Should You Buy a Dirt Devil Vacuum Cleaner?

Dirt Devil is one of the most popular vacuum cleaner brands as well as being well known for its steam cleaners. The company behind Dirt Devil also manufacturers Hoover Vacuum Cleaners.
If you are thinking about buying a Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner then our handy guide provides you with all the key info at a glance. Our objective, impartial comparison of vacuum cleaner brands is compiled by analysing over 59,000 user and expert reviews and 240+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on over 3,500 vacuum cleaners.
Dirt Devil are recognised for their wide selection of moderately popular and good quality vacuum cleaners and start at $42 for the SimpliStik which has a maximum input power of §W, is a dry vacuum cleaner and an upright vacuum cleaner and go up to $87 for the BD22052 which has a maximum input power of §W, is a dry vacuum cleaner and a handheld vacuum cleaner. The average price of a new Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner is $58.
Is Dirt Devil the Best Vacuum Cleaner Brand?
So are Dirt Devil 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 Dirt Devil is the 9th best vacuum cleaner brand out there.
#1 |
United Kingdom
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95% |
95%
8,181 reviews
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#2 | 94% |
94%
6,687 reviews
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#3 |
Germany
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94% |
94%
3,814 reviews
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#4 | 89% |
89%
2,300 reviews
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#5 | 89% |
89%
1,700 reviews
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#6 |
Eufy
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89% |
89%
940 reviews
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#7 | 87% |
87%
5,853 reviews
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#8 |
Germany
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87% |
87%
1,329 reviews
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#9 |
United States
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86% |
86%
1,610 reviews
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#10 |
United States
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86% |
86%
7,159 reviews
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#11 | 84% |
84%
2,097 reviews
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#12 | 83% |
83%
418 reviews
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#13 |
iLife
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82% |
82%
64 reviews
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#14 |
Germany
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82% |
82%
41 reviews
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#15 |
Neato
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82% |
82%
2,133 reviews
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#16 |
Germany
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81% |
81%
301 reviews
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#17 |
United Kingdom
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80% |
80%
916 reviews
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#18 |
Netherlands
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80% |
80%
335 reviews
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#19 |
Germany
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77% |
77%
742 reviews
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#20 |
Denmark
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77% |
77%
47 reviews
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#21 |
Sealey
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76% |
76%
40 reviews
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#22 |
Koblenz
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76% |
76%
0 reviews
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#23 |
South Korea
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76% |
76%
131 reviews
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#24 |
Oreck
United States
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74% |
74%
1 review
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#25 |
Atrix
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71% |
71%
1 review
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#26 |
United States
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70% |
70%
4,624 reviews
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#27 | 70% |
70%
26 reviews
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#28 |
LG
South Korea
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67% |
67%
43 reviews
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#29 |
Makita
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66% |
66%
8 reviews
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#30 |
Xiaomi
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64% |
64%
32 reviews
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#31 |
Beko
Turkey
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64% |
64%
127 reviews
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#32 |
Moneual
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63% |
63%
6 reviews
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#33 |
PowerSmith
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63% |
63%
0 reviews
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#34 |
Roidmi
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63% |
63%
2 reviews
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#35 | 62% |
62%
10 reviews
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#36 |
Raycop
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61% |
61%
0 reviews
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#37 |
Rug Doctor
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61% |
61%
0 reviews
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#38 |
Sweden
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60% |
60%
41 reviews
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#39 |
Vacmaster
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59% |
59%
0 reviews
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#40 |
Gtech
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59% |
59%
2 reviews
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#41 |
Taurus
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58% |
58%
0 reviews
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#42 |
Thorne Electric
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57% |
57%
0 reviews
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#43 |
Winkel
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57% |
57%
0 reviews
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#44 |
Snow Joe
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57% |
57%
0 reviews
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#45 |
DeWALT
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56% |
56%
0 reviews
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#46 |
Germany
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55% |
55%
6 reviews
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#47 |
Metropolitan Vacuum Cleaner Co
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55% |
55%
0 reviews
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#48 |
CleanMate
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54% |
54%
0 reviews
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#49 |
Solac
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54% |
54%
0 reviews
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#50 |
FEIN
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54% |
54%
0 reviews
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#51 |
Pifco
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53% |
53%
0 reviews
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#52 |
Kirby
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53% |
53%
0 reviews
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#53 |
Viper
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53% |
53%
1 review
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#54 |
DeLonghi
Italy
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53% |
53%
0 reviews
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#55 |
Omega
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53% |
53%
0 reviews
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Let's look at how Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners compare to the other vacuum cleaner brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.
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Dirt Devil have better reviews than the typical vacuum cleaner brand, with the average rating of a Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner being 72%.
There's a smaller selection of Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners available compared to other vacuum cleaner brands, with only 13 Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners currently on the market in the US. Dirt Devil 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 Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner is $40 (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.
No. Of Vacuum Cleaners |
Average Price
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$0 | $50 | $100 | $150 | $200 | $250 | $300 | $350 | $400 | $450 | $1,549 |
No. Of Vacuum Cleaners |
Average Price
$58 |
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$0 | $50 | $100 | $150 | $200 | $250 | $300 | $350 | $400 | $450 | $1,699 |
What Do the Dirt Devil Vacuum Cleaner Reviews Say?
We've added up all the reviews for every Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner to work out the average distribution of reviews for Dirt Devil and then compared this to the other vacuum cleaner brands.

