Dyson vacuum
The most recommended of 3 vacuum cleaners
People praise Dyson's quick, convenient cleanups and wide range of tools. The common caveat is build quality: critics call them flimsy and say they fail after about a year.
People praise Dyson's quick, convenient cleanups and wide range of tools. The common caveat is build quality: critics call them flimsy and say they fail after about a year.
47 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 23
- criticize it
- 24
- approval share
- 49%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 23 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 0.9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Quick, convenient cleanups
“It makes things SO much easier hassle free that I think other people who use the wired ones are strange.”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Washing machines took decades to catch on” “a 10 minute job with a broom vac (Dyson) dealt with 80% of the headache”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges” “much more pleasant to use and saving much a lot of time and hassle”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Washing machines took decades to catch on” - Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush”
Cleans well with many tools
“They are great; they clean very well, the variety of tools is great”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush” “make me clean more thoroughly”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “Curl removes bug bounties because of AI slop” Handles crumbs and lint
“It has a good filter on it and the container should hold months of lint.”
Comment from 14 Jan 2026 in “Why some clothes shrink in the wash – and how to 'unshrink' them – Swinburne” “I haven't had any issue with picking up crumbs”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “Curl removes bug bounties because of AI slop” Improved over previous generations
“the product seemed better than the last generation”
Comment from 5 Jan 2026 in “Revisiting the original Roomba and its simple architecture” “Dyson has transformed them entirely”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “I love LLMs, I hate hype”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Flimsy build, weak parts
“The trigger has a deliberate defect where it has the least possible amount of material right at the weakest most leveraged part.”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush” “Their quality has fallen in recent years, and other companies have caught up with them in other regards such as vacuum cleaners.”
Comment from 3 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush” “is there really nothing out there that isn't so flimsy and plasticky and still portable?”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush” - Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush”
Trails rivals on suction power
“their vacuums are shit and do not suck as well as even a cheap shark”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet: The only toothbrush with a camera and a jet” “Miele vacuums are better performers than Dyson, and cheaper too.”
Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “Dyson settles forced labour suit in landmark UK case” “they're lower powered than my Made-in-Germany Bosch”
Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “Dyson settles forced labour suit in landmark UK case” Breaks down after about a year
“After a year and a bit, maybe less, it started misbehaving.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush” “if you want something that lasts, get a Henry, not a Dyson”
Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “Dyson settles forced labour suit in landmark UK case”
Other vacuum cleaners people recommend
The two most recommended other vacuum cleaners, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyson vacuumThis page | 23 | 24 | 49% | 8 | — | — |
| Miele vacuum cleaner | 16 | 2 | 89% | 7 | 15 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| Henry vacuum | 8 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
40 of the 50 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It makes things SO much easier hassle free that I think other people who use the wired ones are strange.”
“much more pleasant to use and saving much a lot of time and hassle”
“Their quality has fallen in recent years, and other companies have caught up with them in other regards such as vacuum cleaners.”
“it is the loudest household item I've ever heard”
“their vacuums are shit and do not suck as well as even a cheap shark”
“They are great; they clean very well, the variety of tools is great”
“even if stick vacs made cleaning the floor easy, I still sucked at consistency”
“Dysons are the best. Very expensive, but just buy the older models or refurbished.”
“The trigger has a deliberate defect where it has the least possible amount of material right at the weakest most leveraged part.”
“it felt like cheap garbage, to the point that I returned it”
“I learned not to jump on the Dyson bandwagon with their vacuum cleaners.”
“There was no way to access clogs in the main internal bend.”
“it's still going 20 years later...unlike the Dyson”
“so so so convenient for a quick 15-20s cleanup”
“it filled up almost instantly with stuff my personal vacuum left in the carpet”
“Going on 13 years now I think.”
“is there really nothing out there that isn't so flimsy and plasticky and still portable?”
“After a year and a bit, maybe less, it started misbehaving.”
“there's a reason professionals never use Dysons”
“It's lightweight and gets the job done well enough.”
“Dyson vacuums are the only items I've had to hand back without being able to open up fully to find the problem.”
“It works good, but I probably wouldn't buy a new one”
“anti-ergonomic and plastic crap that breaks easily”
“they all seem to love them”
“Dyson has transformed them entirely”
“between using one of those and witnessing my kid's coanda effect hair drier, that's the team that can solve an air movement problems”
“does good work, it's also very loud compared to my financially secure friend's Miele”
“they're lower powered than my Made-in-Germany Bosch”
“I think they're aggressively cost-engineered”
“if you want something that lasts, get a Henry, not a Dyson”
“Miele vacuums are better performers than Dyson, and cheaper too.”
“unlike Dyson they are almost indestructible”
“I haven't had any issue with picking up crumbs”
“make me clean more thoroughly”
“It has a good filter on it and the container should hold months of lint.”
“the product seemed better than the last generation”
“The charging dock works great for not forgetting to replace it.”
“My wife bought the Dyson garbage anyway”
“a 10 minute job with a broom vac (Dyson) dealt with 80% of the headache”
“Dyson has legal liability if they catch fire and a name brand to uphold if they don't meet advertised runtimes.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.