Milwaukee Review

5 models tracked · 47 model-level owner comments · 6794 brand-level owner comments

4.4 review-weighted average of Milwaukee model scores

Should you buy Milwaukee?

Shortlist Milwaukee if

  • power matters (17 positive mentions)
  • compact matters (15 positive mentions)
  • battery life matters (10 positive mentions)

Look elsewhere if

  • value is a deal-breaker (1 critical mentions)

Most positive and most critical owner comments

compactvalue
“The m12 fuel impact is great too and I’d buy the combo kit if you’d have any use for the impact.”
owner comment via r/MilwaukeeTool · 2025-11-20
value
“the adapters have been lasting a long time, I've only broken them when forcing them through too-small holes when drilling  I don't want to say it's a game changer but it's a nice tool after going through so many crappy extensions and worth the premium they'r…”
owner comment via r/Tools · 2025-03-16

What owners say about the brand overall

“The (now discontinued, of course) Bauer (hf) Diamond hole bits consistently beat the Milwaukee ones.”
owner comment via r/Machinists · 2025-09-14
metal drilling
“These were just Milwaukee Cobalt that I have had around for a long time, and I wasn't sweating it really.”
owner comment via r/Machinists · 2025-06-16
“I use dewalt or Milwaukee and I’ve had chucks fail but never a shaft bend and I use them as a router and a hammer all the time I misuse the crap out of my drills and have never heard of or seen this happen at all.”
owner comment via r/Tools · 2026-05-22

Milwaukee lineup, best first

Milwaukee

Milwaukee M12 FUEL 3453-20 Impact Driver

4.6 (30 owner comments)

$94.39 (price as of 2026-11-07)

powercompact

“The m12 fuel impact is great too and I’d buy the combo kit if you’d have any use for the impact.”

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Milwaukee Shockwave Bit & Drill Bit Kit w/ 60 Pcs - 48-32-4097

4.3 (11 owner comments)

$40.99 (price as of 2026-11-07)

valuedurability

“Milwaukee Shockwave are great but you really need to shop the prices.”

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Milwaukee Shockwave Red Helix Titanium 23-Piece Set (48-89-4631)

4.0 (1 owner comments)

$45.99 (price as of 2026-11-07)

durabilitystorage case

“If I had my perfect world, Wiha bits with Milwaukee Shockwave drill bits.”

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Milwaukee M18 FUEL 2953-20 Impact Driver

3.7 (4 owner comments)

$116.00 (price as of 2026-11-07)

powerbattery life

“But if I throw in the [2953 Bundle](https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-M18-FUEL-18V-Lithium-Ion-Brushless-Cordless-1-4-in-Hex-Impact-Driver-Kit-wit”

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Milwaukee Electric Tool 48-89-9209 Electric Step Drill Bit

3.1 (1 owner comments)

$27.99 (price as of 2026-11-07)

“Came back next day with a Milwaukee step bit set, ate it up in seconds!”

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Price range observed: $27.99 to $116.00.