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Overall sentiment towards Dyson is mixed, with a distinct divide between positive product experiences and frustrating customer service interactions. While many consumers appreciate the design and performance of appliances like the vacuums and hair styling tools, a subset of reviews highlights ongoing challenges with delivery delays and after-sales support. Key takeaways indicate that while physical service centres often provide prompt assistance, remote support and online ordering processes can be difficult to navigate when issues arise.
Direct from Dyson Australia I bought the latest stick vacuum 16. It cost $1100. I’ve had Dyson vacuums for over 10 years, and I trusted the brand. Not anymore. Within a month it didn’t work. I called Dyson Australia and was told I needed to send it back and they would repair it. I said the vacuum shouldn’t completely malfunction within a month… Read more
of use, I wanted a replacement. I had to be transferred to a supervisor for them to consider this request. I then had to go through the whole thing again with the supervisor, Benjamin. He finally agreed.
I later found out Dyson has a full return or refund policy within 45 days of purchase, Benjamin never mentioned this.
To return and replace the vacuum would take about 3 weeks Benjamin explained, because there’s no express shipping used, and there’s admin processes internally. When I said I couldn’t be without a vacuum for that long, Benjamin said that I would be sent the new vacuum as soon as my vacuum was lodged by Australia Post as being enroute back to Dyson. He would action that Benjamin committed.
I was told I’d receive an email with a shipping attachment. I didn’t receive the email so had to call Dyson again and explain it all again. This customer service person told me the cost of buying the same model had now been reduced to $800 and did I want to return the vacuum that malfunctioned after a month and buy the same model for $800. Which means I’d then have paid Dyson $1900 and would still have to wait 3 weeks to get a vacuum that worked. I didn’t trust Dyson, it seemed to be a money grab and I was concerned.
I posted the vacuum back then called Dyson a couple of days later. This time a guy named Edward checked their system and said the vacuum had been dispatched and I would receive it the next day. He then sent me a tracking number for Australia Post. I checked their system and tracking number and Australia Post advised it didn’t exist.
I called Dyson again the next day and Ray checked their system and said the vacuum had not been sent, it would be sent in a few days. I explained that Benjamin had committed the vacuum would be sent as soon as my vacuum was lodged as enroute to Dyson and Edward had then confirmed it had been sent. Ray checked their system system and advised no, it had not been sent and would be posted in a few days. So both Benjamin and Edward had lied to me. Ray said he couldn’t do anything.
I was then transferred to another supervisor, Lorelie. I had to explain it all again. She said sorry. Offered nothing other than to action what 5 previous Dyson staff had already told me they would do. So I would still be without a vacuum for 3 weeks. No discount, nothing at all offered by way of sorry for all the stuff ups.
I realised that Dyson has lost both the quality of its products and any integrity of customer service and brand. This is the opposite of what James Dyson says his brand is all about.
Appalling. Truly frustrating and a real let down.
Asked for my refund and won’t be buying from Dyson again. This brand is no longer worth it. Don’t buy Dyson!
I will never buy a dyson product again vacuum cleaner is way overpriced for what it is, better products elsewhere and loses suction at a drop of a hat. Wont pick up crushed particles less than 2mm. What a joke.never ever again, if I could give less than 1 star I would.useless piece if machinery.
Could not connect to wifi after 2+ hours with Dyson expert tech team. Great looking product but the fact it would not connect was disappointing therefore not a great experience. Selected another robot vac brand and no issues out all. Dyson need to get their connectivity technology fixed. Product retuned to Dyson. Not recommended
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UPDATE: Dyson kindly replaced the power cord. Thank you DYSON SUPERSONIC HAIRDRYER. Just after warranty period, machine cuts off after around 20-30 seconds. ‼️ ATTENTION: . My problem seems to be a common issue and we need Dyson admit it’s a Fault of theirs - I think we all need to pursue this. They want to charge their standard $199 service… Read more
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• Your issue (dryer shutting off + flashing lights) fits the fault‐pattern many users report (especially the “cuts out just outside warranty” scenario). • The fact that there is a known pattern of filter/airflow issues suggests your case could be legitimate rather than an isolated “bad luck” incident. • Because there’s no large‐scale recall or admitted systemic defect, Dyson may frame it as “after warranty, you pay for servicing” — which is what their response you received indicates. • From a consumer rights/expectation perspective in Australia, you might argue that a premium product should last more than just 3 years (if the product is marketed & priced as premium). The user-patterns lend support to that expectation.
