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Comparing Our Favorite Dyson Vacuums
Meet Dyson’s 2026 Lineup
Dyson announced successful September that its lineup of vacuums has a large refresh coming successful 2026. It mightiness beryllium worthy waiting until adjacent twelvemonth to get 1 of these with Dyson's newest features, but close present nary of them person a confirmed day for erstwhile they’ll beryllium disposable to buy, truthful it's hard to cognize however agelong you'll beryllium waiting. The caller Dyson vacuums coming successful 2026 include:
- The Dyson PencilVac. This was announced earlier this twelvemonth and is already disposable successful Japan and Korea, but won't get successful the US until 2026. It promises to beryllium Dyson's slimmest vacuum yet, with a grip hardly reaching 1.5 inches successful diameter and a caller compact motor, the Dyson Hyperdymium 140k. The centrifugal plan is based connected Dyson's hairsbreadth tools. It promises an hr of artillery beingness and has a tiny 0.02-gallon dustbin, which Dyson promises tin compact the particulate and debris it picks up to marque the dustbin last. One of our erstwhile writers concisely tested it and was impressed.
- The Dyson V8 Cyclone. This is an update to Dyson's fashionable V8 vacuum, with 30 percent much suction power—150 aerial watts—and doubly the tally time, giving it implicit an hr implicit the archetypal V8's 30 minutes. It'll person a triggerless powerfulness fastener and a self-emptying docking station, which is the summation I'm astir excited about.
- The Dyson V16 Piston Animal. This is simply a caller cordless instrumentality vacuum with the latest motor, a cleaner caput that tin consciousness the level type, and a bedewed roller caput enactment similar the Dyson V15's Submarine variant (the bedewed roller caput volition beryllium aptly named the Submarine 2.0). It promises 315 aerial watts of powerfulness and a 70-minute tally time, and volition person a wipe-clean mechanics that helps get stubborn particulate and agelong hairs retired of the vacuum's bin. There's going to beryllium a compatible self-emptying docking presumption that tin beryllium purchased separately.
- Dyson Clean+Wash Hygiene. This is Dyson's caller wet-and-dry level cleaner. It'll beryllium filter-free and trap everything it collects successful the cleaner caput itself. We're funny however it'll comparison to the WashG1, which it looks akin to.
- Dyson Spot+Scrub AI. This volition beryllium the newest robot vacuum coming to Dyson's lineup. It uses artificial quality to observe stains. This vacuum volition beryllium some a robot vacuum and mop, allowing it to automatically dry- oregon wet-clean your floors. It besides uses AI to amended debar obstacles portion it cleans; navigation was an contented we noticed for the Dyson 360 Vis Nav.
More Good Dyson Vacs
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We've tested a assortment of Dyson vacuums, some corded and cordless. However, arsenic caller versions travel out, older models are bumped from the apical spots. But the vacs beneath are inactive worthy buying, arsenic agelong arsenic you don't wage afloat price.
Dyson Ball Animal 3 for $350: If you really, really, privation an upright vacuum alternatively of a cordless instrumentality vacuum from Dyson, the Dyson Ball Animal 3 is the mode to go. We've tested the Ball Animal 3 Extra, which has much attachments, but the regular is conscionable arsenic powerful. Former WIRED reviewer Jaina Grey recovered it performed good against the rabbit hairsbreadth successful her home. The downside is that it's large and heavy.
Dyson Big Ball Multi Floor Vacuum for $380: This was primitively 1 of our apical picks for choky spaces. But Dyson nary longer sells it and it's often retired of banal astatine third-party retailers—unless you're OK with purchasing a utilized exemplary (however, you shouldn't walk much than $250 to $300 connected it). It's a bully enactment if you're looking for much maneuverability than a instrumentality tin offer. You lone person to wield a bladed suction tube, arsenic agelong arsenic you don't caput periodically repositioning the canister. Dyson's Cinetic exertion means determination are nary filters to lavation oregon replace, and it inactive has HEPA-grade filtration for capturing allergens and astir particulates. If you find a caller model, we suggest waiting until it's connected merchantability betwixt $300 and $400.
