Should You Buy a Black & Decker Vacuum Cleaner?

Black & Decker is one of the most popular vacuum cleaner brands as well as being well known for its coffee makers, blenders and mixers.

We've collated all the key information on Black & Decker vacuum cleaners in this handy guide. We've analysed over 40,000 user and expert reviews and 90+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on over 4,600 vacuum cleaners to impartially compare each vacuum cleaner brand.

Black & Decker are recognised for their good selection of moderately popular and highly recommended vacuum cleaners and start at $45 for the CHV1410L which has a maximum input power of §W, is a dry vacuum cleaner and a handheld vacuum cleaner and go up to $80 for the BDASV102 which has a maximum input power of 840W, is a dry vacuum cleaner and an upright vacuum cleaner. The average price of a new Black & Decker vacuum cleaner is $61.

Is Black & Decker the Best Vacuum Cleaner Brand?

So are Black & Decker vacuum cleaners any good? We give every vacuum cleaner a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all vacuum cleaners we are able to impartially rank all the vacuum cleaner brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Black & Decker is the 12th best vacuum cleaner brand out there.

Let's look at how Black & Decker vacuum cleaners compare to the other vacuum cleaner brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

Black & Decker have better reviews than the typical vacuum cleaner brand, with the average rating of a Black & Decker vacuum cleaner being 65%.

There's a smaller selection of Black & Decker vacuum cleaners available compared to other vacuum cleaner brands, with only 4 Black & Decker vacuum cleaners currently on the market in the US. Black & Decker vacuum cleaners also tend to be cheaper than most other vacuum cleaner brands however they are still a less popular choice with consumers.

When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Black & Decker vacuum cleaner is $23 (based on a person typically using a vacuum cleaner for 2 hours per week), which makes them less efficient than most other vacuum cleaner brands.

What Do the Black & Decker Vacuum Cleaner Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every Black & Decker vacuum cleaner to work out the average distribution of reviews for Black & Decker and then compared this to the other vacuum cleaner brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		2
4 stars		2
3 stars		1
2 stars		1
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		616
4 stars		311
3 stars		83
2 stars		46
1 star		62

Over 67% of expert reviews and 83% of user reviews for Black & Decker vacuum cleaners are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 83% and 87% respectively across all Vacuum Cleaner brands.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to Black & Decker vacuum cleaners by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other vacuum cleaner brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	Dyson	iRobot	Miele	Samsung	Neato	Black & Decker
	90% 4 reviews	68% 3 reviews	79% 11 reviews	80% 1 review		63% 3 reviews
	96% 5 reviews	80% 2 reviews	70% 4 reviews	90% 2 reviews	100% 1 review
	97% 6 reviews	60% 2 reviews	80% 1 review	80% 2 reviews	80% 2 reviews	40% 1 review
	70% 4 reviews				64% 7 reviews
	67% 2 reviews	58% 1 review	68% 2 reviews		57% 1 review
		86% 2 reviews	81% 3 reviews		86% 1 review
		78% 2 reviews	60% 1 review	40% 1 review	59% 2 reviews
	91% 3 reviews	95% 1 review	72% 1 review
				60% 4 reviews
	80% 1 review	65% 2 reviews			80% 1 review
	90% 1 review	90% 1 review		80% 1 review
				90% 3 reviews
		70% 1 review	75% 1 review	40% 1 review
		100% 2 reviews			100% 1 review
	90% 2 reviews	60% 1 review
	75% 2 reviews
	90% 1 review		70% 1 review
	90% 2 reviews
		80% 1 review	100% 1 review
		75% 1 review			80% 1 review
Other Expert Sites	82% 21 reviews	78% 31 reviews	63% 9 reviews	57% 11 reviews	84% 3 reviews	86% 2 reviews
Average	85% 54 reviews	76% 53 reviews	74% 35 reviews	68% 26 reviews	79% 20 reviews	63% 6 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Black & Decker Vacuum Cleaners Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 1 industry award for a Black & Decker vacuum cleaner. The table below compares the number of awards received by Black & Decker to other popular vacuum cleaner brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning vacuum cleaners

Number of Awards	Dyson	iRobot	Miele	Samsung	Neato	Black & Decker
	4	1	1	1	1
	1	2	3
	4				1
		1			1
	2
	2
		1	1
	1	1
	1	1
		1
		1
		1
		1
				1
	1
			1
		1
	1
				1
			1
Other Expert Sites	1		1	1		1
Total	18	12	8	4	3	1

How Reliable Are Black & Decker Vacuum Cleaners?

We checked over 40,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Black & Decker vacuum cleaners. over 30 of these reviews mention reliability of which 74% were positive. Therefore the majority of Black & Decker vacuum cleaner owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that Black & Decker vacuum cleaners are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Black & Decker vacuum cleaners that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

It's reliable

The wall mounted bracket is sturdy

Hoover is very well made

has been reliable

NOT RELIABLE

it is of a flimsy construction

especially for people who hate unraveling the heavy duty Hoover

would not recommend for heavy duty cleaning as sometimes struggled to pick up tiny objects

The only thing I didn't like was that it's not very sturdy

What is the Best Budget Choice Black & Decker Vacuum Cleaner?

Black & Decker WDB215WA

800g HEAVY

0.37L DUST CAPACITY

65dB NOISE LEVEL

8 Min RUN TIME

A

At only $58.89 and with a Kagoo Score of 79 the Black & Decker WDB215WA makes a great budget choice.

Features We Love:

Lighter than average (800g)

Quieter than average noise level (65dB)

Washable filter

Hard floor brush

Crevice tool

Multiple reviews mentioned that this vacuum has a really powerful motor and it's very easy to use, and well designed. It's a fully featured and classic 0.37L dust capacity handheld vacuum, with a phenomenally light 800g weight and an affordable price.

90 Reviews	21 Reviews
82 Features	Fully-Featured
81 Value for Money	Very Good
79 Kagoo Score	Very Good

Owners report that Black & Decker WDB215WA has good user reviews with an average user rating of 77%, based on 21 reviews.

The cheapest price that we could find for the WDB215WA in the US is $58.89 but in total we found only 1 price for it.

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