The best Makita angle grinders, compared.
Top pick: Synxiter 125 mm Best value: Synxiter 125 mm – Best score per pound in the value pool, 70 at about £57.99, ahead of 89 at about £179.06. Four UK reviews share one date. It is not a Makita. Updated October 2026.
An angle grinder is a handheld power tool that drives a spinning abrasive disc. In the UK you buy one to cut and grind metal when a hacksaw is too slow. A search built around one 18 V pack system mixes genuine bodies with other brands that only name those packs. A coloured housing is not the maker. One corded tool can be 110 V, with a yellow site plug that does not fit a 13 A socket. Some rows are 76 mm minis, not 115 mm or 125 mm grinders. Check whether the brand field is the body or only a pack claim in the title. A bare cordless price leaves out the battery and the charger. Match the disc class and the mount before you buy wheels. Confirm the spindle or the snap-on mount on the tool you receive. Use the bullet speed steps when a technical line is an order of magnitude higher. Keep a guard on the disc, isolate the tool before a wheel change, and do not fit a toothed blade.
An angle grinder is a handheld power tool that drives a spinning abrasive disc. In the UK you buy one to cut and grind metal when a hacksaw is too slow.
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Do you need the brand on the body, or a pack fit?
The Synxiter 125 mm body is listed at about £57.99 as a brushless tool for named Makita 18 V packs, with 8,000 rpm on the technical line and a seller figure of 1,200 W. The box names the grinder, an auxiliary handle, a protective cover, two grinding wheels, two cutting discs, a wrench, and a manual. The battery and charger are not included. Four UK reviews, all dated 30 August 2026, say the tool fits Makita 18 V packs, and one calls the cutting disc clean. That is a small sample, and every captured review shares one date, so it is not a long-run picture. One reviewer says a 3 Ah pack does not match a corded grinder and expects more from a 5 Ah pack. The highlight says three speeds and one review says four, so the step count is not settled. The brand field is Synxiter, not Makita.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already own a larger Makita 18 V pack and you want a 125 mm body with discs in the box at this price.
Less suitable: You want a Makita guarantee, a large review sample, or corded-grinder behaviour from a 3 Ah pack.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the Synxiter grinder a Makita?
No. The brand field is Synxiter. The bullets say it is compatible with listed Makita 18 V packs, and that the battery and charger are not included.
How many speeds does the listing claim?
The highlight says three variable speeds. One of the four UK reviews says four speeds.
What discs are listed in the box?
Two 125 mm grinding wheels and two 125 mm cutting discs, plus a wrench and a protective cover.
Across 465 amazon.co.uk reviews at 4.8, the Makita DGA454Z is the genuine 18 V bare 115 mm grinder in these listings, at about £179.06 with 8,500 rpm in the bullets. Reviewers use it for a drop-link cut with a thin disc and for a flap wheel on steel, and they say the speed holds until the pack needs changing. The shared LXT packs are the reason to buy it if you already own them, because the title is a bare unit and the table does not list a battery, charger, disc, guard, or side handle. UK reviews also say it cannot be leant on the way a mains grinder can, and that heavy cutting uses 4 Ah or 5 Ah packs quickly. The technical table does not print a spindle thread. Two UK reviews say M14 hole cutters do not fit, and one names a 5/8 inch thread, so that remains review text rather than a specification line. One buyer wanted a keyless nut, and another said there was no own box.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already own Makita 18 V packs and want the genuine 115 mm bare body for short cuts and flap-wheel work.
Less suitable: You need a printed spindle thread, a battery in the box, or a tool you can lean on for long heavy cuts.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the Makita DGA454Z a bare unit?
The title says bare unit. The technical table does not list a battery or a charger.
Does the listing print an M14 spindle?
No. The technical table does not print a thread. Two UK reviews say M14 hole cutters do not fit, and one names a 5/8 inch thread. That is review text, not a specification line.
What no-load speed is printed?
The bullets and the technical line both print 8,500 rpm.
