Their US Instant Pot Pro Plus, bought in May 2025, was good for about a year; then it began beeping when off, dropping off Wi-Fi, registering wrong touches and turning itself on.
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36reviews28% Positive22% Mixed50% Negative
When it works, owners like the Instant Pot Pro Plus for its easy operation, auto venting and phone notifications.
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Their Instant Pot Pro Plus ran 2.5 years with no issues, but now builds pressure and never leaves the preheat stage to start the timer.
Their Instant Pot Pro Plus failed with a C3 heating error at 10.5 months, and Instant wouldn't honor the warranty.
Their Instant Pot Pro Plus has the same fault of getting stuck on preheat after building pressure.
Bought a Pro Plus in 2023 and is already on the third unit, the first two replaced under warranty after error codes.
Pro Plus keeps adding another 3-5 minutes of cooking after the timer hits zero, even after a factory reset and unplugging.
The rice setting on their Pro Plus will not heat even after an hour, while sauté and other settings still work.
18-month-old Pro Plus pulses steam from the release valve every 5-10 seconds throughout cooking, and support only suggested buying a new unit.
Pro Plus began releasing pressure steadily at minute 18 of a 20 minute cook, leaving russet potatoes only halfway cooked with no error shown.
Brand new Pro Plus used once now shows LID on every setting, even sauté, despite resets and pressing the lid prongs.
Upgraded from an Ultra to the Pro Plus and lists gripes: useless WiFi app, a short non-removable cord, water collecting inside the lid gap, and sauté that cuts out until the pot is jiggled.
Their Pro Plus throws a C3 error, a faulty lid sensor that support is hard to reach about.
Common questions about Instant Pot Pro Plus
What do owners say about Instant Pot Pro Plus?
When it works, owners like the Instant Pot Pro Plus for its easy operation, auto venting and phone notifications. Reliability is the main complaint: many report heating or preheat errors, steam release trouble or units failing after a year or two, with support hard to get. The Wi-Fi app is limited to status in some experiences.
Is Instant Pot Pro Plus worth it?
Of the 32 reviews with a clear verdict, 28% are positive, 22% mixed and 50% negative. The praise mentioned most is easy to use. The most common complaint is broke down.
What do people like about Instant Pot Pro Plus?
The praise reviewers mention most: easy to use (6 reviews) and solid build (1 review). For example: Recently bought the Pro Plus and is very pleased; finds the WiFi remote start helpful and thinks the Nutriboost made a tastier chicken stock.
What are the most common complaints about Instant Pot Pro Plus?
The complaints reviewers mention most: broke down (10 reviews). For example: The rice setting on their Pro Plus will not heat even after an hour, while sauté and other settings still work.
What does the signal score of 47 mean?
It's how well reviewed Instant Pot Pro Plus is, out of 100, next to the other multicookers here. Two things go in: how its reviews compare with the best-reviewed appliance (positive reviews, mixed counting half, and how many reviews there are), and its own negative and mixed reviews, which take points off, so only a appliance few people are unhappy with scores in the high 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
What are the specs of Instant Pot Pro Plus?
Category: Multicooker. Type: Pressure cooker. Capacity: 6 qt. Model number: 112-0124-01. Power: 1200 W.
Where do these Instant Pot Pro Plus reviews come from?
36 are quotes from Reddit, each linked to the original. Owner reviews are checked for spam before they appear. Every review, written here or quoted, is read as positive, mixed or negative.
