The best Makita jigsaws, compared.
Top pick: Fexrror FEX1145 cordless jigsaw Best value: Fexrror FEX1145 – Lowest price in the table, about £25.49, for a bare body. The 5.0 comes from only two reviews. Updated October 2026.
A search for a Makita jigsaw on amazon.co.uk mixes genuine Makita corded tools with third-party bodies that take Makita 18 V packs. Of twelve listings, only the and the 110 V 4329/1 are Makita-branded. None of the cordless rows includes a battery. If you already charge or packs, a bare copy can do short cut-outs, but the clamp, the shoe and the UK reviews decide the quality, not a 5.0 from two lines. The [Makita jigsaw buying guide](/hub/power-saws/makita-jigsaw/sub/makita-jigsaw-buying-guide) sets the order: genuine or copy, then plug or battery, then the review file. Some bullets say the tool is not Makita. Every other row is a third-party body that names codes. That professional body, with 135 mm stated in wood and published vibration, sits outside this twelve-row set. Do not paste that 135 mm figure onto a copy. The second check is whether the tool is complete. The 4329/1 is 110 V, so it needs a site supply, not a kitchen socket. Bullets often claim tool-free change, an LED, a dust blower, a 0–45° bevel and 80 mm in wood. Stroke claims run from 19 mm to 26 mm. Treat 400–800 W rows on cordless copies as marketing, not as specifications.
A search for a Makita jigsaw on amazon.co.uk mixes genuine Makita corded tools with third-party bodies that take Makita 18 V packs. Of twelve listings, only the and the 110 V 4329/1 are Makita-branded.
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Fexrror’s FEX1145 is the best value row in this comparison at £25.49, with 5.0 from only two amazon.co.uk reviews, so the stars are not evidence of consistency. The title offers an LED, five blades and four-position orbital action, and the bullets mention a dust nozzle and gloves, still with no battery. One reviewer said it runs on batteries they already own and is worth it for small home jobs. Amazon’s browse rank in this capture places it first in jig saws, which is a sales rank, not a durability test. At 2.5 kg the listing is heavier than several dearer copies. Two reviews cannot show how the shoe or the clamp holds up after a weekend of decking boards. It is the cheap way to try curves if an LXT pack is already on the shelf. It is the wrong spend if a failed clamp would spoil a visible worktop, where the M4301’s 456 reviews are the safer read.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Short home curves when you already own a Makita 18 V pack and can afford to treat the body as a low-stakes trial.
Less suitable: A visible laminate or worktop edge, or any job where you need a deep UK review file.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the Fexrror a genuine Makita jigsaw?
No. It is a third-party body that names Makita 18 V battery codes. Makita warranty does not apply. The price is about £25.49, and the star line is 5.0 from only two reviews.
Does the Fexrror include a battery?
No. The title scope is a bare tool. One UK review says it runs on batteries the reviewer already owned, for small home jobs. Without those packs, the £25.49 figure is not the cost of cutting.
Mekturm lists an 800 W, 3,200 SPM brushless body at £39.99 with 5.0 from two reviews and seven blades in the title. The bullets claim four orbital settings, five speeds, a ±45° bevel, a dust blower and an LED, plus compatibility with BL1815 through BL1860 packs, battery and charger excluded. The only UK snippet says 18 mm plywood cut easily and that the reviewer preferred the jigsaw to a circular saw for a roughly straight line. That single comment is the only UK note in the capture, so there is no separate complaint to quote. The 800 W claim matches the marketing pattern on other copies and is not a Makita UK specification. Two perfect scores are how a new listing looks before problems appear. It is a possible trial cut-out on packs you own. It is a poor stand-in when you need a published vibration figure or Makita warranty.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A quick plywood cut-out for someone who already charges Makita 18 V packs and will test the shoe on scrap first.
Less suitable: Paid work that needs vibration data, or a buyer who wants more than one independent review.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the Mekturm a genuine Makita jigsaw?