Dyson Digital Slim for $262: This was our apical prime to get a Dyson connected a budget, and it's inactive a bully enactment if you tin find it. It's a coagulated basal vacuum, and benignant of similar an upgrade Dyson V8. It has a trigger to clasp down similar the V15, and comes with immoderate accessories but not the fluffy cleaner caput with the dust-spotting laser. It's smaller and lighter than different Dysons, but has a smaller dustbin, and is champion to find connected sale. Right present it's lone disposable utilized connected Amazon.
Dyson Omni-Glide for $450: The Dyson Omni-Glide is simply a bully Dyson vacuum if you person lone hard floors successful your home. It's bully and small, with a ace maneuverable caput that tin scope spots lone a broom usually can. It's not arsenic almighty arsenic different Dysons, though, and the caller vacuums to travel from Dyson volition apt beryllium a amended choice.
Dyson Outsize+ for $950: If you're looking for thing bigger than the V15 Detect but don't privation the larger upright model, the adjacent measurement up is the Outsize+. It's inactive a instrumentality style, but has doubly the tally time. There are 2 versions; some travel with an LCD surface and 3 cleaning modes, but the newer exemplary has the Laser Slim Fluffy cleaner head. It's looking retired of banal astir places, truthful we'll spot if it comes backmost successful stock.
Dyson V11 for $400: This is simply a coagulated alternate to the Cyclone V10. When WIRED reviewer Adrienne So reviewed the V11, she called it the “dream vac”. However, that was successful 2019, and galore updated models person travel retired since then. The improvements the V11 offered versus the V10 were incremental. If you tin find a V11 for nether $350, it’s worthy it; otherwise, we urge going with a aboriginal (or cheaper) model. If you're looking into the latest V11 Dyson offers, it's important to enactment it doesn't travel with Dynamic Load Sensor exertion (a diagnostic that allows it to automatically set suction crossed antithetic level types).
Dyson V12 Detect Slim for $505: Dyson's V12 Detect Slim is fantabulous for tiny spaces similar a workplace oregon a one-bedroom flat since it's compact, lightweight, and a large size for hard-to-reach spots and minimal storage. There's an LCD screen, a tally clip of up to 60 minutes, and a charging clip of up to 4.5 hours.
Dyson WashG1 for $698: The WashG1 is Dyson's archetypal dedicated bedewed level cleaner. It comes equipped with 2 precise absorbent microfiber rollers that rotate antagonistic to each different and a pump that distributes h2o evenly from a 27-ounce vessel via 26 pulse-modulated h2o outlets. It's fantastic for cleaning floors, but the tray is gross and messy to clean, and excavation grew mold astatine 1 point.
FAQs and How-Tos
What Does Dyson’s Terminology Mean?
Dyson doesn't instrumentality to chronological bid erstwhile naming its instrumentality models. Sometimes it skips numbers, and sometimes it'll present a little fig arsenic a aboriginal exemplary than a higher number. For example, Dyson introduced the V15 instantly aft the V11, and past the V12 aft the V15. In the broadest sense, the numbers look to loosely turn larger with each passing release—the V11 is newer than the V10, and the V10 is newer than the V8. But Dyson's naming strategy is cryptic capable that adjacent we can't foretell what the consequent exemplary volition be.
Dyson besides has a batch of sub-models, due to the fact that its naming strategy isn't confusing enough. Each 1 has a antithetic fig of included instrumentality attachments and accessories. Every exemplary (V7, V8, V10, V11, V15, etc.) seems to present caller sub-models, truthful the database conscionable keeps growing, and past determination are discontinued sub-models that amusement up arsenic aged banal connected websites, typically connected sale.
Detect isn't precisely a sub-model, but alternatively portion of the sanction of the V15 Detect and V12 Detect Slim. It refers to the laser detection strategy that measures particle size and number to customize suction power.
Absolute is usually the king-of-the-hill mentation with the astir attachments. We can't database them all, due to the fact that they alteration based connected genitor model, but expect a assortment of brushwood nozzles, crevice attachments, and motorized roller heads to scrub pugnacious grit disconnected hard floors and retired of deep-pile carpets.
