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Best 18V cordless drill

Updated: October 2026

You probably searched for the best 18V cordless drill and found Makita and DeWalt kits tested elsewhere. This page stays inside the twelve amazon.co.uk listings in the [18V cordless drill comparison](/hub/screws-and-accessories/cordless-drill-18v), which cost £23.99 to £76.50, and it names a job and a skip rule for each pick. Peter F. read those listings and their UK reviews on 16 October 2026. There was no lab test, so every top pick or best value below states its criterion. Guardian-tested Makita and DeWalt kits stay outside this basket.

You probably searched for the best 18V cordless drill and found Makita and DeWalt kits tested elsewhere.

Our top picks

Bosch Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40 (2×2.0 Ah)

Best overall

Bosch Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40 (2×2.0 Ah)
8.5/10about £75.23
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BLACK+DECKER BLACK+DECKER BCD001C1-GB

Best value

BLACK+DECKER BLACK+DECKER BCD001C1-GB
8.3/10about £35.00
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Einhell Einhell TE-CD 18/44

Rank 3

Einhell Einhell TE-CD 18/44
7.7/10about £44.00
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On this page
  1. 1.Best in this set means a job, not a trophy
  2. 2.Best for brick shelves: Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40 two-pack
  3. 3.Best value, and when the chuck and the platform matter
  4. 4.Who the cheaper listings are for, and who should skip them

Best in this set means a job, not a trophy

No single drill wins every job. Flat-pack needs a clutch. Brick needs a stated hammer mode. An owned Bosch or Einhell platform should stay put. The checks are on the 18V cordless drill buying guide. About £24 to £36 holds Rivlox, BETENST, LEEIKOO, Mylek and the BLACK+DECKER driver. About £42 to £66 holds FADAKWALT, Einhell, Ginour, the Bosch one-pack and the BLACK+DECKER combi kit. About £75 to £77 holds the Bosch two-pack and the 18V-38. Ratings are listing figures.

Best for brick shelves: Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40 two-pack

For a brick shelf, the top pick is the Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40 two-pack (B0C1H4DNMN) at £75.23. The criterion is a stated masonry mode, one readable torque figure and a spare battery. The bullets name impact drilling in masonry, 40 Nm in both fields, a 13 mm chuck, two 2.0 Ah packs, a charger and a case. It is 4.7 from 517 reviews, the highest score on the main comparison. Skip it for furniture-only, and for heavy daily trade. One review says it is not aimed at that work. The one-pack (B09S3YK9KC, £64.97, 4.7 from 631) states masonry with one 1.5 Ah pack, and the spec adds CR2032 and Impact Driver. The 18V-38 (£76.50, 38 Nm, 10 mm, 4.7 from 292) does not name masonry in the captured bullets.
Bosch Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40 (2×2.0 Ah)

Testsieger

Bosch Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40 (2×2.0 Ah)
8.5/10about £75.23
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Best value, and when the chuck and the platform matter

With no brick, the best value on score is the BLACK+DECKER BCD001C1-GB (B07NMLY5HR) at £35.00: the highest score under £50, on 37 Nm, a 10 mm chuck, 10 clutch positions, an LED, a pack and a charger, 4.6 from 1,972 reviews. One speed, no hammer, reviews limited to light work. For a 13 mm chuck on a platform you can grow, the Einhell TE-CD 18/44 (B0DDXZMYF2) at £44.00 is the cheapest listing with hammer stated, a 13 mm chuck and Power X-Change, 4.6 from 1,515. Torque reads 44 Nm and 14 Nm, there is no case, and one reviewer had limited success in brickwork. Bosch packs stay on Bosch. Einhell packs stay on Einhell.

Who the cheaper listings are for, and who should skip them

Rivlox (£23.99, 4.2 from 745) and Mylek (£29.77, 15 Nm, 4.4 from 14,076) are furniture-only: a UK review of each says there is no hammer, and the bundled bits need replacing. LEEIKOO (£29.99, 4.4 from 222) claims hammer with thin UK review text. BETENST (£25.99, 4.5 from 309) does not state hammer, and a UK reviewer returned it after 2x4 shelving. FADAKWALT (£41.99) prints three torque figures. Ginour (£55.99, 4.4 from 2,216) claims brushless while the wood field says 6 mm. The BCD700S1K-GB (£65.99) reads 1 inch pound. Driver versus combi is combi drill vs drill driver. Where these combis stop is the masonry page.

Common questions

What is the best 18V cordless drill in this comparison, and for whom?
The top pick is the Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40 two-pack at £75.23, for brick shelves and flat-pack. The criterion is a stated masonry mode, a readable 40 Nm and a spare pack. For furniture only, the £35 BLACK+DECKER BCD001C1-GB is the best value on score among listings under £50. Neither claim is a lab ranking, and Makita and DeWalt kits tested elsewhere are outside this basket.
Who should skip the Bosch EasyImpact 18V-40 two-pack?
Skip it if you only build flat-pack and want to spend less, or if you need a drill for heavy daily trade use. One review says it is not aimed at that work. It is also a poor fit for concrete, where an SDS hire is the safer choice. The £35 BLACK+DECKER driver covers furniture without the masonry mode you would be paying for.
Is the Einhell TE-CD 18/44 the best value if you want a 13 mm chuck?
It is the cheapest listing here with hammer mode, a 13 mm chuck and a named platform, at £44.00. It is not a clean best value, because its torque fields read 44 Nm and 14 Nm and it has no case. It suits you if you will buy your own bits and can live with those gaps. One reviewer had limited success in brickwork.
Which cheap listings are for furniture only?
The BLACK+DECKER BCD001C1-GB, Rivlox and Mylek. Reviews limit the BLACK+DECKER to light work, and UK reviews say Rivlox and Mylek have no hammer action. None of the three is a brick drill, and you should plan to buy better bits for the last two. BETENST also fails to state hammer mode, and one UK reviewer returned it after 2x4 shelving.
What should you do with a listing whose torque fields disagree?
Do not average them. Treat the figure as unproven, read the UK reviews for the same point and prefer a listing that gives one clear number. The Einhell (44 Nm and 14 Nm) and FADAKWALT (30, 35 and 21 Nm) are the clearest examples here. The Bosch 18V-40 two-pack is the listing that shows 40 Nm in both fields.
Does a brushless claim make the Ginour the top pick?
No. The Ginour's brushless claim comes from its title and bullets, and its wood-capacity field says 6 mm beside a 50 Nm claim. Its Makita compatible line is a seller claim, not permission to mix batteries. It earns a mid-table score at £55.99, rated 4.4 from 2,216, not a top pick for brick or for furniture.

Related pages

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Cordless drill 18V

18V cordless drill buying guide: mode, torque, chuck

How to use a cordless drill: clutch, gears and bits

Cordless drill for brick: when the combi is enough

Combi drill vs drill driver: with a hammer, or none

Sources

Public UK sources on machinery marking, vibration at work, work equipment, and consumer rights, plus ITS and BBC Gardeners' World on 18V and 20V labels. Listing prices, stars, and review counts are from the amazon.co.uk extracts kept for these twelve ASINs. Prices move. Bosch DIY and BuildWiz were also in the digest and are not repeated as extra rows here.

  1. HSE, Hand-arm vibration regulations (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  2. HSE, PUWER overview (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  3. GOV.UK, product marking by sector (UKCA and CE) (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  4. Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008, regulation 7 (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  5. Consumer Rights Act 2015 (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  6. ITS, 18V and 20V labels (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  7. BBC Gardeners' World, cordless drills (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  8. Which?, how to buy a cordless drill (retrieved 16 October 2026)