No. It is a third-party body that names Makita 18 V codes from BL1815 through BL1860. The price is about £39.99, with 5.0 from two reviews. The 800 W claim is not a Makita UK specification.
Does the Mekturm include a battery?
No. The bullets exclude the battery and the charger. They do list four orbital settings, a dust blower, an LED and seven blades. The only UK note in this capture is an easy cut in 18 mm plywood.
This second JOJOCY body is £39.99 with 5.0 from a single amazon.co.uk review. The title states 420 W, 3,500 rpm, a 45° bevel and six blades, and the bullets list a long run of Makita 18 V codes while saying batteries are not included. The one UK comment says it works well and that dropping the cord is the point. A single five-star line cannot tell you about shoe flatness, orbital tear-out or how the clamp treats a T-shank. The wattage row is another cordless marketing figure, not a comparison with the M4301’s 450 W. At 1.5 kg and about £10 less than the 3.8-star JOJOCY, it looks cheaper on the shelf and weaker as evidence. It suits someone who will cut scrap the same day and send it back if the line wanders. It does not suit anyone choosing a saw from review depth.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A low-commitment cordless trial when you can return the tool if the first scrap cuts wander.
Less suitable: Anyone who needs more than one UK review before they commit, or a complete corded Makita.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this second JOJOCY a genuine Makita?
No. It is a third-party body that names Makita 18 V codes. The price is about £39.99, with 5.0 from one review. The 420 W row is a marketing figure, not the M4301’s corded 450 W.
Does this JOJOCY include a battery?
No. The bullets say batteries are not included. The title lists six blades and a 45° bevel. One UK comment was glad to drop the cord. There is no comment here on the clamp or on a straight cut.
FormiPow’s bare body is £52.99 with 4.8 from nine reviews, titled around three orbital settings and a 0–45° bevel. The attribute row shows 200 W at 18 V, another wattage figure you should not treat as comparable to the M4301’s corded 450 W. A UK reviewer said it suits someone who already has a drill, two batteries and a charger, and another called it about half the price of an original 18 V Makita. A longer comment likes the trigger, a battery-capacity readout and a dust port that took a 25 mm outside-diameter hose, and dislikes the lack of branding and a manual that did not match the tool. Nine reviews are still a short file next to 168 on the KIESBOHR and 456 on the M4301. It is a plausible LXT add-on if that hose size matters to your vacuum. It is a lot of money next to the £25.49 Fexrror if you only need occasional curves.
Pros
Cons
Best for: An LXT owner who wants a dust port sized for a 25 mm hose and can accept a nine-review file.
Less suitable: You want the cheapest body, or you need the review depth of the M4301 or the KIESBOHR.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the FormiPow a genuine Makita?
No. It is a third-party bare body at about £52.99, with 4.8 from nine reviews. One reviewer said the manual did not match the tool. The 200 W attribute is not a figure to set beside the M4301’s 450 W.
Does the FormiPow include a battery?
No. A UK reviewer described it as a match for someone who already has a drill, two batteries and a charger. The same file mentions a dust port that took a 25 mm outside-diameter hose.
The Makita M4301 is a complete 230 V corded jigsaw listed at £42.99 on amazon.co.uk, with 4.6 from 456 reviews, the largest file in this comparison. At 450 W and 1.9 kg it is built for shelves, worktops and curved cuts, and the bullets give three orbital settings plus straight cutting, a 45° bevel each way, and a port for a dust extractor. UK buyers often describe it as easy to use for the money; one recent review mentions the dust tube hooked to a vacuum on ply and MDF. A detailed UK review says pendulum mode cuts wood faster and also tears the edges, and that the included B-10 blade is rougher than a clean-cut T-shank in straight mode. That reviewer also found no tool-free blade change and had to realign the blade holder after a cut wandered about 1 mm over 25 cm in laminated chipboard. It is the top pick here because it is a genuine Makita on a household plug with a deep UK sample, not because it matches a professional cordless body. You still want a better blade for a visible face, and one buyer reported a tired-looking unit with the guide rail missing.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Occasional home cuts on a normal 230 V socket when you want a complete Makita rather than a bare battery body.