Expert Reviews
5 stars | 2 | |
4 stars | 2 | |
3 stars | 3 | |
2 stars | 0 | |
1 star | 0 |

User Reviews
5 stars | 798 | |
4 stars | 386 | |
3 stars | 149 | |
2 stars | 78 | |
1 star | 187 |
Over 57% of expert reviews and 74% of user reviews for Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 84% and 86% respectively across all Vacuum Cleaner brands.
Purchasers of Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners frequently mentioned that the product was easy to use.
In the table below we compare the average review score given to Dirt Devil 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 | iRobot | Ecovacs | Neato | Dyson | Miele | Dirt Devil |
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70%
8 reviews
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71%
24 reviews
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71%
8 reviews
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50%
1 review
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78%
9 reviews
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56%
5 reviews
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93%
9 reviews
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94%
10 reviews
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73%
3 reviews
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60%
1 review
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69%
5 reviews
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78%
4 reviews
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85%
2 reviews
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89%
8 reviews
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79%
9 reviews
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80%
2 reviews
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60%
3 reviews
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93%
3 reviews
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97%
6 reviews
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67%
6 reviews
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60%
2 reviews
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44%
3 reviews
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63%
5 reviews
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71%
4 reviews
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68%
2 reviews
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80%
2 reviews
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80%
4 reviews
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80%
4 reviews
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84%
5 reviews
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72%
5 reviews
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43%
4 reviews
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75%
2 reviews
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70%
3 reviews
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75%
4 reviews
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78%
5 reviews
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67%
3 reviews
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60%
1 review
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67%
5 reviews
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70%
5 reviews
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60%
1 review
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82%
3 reviews
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81%
1 review
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83%
2 reviews
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82%
1 review
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81%
3 reviews
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86%
5 reviews
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100%
3 reviews
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100%
1 review
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78%
3 reviews
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85%
2 reviews
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73%
2 reviews
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83%
1 review
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80%
2 reviews
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100%
1 review
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87%
3 reviews
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100%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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85%
1 review
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83%
4 reviews
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89%
1 review
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74%
1 review
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75%
2 reviews
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90%
2 reviews
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60%
1 review
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80%
2 reviews
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83%
1 review
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92%
2 reviews
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89%
3 reviews
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100%
1 review
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78%
2 reviews
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90%
3 reviews
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80%
2 reviews
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90%
1 review
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78%
4 reviews
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80%
1 review
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60%
1 review
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100%
1 review
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85%
4 reviews
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80%
4 reviews
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80%
1 review
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90%
1 review
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Other Expert Sites |
78%
70 reviews
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78%
72 reviews
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82%
31 reviews
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76%
47 reviews
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61%
13 reviews
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60%
1 review
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Average |
76%
130 reviews
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73%
121 reviews
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84%
107 reviews
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81%
104 reviews
|
74%
42 reviews
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72%
6 reviews
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How Many Industry Awards Have Dirt Devil Vacuum Cleaners Received?
After checking thousands of expert review websites we couldn't find any industry awards for Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners. The table below shows the number of awards received by the most 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 | iRobot | Ecovacs | Neato | Dyson | Miele | Dirt Devil |
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3
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3
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5
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1
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3
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6
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1
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2
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5
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2
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2
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4
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2
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1
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3
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2
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3
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2
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4
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1
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1
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3
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4
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1
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1
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2
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1
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2
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1
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3
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3
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2
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1
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3
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3
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2
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2
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1
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1
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Other Expert Sites |
9
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1
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1
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5
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2
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Total |
26
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29
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17
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30
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8
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How Reliable Are Dirt Devil Vacuum Cleaners?
We checked over 59,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners. over 60 of these reviews mention reliability of which 70% were positive. Therefore the majority of Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.
So, most people think that Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners that mention reliability:
RELIABLE



NOT RELIABLE



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