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Best nut splitter

Updated: 23 October 2026

You want one nut splitter from this amazon.co.uk set, and you want the condition attached to it. Best here means the deepest review file on a stated size pair, not a workshop test and not the best nut splitter in the UK. The [Nut splitter comparison](/hub/hand-tools/nut-splitter) holds the full table, with prices and stars saved on 22 October 2026. The top pick is the highest total. Best value is the other row whose price part is the highest. Peter F. updated this page on 23 October 2026. There was no lab cut. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want one nut splitter from this amazon.co.uk set, and you want the condition attached to it. Best here means the deepest review file on a stated size pair, not a workshop test and not the best nut splitter in the UK.

Our top picks

BGS BGS 1812 nut splitter set

Best overall

BGS BGS 1812 nut splitter set
7.9/10about £18.11
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Hilka Hilka 12455002 nut splitter

Best value

Hilka Hilka 12455002 nut splitter
7.0/10about £12.56
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QWORK QWORK 3-piece nut splitter set

Alternative

QWORK QWORK 3-piece nut splitter set
7.6/10about £15.45
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On this page
  1. 1.Best for a reader who wants the largest review count
  2. 2.Best value when the nut is mild and the budget is about £13
  3. 3.The three-piece set with 707 reviews
  4. 4.Rows that are not a pick

Best for a reader who wants the largest review count

BGS 1812 is the top pick because 954 reviews at 3.9 outweigh a perfect score from one silent review, and the listing states 12–16 mm on a 14 mm drive and 16–22 mm on a 19 mm drive. The scaled score is 79. Buyers describe a seized tie-rod jam nut and exhaust-joint nuts. The limit is the cutting pin: reviewers say it, the chisel edge or the guide screw breaks on the first nut. Nothing here shows that BGS splits a harder nut than QWORK. If your nut is under 12 mm, or over 22 mm, this pair does not cover it. The nut splitter buying guide is where that range choice sits. If the chisel has started to spin, the how to use a nut splitter page says to stop.

Best value when the nut is mild and the budget is about £13

Hilka 12455002 is the best value because the price part of the score is 8, at £12.56 with 3.8 from 68 reviews. The scaled score is 70, below BGS and QWORK. The badge is the price band. The listing states a 12–15 mm body on a 14 mm hex and a 16–24 mm body on a 19 mm hex. Buyers report a wiper-blade collar, clutch fittings, a track-rod end and a garden-gate nut. The same file says the edge rolls on the first rusty nut, and that one user destroyed the thread without splitting the nut. A live amazon.co.uk view on 22 October 2026 says this model is not for power tools. For a mild gate nut it is the value row. For a heat-cycled exhaust nut, expect one attempt.
BGS BGS 1812 nut splitter set

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BGS BGS 1812 nut splitter set
7.9/10about £18.11
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The three-piece set with 707 reviews

QWORK is the row if you have measured under 12 mm and still want a large file: 9–12 mm, 12–16 mm and 16–22 mm at £15.45, with 3.5 from 707 reviews and a scaled score of 76. The price part is 6, so it is not best value. Reviewers name an exhaust, a drop link and a rear-wiper arm. The hex is not stated, and the page says both alloy steel and bearing steel. A guide pin shears and the chisel spins, often on first use. You are buying the 9 mm band. Above 22 mm, QWORK stops short. The blue DASBET at £11.39 is 5.0 from one review with no text. That silent line is the skip.

Rows that are not a pick

Skip a row when the file cannot tell you what happened to a nut. ZYETGH at £16.99 has no star line and a score of 26. Anhoer, also £16.99, is 3.4 from four reviews with an empty review body, and the page says stainless and carbon steel at once. Ejoyous at £25.49 is 4.7 from five reviews, and the only written review says the tool slid off wing nuts. JEUCLEL at £10.99 is a single 16–22 mm body, 3.4 from 99 reviews. It is reasonable when you have measured that band. The set screw snaps, and one review says it stripped lug nuts.

Common questions

Which listing has the most reviews?
BGS 1812, at 954 reviews and 3.9 stars, £18.11. QWORK is next, at 707 reviews and 3.5 stars, £15.45. Hilka has 68 reviews at 3.8. JEUCLEL has 99 at 3.4, on a single size. A count is not a guarantee the pin will survive your nut. It is the reason those two files outweigh a listing with one review.
Is 3.9 from 954 better evidence than 5.0 from one review?
Yes, for this page. The blue DASBET row is 5.0 from one review and the file has no review body, so nobody has written down a nut or a failure. BGS at 3.9 from 954 includes jobs that finished and pins that broke. The lower average is what a large file looks like when the tool sometimes fails.
Is Hilka the one to buy if the budget is about £13?
It is the best value row if you want a stated 14 mm and 19 mm hex at £12.56 and your nut is in the 12–15 mm or 16–24 mm band. It is the wrong row if you need a 9 mm body or the 954-review pile. The reviews include an edge that bends on the first rusty nut.
Will BGS split a harder nut than QWORK?
This set does not show that. Both listings name a steel and neither states a property class. Both review files describe a pin or guide screw that shears, and both include exhaust work. BGS is the top pick because of the review count and the stated drives. QWORK is the three-piece alternative when you need 9–12 mm. Hardness is not the difference the pages support.
Is the Ejoyous 4.7 from five reviews a reason to pay £25.49?
No. Five reviews are a thin file next to 954, the only written review mentions wing nuts, and the bullets mix splitters with twist sockets. BGS covers 12–16 mm and 16–22 mm at £18.11 with a known piece count of two.

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Sources

Sources from the research digest, last checked on 22 October 2026.

  1. HSE, PUWER overview (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  2. HSE, INDG291 (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  3. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 9 (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  4. GOV.UK, General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  5. GOV.UK, consumer product safety advice for staying safe (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  6. Wonkee Donkee, types of nut splitter (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  7. DIYWiki, threaded fasteners FAQ (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  8. Hilka nut splitter listing, amazon.co.uk (retrieved 22.10.2026)