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Very happy with my purchase of the upright animal ball vaccum, suction was fantastic, have 2 bulldogs always shedding hair could not believe how well it cleaned the carpets, cannot find fault highly recommended Show details · 1
Low Quality and terrible customer care – Terrible customer service! I bought a Dyson purifier six months ago, and out of nowhere, it just stopped working. When I reached out to customer support, they first made me wait while they “validated the warranty.” After that, they told me to find a box for the purifier and print a return label. Seriously, where am I supposed to find a box that… Read more
fits the purifier? And who even owns a printer these days? Come on, Dyson—take some notes from Amazon on how to handle customers. Now I’m probably looking at waiting two months just to get it back. The products might look nice, but they’re low quality, and the customer service is even worse. Don’t waste your money!
Don't buy a Dyson! – My first error was walking into the shop to buy a Dyson vacuum cleaner V10 thinking I was purchasing a top shelf vacuum cleaner. I bought this machine in June 2023. All went well until August 2023 when machine started to stop and go intermittently. I contacted Dyson and they sent me out a new motor (Big Body Big Cyclone assembly) All went well for… Read more
a while until the same issue arose again. I lived with it's issues until the stoppage/start issues got more frequent. I contacted Dyson via their Facebook Messenger site. I sent them videos of the vac doing the stop/ start problem. You get a stock reply first of all via a bot and then I think a real human gets involved. After more communications regarding this matter they made the decision to send me another new motor assembly. I thought that may not fix the problem seeing that we already had been sent a replacement motor but whatever, maybe they had a string of faulty motors. I duly received the new motor. Low and behold it started to do the same stop/ start. Wow now I was really starting to get annoyed. There'd been 3 motors in the machine and problem was still not fixed. Again I contacted my bot/person on Dyson Messenger, sent more videos and after a time they advised that they require the unit to be sent to their Sydney Service centre which I packaged up and sent off. It was returned. The delivery note said 'main body found faulty, replaced, tested OK' This was January '24 so I thought after more than 6 months this issue had been resolved. Well my joy didn't last long as the machine did the same issue again, stopping and starting intermittently. Gee I thought , may the issues not with the motor, maybe its something else seeing that including the original purchase there has now been 4 motors. I again contacted 'ol mate on Facebook messenger and after their initial reaction of 'that's strange' there was much toing and froing and me demanding a replacement unit they came up with the great that I send it back to the Service Centre in Sydney for a free assessment! I complained that it had just returned form the same place, why on earth would you send it back again, just give me a replacement unit and you can have the faulty one back and they can get to the bottom of the issue and fix it. Oh no that was too hard and they rattled off something about they reserve the right to have it assessed (hiding behind their warranty obligations) before matter can go forward. I told them that the unit had already been assessed, motor replaced and fixed. This went no where so I contacted their 'chat' line on their website only to be cut off as I was trying to post some videos of the machine to them. Absolutely hopeless. I got an email address (Customer Care) and voiced my frustration and went over the history of this machine but blow me down they came back with the same scenario that the machine should be sent back to Sydney for an assessment! So basically I've had the machine 9 months, it's had 4 motors (including the original one on purchase) and has been sent to Sydney for repair as well. They now want me to send it back to Sydney again. Their customer service is absolutely terrible, product is overpriced and dodgy and I'll never buy another one of their products again.
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Do not buy direct from Dyson – I’m suffering from severe hayfever allergy and have purchase a hot cold air purifier (HP00). On my 3 rd machine now , with the first 2 machine being faulty right out of the box . It’s the worst experience ever dealing with Dyson customer service team and mind you don’t believe what the staff at Dyson Service Centre at Camberwell tells you . They… Read more
will promise you alot of great things just so you’ll leave the store but when the machine is sent back to their service warehouse - it’s a total different experience .
Quality has definitely deteriorated over the years compared to older models …. PLS buy via retailers like Harvey Norman , Myer etc otherwise it would be an absolute nightmare to deal with Dyson staff and they aren’t helpful at all . All they are doing is exchanging different machines ( which are all faulty ) out of the box . It’s been 2.5 months since I got my 3rd machine , wasted so much time dropping the machine , getting it swapped over and waiting for updates . Absolute joke !!! A purifier from Kmart or bigW might have save you from all the hassle not to say this is a very expensive machine
The purifier is great at filtering the air if you don’t mind ridiculously loud noises whenever it oscillates and when it’s not oscillating a high frequency hissing noise are constantly at the background which so hurt the ear .
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Dyson Toothbrush: ugly, massive, plagued by problems: the pic shows the massive, purple, over-sized, cheaply made and plain ugly stand that the toothbrush needs to stay in to be charged and filled, compared to a regular electric toothbrush. Total eyesore! Too big to even be hidden away in a cupboard! Only a design team filled with hubris… Read more
instead of customer insight could think this is a good idea.
