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Which Torque Wrench Brand Wins?
We compared 12 torque wrench options head to head. Snap-on (electronic) came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video. Shoppers cross-shopping torque wrenches, click torque wrench, torque wrench for spark plugs and digital torque wrench land here for the head to head that settles it.
Winner
Snap-on (electronic)
Price shown in test: $790 before shipping, handling, and tax (host says almost $800 in the intro)
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Runner-up
VEVOR
Price shown in test: $84
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Budget pick
SUERCUP
Price shown in test: $78
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The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Scroll sideways to see all measurements. Products are listed in the order they finished.
| Product | Made In | Weight | Claims | Accuracy 50ft Initial | Overall Accuracy Average | Accuracy 50ft After 1000 Cycles | Accuracy 250ft After 1000 Cycles | Consistency | User Accuracy | Accuracy 150ft Lb | Accuracy 250ft Initial | Sensor Speed Test |
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| 1Snap-on electronic torque wrench$790 before shipping, handling, and tax (host says almost $800 in the intro) | USA | 1,804 g or 3.97 lb | torque range 15 to 300 ft lb, pivoting head, dual LED, claimed 4.5 degree arc, claimed accuracy plus or minus 2% clockwise and 3% counterclockwise, claimed 80 hours continuous battery life | 5 attempts: 0.12, perfect (0), 0.10, 0.02, 0.05 ft lb, moved into the lead | came out on top with an average error of 0.04 ft-lb | 5 attempts: 0.38, 0.10, 0.11, a bull's-eye (0), 0.28 ft lb; finished third place post-cycle at an average of 0.17 ft lb; did not make a single error in excess of 2% before or after cycling | finished second place at 0.7 ft lb | most consistent torque wrench tested, standard deviation of only 0.04 ft lb | host came closest to hitting the 50 ft lb target with this wrench, averaging 50.2 ft-lb | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 2VEVOR$84 | China | 1,574 g or 3.47 lb | torque range 25 to 250 ft lb, claimed accuracy plus or minus 2%, measures newton meters/inch pounds/foot pounds/kilograms per meter, includes 1/4 in and 3/8 in adapters, three modes (real time, peak, preset memory) | 5 attempts: 0.10, 0.21, 0.16, 0.18, just over half a pound; described as by far the most accurate torque wrench at that point in the video | not tested | 5 attempts: 0.35, 1.54, 2.33, 1.13, 1.25 ft lb, far less accurate after cycling; named among the wrenches that were 'way out of calibration' post-cycle | not tested | not tested | not tested | finished second place at an average error of 0.46 ft lb | not tested | not tested |
| 3SUERCUP$78 | China | 1,510 g or 3.33 lb | torque range 3.8 to 250.8 ft lb, claimed accuracy plus or minus 1% (claimed more accurate than the $790 Snap-on), 1/2 in drive, real-time track mode, backlit display | 5 attempts: 0.59, 0.57, 0.27 (best yet at that point), 0.77, perfect on the fifth attempt | not tested | 5 attempts: 0.12, 0.51, 0.39, 0.18, 0.09 ft lb, still very accurate; described as remaining highly precise before and after 1,000 cycles with no error in excess of 2% | not tested | not tested | not tested | most accurate torque wrench at 150 ft lb, average error of only 0.37 ft lb | most accurate torque wrench at 250 ft lb, best average error rate of only 0.45 ft lb | not tested |
| 4COOBEAST$90 | China | 1,478 g or 3.25 lb | torque range 3.76 to 250.8 ft lb, buzzer and LED, claimed accuracy plus or minus 2% clockwise, five measurement modes, claimed 20,000 accuracy tests per unit | 5 attempts: 0.37, 0.09, 0.48, 0.27, 0.6 ft lb, good enough for second place behind VEVOR at this stage | not tested | 5 attempts: 0.07, 0.12, 0.05, 0.23, 0.32 ft lb; actually more accurate than when new after break-in; finished second place post-cycle at an average of 0.16 ft lb | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 5Craftsman$141 | Taiwan | 1,512 g or 3.33 lb | torque range 50 to 250 ft lb, LED backlit screen, bi-material handle | 5 attempts: 0.7, perfect (0), 0.56, 0.25, 0.29 ft lb; moved into third place behind COOBEAST at this stage | not tested | 5 attempts: 0.10, 0.16, 0.05, 0.02, 0.21 ft lb, held up fine; finished FIRST place post-cycle at an average of 0.11 ft lb | not tested | not tested | one of the wrenches showing the biggest accuracy improvement after the 1,000-cycle