Should You Buy a Panasonic Microwave?

Panasonic is one of the most popular microwave brands as well as being well known for it's digital cameras, bread makers and TVs.

If you are wondering how Panasonic microwaves compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared over 1,700 microwaves by objectively and impartially analysing over 14,000 user and expert reviews and 10 awards from hundreds of different review sites.

Panasonic are recognised for their wide selection of mid-range and popular microwaves. Their microwaves start at $137 for the NN-SN686SR which has an interior capacity of 34L, a microwave power of 1,200W and is a built-in microwave and go up to $271 for the NN-CT57 which has an interior capacity of 27L, a microwave power of 1,000W and is a countertop microwave. The average price of a new Panasonic microwave is $181.

Is Panasonic the Best Microwave Brand?

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

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Panasonic is the 3rd best microwave brand out there.

Let's look at how Panasonic microwaves compare to the other microwave brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

Panasonic have better reviews than the typical microwave brand, with the average rating of a Panasonic microwave being 90%.

There's a smaller selection of Panasonic microwaves available compared to other microwave brands, with only 10 Panasonic microwaves currently on the market in the US. Panasonic microwaves also tend to be more expensive than most other microwave brands making them a less popular choice with consumers.

When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Panasonic microwave is $46 (based on a person typically using a microwave for 30 minutes per day), which makes them less efficient than most other microwave brands.

What Do the Panasonic Microwave Reviews Say?

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

Expert Reviews

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

User Reviews

5 stars		171
4 stars		52
3 stars		7
2 stars		2
1 star		7

Over 86% of expert reviews and 93% of user reviews for Panasonic microwaves are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 85% and 87% respectively across all Microwave brands.

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

Average Review Score	Panasonic	Beko	Samsung	Russell Hobbs	Sharp
	100% 1 review	100% 1 review	100% 2 reviews		100% 2 reviews
		73% 3 reviews		63% 2 reviews
	95% 2 reviews	80% 1 review		70% 1 review
	60% 1 review		80% 1 review
	81% 1 review
			88% 1 review
	91% 1 review
	66% 1 review
Average	82% 7 reviews	84% 5 reviews	89% 4 reviews	66% 3 reviews	100% 2 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Panasonic Microwaves Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 4 industry awards for Panasonic microwaves. This means that Panasonic has more awards for its microwaves than any other brand. The table below compares the number of awards given to Panasonic to other popular microwave brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning microwaves

Number of Awards	Panasonic	Beko	Samsung	Russell Hobbs	Sharp
	1	1	2		2
	2
	1
Total	4	1	2		2

How Reliable Are Panasonic Microwaves?

We checked over 14,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Panasonic microwaves. 100% of reviews that mention reliability were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Panasonic microwave owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

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

RELIABLE

all the major controls are very robust feeling - the rotary knob has a pleasing smoothness to its operation

Very reliable

Hope this Panasonic product has reliability as good as before

Unfortunately the glass broke