The best brushless cordless combi drills, compared.
Top pick: Durofix G12 12V brushless combi, one 4.0Ah battery Best value: LEEIKOO 21V brushless hammer drill, two 2.0Ah batteries – Two 2.0 Ah batteries on the listing at about £32.20, 4.5 from 216 reviews, and the highest value score that is not the top pick. The chuck is 10 mm. Updated October 2026.
A brushless cordless combi drill drives screws on a slipping clutch, drills with the clutch bypassed, and percussion-drills masonry with a ratchet hammer. The motor has no carbon brushes. In the UK you are usually choosing a household kit. A rotary hammer is the tool for concrete. You tell a suitable one by the job, the box and the chuck. Flat-pack furniture and the odd wall plug suit a compact combi. Engineering brick, lintels and concrete need a different tool. A usable kit includes a battery and a charger. A 13 mm chuck takes larger bits than a 10 mm or 3/8 inch chuck. Two speeds and a numbered clutch matter: low gear for screws and large bits, with the numbers limiting how hard the screw is driven. Drill and hammer usually bypass the clutch. The order of those checks is in the [brushless cordless combi drill buying guide](/hub/drilling-and-accessories/brushless-cordless-combi-drill/sub/brushless-cordless-combi-drill-buying-guide). On lighter DIY, a brushed drill and a brushless one can feel similar. The brushless advantage shows more on longer, heavier work.
A brushless cordless combi drill drives screws on a slipping clutch, drills with the clutch bypassed, and percussion-drills masonry with a ratchet hammer. The motor has no carbon brushes.
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What is the main job?
The Durofix G12, listed at about £99.99, is the only 12 V drill in this set, with one 4.0 Ah pack, a 0.38 inch chuck and 4.8 from 19 reviews. Reviews praise the compact body and hammer mode in brick. Several also say the battery is stiff to release. The weight row says 2 kg and another line says 870 g.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a small 12 V combi for cupboards and light plugs, and you can live with the latch.
Less suitable: You need repeated brick holes, a 13 mm chuck, or a second battery in the box.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this a 12 V or an 18 V drill?
The voltage line says 12 volts. The listing says the G12 platform is 12 V, also written 10.8 V. It is not an 18 V or 21 V kit.
How many batteries are included?
The included line lists one 4.0 Ah G12 battery, a charger and a canvas bag. One review says two batteries arrived. The listing itself shows one pack.
What do reviews say about the battery release?
More than one review says the pack is hard to remove. One used pliers. Another ground the side lugs down. That is a review pattern, not a measured force.
The WORX WX355.1, listed at about £89.00, is the top pick in this set: 4.7 from 228 reviews, a 13 mm chuck, 55 Nm and a stated hammer mode on a PowerShare body. The listing includes one 2.0 Ah battery, a charger and a case. The item-weight row says 950 g and another line says 1.35 kg with the battery. One review says the case will not close with the battery fitted.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already use WORX 20 V packs, or you want one 2.0 Ah kit with a 13 mm chuck.
Less suitable: You need two batteries in the box, or a published vibration figure for all-day work.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the WORX WX355.1 include a battery?
The listing says a 2.0 Ah battery, a charger and a case. The included-components line lists only a battery charger and a drill attachment. The capacity row says 2 amp hours. There is no second battery.
What chuck and torque does it list?
Maximum chuck size is 13 millimetres. Maximum torque is 55 newton metres. The listing also states up to 33,600 blows per minute and speeds of 0-500 and 0-2100 rpm.
Will other WORX batteries fit?
The listing says Worx PowerShare works with Worx 20 V, 40 V and 80 V tools. Reviewers say packs from older WORX tools fitted this body. That is a listing claim plus those reviews, not a fit test of every pack.
The LEEIKOO kit, listed at about £32.20, is the best value in this set: two 2.0 Ah batteries on the listing, 4.5 from 216 reviews, and a stated hammer mode. The chuck is 10 mm. One review describes a failure after six months, and another warns about the charger. The included-components line does not list the batteries.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want two batteries and a case for light home jobs under £35.
Less suitable: You need a 13 mm chuck, or you want a named battery platform.
Specifications
Common questions
How many batteries are in the LEEIKOO listing?
The listing says two 2.0 Ah lithium-ion batteries, a charger and a case, and a 90-minute charge. The included-components line says only Drill Attachment. Those two lines do not match.
What chuck size is listed?
Maximum chuck size is 10 millimetres. The listing also calls it a 3/8 inch auto-lock chuck. Wood capacity is listed as 1 inch. Metal capacity is not in the table.
Is hammer mode stated?
Yes. The listing describes screwing, drilling and hammer drilling, and the title says hammer drill. Maximum torque is 45 Nm.
The KELNOW set, listed at about £45.99, states 60 Nm, a 10 mm chuck, hammer mode and two batteries, with 4.5 from 139 reviews. Amp-hours are not in the table. There is no case. Reviews include snapped bits and two charger-plug complaints. The listed dimensions, 12 x 12 x 5 cm, are not a credible drill size.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want two batteries under £50 and you already have a box for the bits.
