ComplaintCensus

Retail in the UK: the complaint league

Online and high-street shopping, clothing and goods. Ranked by the share of recent Trustpilot reviews our census classified as complaints, for companies operating in the UK with at least 50 recent reviews analysed.

Most-reported issues across this sector: Delivery failed (3939) · Faulty product (3932) · Delivery late (3569) · Support unhelpful (3421) · Support unreachable (2266) · Not as described (2060) · Other (1259) · Refunds delayed (986)

#CompanyTrustScoreComplaint rate (recent)Complaints foundTop reported issueOfficial record
1Curtis International1.298%99Warranty disputes—
2TomTom1.296%102Faulty product—
3Ashley Furniture Industries1.393%127Support unhelpful—
4Active.com1.493%62Subscription trap—
5Peacocktv1.292%110Poor core service—
6DeviantArt1.491%91Account/app problems—
7Brooks Brothers1.889%89Support unhelpful—
8SoundCloud1.488%90Support unreachable—
9Apple1.787%399Support unhelpful—
10John Lewis 3.987%744Support unhelpful—
11Tamaris1.587%71Faulty product—
12iRobot1.978%81Faulty product—
13TÜV Rheinland2.273%54Support unhelpful—
14Simons2.761%61Support unhelpful—
15Nexus Mods1.657%61Account/app problems—
16Family Leisure1.752%52Support unhelpful—
17Bubblecitea3.151%30Faulty product—
18Malford of London2.451%31Support unreachable—
19Emma Sleep UK3.243%196Faulty product—
20YouTube1.541%233Other—
21RS Electrical Supplies3.434%63Delivery late—
22Crumpler UK2.128%45Support unreachable—
23Hive4.123%619Faulty product—
24Fohen423%322Faulty product—
25Family Panda3.322%36Delivery late—
26The Fold London4.222%23Refunds delayed—
27Gianfranco Ferre3.922%22Faulty product—
28K-Sport UK Ltd.4.122%22Faulty product—
29END.4.321%624Delivery late—
30Simba Sleep4.321%150Faulty product—
31Footasylum4.420%1,011Delivery failed—
32Rotary Watches4.219%20Faulty product—
33GO Outdoors4.519%1,133Delivery failed—
34Next4.319%1,061Delivery late—
35Parfümerie Douglas GmbH & Co. KG4.519%203Delivery failed—
36Jessops4.518%105Delivery late—
37Appliances Direct4.317%431Support unhelpful—
38Disturbia4.416%324Delivery failed—
39Regatta Garden Furniture3.615%75Support unhelpful—
40PRIMA Leisure4.315%225Delivery late—
41Izabel London4.414%14Not as described—
42Vonhaus4.214%567Faulty product—
43The Conran Shop4.514%75Delivery late—
44Cotton Traders4.411%897Delivery late—
45Nominal4.511%11Delivery failed—
46KEH Camera4.610%343Faulty product—
47Atolea Jewelry4.79%166Faulty product—
48Saltrock Clothing4.89%144Delivery late—
49World of Books4.69%855Not as described—
50Purely Shutters4.28%8Support unhelpful—
51A1 Tech Deals4.78%374Delivery failed—
52Tower4.68%326Faulty product—
53Joseph Joseph47%422Support unreachable—
54Dexam4.77%7Delivery late—
55Thankbox4.76%67Other—
56Scuderia Car Parts4.86%149Support unhelpful—
57CTD Tiles4.76%174Delivery failed—
58Marks Electrical4.86%194Support unhelpful—
59Harts Of Stur4.86%59Faulty product—
60Pound Fabrics4.95%286Not as described—

Complaint rate = complaints identified per recent reviews analysed in our census window; it is not an official complaints statistic. Companies below 50 analysed recent reviews are not ranked. See the US table for this sector.