Allergy utilized to mean that it came with an upgraded filter that traps 99.99 percent of bacteria and dust, truthful it expels cleaner aerial than regular models, but aft the V7, each Dyson instrumentality vacs started including the upgraded filters. It's mostly a bequest designation now, and it hasn't been utilized connected newer models.
Motorhead sounds fancy, but it's the low-end sub-model that comes with a motorized head, a mates of basal brushwood and crevice tools, and that's astir it. It's mostly a holdover from the V7 days. Dyson has recovered different names for basal sub-models.
Origin, Fluffy, and Animal travel with comparatively fewer attachments. The Fluffy and Animal don't travel with immoderate unsocial attachments peculiar to usefulness successful cleaning up aft pets; it's conscionable go shorthand for "base exemplary with less attachments." The aforesaid is existent for the Origin, though its sanction makes much sense.
Dyson isn't supra combining sub-model names. The much names Dyson slaps onto a model, the much attachments it comes with. For example, the V8 Animal Pro comes with much worldly than the Animal, but the Animal Pro+ comes with adjacent much than that.
What Are the Dyson Accessory Bundles?
You volition besides announcement that we notation the antithetic accessories successful each model, which alteration depending connected the exemplary you buy. These marque your vacuum much versatile, making it easier to tackle circumstantial parts of the house. If your vac doesn't travel with an accessory you want, you tin ever acquisition it separately. But it tin beryllium pugnacious to discern which 1 does what, particularly if this is your archetypal Dyson. (Save connected apical Dyson vacuums and accessory bundles with our exclusive Dyson promo codes.)
Below, we interruption down immoderate of the astir communal accessories Dyson offers and what each 1 is specifically designed for.
For cordless vacuums:
- Motorbar cleaner head: This 1 comes equipped with 43 detangling vanes that automatically wrapper hairsbreadth from the brushwood barroom arsenic you cleanable your floors. That way, you don't person to interest astir it getting stuck connected the cleaner caput itself. It's compatible with the Dyson V8 and Dyson Cyclone V10 range.
- Fluffy Optic cleaner head: This 1 comes with an angled leaf of airy that Dyson says shows you “twice the amount” of invisible particulate connected hard floors arsenic its predecessor (which is compatible with the V15 Detect and V11). It's perfect for darker flooring wherever particulate tin beryllium hard to spot. It's compatible with the Gen5Outsize and Gen5Detect.
- Combination tool: This is simply a premix betwixt a wide nozzle and brush, truthful you tin easy power betwixt cleaning and dusting with 1 tool. It's compatible with Dyson Gen5detect, Gen5outsize, V15, V12, V11, V10, V8, and V7. A mentation of this instrumentality is besides disposable for upright models including the DC41, DC47, Dyson Ball, Cinetic Big Ball, and Light/Slim Ball.
- Hair screw tool: Similar to the motorbar cleaner head, this is an anti-tangle conical brushwood that picks up some agelong hairsbreadth and favored hair. But it's designed for tiny spaces—I usage it connected the sofa and my sheets to prime up escaped strands. It's compatible with the Dyson Cyclone V10, V11 (including the models with click-in battery), V15 Detect, V15 Detect Submarine, and V8 (with prima pre-filter).
- Crevice tool: This is large for areas that are constrictive and hard to reach, similar corners oregon successful betwixt car seats. It's compatible with the Dyson Outsize, V15, V12, V11, V10, V8, and V7.
- Mattress tool: This instrumentality is for removing dirt, dust, and allergens from mattresses and upholstery—including couches and chairs. It's compatible with the Gen5detect, Gen5outsize, V15, V12, V11, V10, V8, and V7. It's presently retired of banal but you tin motion up to beryllium notified via email erstwhile it's back. A mentation of this instrumentality is besides disposable for an extended database of upright models, which you tin spot here.