The Gautesy DJ01370-MTUK is listed at about £45.99 as a 125 mm brushless grinder with bullet speeds of 3,500, 4,300, 5,600, and 6,500 rpm, and an auxiliary handle in the title. The technical line again prints 90,000 rpm, so that figure is not the working speed. A seller line prints 750 W, the included-components line names a wrench, and the battery is not included. The listing is 4.6 from two reviews, with one UK body. That reviewer says it fits their batteries, uses the four speeds for cutting metal and polishing wood, and finds the disc change straightforward with the supplied tool. No defect is described in that one review, and two reviews are too small a sample for a defect pattern. The bullets also say cutting and sanding wood is possible, which is a seller sentence rather than clearance to fit a toothed blade.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a four-speed 125 mm body and you will treat the one UK review as a single report.
Less suitable: You want a settled speed line or more than two reviews before you rely on it.
Specifications
Common questions
Why are there two speed figures?
The bullets list 3,500, 4,300, 5,600 and 6,500 rpm. The technical line prints 90,000 rpm. Use the conflict as a warning, not as a 90,000 rpm tool.
Does the price include a battery?
The bullets say the product does not include a battery.
How many UK reviews are in the listing?
The listing line is 4.6 from 2. One UK review describes light household work and a disc change with the supplied tool.
The Makita XAG25Z is listed at about £124.27 as an 18 V LXT bare tool for a 4½ inch or 5 inch disc, with 8,500 rpm in the bullets. The box list names a grinding wheel and guard, a cut-off wheel and guard, and a side handle, and it says the battery and charger are not included. The bullets say the mount is X-LOCK only, with a snap-on fit and a pull release, so a normal threaded disc is the wrong consumable. The listing line is 4.5 from 395 reviews, but the captured review bodies are marked United States, so they are not UK opinion. Those US notes call the wheel changes fast and call X-LOCK discs dearer and harder to find. The technical line prints voltage 120 and a weight of 454 g, which disagree with the 18 V bare-tool title, so neither conflicting figure is a settled working specification.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You will buy X-LOCK wheels and you already have an 18 V pack for this bare tool.
Less suitable: You want ordinary threaded discs, a UK review sample, or a weight and voltage line you can trust on the technical row.
Specifications
Common questions
Will a normal threaded disc fit the XAG25Z?
The bullets say the tool is only compatible with X-LOCK accessories, with a snap-on mount and a pull release.
Is a battery included?
The bullets and the included-components line say the battery and charger are not included.
Is the printed weight of 454 g the working weight?
That figure is the technical line. The same line prints voltage 120, while the title says 18 V LXT. Do not treat either conflicting figure as the working specification.
The Heimerdinger LB202 is a 3 inch mini, not a 115 mm or 125 mm grinder, listed at about £49.99 for named Makita 18 V packs and sold as the tool only. Bullets print 19,500 rpm and the technical line prints 19,000 rpm, with a 10 mm arbor. The bullets say it is not for extended heavy-duty tasks and allow five minutes of cooling after 15 minutes of continuous use. It is 4.3 from 175 reviews, the largest third-party sample in these listings, and the themes are from UK text. Reviewers use it for light work and tight spaces and say Makita packs fit, if they do not force it. The repeated complaint is that it stops under slight pressure, and one reviewer says a supplied tile disc did not cut. Weight is printed three ways: 910 g on the technical line, 0.65 kg in the bullets, and 1.4 lb. This LB202 listing is not the LB183 model named in a separate OPSS report.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a small cutter for tight work on packs you already own, and you will keep the pressure light.
Less suitable: You want a 125 mm grinder you can lean on, or a tile disc you can trust from the box.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the LB202 the Heimerdinger model in the OPSS toothed-blade report?
No. This ASIN is B0DJKTBYVZ, model LB202. The OPSS report names LB183 and a different ASIN. Do not merge them.
What arbor do the bullets print?
A 3 inch disc with a 10 mm, also written 3/8 inch, arbor. The battery is not included.
What do UK reviews repeat?
Light use in a tight space if you do not force it, and stops under slight pressure. The listing line is 4.3 from 175. The bullets also say it is not for extended heavy-duty work.
