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 53,000 user and expert reviews and 160+ 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 $38 for the BD10100 which has a maximum input power of §W, is a dry vacuum cleaner and a handheld vacuum cleaner and go up to $130 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 $65.

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 4th 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.

At an average purchase price of $65, Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners tend to be cheaper than most other vacuum cleaner brands. Dirt Devil also 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 14 Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners currently on the market in the US. 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		701
4 stars		353
3 stars		134
2 stars		71
1 star		165

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	Ecovacs	iRobot	Dyson	Samsung	Miele	Dirt Devil
	78% 4 reviews	69% 5 reviews	89% 7 reviews	75% 2 reviews	80% 10 reviews
	55% 4 reviews	80% 8 reviews	93% 8 reviews	80% 4 reviews	73% 3 reviews	60% 1 review
		72% 9 reviews	71% 7 reviews	59% 8 reviews		50% 1 review
	60% 3 reviews	80% 2 reviews	97% 6 reviews	100% 1 review	67% 6 reviews
	82% 3 reviews	67% 5 reviews		53% 3 reviews	60% 1 review
	44% 3 reviews	63% 3 reviews	68% 3 reviews		68% 2 reviews
	70% 3 reviews	80% 1 review	83% 6 reviews
	40% 3 reviews	70% 4 reviews	70% 3 reviews
	81% 1 review	82% 3 reviews	82% 1 review		81% 3 reviews
	70% 3 reviews	90% 1 review	90% 1 review	90% 1 review	65% 2 reviews
	70% 3 reviews	75% 4 reviews		70% 1 review
	84% 3 reviews	90% 1 review	85% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
		75% 2 reviews	60% 1 review	75% 2 reviews	80% 2 reviews
	78% 3 reviews	95% 1 review			73% 2 reviews	83% 1 review
	82% 3 reviews	85% 1 review	74% 1 review	91% 1 review	100% 1 review
	80% 3 reviews	80% 1 review		60% 2 reviews	75% 1 review
	96% 4 reviews	83% 1 review	100% 1 review
	100% 3 reviews		100% 2 reviews
	80% 4 reviews		90% 1 review
		83% 4 reviews				100% 1 review
Other Expert Sites	79% 82 reviews	78% 71 reviews	78% 43 reviews	63% 28 reviews	64% 10 reviews	70% 2 reviews
Average	74% 135 reviews	79% 127 reviews	83% 93 reviews	75% 54 reviews	74% 43 reviews	73% 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	Ecovacs	iRobot	Dyson	Samsung	Miele	Dirt Devil
		1	6	1	1
		2	3		3
		3	4
	3	2		1
	3			1	1
	3	2
			2		2
	3
	3
	3
		1		1	1
	3
			3
	3
			1	2
	3
		2
		1	1
			2
		2
Other Expert Sites		10	5	6	2
Total	27	26	27	12	10

How Reliable Are Dirt Devil Vacuum Cleaners?

We checked over 53,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners. over 50 of these reviews mention reliability of which 75% were positive. Therefore the vast 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

The built in nozzle gets stuck all the time

Crevice tool being built in works well for most jobs

very well built

NOT RELIABLE

I then contacted Walmart who sent a new one out even before they had the broken one

So the only issue with this is that it is not for heavy duty hoovering

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

What is the Best Budget Choice Dirt Devil Vacuum Cleaner?

Dirt Devil SD12522

1.5kg HEAVY

0.5L DUST CAPACITY

At only $59.90 and with a Kagoo Score of 77 the Dirt Devil SD12522 makes a great budget choice.

Features We Love:

Washable filter

Crevice tool

Telescopic tube

A cheap and fully featured 0.5L dust capacity, 1.5kg heavy vacuum.

82 Features	Fully-Featured
81 Value for Money	Very Good
77 Kagoo Score	Very Good

Multiple reviews mentioned that Dirt Devil SD12522 has brilliant user reviews with an average user rating of 100%.

The cheapest price that we could find for the SD12522 in the US is $59.90 but in total we found only 1 price for it.

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