break-in period | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 6SK Tools$205 | Taiwan | 1,532 g or 3.37 lb | torque range 12.5 to 250 ft lb, requires 2 AA batteries (included), claimed accuracy plus or minus 2% clockwise and 3% counterclockwise | 5 attempts: more than a foot pound, 0.55, 0.84, 0.84, 0.9 ft lb | not tested | 5 attempts: 0.11, 0.12, 0.68, 0.08, 0.24 ft lb, held up fine | not tested | not tested | host was nearly as accurate hitting the 50 ft lb target with this wrench, averaging 50.26 ft-lb | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 7DeWalt$227 | Taiwan | 1,496 g or 3.3 lb | torque range 50 to 250 ft lb, backlit LCD screen, requires AA batteries (included) | 5 attempts: 0.6, 0.54, 0.71, 0.71, just over a foot pound | not tested | 5 attempts: 0.37, 0.12, 0.09, 0.31, 0.16 ft lb, continues to perform very well | not tested | tied for second place for standard deviation at 0.15 ft lb (with Icon) | host averaged 50.29 ft-lb hitting the 50 ft lb target with this wrench | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 8ICON$370 plus tax and shipping (Harbor Freight) | Taiwan | 1,864 g or 4.11 lb, by far the heaviest at that point in the video | flex head (unique among the wrenches tested), 72 tooth ratchet, roughly 5 degree arc swing, torque range 12.5 to 250 ft lb, claimed accuracy plus or minus 2% clockwise and 3% counterclockwise | 5 attempts: 0.4, 0.57, 0.27, 0.42, 0.72 ft lb; off by just under half a foot-pound error on average | not tested | 5 attempts: 0.66, 0.51, 0.51, 0.7, 0.53 ft lb, took a small toll from cycling | finished second place at 0.7 ft lb | tied for second place for standard deviation at 0.15 ft lb (with DeWalt) | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 9eTORK$115 | Taiwan (product of Taiwan, finished in mainland China) | 1,722 g or 3.79 lb | torque range 25 to 250 ft lb, electronic with a click-style mechanism, reversible ratchet, claimed accuracy plus or minus 3% clockwise and 6% counterclockwise | 5 attempts (overshot target each time): 0.65, 0.79, 0.63, 1.09, 0.74 ft lb; certificate of calibration suggested this was not as accurate as some other brands | not tested | 5 attempts: 0.28, 0.6, 0.38, 0.6, 0.49 ft lb, pretty accurate | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 10GearWrench$140 | Taiwan | 1,330 g or 2.93 lb, pretty light | 72 tooth ratcheting mechanism, claimed 5 degree arc swing, claimed accuracy plus or minus 2% clockwise and 3% counterclockwise, requires 3 AAA batteries (not included), vibrating handle, buzzer, LED | 5 attempts: way over target by almost 2 lb, 0.78, 0.9, 1.14, 1.23 ft lb; trailed SUERCUP and COOBEAST at this stage | not tested | 5 attempts: 2.45, 4.09, 2.58, 2.54, 3 ft lb, almost as poor as SUZUME after cycling; named among the wrenches 'way out of calibration' post-cycle | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 11SUZUME$80 | China | 1,540 g or 3.395 lb | claimed accuracy plus or minus 2%, claimed to stay precise for over 15,000 uses without recalibration, 72 tooth ratchet head, claimed 5 degree arc swing, green light at 85-90% of torque and red light at 100% | 5 attempts: 1.44, off by 2 lb, 1.54, 1.19, 1.62 ft lb; average error of 1.57 ft lb | not tested | 5 attempts: 2.84, 2.6, 3.03, 3.57, 3.09 ft lb, described as totally cooked; named among the wrenches 'way out of calibration' post-cycle | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
| 12ACDelco torque adapter$64 | Taiwan | 202 g | torque range 25 to 250 ft lb, measures clockwise and counterclockwise, audible buzzer, includes certificate of calibration | 4 attempts vs a $1,800 torque wrench calibration tool: 0.98, 1.53, 2.96, 1.2 ft lb; average error of 1.67 lb | not tested | attempts: 1.43, 1.43, just over two, 1.58 ft lb; named among the wrenches 'way out of calibration' post-cycle | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | showed significant display lag versus the calibration tester at higher torque bursts, e.g. tester read 114.8 ft lb vs adapter 70, and tester 137 vs adapter 81.6 on a second attempt |
How it was tested
- torque accuracy at 50 ft lb when new (5 attempts each, vs a calibrated tester)
- torque accuracy at 150 ft lb when new
- torque accuracy at 250 ft lb when new
- torque accuracy at 50 and 250 ft lb after 1,000 use cycles
- sensor/display response speed vs a fast calibration tester
- user consistency hitting a 50 ft lb target
- weight
“the Snap-on electronic torque wrench came out on top with an average error of 0.04 ft-lb”