Vacuum with strong suction

Shark Rocket Corded Stick Vacuum has the best record for suction: 29 of 37 shoppers said this corded stick picked up dirt well. Two cordless picks come next, the Dyson V9 Motorbar Cordless Vacuum stick at 19 of 26 and the Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Hand Vacuum at 22 of 31. People often post when suction lets them down, so every model here draws some complaints.

  • 308 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Jun 2023 to Oct 2026

Updated . How we count

Did it pick up the dirt? What shoppers said
  1. Shark Rocket Corded Stick Vacuum 37 said either way
  2. Dyson V9 Motorbar Cordless Vacuum 26 said either way
  3. Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Hand Vacuum 31 said either way
  4. Shark Navigator Lift-Away NV360 27 said either way
  5. Bissell Featherweight Stick Vacuum 37 said either way
  6. Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro Handheld Vacuum 34 said either way
  7. Dirt Devil Endura Express Upright Vacuum 36 said either way

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

Shark Rocket Corded Stick Vacuum Best record Shark Rocket Corded Stick Vacuum 29 of 37 say it picks up dirt well See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

On the two cordless handhelds, battery complaints outnumber weak-suction complaints: 38% of Pet Hair Eraser reviews and 35% of UltraCyclone reviews say the battery runs out fast.

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 Shark Rocket Corded Stick Vacuum

Shark

Rocket Corded Stick Vacuum

29/37 say it picks up dirt well

Suction is the headline for this corded stick, praised in 65% of reviews. Complaints are smaller, with 18% calling it weak and 15% finding it heavy.

What shoppers praise

  • Lightweight 23%
  • Picks up pet hair 13%
  • Good value 13%
  • Easy to empty 8%

What shoppers complain about

  • Heavy 15%
  • Stopped working 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 29 of 37
  • Brand site 7 of 8 shown, not counted
2 Dyson V9 Motorbar Cordless Vacuum

Dyson

V9 Motorbar Cordless Vacuum

Best for suction without a cord

19/26 say it picks up dirt well

Shoppers praise this cordless stick for both suction (52%) and light weight (52%). The gripes are clogs (14%) and price (14%).

What shoppers praise

  • Lightweight 52%
  • Long battery life 17%
  • Easy to empty 7%

What shoppers complain about

  • Clogs 14%
  • Too expensive 14%
  • Battery runs out fast 10%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 19 of 26
  • Brand site 4 of 6 shown, not counted
3 Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Hand Vacuum

Bissell

Pet Hair Eraser Hand Vacuum

22/31 say it picks up dirt well

22 of 31 said this cordless handheld had strong suction, and 15% say it handles pet hair. The battery is the big complaint, with 38% saying it runs out fast.

What shoppers praise

  • Picks up pet hair 15%
  • Long battery life 13%

What shoppers complain about

  • Battery runs out fast 38%
  • Too expensive 18%
  • Stopped working 18%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 22 of 31
  • Brand site 7 of 8 shown, not counted
4 Shark Navigator Lift-Away NV360

Shark

Navigator Lift-Away NV360

18/27 say it picks up dirt well

This full-size upright earns steady praise for suction (42%), and 18 of 27 said it picked up dirt well. The trade-offs are weight, with 15% calling it heavy, and durability, with 15% saying it stopped working.

What shoppers praise

  • Picks up pet hair 8%
  • Good value 5%

What shoppers complain about

  • Heavy 15%
  • Stopped working 15%
  • Leaves pet hair 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 18 of 27
  • Brand site 5 of 6 shown, not counted
5

Bissell

Featherweight Stick Vacuum

22/37 say it picks up dirt well

Shoppers like how light this corded stick is (28%), but suction splits them: 22 of 37 said it picked up dirt well and 25% call it weak.

What shoppers praise

  • Lightweight 28%
  • Good value 15%
  • Picks up pet hair 5%

What shoppers complain about

  • Leaves pet hair 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 22 of 37
  • Brand site 10 of 10 shown, not counted

Share of 40 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

6

Shark

UltraCyclone Pet Pro Handheld Vacuum

17/34 say it picks up dirt well

Shoppers are split on this cordless handheld, with 17 of 34 calling the suction strong. 35% say the battery runs out fast and 12% say it left pet hair behind.

What shoppers praise

  • Lightweight 18%
  • Long battery life 15%
  • Picks up pet hair 5%

What shoppers complain about

  • Battery runs out fast 35%
  • Stopped working 13%
  • Leaves pet hair 13%
  • Too expensive 8%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 17 of 34
  • Brand site 6 of 9 shown, not counted

Share of 40 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

7

Dirt Devil

Endura Express Upright Vacuum

17/36 say it picks up dirt well

This compact upright has the weakest record here at 17 of 36, and 30% of reviews call the suction weak. Durability is another worry, with 18% saying it stopped working.

What shoppers praise

  • Good value 13%
  • Lightweight 13%

What shoppers complain about

  • Stopped working 18%
  • Too expensive 8%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 17 of 36
  • Brand site 3 of 5 shown, not counted

Share of 40 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

Where these numbers come from

The 7 products ranked here carry 12,152 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about suction, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Jun 2023 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 (1 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.

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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. Shark Rocket Corded Stick Vacuum Target (40 reviews counted)
  2. Dyson V9 Motorbar Cordless Vacuum Target (29 reviews counted)
  3. Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Hand Vacuum Target (39 reviews counted)
  4. Shark Navigator Lift-Away NV360 Target (40 reviews counted)
  5. Bissell Featherweight Stick Vacuum Target (40 reviews counted)
  6. Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro Handheld Vacuum Target (40 reviews counted)
  7. Dirt Devil Endura Express Upright Vacuum Target (40 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which vacuum has strong suction?

Shark Rocket Corded Stick Vacuum has the best record (29 of 37), followed by Dyson V9 Motorbar Cordless Vacuum (19 of 26) and Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Hand Vacuum (22 of 31). Every model here gets some weak-suction complaints.

Is a cordless vacuum as strong as a corded one?

It can be. Dyson V9 Motorbar Cordless Vacuum (19 of 26) came close to Shark Rocket Corded Stick Vacuum (29 of 37), which plugs in. With a cordless model, also check what shoppers say about the battery.

Does the Bissell Featherweight have good suction?

Shoppers are mixed: 22 of 37 said it picked up dirt well, and 25% of reviews call the suction weak. It gets more praise for being light (28%).

Are upright vacuums stronger than stick vacuums?

Not as a rule. The full-size Shark Navigator Lift-Away NV360 (18 of 27) trails Shark Rocket Corded Stick Vacuum (29 of 37) but beats Bissell Featherweight Stick Vacuum (22 of 37). The compact Dirt Devil Endura Express Upright Vacuum has the weakest record here at 17 of 36.

Related problems

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