Customer Ratings & Reviews

Our 3rd Dyson. First, the good. The suction on this vacuum is awesome! It has real power. We like the handling of the Dyson ball type vacuums. The longer cord is awesome. Overall we are big fans of Dyson. And the not so good. While mechanically, this is an incredible machine, the attachments and parts are much cheaper than previous Dysons. The wand, attachments and hose are much cheaper made, the hose, incredibly stiff. But they all work well. The incredible suction is a challenge for small area rugs.

My old Dyson lasted 12 years, so I decided to go back with bthe same brand. I love the settings that makes it equally useful on carpet or hardwood. It does a great job, and the Best Buy employee who helped me was great!

I bought this vacuum to replace a 23 year old Oreck. I wanted a vacuum with a hose that could handle the dirt and hair of my family and our 2 dogs and 3 cats. OMG does it ever! My 2 main complaints are that it is very heavy and the hose is very stiff and not curved at all. The limited attachments are fine but I'd love something that makes it longer with a curve to make it easier to use. I am happy with my purchase, the suction is awesome.

This vacuum is an end all be all. I bought the original Dyson Animal for my S/O earlier this year and thought it couldn’t get any better than that. I was wrong. The Animal 3 came out just a bit ago and I decided to get it for myself because I was so blown away by the first Animal Ball. The Animal 3 has so much suction it tried to pull the carpet off my stairs, (a good problem.) The brush roll works as advertised, I have not gotten a single piece of hair stuck in the brush roll so far. Not a single one. On top of that, it agitates the carpet insanely well, it BEATS the carpet to get all the dust and dirt out of it to the point that the carpet gets almost hit to the touch and the insane suction sucks it all up. I have two cats so I vacuum every day and it always amazes me what this vacuum pulls out of the carpet every single day. I had an older Shark vacuum that did a decent job, but absolutely nothing like this Dyson. On the first use my carpet was very noticeably softer. This Animal 3 has a more narrow motor head than the previous animals which concentrates the suction to a smaller area, essentially making it more effective. There is also a setting for low, medium, or high pile carpet which allows me to easily vacuum any rug in the house without the Dyson trying to eat the rug. I am an absolute fanatic about clean floors and this satisfies me in every way. A clean home is a happy home.

It is pretty powerful. We are happy with our choice. Only thing you may want to be careful is its weight. It is a little heavy.

Cleans thoroughly. Is heavier than a stick vacuum. Empties easier than other vacuums. Using the wand is awkward.

Nothing irritates me lore than having to keep sweeping the same spot more than once: twice Tops. The Dyson has not let me down. I’m done vacuuming after my large HAIRY dog in no time. Five stars.

I like this vaccume because it can literally suck anything off. Makes me feel satisfied and helps me blow off so steam

To start off, this vacuum sucks.......in a great way. There is absolutely amazing suction coming from this vacuum. When you switch it down to the maximum, it'll suck itself down the floor and make it a chore to push, if you wish, because the vacuum works that great. The de-tangling roll works fantastic too. There have been no issues with hair getting stuck on the roll. I have two Husky dogs and not only does fur not get stuck on the roll, but this vacuum gets it all. It's great and I can see why they call it an animal. It is an animal. Ok, now a few flaws.....at least for me. This vacuum is really plasticky. I know that's just normal manufacturing these days, but it is almost all plastic. To stand the vacuum up, you have to push the handle forward, the little rear wheels come down, and it clicks in place. Not huge on this as I've had the vacuum not click in place and come falling back down at me. You have to really click it in place, and again, because it's all plastic, I feel like I am going to break something. I also am not super huge into the wand setup. It's both easy to use, yet a bit cumbersome with how you have to click things out of place and the end is a solid piece. All in all though, this vacuum does what it's intended to do. It vacuums, and, it does it very well. I also really like the fact it has a 5 year warranty. If you have animals, or desire great suction, this is the vacuum for you. It will perform!

Heavy duty machine for all floor types. Picks up dog hair like tornado!

Picks up all dog hair suction is amazing! Not as loud as other vacuums I have 2 GSDs and it doesn’t even struggle picking up the hair I have hard wood floors and it’s the best vacuum !! Brush off or on feature is amazing

This model is much less prone to tipping over when using the hose as a dusting attachment, which is welcome. Unfortunately, the area where the wand retracts into the hose still flexes. Because there is a weak seal between the base of the vacuum and the canister this still gets "harp seal" noises when you push the vacuum across the carpet because that seal is breaking. These vacuums also really need braided cables because the plastic is super sticky and often difficult to deal with. The redesigned beater housing has removed the wings from the earlier model so there are a couple less hang points for the cable, but there are still many including the back wheels and cable wrap. The beater housing is also taller than the v2 so some areas you might have been able to get into might be off limits. One other improvement that would be nice is a volume reduction. I also have a miele c1 and that vacuum is significantly quieter than this. Cleaning wise it works well, but it's mostly iterative over the ball animal 2 with some annoyances left.

figured id upgrade after having my battery powered dyson crap out. very happy i did. this beast is way more affective with my two large dogs i have running around. also family of 6 tracking in alot of crud. easy to use and assemble. this model HATES uneven floors though. keep that in mind before buying.

These vacuums just work. Cleverly designed and user friendly. It's easy to grab and go. Cord is long but easy to manage. Steering one is a dream, plus they're very reliable. We wanted a new one so I took our old one to use in the shop and it's still going strong. I think it's about 7 years old. I wouldn't hesitate to buy again.

I have other Dyson models and they are great! But this one is even better and it’s like they fixed the little flaws that the other ones had. The suction is amazing and I like that you can manually change the high for the carpet and hard floors. I’ve used it about 12 times already and still no hair wrapped around the brush head. Definitely give it a chance.

I seriously love my Dyson Ball. It glides around so smoothly and picks up dust like nothing. It just makes cleaning feel easier and way less annoying. The one con is that it gets kinda squeaky after some use. Other than that it’s better than the wireless ones.

Dyson works like a charm! Have had several and love the cleaning power (especially for cleaning up my Yellow Lab's hair) and ease of use. Best Buy had my item ready for pickup in thirty minutes!

Love this Dyson vacuum! Lots of power and super-easy to clean, which I appreciate. The ball format occasionally is a bit clunky to maneuver but love how easy it is to use the extender to vacuum hard-to-reach places. My only wish is a written instruction manual. The included "manual" is way too minimalist; good online info is there but I prefer a booklet to refer to. Took too much time to figure out assembly and how to use. Having a more detailed user manual would be better.

Loving the animal 3. I had the animal 2 (I think, it was 7 years old), and I feel like Dyson has fixed some issues from the last version. My old one, getting the wand back in was ALWAYS a battle...to the point that sometimes I had to put myself in timeout before attempting to get it back in. Not with this one. Goes back in every time without a problem! Also, now there are levels for hardwood vs rug. I will tell you, the hardwood setting is LOW but perfect for that. You just better make sure you raise it up to move to area rugs. Lots of suction! Also, I don't know if I didn't put it on the animal 2, but the animal 3 now has a spot to hold your attachments. Really happy with this purchase!

Made this purchase after the shark stick vacuum I had stopped working. Wanted to go with an Upright Vacuum and researched one with strong suction power; as that was lacking on my previous vacuum. To my amazement this vacuum is not only powerful but it maneuvers just as swift as my stick with a little weight to it and picks up trap dirt in my high pile carpet efficiently. Love this purchase! Worth it!