Owner report · October 2026
Breville Barista Express: what 1,484 owners say
Owners love the coffee and the build. The unhappy ones found it hard to learn or had faults.
Counted across 10 shops in 8 countries. We don't test products — this is what buyers say, every complaint read by us.
97%give it 4 or 5 stars
- 5 ★1,242
- 4 ★194
- 3 ★16
- 2 ★12
- 1 ★20
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What they love
how often mentioned- Makes great, café-style coffee
- Easy to use once it's dialled in
- Well built and good looking
What they complain about
- Needed repair or stopped working within a year or so8 owners
- Took a lot of trial and error, and wasted beans, to get a good shot7 owners
- Lost pressure, so shots stopped coming out right4 owners
- Started leaking water3 owners
- The steam wand is hit and miss or hard to keep clean3 owners
- The grinder doses unevenly or too coarse2 owners
Where these owners bought it
| Shop | Country | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| AO | UK | 592 |
| Currys | UK | 491 |
| Elkjøp | Norway | 142 |
| Otto | Germany | 120 |
| Elgiganten | Denmark | 80 |
| Elgiganten | Sweden | 14 |
| Currys | Ireland | 14 |
| Hughes | UK | 13 |
| Gigantti | Finland | 11 |
| Public | Greece | 2 |
| Other shops | — | 5 |
Ratings by year
- 12015
- 92016
- 452017
- 1122018
- 1662019
- 3462020
- 3402021
- 1912022
- 972023
- 462024
- 682025
- 632026
Read at Currys and Otto (Germany), October 2026. How we count