Milwaukee Review

5 models tracked · 40 model-level owner comments · 6673 brand-level owner comments

4.4 review-weighted average of Milwaukee model scores

Should you buy Milwaukee?

Shortlist Milwaukee if

  • power matters (17 positive mentions)
  • compact matters (14 positive mentions)
  • battery life matters (10 positive mentions)

Look elsewhere if

  • Not observed

Most positive and most critical owner comments

compactvalue
“The m12 fuel impact is great too and I’d buy the combo kit if you’d have any use for the impact.”
owner comment via r/MilwaukeeTool · 2025-11-20
“I have this same thing, M12 fuel impact.”
owner comment via r/c14_MilwaukeeTool.jsonl · 2026-10-04

What owners say about the brand overall

“The (now discontinued, of course) Bauer (hf) Diamond hole bits consistently beat the Milwaukee ones.”
owner comment via r/Machinists · 2025-09-14
metal drilling
“These were just Milwaukee Cobalt that I have had around for a long time, and I wasn't sweating it really.”
owner comment via r/Machinists · 2025-06-16
“I use dewalt or Milwaukee and I’ve had chucks fail but never a shaft bend and I use them as a router and a hammer all the time I misuse the crap out of my drills and have never heard of or seen this happen at all.”
owner comment via r/Tools · 2026-05-22

Milwaukee lineup, best first

Milwaukee

Milwaukee M12 FUEL 3453-20 Impact Driver

4.6 (29 owner comments)

$94.39 (price as of 2026-11-07)

powercompact

“The m12 fuel impact is great too and I’d buy the combo kit if you’d have any use for the impact.”

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Milwaukee Shockwave Bit & Drill Bit Kit w/ 60 Pcs - 48-32-4097

4.3 (6 owner comments)

$40.99 (price as of 2026-11-07)

valuecam out

“Milwaukee Shockwave are great but you really need to shop the prices.”

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Milwaukee Shockwave Red Helix Titanium 23-Piece Set (48-89-4631)

4.0 (1 owner comments)

$45.99 (price as of 2026-11-07)

durabilitystorage case

“If I had my perfect world, Wiha bits with Milwaukee Shockwave drill bits.”

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Milwaukee M18 FUEL 2953-20 Impact Driver

3.7 (3 owner comments)

$116.00 (price as of 2026-11-07)

battery lifepower

“I own a M18 Gen 4 (2953-20).”

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Milwaukee Electric Tool 48-89-9209 Electric Step Drill Bit

3.1 (1 owner comments)

$27.99 (price as of 2026-11-07)

“Came back next day with a Milwaukee step bit set, ate it up in seconds!”

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Price range observed: $27.99 to $116.00.