Best Shark Vacuum Cleaners

My previous Shark had phenomenal suction but the Navigator PET does not. On hard floor it leaves dirt behind and on carpet need to go over the same… Read more

spot repeatedly to remove dog hair etc. I'm not sure but maybe there is something wrong with it ? Same from new, very weak suction.

I had a cordless which I gave away , and to be honest I would never buy a cordless again . Why ? Well , after 3 years it would barely hold a… Read more

charge and the operating time came down to a measly 10 minutes and the suction , sucked.

Eventually I decided on this Shark .

It was smaller than the photos would have you believe ,when it arrived I pieced it together and took it for a spin.

The suction was fantastic and I found on some surfaces I had to open the relief valve to drop the suction power .

I tried it with the canister detached and then with the wand detached , using to reach up into the ceiling for stray cobwebs and going under low furniture and my bed .

I then without telling my wife , went over some rooms she had vacuumed a few days earlier with the older vacuum cleaner she swears by, and as you can see In the photo I ended up with a canister full of dust and grime .

I have included a photo of the old vacuum cleaner, a well known brand that has factories all over the planet , and a well respected brand at that.

Out of curiosity I compared the noise level to the old vacuum cleaner, because this Shark seemed very quiet in comparison but the decibel reading were 88db for the old model and 80db for the Shark.

I put what I was hearing down to a different pitch level in the noise a bit like comparing bass to a midrange or treble.

The Shark was used on mainly wooden floors with plenty of rugs and hall runners in the mix . I didn't bother to lower the suction when shifting from the rugs to the wooden floor , it was not necessary, it was only the small light weight mats than presented a problem with the suction being too strong for these .

You have heard of washing machines swallowing socks never to be seen again well, this vacuum cleaner did the same thing , at first I could not find it in the hosing but then spotted it in the actual barrel with all the rubbish.

A couple of gripes here .

I found I could not sustain vacuuming the ceiling for long because the sheer weight of the hose and fittings were too much for me, being old, tired and decrepid probably explains why.

The other thing is, the cannister when detached is clumsy, there is no up or down unless you are actually holding it with one hand a bit like those old fashion astronauts walking to the rocket with their aux air tank , it falls all over the place. One more thing , I found the brush sliding attachment would not stay in place on the wand until I physically bent the plastic locking mechanism.

All in All I am more than satisfied , it does the job , is not to heavy to push around and with being able to detach parts to suit my needs it proved more than just a common old vacuum cleaner .

Incidentally, I got this at a steal , as there was no stock so had to wait a few weeks, but when it was in stock the price shot up to the recommended retail price only to fall again a few days later, so just be careful when buying this item as the price is volatile and never pay full price, just shop around.

Dont waste your money. The main thing that influenced my purchase was the promise of a self cleaning brush as well as "its effective,… Read more

maintenance-free hair removal", As i have 2 cats it seemed perfect, After 2 weeks the "self cleaning brush" has clogged over 5 times". As i was recovering from a broken spine I was unable to return it for a refund so now im stuck with a useless vacum & down $220. If only I had waited & got myself a dyson. Note the latest clogged piece my vacuum spewed out

I was so hopeful that this vacuum would be as good as my old Dyson stick vac, but it is not. It is heavy and bulky, and cannot stand up on its own… Read more

without having to be folded in half (annoying if you just want to stand it for a few seconds before resuming).

I have a dog and a daughter with long hair, so was excited by the advertisement of hair not looping around the rollers. It is true, the hair doesn't loop, but it has to go somewhere and gets clogged in the tube as a huge hair snake.

This vacuum is not great if you have stairs. You can't easily use it on the stairs due to it being heavy, and as soon as the foot locks into a straight position, the suction turns off. You need to use the handheld head to do stairs, so a bit of mucking around changing attachments there.

The batteries have become extremely hard to get off the machine. My very strong husband has to use all his strength to push the release button in.

The filter gets clogged very easily. We cleaned it as per the Shark recommendations but it now has a loud high pitched noise. I took it back to Harvey Norman and was told that the motor is not getting enough air flow because I vacuum up pet hair! The whole reason I bought this model was because it is promoted as being great for pet hair. Even has 'Pet Pro' in the name.

