The Best Cordless Vacuum Tier List

In this video we rank the 30 most popular cordless vacuums we've tested. We put the best vacuums in the S tier and the worst in the E tier.

Cordless vacuums we recommend:

0:00 Introduction
0:15 Tineco A10
0:41 Tineco A11
1:28 Tineco Pure ONE S12
2:02 Shark Cordless Pro
2:27 Shark Pet IX141
2:50 Shark Stratos
3:28 Shark Vertex
4:08 Shark Vertex Pro
4:52 Shark Vertex Pro Lift-Away
5:30 Samsung Bespoke Jet
6:23 Samsung Jet 75
6:58 Orfeld v20
7:27 LG CordZero
8:09 Kenmore Elite CSV Max
8:32 Inse N5s
8:55 Hoover ONEPWR Blade+
9:28 Eureka RapidClean Pro
10:03 Dyson V8
10:41 Dyson V10
11:04 Dyson V11
11:37 Dyson V12 Detect Slim
13:05 Dyson V15 Detect
14:05 Dyson Gen5detect
15:03 Dyson Gen5outsize
15:54 Dyson Outsize
16:17 Dyson Omni-glide
16:37 Bissell AirRam
17:05 Bissell Featherweight
17:27 Black+Decker Powerseries
17:45 Black+Decker Powerseries Extreme

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[slaymond]

Unparalleled thoroughness and professionality as usual

[mnovaes]

1M video channels with tier lists
This seems the only one with the common sense to add _NAMES_ to the items in the list, AND named timestamps.
Bravo!

[DCMAKER]

A few issues and future recommendations/improvements for the video.

1) I really wish you had included a chart at the end showing all of those test results together! It's really a pain to try to find and compare those chart results to each vacuum.
2) On the S-E chart, you should have ordered each tier from best to worst for each tier so people could see which one you thought was best in each tier.
3) Adding a chart comparing each model's weights would have been incredibly helpful!
3a) You could have also added to the S-E chart under each model some of the most important key details like weight, suction, removable battery, bin capacity, vacuum brush width, and current price. Those IMHO, are the most important details. That would have been so helpful!

Little details like this make big improvements to these videos and take them to the next level! This really is a great video, and I appreciate it!

[Airblazer]

The V12 should definitely be in the A tier..regardless of the small bin its extremely lightweight and very suitable for people who for medical reasons etc can't hold the weight of the V11/V15. Plus having the dust attachment and extender hose in such a lightweight package is absolutely fantastic. While I was leaning towards the v15 the v12 suited the missus more due to the lightness and its a winner in this.

[chase]

Found your channel through your robot vacuum tier list. Love the formatting of these videos, but if you can include somewhere the retail price of these vacuums as you're going through them I think that'd be awesome. I understand prices change over time but having it will give further insight to us the viewers. Thank you for testing this for us so we don't have to!

[hash_value]

This is the best review I’ve seen on YT. I’m going with the V15 Detect Absolute as it’s $100 off and i only have 1530 sq ft mostly hard wood floors with a few rugs.

[DD-noim]

Fantastic content. I purchased the Gen5 outsize because of the list, but in real world, it's too big when my wife uses it and the larger cleaner head loses suction. We took it back after a week and swapped to the Gen5 absolute. I gotta say, after using both, I would put the Gen5 absolute in S tier too, and for us it was the better choice. Thanks again

[JaeB]

Great review on stick vacs. But I have a question and it’s not just your video. Why doesn’t anyone also review the Miele Triflex stick vac in any of these comparisons videos. Everyone seems to not think about it. I’ve been waiting for someone to add it to a video like this to help determine if I want to spend the money on it over a Dyson, or just stick with Dyson. Please consider add the Triflex next time. Thanks!!!

[szymonjarczewski]

I disagree with B tier for Dyson V12. It has small dust bin, I'll give you that. It's not a big deal tho. It's good not only for small apartments. In fact it's better than V15 for bigger apartments. You have to empty the big more ofter, sure. But your wrist will thank you for picking v12 over v15. V12 is significantly lighter and doesn't have this stupid trigger button. All things combined the longer you are cleaning the better v12 would be at a price of smaller bin.

[MikeJones__Who]

Dyson "S-tier" is $1, 000.00 USD...holy crap

[minnybiker]

After owning a Miele C3 canister, no cordless stick vacuum seems to be good at anything more than acting as a power broom for hard floors. I have a Tineco S11 for sweeping my hard floors, and use the Miele for all carpets. I recommend others consider this arrangement. The Miele should last nearly forever, as it's repairable if anything should fail eventually. And it will reduce the use of the stick vacuum, allowing it to last longer as well. And, the HEPA filtration and dirt bags help not only clean the carpet and floors and stairs and upholstery, but also the air.

[mintgreen]

The only video on cordless vacs anyone needs to watch. Totally demystifies the differences. My two cents on the outside models is that I like smaller brush heads because I can get into tight spaces more easily.

[katestockmyer]

Great and informative video. Thank you. I see at some point (hopefully very soon) you’re looking at repeating this test with some different brands. If you do, If love to see where the Riccar R65 lands on a list.

[sabianfirst]

Great video and excellent analysis. I was wondering when someone would point out the Dyson trigger as a negative. Dyson makes a good vacuum, but only with the V12 did they finally listen to the user. Constantly holding a trigger has been a bane on their product, through all of the iterations, and it's encouraging to see that they finally addressed this issue. It goes without saying that many, many people struggle holding a trigger the entire time they are vacuuming the floors in their house.

Try pulling a trigger and maneuvering a V11 for 1800 sq. ft., let alone 2600, on multiple floors. It really does make you question why they didn't think of an "on" button sooner.

Hopefully next gen comes with a larger collection bin.

Sucks that it's still so expensive though. And you have to buy all the attachments too.

[garypond]

Excellent review. I have a few year old Tineco and will never buy another one because of how quickly and easily the motor filter gets dirty exactly as you describe! Pretty much clean after every vacuum.

[EricFB]

Thanks for this. I mainly watched to see which ones would pass the flour clog test. I have the Tineco a10 and that filter clogs and needs to be washed literally every use. Any vacuum that doesn’t have a baffle or cyclone is ‘80s tech and is just a dust buster wrapped in a fancy plastic shell.

[OriginalPrasad]

This is why I love YouTube. Amazing work.

[toofargone]

This is a proper detailed review, had to sift though a few channels to find this one, thanks!!

[rrhickok]

Great review.!!! Can we get a corded stick review and a corded upright review??? And do the corded stick compare favorably to the corded uprights?

[dier]

I have a Dyson V10 and while it's a great vacuum, the battery completely died on me and needed to be replaced after a year of use. After some googling it seems to be a common occurrence. Not sure if that is the case with other Dyson's though