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 15,000 user and expert reviews and 10 awards from hundreds of different review sites.

Breville are recognised for their wide selection of moderately popular and good quality irons. Their irons start at $19 for the VIN369 which has a power of 2,200W, a steam generating capacity of 30g/min and is a traditional iron and go up to $92 for the VIN406 which has a power of 2,600W, a steam generating capacity of 1g/min and is a traditional iron. The average price of a new Breville iron is $37.

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 8th 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%. Breville also have a number of great features including Multi-Directional Soleplate which sets them apart from the competition.

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 cheaper than most other iron brands however they are still a less popular choice with consumers.

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		530
4 stars		151
3 stars		48
2 stars		26
1 star		52

Over 100% of expert reviews and 84% of user reviews for Breville irons are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 89% and 87% respectively across all Iron brands.

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

Looking at just the expert reviews, 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	Philips	Tefal	Bosch	Rowenta	Morphy Richards	Breville
	60% 1 review		100% 1 review	50% 1 review	90% 1 review	90% 1 review
		77% 4 reviews			81% 1 review
		74% 2 reviews	76% 1 review
	87% 1 review	84% 1 review
	70% 2 reviews
	87% 1 review
				82% 1 review
	83% 1 review
			100% 1 review
	80% 1 review
Average	67% 7 reviews	78% 7 reviews	92% 3 reviews	66% 2 reviews	86% 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 given to 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	Philips	Tefal	Bosch	Rowenta	Morphy Richards	Breville
			1		1	1
	1	1
				1
	1
			1
Total	2	1	2	1	1	1

How Reliable Are Breville Irons?

We checked over 15,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Breville irons. 20 of these reviews that mention reliability of which 75% 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

apart from it leaking constantly it is very good

Sole plate is very durable with very little marking - any marks are easily cleaned off

very sturdy with a large water hole

Very robust

NOT RELIABLE

This irons steam shot button has broken after 3 months of use

previously had the JML which broke

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 vin339 ($0).