Less suitable: You already live on 18 V packs and need published vibration data, or you only have a 110 V site supply.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the M4301 a genuine Makita jigsaw?
Yes. The brand field is Makita. It is a complete 230 V corded saw at about £42.99, with 4.6 from 456 amazon.co.uk reviews. It is not the cordless DJV182.
Does the M4301 include a battery?
No. It is a corded tool, so no battery applies. You plug it into a household 230 V socket. UK reviews also say the blade change is not tool-free.
KIESBOHR’s CSJ001 is a bare 18 V body at £69.99, the dearest copy in this table, with 4.4 from 168 amazon.co.uk reviews. The title states a 26 mm stroke, a 45° bevel and two blades, and the bullets say it takes Makita 18 V packs but not G-series batteries. A UK reviewer cutting sheet plywood said a Makita 5 Ah pack ran for a long session, and another liked the instant brushless stop and the vacuum function while finding the saw top-heavy once the battery was on. The attribute row lists 72 W, which does not sit with the 400–800 W claims on other copies, so treat wattage as a listing conflict rather than a rival to the M4301’s 450 W. It is not a Makita tool, so Makita warranty does not apply, and the box still needs a battery and charger you already own. Among the copies it is the only sample large enough to read beside the genuine saw. It is a poor swap if you do not own LXT packs, because the body alone costs more than the complete M4301.
Pros
Cons
Best for: An LXT owner who wants the copy with the largest UK review sample for sheet ply and cut-outs.
Less suitable: You have no Makita 18 V packs yet, or you need a genuine tool on a 230 V plug.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the KIESBOHR CSJ001 a genuine Makita?
No. The listing is a third-party body that names Makita 18 V battery codes, and the bullets exclude G-series packs. It is 4.4 from 168 reviews at about £69.99, with no battery in the box.
Does the CSJ001 include a battery?
No. The title scope says no battery is included. A UK reviewer used a Makita 5 Ah pack. The 72 W attribute row conflicts with other wattage claims, so do not treat it as a 450 W corded Makita.
This luolety body is listed at £49.99 with 4.0 from 43 reviews, sold as an 800 W brushless orbital jigsaw for Makita 18 V packs and shipped without a battery. The bullets name BL1830 through BL1860B, three orbital positions, five speeds, a 0–45° bevel, six T-shank blades, an LED, and an 80 mm wood and 8 mm steel depth claim. The capture has no repeated praise or complaint, so the 43-review average is a number without a usable theme. The 800 W figure is marketing on a cordless body, not a stand-in for a Makita UK datasheet, and the size row of 20 × 10 × 30 mm cannot be the real tool. The manufacturer field says divinge, not Makita. It can be a spare body if you already run those LXT slides and accept a middling star line. Leave it if you wanted Makita support or a complete saw you can plug into a 230 V socket today.
Pros
Cons
Best for: An existing LXT user who wants a mid-priced bare body and can judge it on scrap before a finished cut.
Less suitable: You need review comments you can read, a household cord, or genuine Makita parts support.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this luolety body a genuine Makita?
No. The manufacturer field says divinge, not Makita. The listing names Makita 18 V pack codes from BL1830 through BL1860B. It is 4.0 from 43 reviews at about £49.99, and the 800 W line is a marketing claim.
Does this luolety jigsaw include a battery?
No. It is a bare tool. The bullets list six T-shank blades, three orbital positions, five speeds and an LED. Ignore the size row of 20 × 10 × 30 mm.
