At Consumer Reports, we look for cordless leaf blowers that are quick, thorough, and quiet. The best leaf blowers should also be easy to handle and use, and prove reliable season after season. And we hold them to the same high standard as we do gas, corded, and wheeled models. Here’s more on what our picks have in common:
They’re fast at moving leaves. The best blowers in our tests clear a large swath of grass in under a minute.
They’re good at loosening embedded leaves from a lawn. Even with a leaf blower that’s quick to move most leaves, you’ll notice a few stragglers. We look for machines that don’t require you to break out a rake to clean up.
They’re easy to handle. We consider weight, the placement of the controls, and ease of starting to find models that start and run effortlessly. We favor models that are light and easy enough to handle so that you won’t end up with sore arms.
They’re reliable. We survey thousands of CR members each year to provide brand-level reliability and owner satisfaction scores to zero in on leaf blowers that will continue to work well long after their first autumn.
