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.

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.

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.

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
	70% 8 reviews		71% 24 reviews	71% 8 reviews		50% 1 review
	78% 9 reviews	56% 5 reviews	93% 9 reviews	94% 10 reviews	73% 3 reviews	60% 1 review
	69% 5 reviews	78% 4 reviews	85% 2 reviews	89% 8 reviews	79% 9 reviews
	80% 2 reviews	60% 3 reviews	93% 3 reviews	97% 6 reviews	67% 6 reviews
	60% 2 reviews	44% 3 reviews	63% 5 reviews	71% 4 reviews	68% 2 reviews
	80% 2 reviews	80% 4 reviews	80% 4 reviews	84% 5 reviews
	72% 5 reviews	43% 4 reviews	75% 2 reviews	70% 3 reviews
	75% 4 reviews	78% 5 reviews	67% 3 reviews	60% 1 review
	67% 5 reviews		70% 5 reviews		60% 1 review
	82% 3 reviews	81% 1 review	83% 2 reviews	82% 1 review	81% 3 reviews
	86% 5 reviews		100% 3 reviews			100% 1 review
		78% 3 reviews	85% 2 reviews		73% 2 reviews	83% 1 review
	80% 2 reviews		100% 1 review	87% 3 reviews	100% 1 review	80% 1 review
	85% 1 review	83% 4 reviews	89% 1 review	74% 1 review
	75% 2 reviews		90% 2 reviews	60% 1 review	80% 2 reviews
	83% 1 review	92% 2 reviews	89% 3 reviews	100% 1 review
	78% 2 reviews	90% 3 reviews	80% 2 reviews
	90% 1 review	78% 4 reviews	80% 1 review
	60% 1 review		100% 1 review	85% 4 reviews
		80% 4 reviews	80% 1 review	90% 1 review
Other Expert Sites	78% 70 reviews	78% 72 reviews	82% 31 reviews	76% 47 reviews	61% 13 reviews	60% 1 review
Average	76% 130 reviews	73% 121 reviews	84% 107 reviews	81% 104 reviews	74% 42 reviews	72% 6 reviews

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
	3		3	5
	1		3	6	1
	2	5	2
	2			4	2
	1	3	2
				3	2
		4	1
	1			3
		4
	1		1	2
	1		2		1
		3
		3
	2		1
		3
		3
	2
				2
	1
			1
Other Expert Sites	9	1	1	5	2
Total	26	29	17	30	8

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

Could not free clog without damaging the hose

superior workmanship

This Vacuum is robust

NOT RELIABLE

had the handle broken when someone feel on it

I either got a dud or they are poorly built

Don't plan on using this as a heavy duty vacuum