Carpet cleaners that remove stains

Bissell Little Green Mini Carpet Cleaner has the best record: 26 of 27 shoppers said it got stains out of carpet or upholstery. Bissell ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Plus, the full-size upright here, is right behind at 20 of 21. This is a short list of 4 machines, three of them from Bissell, and Hoover CleanSlate Spot Cleaner has the weakest record here at 15 of 21.

  • 155 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Nov 2022 to Oct 2026

Updated . How we count

Did the stains come out? What shoppers said
  1. Bissell Little Green Mini Carpet Cleaner 27 said either way
  2. Bissell ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Plus 21 said either way
  3. Bissell Little Green Max Pet Carpet Cleaner 31 said either way
  4. Hoover CleanSlate Spot Cleaner 21 said either way

Share of shoppers who stated an outcome for stains. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Bissell Little Green Mini Carpet Cleaner Best record Bissell Little Green Mini Carpet Cleaner 26 of 27 say it got stains out See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Pet messes come up a lot: 32% of reviews for Bissell Little Green Max Pet Carpet Cleaner, 29% for Bissell ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Plus and 25% for Bissell Little Green Mini Carpet Cleaner mention cleaning up after pets. Breakdowns are the complaint to watch, at 22% of Hoover CleanSlate Spot Cleaner reviews.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points shoppers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1 Bissell Little Green Mini Carpet Cleaner

Bissell

Little Green Mini Carpet Cleaner

Best for easy spot cleaning

26/27 say it got stains out

60% of reviews say it got stains out and 28% call it easy to use. Bissell's own site agrees at 8 of 8, which we show but don't count. A few mention leaks, at 8%.

What shoppers praise

  • Easy to use 28%
  • Handles pet messes 25%
  • Strong suction 5%
  • Portable 5%

What shoppers complain about

  • Leaks 8%
  • Weak suction 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 26 of 27
  • Brand site 8 of 8 shown, not counted
2 Bissell ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Plus

Bissell

ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Plus

20/21 say it got stains out

A full-size machine with a strong record, and 21% call it good value. Bissell's own site shows 6 of 6, which we show but don't count. The complaint to know: 13% say it stopped working.

What shoppers praise

  • Handles pet messes 29%
  • Easy to use 24%
  • Good value 21%
  • Portable 8%
  • Strong suction 5%

What shoppers complain about

  • Stopped working 13%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 20 of 21
  • Brand site 6 of 6 shown, not counted
3 Bissell Little Green Max Pet Carpet Cleaner

Bissell

Little Green Max Pet Carpet Cleaner

Best for pet messes

26/31 say it got stains out

More shoppers weighed in on this one than on the other machines (31), and 32% of reviews mention pet messes. 11% say stains stayed and 11% say it stopped working.

What shoppers praise

  • Handles pet messes 32%
  • Easy to use 19%
  • Strong suction 11%
  • Good value 11%
  • Portable 5%

What shoppers complain about

  • Stopped working 11%
  • Weak suction 5%
  • Leaks 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 26 of 31
  • Brand site 8 of 8 shown, not counted
4

Hoover

CleanSlate Spot Cleaner

15/21 say it got stains out

15 of 21 said it got stains out, but this spot cleaner draws more complaints than the others: 22% say it stopped working and 20% say stains stayed.

What shoppers praise

  • Easy to use 15%
  • Handles pet messes 13%
  • Portable 10%
  • Strong suction 8%
  • Good value 5%

What shoppers complain about

  • Stopped working 23%
  • Leaks 5%
  • Weak suction 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 15 of 21
  • Brand site 5 of 5 shown, not counted

Where these numbers come from

The 4 products ranked here carry 6,882 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about stains, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Nov 2022 and Oct 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (0 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

We count what shoppers report. Nothing here is safety advice: use heaters, fans and other appliances as the maker's manual says.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most shoppers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Bissell Little Green Mini Carpet Cleaner Target (40 reviews counted)
  2. Bissell ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Plus Target (38 reviews counted)
  3. Bissell Little Green Max Pet Carpet Cleaner Target (37 reviews counted)
  4. Hoover CleanSlate Spot Cleaner Target (40 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which carpet cleaner gets stains out?

Bissell Little Green Mini Carpet Cleaner has the best record (26 of 27), with Bissell ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Plus close behind (20 of 21). This page compares just 4 machines, so it is a short list.

Should I test a carpet cleaner on a hidden spot first?

Yes. Test the machine and its cleaning formula on a hidden spot first, like inside a closet or under a cushion, and let it dry before you check for fading or color change. Use the formula the maker recommends and don't mix it with other cleaners.

Do portable carpet cleaners work on pet messes?

Shoppers often use them that way: 32% of reviews for Bissell Little Green Max Pet Carpet Cleaner and 25% for Bissell Little Green Mini Carpet Cleaner mention cleaning up after pets.

Do these carpet cleaners break down?

Some do. 22% of reviews for Hoover CleanSlate Spot Cleaner say it stopped working, compared with 13% for Bissell ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Plus and 11% for Bissell Little Green Max Pet Carpet Cleaner.

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