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Best Makita rotary hammer

Updated: 23 October 2026

You searched for the best Makita rotary hammer and the results named a different model, a different brand, or a body that only says it fits Makita batteries. This page stays inside five amazon.co.uk listings and names one top pick and one best value. The top pick is the HR166DSMJ 12 V kit. The best value is the HR2630/1, and it is a 110 V tool, so the badge is useless if you only have a 13 A socket. Prices and the score table are on the [Makita rotary hammer comparison](/hub/drilling-and-accessories/makita-rotary-hammer). A qualifying Amazon purchase can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. There is no lab test.

You searched for the best Makita rotary hammer and the results named a different model, a different brand, or a body that only says it fits Makita batteries.

Our top picks

Makita Makita HR2630/1 110 V

Best overall

Makita Makita HR2630/1 110 V
7.5/10about £158.50
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Makita Makita DHR242RTJW 18 V kit

Alternative

Makita Makita DHR242RTJW 18 V kit
7.4/10about £549.49
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Makita Makita HR166DSMJ 12 V kit

Rank 3

Makita Makita HR166DSMJ 12 V kit
7.6/10about £204.95
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On this page
  1. 1.What best means in this set
  2. 2.Top pick, the 12 V kit
  3. 3.Best value, the 110 V HR2630/1
  4. 4.Why the other three are not the pick

What best means in this set

The score is 0–100 from four parts, using the amazon.co.uk shelf price, stars and review count, plus what that listing actually states. Four or six ratings do not outrank 151. Fit adds a named hammer mode, a case, a brushless claim or a printed joule figure, and takes points off when a cell fights the title or the title is 110 V or 120 V. The highest total is the top pick. The best value is the strongest value score among the rest. Neither badge is a durability test.

Top pick, the 12 V kit

The top pick is the HR166DSMJ, ASIN B072MHX1H3, at £204.95. It scores 66 from 4.4 across 151 reviews. The included line lists two 4.0 Ah CXT batteries, a charger and a Makpac, and the listing says the motor is brushless. United Kingdom reviewers use it for picture-frame holes, a ladder and concrete lintels. The listing does not name a hammer-only mode, and it does not print joules or the words SDS-Plus. One UK review says the charger arrived with a two-pin European plug. It wins because the sample and the box are stronger than a dearer kit with six ratings. Makita UK's HR166D page states 1.1 J, which is the family page, not an amazon bullet.
Makita Makita HR2630/1 110 V

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Makita Makita HR2630/1 110 V
7.5/10about £158.50
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Best value, the 110 V HR2630/1

The best value is the HR2630/1, ASIN B016362Q3S, at £158.50. It scores 65 from 4.7 across 148 reviews. Twenty-five of the 26 written reviews are marked United Kingdom. The bullets name three modes, including hammering only. A bricklayer's review after five months describes knocking bricks out from a ladder and drilling concrete. It is the lowest complete price in the set. The badge does not cancel the plug. A UK review says the plug is a site-transformer plug and will not fit a normal UK socket. The title says 110 V and the voltage cell says 127 V. One UK review says the bit came out and the tool then stopped. Another says the machine caught fire within a minute on a small hole. The listing does not print joules. If you do not already have a 110 V centre-tapped supply, read the 110 V page before you assume a kitchen socket will do.

Why the other three are not the pick

The DHR242RTJW at £549.49 scores 64. Fit is high: brushless, a case, 2.0 J and 24 mm. Value is low because that price is two 5.0 Ah batteries and a DX06. The star line is 4.6 from six ratings, and six ratings cannot outvote 151. The HR2663 at £329.53 is 5.0 from four ratings, and the only written review is from Mexico. The voltage cell says 120 V and the manufacturer line says Makita Canada. The HR4013C/1 at £730.00 is the SDS-Max for a 40 mm bullet and a 105 mm core, on a 110 V title, and the score is 52. It is the right shank for that diameter, and it is not the best listing in this set.

Common questions

Which listing is the top pick, and why is it not the 4.7-star tool?
The top pick is the HR166DSMJ at £204.95, score 66, from 4.4 across 151 reviews. The 4.7 tool is the HR2630/1, score 65. Stars are only one part. The 12 V kit gains on the box, the brushless claim and a supply a house can run, and it loses a little on the star line.
Which listing is best value, and why is a 110 V tool allowed to win that?
The HR2630/1 at £158.50 is best value because it is the lowest complete price with a large review count, 4.7 from 148, and the value part of the score is the highest in the set. The award does not say it will run from a 13 A socket. A UK review says the plug needs a site transformer. If you have that supply, the price is the point.
Is the £549.49 kit better because the fit score is higher?
The fit part is higher. The total is not. The DHR242RTJW scores 64 against 66 and 65, with 4.6 from six ratings. The bullets do state 2.0 J and 24 mm, and the box includes two 5.0 Ah batteries and a DX06, which is why fit looks strong and value looks weak. Six ratings cannot outvote 151.
Should a 5.0 from four ratings outrank a 4.4 from 151?
No. The HR2663 star line is 5.0 from four ratings, and the only written review in the file is from Mexico. The sample part of the score treats a handful of ratings as a thin pool. The HR166DSMJ is 4.4 from 151, with United Kingdom texts about lintels, a ladder and picture-frame holes, and with complaints about battery life and a European charger plug.
Are the HR4013C/1's 123 reviews a UK verdict?
The star line is 4.6 from 123 ratings on the amazon.co.uk page. The first 50 written reviews stored for this ASIN are from the United States, Canada and Japan. None of those 50 is marked United Kingdom. Themes in that sample, including a hammer action that stopped after a short run, are not a UK consensus. The listing can still be the SDS-Max you need on a 110 V site.

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Sources

Public UK sources and Makita UK pages from the research digest, last checked on 21 October 2026. Shelf prices and star lines are the amazon.co.uk figures in the display file.

  1. HSE INDG175, hand-arm vibration (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  2. HSE, Control of Vibration at Work Regulations (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  3. HSE HSG141, electrical safety on construction sites (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  4. HSE CN3, construction dust (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  5. Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, regulation 4 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  6. Makita UK, HR166D (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  7. Makita UK, HR4013C (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  8. IET Wiring Matters, reduced low voltage (retrieved 21 October 2026)