Good scales are available from as little as 30 euros - that's the good news from our test of 17 body fat scales. The less good news: Several expensive models with prices between 100 and 400 euros fail to achieve a good rating. Stiftung Warentest's test results show how you can avoid expensive bad purchases - and save a lot of money...

The Shape Sense Connect 200 from Soehnle is the test winner of the body fat scale test with largely very good measured values. It impressed both in terms of handling and measured values. The deviations of the Pearl "14 in 1 glass body analyser scale" were somewhat larger, but still within the good range...

The Garmin model stands out due to its flat black colour and modern style in all parts: The technology used in the weighing process displayed reliable values after just = 7 s, which can then be saved. We found the user experience convenient thanks to the app, which can be used to visualise trends as graphs, for example...

The most expensive scale in the test field delivers the second highest measuring accuracy. Weak points are the lack of control buttons and the somewhat low slip resistance. However, it can be used by up to 16 people.

... The long-term weight development is shown in a weight trend diagram. Together with the colour display, this is the only noteworthy innovation compared to the predecessor, which also means that the arguments for switching from the Index to the S2 are manageable. Design and workmanship are top notch, the operation and customisation of the widgets shown on the display are successful - Garmin does...