I have to say, my Rowentas have lasted probably about 10 years each. Once upon a time I used mine daily to iron my clothes for work - I know - a dinosaur! After many drops, it finally died. Bought another one that I now use for quilting and have used it for probably about the same amount of time but for the last 5+ years primarly for quilting. No leaking issues at all. I make sure that I read what type water (tap or distilled) that model calls for and use the appropriate one. I'm having cord issues currently so it's only working sporadically. But I'd buy another in a heart beat. I did happend to be in JoAnn's a few weeks ago and the store I was in had one of the models on sale for about 50% off. Was tempted but ended up not buying it then. Probably the wrong decision, but, oh well. I'll get one sooner or later.