For upright vacuums:
- Tangle-free turbine tool: This 1 has a counter-rotating brushwood that removes hairsbreadth from upholstery and carpets. It's besides escaped of a brushwood bar, truthful you don't person to interest astir hairsbreadth getting wrapped astir it. The afloat database of compatible vacuums tin beryllium recovered here.
- Groom tool: The favored groom instrumentality is large for medium- and long-haired dogs. The flexible bristles seizure escaped hairsbreadth and dormant tegument cells. You tin spot the afloat database of compatible models here.
- Flexi-crevice Tool: Similar to the Crevice instrumentality for cordless vacuums, this 1 is designed for hard-to-reach places. But it besides extends and bends. It's compatible with a batch of antithetic upright models including the Animal 2, Big Ball, Multi Floor, and much (as good arsenic the cordless V6 and V11). You tin spot the afloat database here. It's presently retired of banal but you tin motion up to beryllium notified via email erstwhile it's back.
- Carbon-fiber brushed dusting brush: This brushwood is built to prime up good particulate connected much delicate surfaces similar blinds, lampshades, mirrors, and more. It besides has a self-adjusting brushwood sheet that automatically adjusts suction to maximize the magnitude of particulate it picks up. It's compatible with the Dyson DC47, Ball Animal, Ball, Ball Animal 2, and Multi Floor 2.
- Multi-angle brush: This brushwood is perfect for high-up areas successful your location (like the tops of cabinets oregon airy fixtures). It twists and locks astatine antithetic angles. It's compatible with a agelong database of upright models (as good arsenic the cordless V6 and V11), which you tin spot here.
- Reach-under tool: The reach-under instrumentality bends, extends, and twists to region particulate and debris from awkward spaces (like betwixt car seats, down radiators, and successful pugnacious corners). It's compatible with the DC47, Ball Animal, Ball Animal 3, Ball, Ball Animal 2, Multi Floor 2, Big Ball, Light/Slim Ball, and Small Ball. It besides works with the Dyson V11 cordless.
For much options, you tin cheque retired Dyson's authoritative site, which lists accessories for some cordless and upright vacuums.
What About Replacement Parts?
When unboxing your caller vacuum, we urge downloading Dyson's companion app—MyDyson (iOS, Android)—and registering your instrumentality to activate your warranty, which is 2 years for cordless models and 5 years for corded. The sum goes into effect connected the time you bargain it, arsenic agelong arsenic you person impervious of purchase. If you don't, the warranty volition footwear successful 90 days aft the manufacture date. The warranty covers replacement parts (including batteries and definite parts), repairs (Dyson volition cod the instrumentality escaped of charge, oregon you tin sojourn 1 of its Service Centers), and replacements. If the repairs can't beryllium done, Dyson volition afloat regenerate it for you. You tin cheque present for a afloat database of what it does and doesn't cover.
When your warranty is up, you'll person to bargain the replacement parts. Dyson offers spare filters, batteries, chargers, circumstantial parts (V-ball wheels, axles and rollers, and rear edges), and accessories for purchase. You tin spell straight done Dyson's tract (which is accessible via the app), but banal fluctuates depending connected the circumstantial portion you're looking for. You tin besides acquisition them done authorized sellers similar Amazon and Walmart. If you're looking elsewhere, it's important to marque definite these parts are genuine Dyson parts (you tin bash this by checking that Dyson is the retailer done the third-party seller you're purchasing from). Dyson offers a 12-month warranty connected its genuine parts, and those sold by different brands whitethorn not beryllium covered. Inauthentic parts whitethorn not acceptable oregon enactment decently either—regardless of whether the seller claims they're compatible—and could harm the vacuum entirely. I made the mistake of ordering caller filters done a third-party seller for the Dyson V15 I was investigating astatine the time, lone to find they were excessively small.
How Do You Clean a Dyson Vacuum?
Dyson vacuums are expensive, truthful it's important to support yours—this helps to summation its longevity and support its almighty suction. If you person a cordless model, the institution suggests cleaning the filter erstwhile a period (at least).
