MAXTRA-compatible cartridges
Own-brand and generic cartridges built to the Brita MAXTRA fitting.
At a glance
- Fits
- 12 jugs
- Rated life
- 150 litres (40 gal) · 4 weeks
- Evidence
- Maker's claim
- Pack sizes
- 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
The MAXTRA fitting is not protected in a way that stops other manufacturers making cartridges for it, so a large market exists in cartridges that fit Brita's international jugs for a fraction of Brita's price. What you give up is any independent statement of what the cartridge reduces. For a household filtering for taste that is a reasonable trade; for a household filtering because of a specific contaminant it is not.
Buy MAXTRA-compatible cartridges cartridges
Sorted by pack size. Per-cartridge cost falls steeply with pack size — this is where the money in this category is saved or wasted.
Water Filter Replacement for Mavea filters 3 pack,Compatible With…
Maker's claim- 3-pack
- 150 litres (40 gal) · 4 weeks
- Fits 12 jugs
Third-party cartridge. Seat it firmly and check it sits flush — one that stands proud lets unfiltered water past.
Replacement Filter Compatible with Brita Mavea 1001122,Maxtra,Maxtra+…
Maker's claim- 3-pack
- 150 litres (40 gal) · 4 weeks
- Fits 12 jugs
Third-party cartridge. Seat it firmly and check it sits flush — one that stands proud lets unfiltered water past.
Anmumu 1001122 Replacement Filter for Mavea 1001122 Maxtra and LEVOIT…
Maker's claim- 3-pack
- 150 litres (40 gal) · 4 weeks
- Fits 12 jugs
Third-party cartridge. Seat it firmly and check it sits flush — one that stands proud lets unfiltered water past.
AQUA CREST Water Filter Replacement for Brita® Mavea® Maxtra®
Maker's claim- 6-pack
- 150 litres (40 gal) · 4 weeks
- Fits 12 jugs
Third-party cartridge. Seat it firmly and check it sits flush — one that stands proud lets unfiltered water past.
Watus Filters Compatible with Watus Jura/Large Dispenser and BRITA…
Maker's claim- 150 litres (40 gal) · 4 weeks
- Fits 12 jugs
Third-party cartridge. Seat it firmly and check it sits flush — one that stands proud lets unfiltered water past.
What it removes — and what it does not
Does not reduce
Listed because it is the more useful half. Every cartridge on the market reduces chlorine taste; what separates them is what they leave behind.
The manufacturer states the reduction. No independent verification is offered. Common on European jugs, which are generally not NSF-certified at all because NSF is a North American scheme.
Jugs that take the MAXTRA-compatible
Every jug in our data with this fitting.
Cartridges that fit the same jugs
Interchangeable with this one — a straight swap, not an adapter.
MAXTRA-compatible cartridges questions
Which jugs take the MAXTRA-compatible cartridges?
12 jugs in our data take this cartridge: Brita Marella, Brita Marella XL, Brita Style, Brita Marella Cool, Brita Aluna, Brita Flow, Brita Elemaris, Brita Fjord, among others.
It is built to the Brita MAXTRA+ and Brita MAXTRA PRO fitting, so it also drops into jugs made for those cartridges.
How long does a MAXTRA-compatible cartridges cartridge last?
Rated at 150 litres (40 gal) · 4 weeks.
That is a throughput figure rather than a calendar one. Hard water and heavy use both exhaust a cartridge sooner than the box suggests.
Is the MAXTRA-compatible cartridges certified?
The manufacturer states the reduction. No independent verification is offered. Common on European jugs, which are generally not NSF-certified at all because NSF is a North American scheme.
Will a Brita-compatible pitcher filters filter fit instead?
No. Brita-compatible pitcher filters is the same brand but a different fitting, and the two do not interchange in either direction.
This is the most common mistake in the Amazon Basics range, and there is no adapter.