And, Wired are reporting product components are so bad it might be recalled (Google the Wired article "Dyson Won’t Say What’s Wrong With Its CameraJet Toothbrush"), that apparently Dyson have made a toothbrush that isn't waterproof and which leaks water into the battery chamber, and it is no longer being sold in some markets.
Their customer service team scheduled then missed calls to address this. Poor customer service, terrible product, arrogant design, expensive.
Do Not Buy.
https://www.wired.com/story/dyson-wont-say-whats-wrong-with-the-camerajet-toothbrush/
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Latest follow-ups
V11s have dodgy triggers – Have a Dyson V11., lightly used for 4 years. The trigger started playing up, it splits in front of the pivot point. It results in intermittent power and cutting off. Noticed a number of other reviews with people having the same problem and Dyson… Read more
service playing dumb. Further scratching around and I found lots of articles suggesting the plastic trigger splitting is a defective part in this particular model. Rang Dyson, complete denial, suggested a complete motor unit replacement at $300. Looked on eBay for a replacement part (lots of sellers selling reinforced replacement triggers $5-$10) and YouTube for a fix video. Quite a simple fix if care is taken and you have the right tools. However, how does Dyson get away with selling a $1000 vacuum cleaner with a known fault without issuing a recall? Worse still, why aren’t they supplying the replacement part with instructions on how to fix. How come the big Dyson sellers like HN, JBHifi etc are still selling this product and denying they know about this faulty part. Not good enough!
Follow-up · Took about 1-2 hours to fix. Need a special screwdriver that comes with the part. Just need to take care when following the YouTube video as you are dealing with aged plastic. Do it outside as lots of hidden dust comes out. Has been going fine since the fix. Have had to replace parts of the storage as seals went. Again parts can be found on EBay TEMU etc quite cheaply. Avoid Dyson after sales, useless and expensive.
Great service – The only thing that has gone wrong with our cordless stick vacuum is the motorized head, when I have called the service department, they have been great and listened to what the problem is and try to help if possible, on this occasion they sent out… Read more · 1
a new head free of charge and it came within 4 working days. very happy with the service received from Dyson
Follow-up · The Dyson stick vac is still going strong; the head was going fine until a wheel fell off. I think that Dyson need to have a look at this design as it's not the first head I have had problems with.
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Dyson UP34 Upright disappointment – Bought the vacuum 4 weeks ago now the red plastic top of the telescopic handle that pulls out is broken. It was held on by 2 of smallest pieces of plastic which broke, not surprised it broke this fast . Spoke to Dyson now have to wait 4 weeks for… Read more
a part which is frustrating as I can not use the attachments. The turbo tool attachment I use every day as I have a shedding dog, I can't use the vacuum for major readon I have always bought Dyson, dog hair. For me after all the years of buying Dyson I will not buy again, should have stopped when the V10 trigger broke and I could not get it fixed as it was out of warranty. With the V10 I had to get a few replacement parts in warranty, should have stopped then. UPDATE ... received my new part which wasn't for my vacuum abd was the wrong part, spoke to Dyson again then to a supervisor. Yes I was upset I have a 4 week old vacuum that doesn't do the job it was it was suppose to do, I said a new vacuum please as you had a try at repair and screws it up. She was not sure what part I needed but said if I wanted a new vac I had to send the faulty one back first . My response was no as I had no other vacuum to use, I do understand that but why would I keep the faulty one after getting a replacement. I do consider myself an honest person and said I would send the faulty one straight back in empty no of the new one . Have to wait for a call back on Monday to see what they going to do, I have a neurological disorder which is now being affected by this drama over a faulty vacuum.
Follow-up · The new part worked worked, I still have the vac but don't use it much. Just had so much drama with my last 2 Dyson vacs that after 20 years now have shark cordless.
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Positive reviews
Ive driven to their location before but it was a drive and then some. Finding a third party company PTC at Yamanto who was sorting out my issue was a god sent. Both workers, Rowan and Diana helped so much. There matched the high level of customer service you receive if you go to their location in Brisbane. I was both impressed and thankful.