You tin cleanable the filter (on some cordless and upright models) by removing it, tapping lightly connected the broadside of your garbage bin oregon sink, and rinsing it with acold pat h2o (Dyson says not to usage immoderate detergents). Then, capable the filter with lukewarm pat water, screen the unfastened sides with your hands, and shingle it firmly to region dirt. You should repetition these steps until the h2o runs clear, astatine which constituent you tin past shingle the filter to get escaped of immoderate excess water. You should past fto the filter adust for astatine slightest 24 hours successful an country that has airflow (like adjacent a instrumentality oregon unfastened window). Once it's afloat dry, you tin spot it backmost into the body. To cleanable the canister, usage a damp microfiber cloth.
You tin besides cleanable the roller cleaner caput by cutting distant immoderate hairsbreadth utilizing scissors (depending connected the Dyson you have, you mightiness request to usage a screwdriver to region the sheet connected the cleaner head). If your exemplary comes with a brushed brushwood bar, you tin cleanable that too. Remove it from the cleaner caput (take the extremity headdress disconnected too), clasp it nether moving h2o portion mildly rubbing it to region ungraded and lint, and fto it adust for 24 hours. If you're utilizing an upright vac, you tin besides cleanable the hose by moving it nether lukewarm water. As with the remainder of the parts, you should fto it adust for 24 hours earlier reattaching it.
How Do You Set Up a Dyson Mount?
Dyson's cordless vacs don't basal upright, but the artillery has a level backmost truthful that you tin remainder it against a wall. However, it's not the astir stable. If you don't thin it conscionable right, it'll descent disconnected the partition and deed the ground. The institution includes a partition dock with each model. There's besides a spot to spot the charging cablegram truthful that the instrumentality is ever charging portion placed connected the dock. It's elemental to instal (you whitethorn request a drill), but it's the astir perfect retention solution.
Here are the steps connected however to instal it:
- Make definite you person each the due accessories: the beforehand casing, backmost plate, screws, charger, and partition plug.
- Drill 2 holes successful the partition based connected the recommended measurements successful the manual.
- Grab the backplate and unafraid it with the screws.
- Place the jack plug connected the beforehand casing and marque definite the charging cablegram is secured down the beforehand casing.
- Push the jack screen down to marque definite the jack plug is secure.
- Clip the beforehand casing onto the backplate and propulsion it successful to unafraid it.
- Plug the partition plug into an outlet and you're each set.
From there, you tin connect the vacuum to the partition dock. For visuals connected however to instal it, you tin besides ticker Dyson's step-by-step video.
Does Dyson Come Out With New Models Every Year?
Not always. There's nary rhythm of erstwhile Dyson volition travel retired with caller products, and whether a caller exemplary volition regenerate thing successful the lineup oregon conscionable adhd onto the existing one. Some of Dyson's newest vacuums don't motorboat successful each marketplace close away, either—the Digital Slim was disposable lone successful Asia for a fewer years, and the caller PencilVac announced earlier this twelvemonth is lone disposable successful Japan close now.
How Does WIRED Test Vacuums?
WIRED tests vacuums wrong location environments to spot however they'd enactment for time to time messes and buildup. We trial them connected carpets, rugs, staircases, and hard floors similar hardwood, vinyl, and tile to spot however good they bash astatine picking up dust, dirt, and debris. We besides marque definite to trial each attachment for its intended use, but the main absorption is utilizing the vacuum itself similar a mean idiosyncratic would to spot if if it's worthy investing in.
How Does WIRED Acquire Its Review Samples? What Happens to Them After Testing?
WIRED acquires reappraisal samples successful a fistful of ways: they tin beryllium provided by a institution (though if provided, we don't committedness sum oregon what that sum volition be) oregon purchased by WIRED. Writers tin besides constitute astir items they've purchased themselves. For this guide, each of these picks were each provided arsenic reappraisal samples for WIRED staffers to test.
After we're done testing, samples are either returned, donated, oregon held onto for semipermanent testing. Dysons are a class we similar to semipermanent trial since determination isn't precise overmuch turnover successful the lineup, making it imaginable for america to walk longer investigating a Dyson without needing to determination connected to the exemplary that replaced it.
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