Less suitable: You need a stated battery capacity, a case, or a 13 mm chuck.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the KELNOW set include a case?
No. The included list is bits, sockets, anchors and, on the listing, two batteries. Reviews say the parts arrive loose and there is no carry case.
What battery capacity is listed?
The technical table does not give amp-hours. The listing says two high-capacity batteries and a one-hour charge. Amperage is 2 amps. Treat the missing Ah figure as unknown.
What do reviews say about the charger?
One review reports a broken earth pin. Another says the plug exploded when they tried to charge. Those are single reviews, not a failure rate.
The Ginour set, listed at about £55.99, has the largest review count here, 4.4 from 2,216, with two 2.0 Ah batteries and a stated hammer mode. The chuck is 10 mm. Several reviews say the bundled bits snap. The speed figures disagree, and the Makita compatibility line is a claim, not a fit test.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a heavily reviewed two-battery kit and will buy better masonry bits.
Less suitable: You need a 13 mm chuck, or you are buying it for the bit box.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the Ginour listing include two batteries?
Yes. The title and the included list say two 2.0 Ah lithium-ion batteries, plus a charger and a case. The listing also claims a 40 to 60 minute runtime. That runtime is a listing claim, not a test.
Does it fit Makita 18 V batteries?
The listing says a Makita connector and Makita 18 V compatibility. One reviewer says their Makita packs worked. Fit was not checked for this comparison. Do not force a pack if the rails do not match.
Which speed figure is on the listing?
Maximum rotational speed is 2,600 rpm. Another speed line is 1,450 rpm. A further line gives 0-450 rpm and 0-1450 rpm. Wood capacity is 6 mm. Those lines do not agree.
The DCA ADJZ2055i, listed at about £53.54, is a 20 V brushless hammer drill with a 13 mm chuck, two 2.0 Ah batteries and 4.4 from 81 reviews. The torque table uses both newton metres and newton millimetres. Reviews mention a case that will not shut with the battery in, and one seized chuck after light use. The warranty line says 2-year limited.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a 13 mm chuck and two batteries around £54, and you will check the torque line yourself.
Less suitable: You need one clean torque figure, or a case that closes with the pack fitted.
Specifications
Common questions
Which torque figure should you read on the DCA?
The maximum-torque field says 55 newton metres. The torque field says 55 newton millimetres. Those units are not the same. The listing text says up to 55 Nm.
What is in the box?
The listing names two 2.0 Ah batteries, a charger, a 13 mm chuck drill and bits. Reviews describe a hard case that will not close with the battery fitted.
Is hammer mode listed?
Yes. The listing names driver, drill and hammer modes, and up to 27,000 blows per minute. One review says it would not drill brick. Another says a kitchen cabinet went into a masonry wall.
The INMOZATA set, listed at about £49.99, states a brushless 21 V motor, 35 Nm and two 1.5 Ah batteries, with 4.3 from 19 reviews. Chuck size is not in the table. One review says it stopped after 10 minutes. The colour row says red.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a light kit for furniture and small holes, and you can accept a missing chuck figure.
Less suitable: You need a stated chuck size, or more than 35 Nm for brick.
Specifications
Common questions
What chuck size does the INMOZATA list?
The technical table does not give a chuck size. Wood and metal capacities are also missing. The listing does list two speeds, 35 Nm and 24+1 torque settings.
How many batteries are included?
The listing says two 1.5 Ah lithium batteries, a charger and a storage case. The included-components line says only Drill Attachment.
What failed in the reviews?
One review says the drill stopped after 10 minutes. Another says the speed switch made little difference. The listing average is 4.3 from 19 reviews.
The WORX Nitro WX354.9, listed at about £208.15, is a bare 60 Nm body with a 13 mm chuck and 4.0 from 94 reviews. No battery or charger is in the included line. Reviews include early failures and a warranty argument about two years versus the three-year registration line. The title claims 10 mm in reinforced concrete. That claim was not tested here.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already own WORX PowerShare batteries and you accept the failure reviews.
Less suitable: You need a drill that works out of the box, or you do not already own a WORX pack.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the WORX Nitro include a battery?
No. The title says bare tool only. The included line is an 8 mm masonry bit, a bit clip, a double-ended bit, a hook and the WX354.9 body. You need a PowerShare pack and a charger you already own.
What warranty is on the listing?
The warranty field says three years when registered online. One review says WORX support treated the same fault as outside a two-year warranty. Keep the order date. The Consumer Rights Act is separate from that line.
What do reviews say about failures?
Several reviews describe a drill that stops, with a blinking light, after light use, including a replacement that failed the same way. Other reviews describe brick and a concrete lintel as drilled. Those are reviews, not a failure rate.
