Should You Buy a Tefal Iron?

Tefal is one of the most popular iron brands as well as being well known for its fryers, blenders and barbecues. The company behind Tefal also manufacturers Rowenta Irons.

If you are thinking about buying a Tefal iron then our handy guide provides you with all the key info at a glance. Our objective, impartial comparison of iron brands is compiled by analysing over 16,000 user and expert reviews and 20 awards from hundreds of different review sites on over 1,100 irons.

Tefal are recognised for their wide selection of mid-range and popular irons. Their irons start at $28 for the FV3775 which has a power of 2,400W, a steam generating capacity of 30g/min and is a traditional iron and go up to $356 for the GV8960 which has a power of 2,200W, a steam generating capacity of 120g/min and is a steam generator iron. The average price of a new Tefal iron is $145.

Is Tefal the Best Iron Brand?

So are Tefal 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 Tefal is the 3rd best iron brand out there.

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

At an average purchase price of $145, Tefal irons tend to be more expensive than most other iron brands. Tefal also have better reviews than the typical iron brand, with the average rating of a Tefal iron being 82%.

There's a smaller selection of Tefal irons available compared to other iron brands, with only 10 Tefal irons currently on the market in the US. When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Tefal iron is $48 (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 Tefal Iron Reviews Say?

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

Expert Reviews

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

User Reviews

5 stars		1,494
4 stars		537
3 stars		145
2 stars		92
1 star		154

Over 100% of expert reviews and 84% of user reviews for Tefal irons are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 90% and 87% respectively across all Iron brands.

Purchasers of Tefal irons frequently mentioned that the product was easy to use, has useful technical features and had a good design.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to Tefal 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	Russell Hobbs	Rowenta
	79% 5 reviews			69% 1 review
		60% 1 review	100% 1 review	90% 2 reviews	50% 1 review
	74% 2 reviews		76% 1 review
	84% 1 review	87% 1 review
		70% 2 reviews
		87% 1 review
					82% 1 review
		83% 1 review
			100% 1 review
		80% 1 review
Average	79% 8 reviews	67% 7 reviews	92% 3 reviews	80% 3 reviews	66% 2 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Tefal Irons Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 1 industry award for a Tefal iron. The table below compares the number of awards received by Tefal 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	Russell Hobbs	Rowenta
	1	1
					1
			1
		1
			1
Total	1	2	2		1

How Reliable Are Tefal Irons?

We checked over 16,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Tefal irons. over 60 of these reviews mention reliability of which 86% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Tefal iron owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

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

RELIABLE

has a sturdy heavy-ish feel to it

a sturdy

tank built in

It feels well made

well made

NOT RELIABLE

they usually prove to be shoddily built

when mine broke I wasn't sure what make to get

The only issue I have is the toughness of steam control

Mediocre Build Quality