We have had our Breville Ikon kettle for about 10-12 years, and the base stopped working properly, as the kettle had to be in just one particular position to make it work.  Seeing as that kettle gave us very good service for years, we thought we would get another Breville kettle, and hope it will last as long.  It does seem to be doing the job very well, so far.  I will update in about 10 years if it is hopefully still working.