Eight brushless cordless combi drills on amazon.co.uk were scored on 19 October 2026 from shelf price, stars and review counts, plus how the listing fits a brushless combi. There was no lab test. The score is 0–100: stars 40, review sample 25, fit 25 and value 10. The highest score is the top pick, once. Best value is the highest value score that is not the top pick, once. Where two share that value score, the higher total takes it. A higher star rating is not used to invent a second award.
Stars
40%Amazon.co.uk star rating, scored as (rating / 5) × 40, rounded. The figure is the UK listing for that ASIN. It is not a lab score.
Review sample
25%1,000 or more reviews score 25. 200 or more score 20. 50 or more score 12. 10 or more score 6. Fewer than 10 score 2.
Fit as a brushless combi
25%A 13 mm chuck, hammer stated, and a battery and charger in the listing, with reviews of ordinary home jobs, score 22. A 10 mm chuck with two batteries and hammer stated scores 16 to 18. A missing chuck, a stiff latch or a seized chuck scores 14 to 16. A bare body, or a cluster of early failures, scores 12.
Value in this set
10%Two batteries under £50 with 100 or more reviews score 10. A named-platform kit under £100 scores 8. Two batteries around £50 to £56 score 8. A £100 compact drill with 19 reviews scores 5. A £208 bare body scores 2.
Start with the job, then the box, then the chuck. Voltage and price come after those three. A two-battery kit and a bare body are different purchases. A 13 mm chuck and a 10 mm chuck are different tools. Hammer mode is for carbide masonry bits. If the hole is in concrete, a rotary hammer is the other category. The notes below follow that order for these eight amazon.co.uk listings, checked on 19 October 2026. None of the scores is a drilling test.
A brushless cordless combi drill drives screws on a slipping clutch, drills with the clutch bypassed, and percussion-drills masonry with a ratchet hammer. The motor has no carbon brushes. In the UK, most buyers are householders comparing a two-battery kit with a named platform. An SDS rotary hammer is a different purchase. A chucked brushless combi, hammer drill or impact drill is in this category. A hex-collet impact driver, a bit set on its own, and an SDS rotary hammer are not.
The WORX Nitro WX354.9 is a bare tool at about £208.15. The included line has no battery and no charger. Read the box contents before you compare it with a two-battery kit.
A 21 V badge is a label. It is not an 18 V trade platform, and a higher voltage does not automatically mean higher torque. A newton-metre figure is a listing claim.
Do not drill on a numbered clutch. Drill and hammer usually bypass it. Do not treat a large bit box as proof the drill will manage brick. Hammer mode is for carbide masonry bits only. If a hole makes no progress for about 30 seconds, stop.
Buy for the hole you actually make. Flat-pack furniture and the odd wall plug suit a compact combi. Engineering brick, lintels and concrete need an SDS rotary hammer. BS EN 62841-2-1 covers drills and impact drills. It does not cover rotary hammers. A chucked brushless combi is in scope. A hex-collet impact driver and a bit set on its own are not. Chuck size decides which bits fit. A 13 mm chuck takes larger bits. A 10 mm chuck, sometimes listed as 3/8 inch, will not.
A usable kit includes a battery and a charger. Six listings in this set include batteries. The WORX Nitro WX354.9 does not: it is a bare body, and the included line is an 8 mm masonry bit, a clip, a double-ended bit, a hook and the body. Buying that listing as if the headline were a kit leaves you without a pack and a charger. Two batteries are what a first drill wants, plus a case and a clutch.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want two packs, a case and a clutch for light home jobs. The LEEIKOO kit is about £32.20, with two 2.0 Ah batteries on the listing, a 10 mm chuck, hammer mode stated, and 4.5 from 216 reviews. The included-components line does not list the batteries.
You want a 13 mm chuck on a named platform. The WORX WX355.1 is about £89.00, with 55 Nm, one 2.0 Ah pack, hammer mode stated, and 4.7 from 228 reviews. The box has one battery, not two.
You want two batteries and a large review file, and you will buy better masonry bits. The Ginour set is about £55.99, with 4.4 from 2,216 reviews, a 10 mm chuck and hammer mode stated. Several reviews say the bundled bits snap. The Makita fit line is a claim.
In this set the top pick is the WORX WX355.1, about £89.00, with 4.7 from 228 reviews. It scores 88: a 13 mm chuck, 55 Nm, hammer mode stated, and one 2.0 Ah pack on a stated PowerShare platform. The best value is the LEEIKOO kit at about £32.20, with 4.5 from 216 reviews. It scores 82, the same total as the Ginour, and it takes best value because its value score is the highest among the drills that are not the top pick. The chuck is 10 mm. The KELNOW also scores 10 on value, but its total is 72, so the award stays with the higher total. None of these scores is a lab test, and none of the listings printed a vibration figure.
LEEIKOO 21V brushless hammer drill, two 2.0Ah batteries
Two 2.0 Ah batteries on the listing at about £32.20, 4.5 from 216 reviews, and the highest value score that is not the top pick. The chuck is 10 mm.
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