Brita Elite Advanced Faucet Review

The Brita Elite Advanced Faucet Filter offers a practical blend of convenience and performance for anyone who wants clean water on demand. It installs tool-free in just minutes using a simple twist-and-lock design and fits most standard faucets. The compact, lightweight system (it weighs just over a pound) includes two filters, each lasting up to four months or 100 gallons, making it a low-maintenance choice for everyday use.

Water flow will be a little slower when getting filtered water from the tap, but not dreadfully so. Users appreciate its clean-tasting water and modern look, though some have noted minor issues with durability and the filter indicator light. Overall, it's a quick, budget-friendly upgrade that makes tap water noticeably more drinkable.

Critical Contaminant Removal

The faucet filter does an excellent job of removing lead and PFNA, bringing content down to near undetectable levels in typical city water — our tester wrote, “If those were my main concerns, I would get this.” It didn't do a great job of removing fluoride, nitrates, or uranium. Households with those concerns for those contaminants will need a different system.

PFAS Forever Chemicals

Of the two PFAS subtypes tested for by an independent lab (PFNA and PFBA), the Brita Elite was able to remove 100% of both. This is a reassuring result, as even when ingested at low levels, PFAS can stick around in the body and build up over time. We included a few pitcher filters from Brita in our lineup, wich use a different filter that doesn't filter PFAS as effectively, so if you're set on a Brita product, and want to eliminate PFAS in your water, the faucet model is the way to go.

Heavy Metals

The Brita Faucet Filter removed 100% of lead content from supercontaminated water samples, though it was only able to remove 44% of uranium and a measly 3% of arsenic. This isn't due to a faulty filter; it's simply not designed to filter out these other heavy metals.

Secondary Contaminant Removal

Overall, the filter performs well for trace elements like barium, copper, strontium, zinc, and iron. There was a bit of leaching of aluminum, cobalt, and silver in our testing, but at very minimal levels well below safety guidelines. Minor leaching is common in fresh filters, which is why it is considered a best practice to flush your filters when changing them and discard the first few gallons of water.

Overall, it provides solid protection against most trace elements and minerals you'd expect to find in tap water.

Taste

When it comes to taste, most users note a noticeable improvement over unfiltered tap water, mentioning that the filtered water from the Brita Faucet Filter is crisp. A few report only mild changes or a slight off-flavor that seems to fade over time.

Since taste is subjective, and everybody's water source is different, we crowdsourced opinions on water flavor. Out of 445 Amazon reviews that mention water taste, 88% of them were positive.

Maintenance and Setup

Installation is quick and tool-free thanks to the twist-and-lock design, and the compact unit fits easily on most faucets. Our tester did note that its simplicity could lead to problems for some users, though, writing, “I worry about thread damage.” There are some online reviews that mention leaks after prolonged use — it's unclear whether the leaks occurred due to incorrect installation or a problem with the hardware.

Maintenance is straightforward, with filters lasting up to 100 gallons, or approximately 2-3 months for a two-person household. Some users, including our tester, were unsure how they felt about the visual and physical bulk of having the filter hovering over the kitchen sink. It is modern, but it is definitely noticeable and could easily be bumped up against when washing dishes.

Operating Cost

Replacement filters are reasonably priced between $18–$30 per pack, and if filters are replaced on schedule, long-term costs are on the higher end for the tested group. Our tester did the math and estimates that a two-person household will spend about $78 on replacement filters each year (assuming a usage rate of 40 gallons per month). These filters will also last a little less than advertised if you have particularly hard water, so keep that in mind when estimating your own costs.

Should You Buy the Brita Elite Advanced Faucet?

The Brita Elite Advanced Faucet Filter is a convenient, reliable option for anyone primarily concerned with lead or PFAS. It delivers crisp, clean water immediately, requires minimal setup, and is simple to maintain, though it doesn't replace a full-featured filtration system for broader contaminant protection. If you don't want to get bogged down by installation woes and are opposed to refilling pitcher-style filters over and over again, this is a worthwhile filter. Just be sure that it targets the contaminants you're worried about if you have health concerns, draw your water from a private well, or live near an industrial site.

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