The laloohome 76 mm mini is listed at about £38.99 with 20,000 rpm, a brushless motor, and six blades: three nylon cutting blades, one metal cutting blade, one metal grinding blade, and one woodworking cutting blade. The title also says 3 inch, and the battery is not included. A listing line of 4.3 from three reviews sits on two UK bodies. One long review says it cut box section, the motor was smooth, and the LED helped, and that the guard was present. The same review says the instructions were not in English, no goggles were in the box, and the packaging was a cardboard box only. The woodworking blade is named, and the listing does not say whether it is toothed, so the name is not clearance to cut wood. A little more vibration and noise than a branded tool is one reviewer’s comparison, and three reviews are too few for a pattern.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a 76 mm cutter for box section, and you will buy eye protection if the box does not include it.
Less suitable: You want a full-size grinder, a large review sample, or a reason to fit the woodworking blade.
Specifications
Common questions
Is a battery included?
No. The title and the bullets say the battery is not included.
What blades are named?
Three nylon cutting blades, one metal cutting blade, one metal grinding blade, and one woodworking cutting blade. The listing does not say whether the woodworking blade is toothed.
What did the UK review say was missing?
One UK review says there was no case, the instructions were not in English, and no goggles were in the box. The listing line is 4.3 from 3.
The Fledukten kit is listed at about £69.99 as a 125 mm brushless grinder with speeds of 4,500, 7,000, and 9,000 rpm, an M14 spindle in the bullets, and a head that the bullets say rotates 180 degrees without a tool. The box is the fullest here: guard, auxiliary handle, spanner, case, two grinding discs, two cutting discs, two flap discs, two 21 V 4.0 Ah batteries, and a 21 V 1.2 A charger. The technical line also prints 18 V, and the bullets claim Makita 18 V compatibility while saying the included batteries must not be used on other brands. Those packs stay on this grinder. The listing is 3.8 from nine reviews, and the review bodies are from Germany and the United States, not the United Kingdom. A US review says the carry case cracked, including a replacement case. That note is not UK opinion.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a self-contained 125 mm kit and you will keep its batteries on this grinder only.
Less suitable: You want to share the packs with a Makita drill, or you want UK reviews.
Specifications
Common questions
Can the included batteries go on a Makita tool?
The bullets say those batteries cannot be used with tools from other brands, only with Fledukten’s own. Do not put them on a Makita tool.
Does the listing also claim Makita 18 V compatibility?
Yes. The same bullets say the tool is compatible with Makita 18 V batteries. That claim sits next to the warning about the included 21 V packs.
Are the reviews British?
The listing line is 3.8 from 9. The review bodies are from Germany and the United States. A US review says the case cracked. That is not a UK review.
The laloohome 125 mm grinder is the cheapest row here at about £29.99, listed at 7,800 rpm with three speeds and a metal guard in the bullets. The included-components line is the tool only. The battery is not included, and discs are not named on that line. Three UK review bodies sit behind a listing line of 3.7 from five reviews. Reviewers say it fits their Makita 18 V packs and that the side handle works for both hands. One UK review says it cuts out for about 15 minutes without feeling hot, and another says the battery-test button did not work on a charged pack. The cardboard box arrived split in one report, and there is no case. One reviewer also says the colour is close to Makita, which is a branding risk rather than a performance claim.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the cheapest 125 mm body in these listings to try on packs you already own, and you can send it back if it cuts out.
Less suitable: You need a tool that has stayed running across more than a handful of reviews.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the price include a Makita battery?
No. The title and the bullets say the battery is not included.
Is the brand Makita?
No. The brand field is laloohome. The bullets name Makita 18 V pack codes.
What did UK reviews repeat?
One review says it cut out for about 15 minutes without feeling hot. Another says the battery-test button did not work. Another says it fitted existing packs. The listing line is 3.7 from 5.
The Gautesy DJ01303-MTB is listed at about £34.99 as a 125 mm brushless body for named Makita packs, with bullet speeds of 2,000, 4,000, 6,000, and 9,000 rpm, while the technical line prints 90,000 rpm. Those two figures cannot both be the working speed, so the 90,000 rpm line is not usable. The included line is a wrench, and batteries and cutting discs are not included. The listing is 3.6 from six reviews, with three short UK notes. One calls it a good grinder for the price, and one says it looks well made before use. Another reviewer will not comment on longevity because they had only just started it, and the notes describe no repeated defect and no finished cut. The title spells the platform Ma-Kita, and the brand field is Gautesy.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You are comparing cheap 125 mm bodies and you will ignore the 90,000 rpm line.
