Rated 5 out of
5 by
Philb from
A very Nifty little machineHaving got tired of having lengthy sessions with liquidizers I thought I would try this blender. I am very happy with it. It takes me about 5 mins to make a drink in it from scratch, and wash it up. My only complaint is that its mark showing how far to fill it up, is more or less invisible, can only be felt not seen. Had the mark been made in a colour, it would be very useful. Am thinking of marking it myself with an indelible pen. The really quick way of cleaning it, is to put a drop of washing up liquid in the bottle, followed by warm water up to the invisible mark, then zapping it for 2 seconds, then rinsing out the soap.
Date published: 2019-05-04
Rated 5 out of
5 by
ginge from
5 years and still going strongHave owned my Blend Active for 5 years now, originally purchased on sale so actually a bargain! I use them to mix up protein smoothie so blending oats, frozen fruit and protein powder which it does with no issues and have used it almost daily for the past three years (periodically before that.) Bottles, blades and lids always go in the dishwasher. The original two bottles/lids are only just looking like they need to be replaced, the lids may well last longer if hand washed as they have just started to show fractures probably due to the heat in the dishwasher. Overall a great little product that has proven it lasts, fingers crossed the new bottles I've ordered are made to the same quality!
Date published: 2018-09-10
Rated 1 out of
5 by
Concerned customer from
Disintegrating item choking hazardWarning! While making a smoothie for my daughter and I, we were half way through drinking them when my daughter all of a sudden noticed something black in the smoothie.
Shockingly we then pulled out a 1cm size lump of black plastic as seen in the photo attached.
On examining mine, i could see it was full of black dots. We had already consumed half of our fruit smoothies and have been very concerned that we have now consumed plastic.
I have contacted Breville and they replied promptly and asked for photos which I did. They also offered a replacement however that was not my concern!
My biggest concern is that i asked them for what type of plastic it was made from so I could check the toxicity of it, and 1 week on, I still have NOT got a response. This is now a HEALTH HAZARD!
Date published: 2022-09-06
Rated 1 out of
5 by
Stuie from
Gears wear very quicklyI genuinely bought 2 of these as it worked out cheeper that purchasing extra bottles. The gears on my green one wore out within 2 weeks of owning it, I moved to using the pink one and the same has happened. Surely this is an issue? How do I get hold of genuine Breville replacement parts to fix them both? The black bits in the photo are gear detritus
Date published: 2025-01-27
Rated 2 out of
5 by
Charl from
Brevile active blendI have had this for years and absolutely love it. Sadly I’m moving over to a different make due to the lids not lasting long. Breville do not sell lids separately and with everyday use their lids only last a couple of months. I have had to purchase now, 16 bottles just for the lids and cannot justify this cost anymore. They split at the front then leak when you take a sip. Such a shame as otherwise a great product.
Date published: 2022-07-12
Rated 1 out of
5 by
Tony Dissapointed from
Dissapointed.I previously owned an earlier model of the Blend Active. It broke (might have been as simple as the rubber gear wore out, which I now know are available as spares.) However, I was very happy with it, so I bought another one. I was disappointed as the design of the bottles had changed, mainly the flip cap for drinking. The hinge was much flimsier, and both of mine have broken. And the thread pitch is different, so the nice and substantial cap from my old bottle won't fit. The old cap also have a more pronounced click when snapping shut, so I had confidence it wouldn't pop open, unlike the new design.
I couldn't find fault with the old design.
Date published: 2026-05-28
Rated 1 out of
5 by
Kasgarb from
It doesn’t work as statedThey proud saying it can crush ice and frozen fruits, but mine got damaged after less than 10 times of use. What a shame. It’s made of a cheap rubber that got all ruined. Definitely not recommend buying this. Bought on 24/may and now 12/6 it’s already ruined.
Date published: 2024-06-12
Rated 1 out of
5 by
ash21 from
Not a quality ProductI have been using an older version of the Breville Blender VBL075 for last 5-6 years and I have got this as a replacement and we use it only twice in a week maximum. I have bought this new one last year and started using this as the old one stopped working last month and took this one out as brand new and now it has been only a couple of weeks and the base coupling rubber gear is now stripped and it doesn't run. Since i have purchased it more than a year and I am out of warranty as well so totally disappointed with the quality of the Product. Not recommended to waste your money on this one as I would expect it to last atleast a year.