The Makita 4329/1 is a genuine corded jigsaw listed at £73.00 for a 110 V supply, with 4.0 from only 13 amazon.co.uk reviews. The bullets give 450 W, a change lever for three orbital settings and straight cutting, a 45° bevel, dust extraction, bayonet blades up to 1.7 mm thick, and a stated capacity of 65 mm in wood and 6 mm in steel. Listed weight is 2.4 kg. One UK review from December 2017 says a carry case was advertised and did not arrive, which is the clearest complaint in a thin file. The dimension row prints 155.9 × 25 × 4.5 cm, which is not a credible tool size, so ignore that line. The page’s manufacturer-warranty field says “No warranty”, which sits oddly on a Makita-branded tool; your contract is still with the seller under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 if the saw is faulty. It belongs on a site that already runs a 110 V supply. It is the wrong tool for a UK 13 A kitchen socket, and 13 reviews are too few to treat the stars as settled.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Site work where a centre-tapped 110 V supply is already in use and you want a Makita-branded corded saw.
Less suitable: A home garage on 230 V, or anyone who needs a large UK review file before they buy.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the 4329/1 a genuine Makita jigsaw?
Yes. The brand field is Makita. It is a 110 V corded saw at about £73.00, with 4.0 from 13 reviews. The bullets state 65 mm in wood and 6 mm in steel.
Will the 4329/1 plug into a household socket?
No. It needs a 110 V site supply, not a UK 13 A kitchen socket. It is corded, so no battery applies. Ignore the dimension row of 155.9 × 25 × 4.5 cm. It is not a credible tool size.
ConBlom’s brushless body is £49.99 with 4.0 from two reviews. The highlight row lists four orbital settings, tool-free blade change, a 45° bevel and six blades, and the bullets say Makita 18 V packs fit but G-series packs do not. One UK reviewer gave it four stars on quality against price, said the shape resembles their Makita, and reported usable dust collection with a workshop vacuum. The attribute wattage is 500 W, which belongs with the other cordless wattage rows you should not treat as datasheet power. Two reviews and a middling score put it behind the KIESBOHR on evidence and behind the Fexrror on price. Consider it if the tool-free clamp and the explicit G-series exclusion match the packs on your shelf. Skip it when you need more than a pair of comments before you cut a finished face.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Someone whose Makita packs are the 18 V slide type, not G-series, and who wants tool-free blade changes on a copy.
Less suitable: G-series battery owners, or buyers who want either the lowest price or a large review sample.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the ConBlom a genuine Makita?
No. It is a third-party brushless body at about £49.99, with 4.0 from two reviews. The bullets say Makita 18 V packs fit and G-series packs do not. The 500 W row is not a Makita specification.
Does the ConBlom include a battery?
No. The highlights list four orbital settings, tool-free blade change, a 45° bevel and six blades. One UK review reported dust collection with a workshop vacuum. Two comments are a thin file for a finished face.
JOJOCY’s bare brushless body at £49.99 carries 3.8 from 32 reviews, the weakest average among copies that have more than a handful of ratings. The listing states 400 W and 2,700 rpm, three orbital settings, bevel stops at 0, 15, 30 and 45 degrees, and an 80 mm wood-depth claim. The bullets also print that it is not brand Makita beside the battery list, which is the plainest warning in this set. At 1.5 kg it is lighter on the page than the M4301, but you still supply the pack. Thirty-two reviews are enough to notice the lower average, and the capture has no repeated complaint theme, so clamp and wander problems are not documented here. The 400 W row should not be lined up against a corded 450 W Makita. It is only a short-job option on packs you already own. It is a weak choice if you wanted the KIESBOHR’s larger sample or a genuine tool.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A buyer who already owns compatible 18 V packs and accepts a lower star line for a £49.99 body.
Less suitable: You want the strongest copy evidence in this table, or a saw with a UK mains plug.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this JOJOCY jigsaw a Makita?
No. The bullets say it is not brand Makita, beside the battery list. It is a bare body at about £49.99, with 3.8 from 32 reviews. Makita warranty does not apply.
Does this JOJOCY include a battery?
No. You supply the pack. The listing states three orbital settings and bevel stops at 0, 15, 30 and 45 degrees. The 400 W row and the 80 mm depth claim are marketing, not a Makita UK datasheet.
