Should You Buy a Shark Vacuum Cleaner?

Shark is one of the most popular vacuum cleaner brands as well as being well known for its steam cleaners.
We've collated all the key information on Shark vacuum cleaners in this handy guide. We've analysed over 59,000 user and expert reviews and 240+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on over 3,500 vacuum cleaners to impartially compare each vacuum cleaner brand.
Shark are recognised for their good selection of mid-range and popular vacuum cleaners. Their vacuum cleaners start at $93 for the HV292 which has a maximum input power of 500W, is a dry vacuum cleaner and a handheld vacuum cleaner and go up to $290 for the IF201 which has a maximum input power of §W, is a dry vacuum cleaner and an upright vacuum cleaner. The average price of a new Shark vacuum cleaner is $217.
Is Shark the Best Vacuum Cleaner Brand?
So are Shark 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 Shark is the 11th best vacuum cleaner brand out there.
#1 | 95% |
95%
6,664 reviews
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#2 |
Germany
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94% |
94%
4,038 reviews
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#3 |
United Kingdom
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94% |
94%
7,592 reviews
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#4 |
Eufy
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91% |
91%
941 reviews
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#5 | 89% |
89%
2,523 reviews
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#6 | 88% |
88%
1,718 reviews
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#7 |
Germany
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86% |
86%
1,342 reviews
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#8 |
United States
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86% |
86%
1,610 reviews
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#9 | 86% |
86%
2,087 reviews
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#10 | 86% |
86%
420 reviews
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#11 | 85% |
85%
5,864 reviews
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#12 |
United States
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84% |
84%
7,190 reviews
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#13 |
Neato
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84% |
84%
2,135 reviews
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#14 |
Germany
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83% |
83%
301 reviews
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#15 |
iLife
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83% |
83%
64 reviews
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#16 |
Germany
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83% |
83%
41 reviews
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#17 |
Sealey
|
81% |
81%
40 reviews
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#18 |
United Kingdom
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81% |
81%
956 reviews
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#19 |
Netherlands
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79% |
79%
376 reviews
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#20 |
Denmark
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77% |
77%
49 reviews
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#21 |
South Korea
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76% |
76%
131 reviews
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#22 |
Koblenz
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76% |
76%
0 reviews
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#23 |
Atrix
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75% |
75%
1 review
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#24 |
Oreck
United States
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74% |
74%
1 review
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#25 |
Germany
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74% |
74%
742 reviews
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#26 | 69% |
69%
26 reviews
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#27 |
PowerSmith
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67% |
67%
1 review
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#28 |
Makita
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67% |
67%
8 reviews
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#29 |
United States
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65% |
65%
4,628 reviews
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#30 |
Xiaomi
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65% |
65%
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 |
Roidmi
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63% |
63%
2 reviews
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#34 |
LG
South Korea
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62% |
62%
43 reviews
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#35 |
Rug Doctor
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61% |
61%
0 reviews
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#36 |
Gtech
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61% |
61%
2 reviews
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#37 |
Sweden
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60% |
60%
41 reviews
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#38 |
Vacmaster
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59% |
59%
0 reviews
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#39 |
Raycop
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59% |
59%
0 reviews
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#40 |
Snow Joe
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59% |
59%
0 reviews
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#41 |
Taurus
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59% |
59%
0 reviews
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#42 |
Thorne Electric
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57% |
57%
0 reviews
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#43 |
Germany
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56% |
56%
6 reviews
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#44 |
Metropolitan Vacuum Cleaner Co
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55% |
55%
0 reviews
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#45 |
DeWALT
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55% |
55%
0 reviews
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#46 |
Solac
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55% |
55%
0 reviews
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#47 |
CleanMate
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55% |
55%
0 reviews
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#48 |
FEIN
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54% |
54%
0 reviews
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#49 |
Kirby
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54% |
54%
0 reviews
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#50 |
Viper
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53% |
53%
1 review
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#51 |
Omega
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53% |
53%
0 reviews
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#52 |
DeLonghi
Italy
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53% |
53%
0 reviews
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Let's look at how Shark vacuum cleaners compare to the other vacuum cleaner brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.
All vacuum cleaner Brands |
Shark Vacuum Cleaners |
Shark have better reviews than the typical vacuum cleaner brand, with the average rating of a Shark vacuum cleaner being 79%.
There's a smaller selection of Shark vacuum cleaners available compared to other vacuum cleaner brands, with only 7 Shark vacuum cleaners currently on the market in the US. Shark vacuum cleaners also tend to be more expensive than most other vacuum cleaner brands making them a less popular choice with consumers.
When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Shark vacuum cleaner is $22 (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
$182 |
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$0 | $50 | $100 | $150 | $200 | $250 | $300 | $350 | $400 | $450 | $1,549 |
No. Of Vacuum Cleaners |
Average Price
$217 |
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$0 | $50 | $100 | $150 | $200 | $250 | $300 | $350 | $400 | $450 | $1,699 |
What Do the Shark Vacuum Cleaner Reviews Say?
We've added up all the reviews for every Shark vacuum cleaner to work out the average distribution of reviews for Shark and then compared this to the other vacuum cleaner brands.

