich than their competitors. When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Breville iron is $49 (based on a person typically using an iron for 2 hours per week), which makes them less efficient than most other iron brands.

What Do the Breville Iron Reviews Say?

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

Expert Reviews

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

User Reviews

5 stars		609
4 stars		173
3 stars		51
2 stars		27
1 star		64

Over 100% of expert reviews and 85% of user reviews for Breville irons are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 90% and 87% respectively across all Iron brands.

Purchasers of Breville irons frequently mentioned that the product was easy to use.

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

Average Review Score	Tefal	Philips	Bosch	Rowenta	Braun	Breville
	81% 7 reviews	86% 2 reviews	84% 1 review		81% 1 review
		60% 1 review	100% 1 review	50% 1 review		90% 1 review
	74% 2 reviews		76% 1 review
		70% 2 reviews			100% 1 review
	84% 1 review	87% 1 review
	70% 1 review		70% 1 review
			100% 2 reviews
		87% 1 review
				82% 1 review
		83% 1 review
		80% 1 review
Average	77% 11 reviews	69% 9 reviews	86% 6 reviews	66% 2 reviews	91% 2 reviews	90% 1 review

How Many Industry Awards Have Breville Irons Received?

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

Compare all award winning irons

Number of Awards	Tefal	Philips	Bosch	Rowenta	Braun	Breville
	1	1
			1			1
			2
					1
				1
		1
Total	1	2	3	1	1	1

How Reliable Are Breville Irons?

We checked over 16,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Breville irons. over 30 of these reviews mention reliability of which 73% were positive. Therefore the majority of Breville iron owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

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

RELIABLE

Excellent well made iron

Sturdy base for standing upright when not in use

Very robust

apart from it leaking constantly it is very good

NOT RELIABLE

previously had the JML which broke

Bought to replace one that was broken

Features to Look Out For On Breville Irons

There's a number of great features to look out for on the latest range of Breville irons that set them apart from the competition. These include Multi-Directional Soleplate.

Breville Multi-Directional Soleplate

Breville irons that feature Multi-Directional Soleplate include the Breville PressXpress ($90).

What is the Best Mid-Range Breville Iron?

Breville PressXpress

2,800W

180g/min STEAM CAPACITY

0.4L WATER TANK

1.6kg

$235 OVER 5 YEARS

A great mid range choice, priced at $89.95 is the Breville PressXpress, which has a Kagoo Score of 82.

Features We Love:

Many steam generating capacity (180g/min)

Big water tank capacity (0.4L)

Vertical steam function

Automatic anti-calc system

Features anti-scale system

An award winning and fully featured 2,800W traditional iron, with low running costs and steam generating capacity. It has an automatic anti-calc system, a vertical steam function and an anti-drip function and features anti-scale system. Multiple reviews mentioned that this iron has outstanding features and it's very easy to use, and well designed.

95 Reviews	682 Reviews + 1 Award
83 Features	Fully-Featured
75 Popularity	Quite Popular
79 Value for Money	Very Good
74 Running Costs	$240 Over 5 Years
82 Kagoo Score	Excellent

Our review analysis indicates that Breville PressXpress has very good expert reviews and very good user reviews with 100% of buyers recommending this iron to others.

The cheapest price that we could find for the PressXpress in the US is $89.95 but in total we found only 2 prices for it.

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What is the Best High End Breville Iron?

Breville VIN401

3,100W

70g/min STEAM CAPACITY

0.4L WATER TANK

1.6kg

$260 OVER 5 YEARS

If you're looking for a high end Breville iron then the Breville VIN401 takes some beating. It has a Kagoo Score of 80, but is a bit more expensive at $47.84.

Features We Love:

Many steam generating capacity (70g/min)

Big water tank capacity (0.4L)

Automatic anti-calc system

Vertical steam function

Self-cleaning

A fully featured and cheap 3,100W steam generator iron, with low running costs. It has an automatic anti-calc system, a vertical steam function and an anti-drip function and is self-cleaning.

82 Features	Fully-Featured
78 Popularity	Quite Popular
80 Value for Money	Very Good
70 Running Costs	$260 Over 5 Years
80 Kagoo Score	Excellent

Breville 3100W DiamondXpress Steam Iron (VIN401) - Unboxing and Review

The cheapest price that we could find for the VIN401 in the US is $47.84 and in total we found 3 prices for it.

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