This luolety listing is £49.99 with 3.4 from nine reviews, the clearest below-the-original signal among the copies. The title claims 500 W, a 19 mm stroke, a ±45° bevel, an LED and nine T-shank blades, with no battery. One reviewer wrote they would not have bought it if they had thought it through; another said it works, but build and performance are far from the original, which the price reflects. That is a small sample, and it points the same way as the 3.4 average. The size row again prints 20 × 10 × 30 mm, so do not use the dimension field for fit. At the same £49.99 as the luolety with 4.0 from 43 reviews, this row is the harder one to justify. It only becomes interesting if the live star line later moves. On this capture it is the copy to leave on the shelf.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Almost nobody in this capture; only a buyer who has checked that the live reviews have improved since this file.
Less suitable: Anyone comparing it with the 4.0 luolety, the KIESBOHR, or the M4301 at the same or lower outlay.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this luolety listing a genuine Makita?
No. It is a third-party body at about £49.99, with 3.4 from nine reviews. UK comments say the build and performance are far from an original. The 500 W claim and the 19 mm stroke are listing lines, not a Makita UK datasheet.
Does this luolety include a battery?
No. The title lists an LED, a ±45° bevel and nine T-shank blades. The same £49.99 buys the luolety row with 4.0 from 43 reviews. Ignore the 20 × 10 × 30 mm size row.
This luolety body is £42.99 with no star line in the capture, which is why it sits at the bottom of the scores. The title offers brushless orbital action, an LED, stepless speed, a ±45° bevel and six T-shank blades for Makita 18 V packs, still without a battery. The bullets describe four orbital positions. The attribute row lists 720 W, the same class of cordless wattage claim that should not be read as a Makita specification. Weight is given as 1.86 kg, and the size row repeats the implausible 20 × 10 × 30 mm figure used on other luolety pages. With no UK reviews there is nothing to say about the clamp, the shoe or runtime on a 5 Ah pack. It is a listing to open again only after ratings exist. If you need a decision from this table today, use the M4301 or the KIESBOHR instead.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Only a later look-up, once the live listing has UK reviews you can read.
Less suitable: A purchase you need to justify from this comparison’s evidence today.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this luolety body a genuine Makita?
No. It is a third-party listing at about £42.99 for Makita 18 V packs. This capture has no amazon.co.uk star line. The 720 W attribute is a marketing claim, not a Makita specification.
Does this luolety include a battery?
No. The title is a bare tool, with an LED, stepless speed, a ±45° bevel and six T-shank blades. The bullets describe four orbital positions. There are no UK reviews here on the clamp or the shoe.
Twelve amazon.co.uk listings stay in this comparison: two genuine Makita corded saws and ten third-party bodies that name Makita 18 V packs. There is no laboratory cut. The top pick is the Makita M4301, the highest score, a complete 230 V saw with the largest UK review file. Best value is the Fexrror FEX1145, the lowest price in the table, and that row has only two reviews. The weights below are the scoring sheet for this page. Stars account for 40, the review sample for 25, fit for a genuine Makita or a copy with a readable file for 25, and the amazon.co.uk price for 10.
Amazon stars
40%Stars are the amazon.co.uk line. The points are the rating divided by 5, then multiplied by 40, and rounded. A 5.0 from two reviews is not treated as a stronger saw than 4.6 from 456 reviews, because the sample is scored separately.
Review sample
25%The sample score uses review-count bands, with a maximum of 25. A missing star line scores as a missing file. A handful of reviews does not carry the same weight as the M4301’s 456 or the KIESBOHR’s 168.
Genuine Makita or copy fit
25%A genuine Makita scores 22. A copy with 100 or more reviews and at least 4.3 stars scores 18. Thirty or more reviews scores 14, ten or more scores 10, and a thinner file scores 6. This is not a warranty check and not a lab test.
amazon.co.uk price
10%A genuine saw under £50 scores 9. A copy under £35 scores 7, under £45 scores 6, under £55 scores 5, and a dearer row scores 4. A bare cordless price is not the cost of cutting until a Makita 18 V pack is already owned.