Less suitable: You need a speed figure you can quote, or a review that describes a finished cut.
Specifications
Common questions
Which speed figure should be used?
The bullets list 2,000, 4,000, 6,000 and 9,000 rpm. The technical line prints 90,000 rpm. Those lines disagree. Do not treat 90,000 rpm as the working speed.
Is this a Makita tool?
No. The brand is Gautesy. The title uses the spaced form Ma-Kita and names 18 V packs. The battery is not included.
What is in the box?
The included-components line says a wrench. The bullets say batteries and cutting discs are not included.
The Makita 9557HNR/1 is the only corded grinder in these listings, at about £89.49 as a 110 V, 115 mm tool with 11,000 rpm and a yellow 110 V 3-pin plug. The bullets print an M14 x 2.0 spindle, a slide switch with lock-on, anti-restart, double insulation, a push-button spindle lock, and a side grip that can sit on either side. The box names the tool, the grip, a lock-nut wrench, and a wheel guard. A disc is not named. There is no customer-review line and no review body, so the price is a listing price without a star sample. The plug is a site plug, not a household 13 A plug, and the listing does not include a transformer. Anti-restart and double insulation are bullet text. They are not a reason to use the wrong supply.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already have a 110 V site supply and you want the genuine corded 115 mm body.
Less suitable: You only have 13 A sockets at home, or you want customer reviews before you buy.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the 9557HNR/1 plug into a household socket?
The bullets say it is a 110 V machine with a yellow 110 V 3-pin plug. UK mains are 230 V. The listing does not include a transformer.
What spindle do the bullets print?
M14 x 2.0, with a 115 mm disc.
Is there a review count?
The listing has no customer-review line and no review text.
The Roadtime JMJ1370-MT is listed at about £43.99 as a 125 mm cordless grinder compatible with named Makita 18 V packs, and the title says no battery. Bullets list speeds of 3,500, 4,300, 5,600, and 6,500 rpm, a side handle on both sides, and six discs: two grinding, two cutting, and two flap. The included-components line names only the grinder, so the disc claim sits in the bullets rather than on that line. A highlight prints 600 W, and a technical line prints 0.8 horsepower. There is no customer-review line and no review body. The bullets say it is not compatible with G-series and Ni-Cd packs. With no stars, about £43.99 is a specification list only. Voltage is in the bullets, not in the technical block.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You are checking a no-review 125 mm listing against the rows that do have UK review text.
Less suitable: You want any evidence that the tool has cut metal for someone else.
Specifications
Common questions
Is a battery included?
The title says no battery. The bullets say the tool uses the buyer’s Makita 18 V packs and is not compatible with G-series or Ni-Cd packs.
What speed steps are printed?
The bullets print 3,500, 4,300, 5,600 and 6,500 rpm. There is no separate technical rpm line.
Are there reviews in the listing?
No star line and no review text.
Eleven amazon.co.uk listings are on this page. A mismatched title whose ASIN line did not match its product URL was left out. There is no laboratory test. The score is an editorial weight on the listing fields, not a star percentage and not a workshop trial. Price is not inside the score. The top pick is the highest score. The best value is the highest score per pound among rows with at least four reviews and without a deduction for a 90,000 rpm line, two voltages, an item-weight line of 454 g that is not a working weight, or a named functional failure. The weights below sum to 100.
Stars
30%The amazon.co.uk rating is divided by 5 and multiplied by 30. A listing with no rating scores 0 on this part.
Review sample
20%No reviews score 0. One to three reviews score 4, four to six score 8, seven to nine score 12, ten to fourteen score 16, and 15 or more score 20.