Heavy and difficult to manoeuvre across the floor – This vacuum does a good job overall, but is very heavy to operate. My main complaint is that the vacuum head swivels and you cant lock it in position… Read more

so you need to have strong wrists and hands to keep it moving in the direction you want. I would not recommend this vacuum for middle aged people for this reason alone.

Salesperson did not mention short run time when he described the features .Considering its price lm very dissatisfied with this Shark Wandvac...The… Read more

salesman should have mentioned the run time, as l never would have purchased it...And the manual describes that you should let the battery run till empty, so as to increase the usage time...That's utterly wrong ..I will not purchase from them again... Unless l ask more questions..Yes it's more powerful but the runtime is terrible...

Best unit under $300 have had 3 Dysons they cost a mint to repair and battery life not the best The suction power of this Shark is excellent even with pet hair

Purchased this January 2025. Works well with good suction and reasonable battery life between charging. Light weight for use above shoulder height… Read more

yet appears well made. So far it represents good value for the money. Does an excellent job on hard surfaces ( kitchen floor ) and a reasonable job on carpet although care is required due to the light weight construction.

Just bought a day ago from Harvey Norman. Well built, affordable price, and loaded with essential features. I like the detachable feature for vacuuming with convenience when needed. Show details

What a piece of absolute garbage. Does nothing like it says. Only thing it’s good for is going over already clean floor. My vinyl floor is only 3… Read more

months old so should not be a problem. Don’t waste your money and they say you can only use their floor cleaner which the cost is a rip off. All I can say is BEWARE Save your money

The shark power detect stick vacuum has so many great features. The light at the head of the vacuum makes it easy to spot dust, the vacuum… Read more

practically vibrates the dust, sand or dirt on carpet making it easy to pick up. It also has three different settings, I like to keep it on the middle mode which automatically ramps up the motor when detecting more. You can also change the stick to bend and reach hard to get to places like under the bed. It’s so easy to empty, I opted out of getting the auto empty stand as I just have no where to put it. So satisfying to see how much it picks up time and time again, 100% recommend!

I purchased this after persevering with a Dyson cordless on my hard floors (useless). I absolutely love it! It actually sucks up most dirt, dog… Read more

hair, dead flies, small stones and other debris. Unlike the Dyson. It doesn't quite get right into the corners, but it's easy to pop the head off and just use the tube to get those little bits. I love how it auto increases the suction against the skirting boards. The bend/hinge in the pipe is great for getting under low furniture and you don't have to wrestle with it to do it. I do have three dogs in my house so there is a significant amount of pet hair. On occasion the bend will get blocked, but it's easy enough to clear, once straightened out again. I have only once had to stick something down the pipe to clear it. (There was a small piece of cardboard, wedged in it). The included tools are great. The canister that collects the dirt on the vacuum is small, but that's the beauty of the empty system. You just dock it and it empties in about 5 seconds. I have a 4 bedroom house with hard floors, no carpet. The battery lasts really well. I empty the dust collection canister about once a month. Overall it's been a great purchase. I have only had it for 3 months, but so far so good.

Im so upset its brought this and it gets sand in a small triangle part inside the hand vacume dust cup that isnt mean to get sand in there its meant… Read more

to be sealed and has 0 way to get it out ive tried calling shark emailing multiple times as this is a problem others have had with this vacume seems im being ignored so customer service is also bad I paid over 400 dollars for it best to avoid this vacume pic attached for reference of where the soil gets stuck with no way to get it out UPDATE 7/42026 after returning this vacume to tbe goodguys I got a new one of the same stick vacume the same thing happened again so I dealt with shark they sent me a shark power detect pro reveal said it was a genuine upgrade well what a joke the stick vacume they sent me was nearly 100 dollars less than I originally paid and its utterly useless doesnt suck up barley a broom would be better i give up im over shark and am going to lodge a formal complaint with the department of fair trading as its a clear down grade of epic failure i will take this as far as I need to shame on you SharkNinja you rip off a customer replace with utter rubbish and call it a upgrade so I will absolutely take it all the way to the top media nobody likes to be completely ripped off people reading this i advise you dont buy either of these vacumes they are fundamentally flawed and useless you will regret buying a shark stick vac

Arrive dead. Not impressed. Shark couldn't give a replacement charge for 2+ months. Show details