Decide genuine Makita or copy, then whether the saw will run today, before you compare stars. Only the M4301 and the 110 V 4329/1 in this set are Makita-branded. The other ten are bare bodies that name LXT codes. A low cordless sticker is not the cost of cutting until you add a battery and a charger you do not own. The top pick is the highest score. The best value is the lowest price, and that row has two reviews. Neither is a laboratory cut.
A Makita jigsaw search on amazon.co.uk mixes genuine Makita corded tools with third-party bodies that accept Makita 18 V LXT packs. In this folder only the M4301 and the 110 V 4329/1 are Makita-branded. The other ten ASINs name brands such as KIESBOHR, luolety and JOJOCY. Some bullets say the tool is not Makita. This page did not run a lab test. Prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk lines for twelve listings in an October 2026 set. Genuine versus copy is the first check.
Ten of the twelve listings name other brands and LXT battery codes. Some bullets say they are not Makita. Makita warranty does not follow the name in the title. KIESBOHR and ConBlom also say G-series packs do not fit, so one Makita battery is not a universal key.
The Fexrror is about £25.49 and the KIESBOHR is about £69.99, both without a battery. The M4301 is about £42.99 and plugs into a 230 V socket. A bare body is cheaper only when the pack and the charger are already yours.
Pendulum cuts faster and tears laminate. UK reviews of the M4301 say pendulum mode tears shelf edges, and that the included blade is basic. Set orbital to zero for a clean face. Do not copy a 135 mm DJV182 depth, or an 800 W cordless claim, onto these rows.
The brand row comes before the star line. The M4301 at about £42.99 and the 4329/1 at about £73.00 are Makita, and both are corded, so the box is a saw you can run without buying a pack. The M4301 uses 230 V. The 4329/1 uses 110 V and is the wrong tool for a household socket. Every other ASIN is a bare 18 V body. Fexrror, Mekturm, the cheaper JOJOCY, luolety, ConBlom, FormiPow and KIESBOHR all need a Makita pack you already own.
The M4301 is 4.6 from 456 reviews. The KIESBOHR is 4.4 from 168, the deepest copy file, and it costs more than the complete corded Makita. The luolety at about £49.99 with 4.0 from 43 reviews is a mid-size sample with no repeated theme in this capture. The JOJOCY at 3.8 from 32 reviews is the weaker established average. A 5.0 from one or two reviews, on the Fexrror, the Mekturm and the cheaper JOJOCY, is not a trend. One luolety row has no star line at all.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You cut worktops, shelves and decking boards now and then, and you do not already own Makita 18 V packs. The M4301 is a complete corded Makita at about £42.99, with 4.6 from 456 reviews. You still want a better blade for a visible face.
BL1830 or BL1850B packs are already on the shelf, and you want the copy with a review file you can read. KIESBOHR’s CSJ001 is about £69.99 bare, with 4.4 from 168 reviews. It is not a Makita, and the body still needs your pack.
You already run a centre-tapped 110 V supply and want a Makita-branded corded saw. The 4329/1 is about £73.00, with a stated 65 mm in wood and 6 mm in steel, and only 4.0 from 13 reviews. It is the wrong plug for a household 13 A socket.
The top pick is the Makita M4301 at about £42.99. It is a genuine 230 V saw, listed at 450 W, with three orbital settings, a dust port and 4.6 from 456 reviews. Pendulum mode tears edges in UK reviews, and the included blade is basic. The best value is the Fexrror FEX1145 at about £25.49, a bare copy with 5.0 from only two reviews, so the stars are not a record of how the clamp lasts. Neither result is a laboratory test. Add a battery you do not own before you treat a bare cordless price as cheaper than the M4301.
Fexrror FEX1145
Lowest price in the table, about £25.49, for a bare body. The 5.0 comes from only two reviews.
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