Listing you can buy against
25%Voltage on the technical row scores 8 when the title does not contradict it, or 3 when the usable voltage is only in the title or the bullets, or 3 when the technical row prints a conflicting voltage. Speed scores 7 only when no second figure disagrees, otherwise 0. A guard in the box list scores 5. A guard named only in a bullet, while the included line is the tool or a wrench, scores 3. A side handle named scores 3. A disc, blade, or case in the included line scores 2.
Review job
25%A review that describes a cut, a grind, or the tool doing that job scores 10. No named functional failure and at least 10 reviews scores a further 10, otherwise 0. At least one UK review body scores 5, or 2 if the listing has stars but no UK review text.
Separate a genuine body from a listing that only names Makita 18 V packs. Then check the supply, the disc mount, what is actually in the box, and whether the speed line agrees with itself.
Most rows in a Makita angle grinder search are not Makita tools. You are choosing a genuine body or a third-party body whose listing names Makita 18 V packs. Only three kept listings have brand Makita: an 18 V bare 115 mm unit, an X-LOCK bare tool, and a 110 V corded grinder. The others name the packs. A teal housing does not change the brand field.
A teal housing and the words for Makita 18 V do not make the brand field Makita. Only three listings here are Makita. The others name the packs.
The 9557HNR/1 has a yellow 110 V plug. UK mains are 230 V. It needs a site supply or an isolating transformer. The listing does not include one.
Do not use 90,000 rpm when the bullets top out at 9,000 or 6,500 rpm. Do not use 454 g or a 120 voltage line as the working specification of an 18 V bare tool. Do not put the 21 V kit packs on a Makita tool.
First decide whether you are buying a Makita body or a third-party body that names Makita 18 V packs. Only the DGA454Z, the XAG25Z, and the 9557HNR/1 have brand Makita. A coloured housing is not that check. Then the supply. Cordless rows here are 18 V and bare, so the price excludes the pack and the charger. The corded row is 110 V with a yellow site plug. It is not a 230 V domestic tool and it does not belong in a 13 A socket.
A bare price is not a kit price. Read the included line for a guard, a side handle, discs, a case, or a battery. If discs are only in the bullets, and the included line is the tool or a wrench, treat the disc claim as unconfirmed. Prefer the bullet speed steps when the technical line prints 90,000 rpm. A 500 rpm gap, such as 19,500 against 19,000, is a disagreement, not a 90,000 rpm error. Watts on a cordless listing are not a measured cut.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You already own Makita 18 V LXT packs and want the genuine 115 mm bare body in these listings. The Makita DGA454Z is about £179.06, with 8,500 rpm in the bullets and 4.8 from 465 UK reviews. The battery is not in the box, and the technical table does not print a spindle thread.
You want a lower outlay and you already own those packs. The best value is the Synxiter 125 mm at about £57.99, score 70, with guard and discs named in the box. It is not a Makita. Four UK reviews are all dated 30 August 2026, and one says a 3 Ah pack does not match a corded grinder.
You are on a UK site that supplies 110 V. The Makita 9557HNR/1 is the corded tool here, about £89.49, 115 mm, with a yellow 110 V plug and M14 x 2.0 in the bullets. It is the wrong tool for a domestic 13 A socket, and the listing has no review line.
The top pick is the Makita DGA454Z at about £179.06. It is the highest score, 89, on a genuine 18 V bare 115 mm body with 8,500 rpm in the bullets and 4.8 from 465 UK reviews. The battery, charger, disc, and guard are not in the table, and the spindle thread is not printed. The best value is the Synxiter 125 mm at about £57.99, score 70, if you already have a Makita pack and you accept four UK reviews dated 30 August 2026. It is not a Makita. One of those reviews says a 3 Ah pack does not match a corded grinder. Price sits outside the score. There is no laboratory test.
Synxiter 125 mm
Best score per pound in the value pool, 70 at about £57.99, ahead of 89 at about £179.06. Four UK reviews share one date. It is not a Makita.
Editorial
Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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Public UK sources from the research digest, cited for this page in October 2026. Prices, stars and review counts are from the amazon.co.uk listings for these eleven tools. PUWER and abrasive-wheel guidance apply at work. They are not a certificate for these bodies. A maker page for a different model is not the specification of a listing whose table leaves the spindle blank.
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