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

User Reviews
5 stars | 4,551 | |
4 stars | 998 | |
3 stars | 151 | |
2 stars | 62 | |
1 star | 94 |
Over 100% of expert reviews and 95% of user reviews for Shark vacuum cleaners are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 85% and 86% respectively across all Vacuum Cleaner brands.
Purchasers of Shark vacuum cleaners frequently mentioned that the product was easy to use, easy to empty and easy to move around. Their vacuum cleaners have also won a total of 4 awards.
In the table below we compare the average review score given to Shark 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 | Shark |
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70%
8 reviews
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71%
24 reviews
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71%
7 reviews
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80%
8 reviews
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56%
5 reviews
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94%
10 reviews
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94%
10 reviews
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73%
3 reviews
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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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84%
5 reviews
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59%
3 reviews
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44%
3 reviews
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63%
5 reviews
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68%
3 reviews
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68%
2 reviews
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78%
1 review
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80%
2 reviews
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93%
3 reviews
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96%
5 reviews
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67%
6 reviews
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80%
1 review
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80%
3 reviews
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80%
4 reviews
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83%
6 reviews
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70%
4 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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73%
4 reviews
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67%
3 reviews
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60%
1 review
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85%
4 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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67%
5 reviews
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70%
5 reviews
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60%
1 review
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78%
3 reviews
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85%
2 reviews
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76%
4 reviews
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89%
1 review
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80%
2 reviews
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90%
2 reviews
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87%
3 reviews
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100%
1 review
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92%
2 reviews
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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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90%
2 reviews
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76%
5 reviews
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80%
1 review
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90%
1 review
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70%
3 reviews
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90%
1 review
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65%
2 reviews
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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%
4 reviews
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100%
3 reviews
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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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78%
2 reviews
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90%
3 reviews
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80%
2 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 |
77%
68 reviews
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79%
77 reviews
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83%
32 reviews
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75%
53 reviews
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64%
11 reviews
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86%
1 review
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Average |
78%
128 reviews
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73%
125 reviews
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82%
109 reviews
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81%
105 reviews
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74%
44 reviews
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84%
8 reviews
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How Many Industry Awards Have Shark Vacuum Cleaners Received?
After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 4 industry awards for Shark vacuum cleaners. The table below compares the number of awards received by Shark 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 | iRobot | Ecovacs | Neato | Dyson | Miele | Shark |
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3
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4
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5
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2
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3
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2
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3
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1
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3
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5
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1
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2
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4
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2
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2
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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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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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4
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2
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1
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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2
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2
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2
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Other Expert Sites |
9
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2
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6
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2
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1
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Total |
27
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30
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18
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30
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8
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4
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How Reliable Are Shark Vacuum Cleaners?
We checked over 59,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Shark vacuum cleaners. over 840 of these reviews mention reliability of which 94% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Shark vacuum cleaner owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.
So, most people think that Shark vacuum cleaners are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Shark vacuum cleaners that mention reliability:
RELIABLE




NOT RELIABLE





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