Follow-up · The shaft connecting the motor and catcher had worked it's way loose and needed to be replaced. I've taken my dyson with me when I worked out west so it has seen some kilometres and also some environments. Amazing machine. Back home, I was walking past PTC and saw the Dyson display, eye catching position in the store and the Dyson colours draw… Read more
We needed support for our stick Dyson vacuum rang the support line and were amazed by the support a link was sent for the operator to see our machine and advise what we needed to do highly impressed Show reply
I had an issue with an order I placed via live chat, somehow the order mixed up with an address in another state. I reached out to customer support, and needed to escalate to a customer service manager to get someone to really look into my case, but to be completely honest, Dyson has gone over and above, to resolve the issue, and this is why I'm… Read more
confident I made the correct decision to go with Dyson over Shark, Dreame or any competitor, I find after sale service and customer support more important than the price tag, as it gives you confidence that they actually care and want to assist. I will advise anyone considering going with a Dyson competitor to think about the after sales support, not just the price. Dyson has got the highest quality products and amazing customer service in my opinion.
Negative reviews
It arrived faulty. Brand new straight out of the box and wouldn’t charge. I returned it and am still waiting for a replacement. It’s been 2 weeks. I followed up this morning but I still haven’t received confirmation that a replacement will be sent.
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Dyson V16 Piston Vacuum Cleaner: Terrible. Not the easiest to put together. No manual instruction guide. After an initial average start . . . Clog digital alert every 1 minute and nothing can be found inside, of which the main tube doesn't glide off - you need to pull it off from the correct place. Head too small for a house i.e. you have to… Read more
vacuum more strokes. Clogged 5 times doing a regular-sized room today with nothing too hard to pick up, again with nothing in it. Don't have the time nor energy to deal with this thing. Spend more time fixing it than vacuuming! For A$1,016 you're wasting your money!
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Purchased a HAIRWRAP 11 months ago for $700, the large brush is not attaching to the main body of the airwrap already. I called the customer service, I had to insist for one hour to get a replacement. I sent the machine back and now waiting for them to receive the new one. They received the faulty machine 6 days ago but I am still waiting for… Read more
dyson to send me the new one. Given the price $700 i would expect better quality and better customer service. DYSON Airwrap broken after 10 months is not worth the price; bad quality, over rated.
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Recent reviews
I have bought a vacuum cleaner and a hair straightener from Dyson. Both have had problems, and necessitated calls to their customer service/troubleshooting hotlines. The waiting times are pretty poor, in excess of 30 minutes on the 5 occasions I’ve called. Problems are eventually solved, but it seems as though the first line of their defence is… Read more
simply to stall the customer, or upsell them on a later model. It takes a second or third call, and a request to speak to a manager to get things sorted. Once you break the first line of defence the customer service is exemplary. I just wish I didn’t have to go through all the rigmarole to get a good solution.
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I have a Dyson V15 Detect vacuum - four months old and the battery is dead, after a service request Dyson send me a new battery and after charging it overnight I get the same result, 20 seconds of runtime and the vacuum is dead. Back to Customer support and the person in the Phillipines diagnoses the machine via a video link and then advises… Read more
me that I have to send the entire vacuum back to the Tarren Point service Centre for repair.
So I send it back to Tarren Point for a "Repair". A Few days later I am advised that the vacuum has been repaired and its on its way back.
The next day the vacuum turns up with the original battery that was initially the issue and I advised that the battery charges and the machine is fine. So I put the original battery on the charger for 8 hours and do the same with the replacement battery from Dyson.
The next morning I try the vacuum with the original battery, the vacuum runs for 20 seconds and the battery is dead, I try the so called "new replacement battery" and the vacuum wont run at all. Great work Dyson Tarren Point Service Centre, you have just wasted a week of my time.
Back to the Dyson man in the Phillipines to see what their next step is.
Dont buy a Dyson V15 its a $1200 load of garbage.
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Dyson gen5 outsize complete vacuum cleaner useless stuff. Broken twice in a year time. No permanent solution on customer service. Everytime needed to wait for 1 and half month to get the new motor head. Machine stopped as well intermittently. Customer service is terrible. Advised to keep using the machine and live with it after spending around $1k on this piece of junk. Show details
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Purchased the Dyson Wash and Clean Hygine after a lot of homework. There are a lot of critical reviews out there but have my way of checking things out. Going by my present experiences with the Dyson V15, I decided on the Dyson Wash and Clean. The experience so far has been great. It is beautifully engineered and cleans our hard floors ( luxury… Read more
vinyl) and tile extremely well. We normally vacuum before we wash and we stick to the same. We have used a capful of the suggested Dyson O2 Probiotic in the wash. ( hard to come by…out of stock).The self cleaning process is superb and the maintenance is absolutely minimal. This unit makes keeping your floors clean and washed an absolute pleasure!
I placed an order for the detail cleaning kit to go with my v8 cyclone. The delivery was delayed then sent to the wrong post office. When I finally received my delivery I noticed the box that the kit came in had been opened. The awkward crescent tool was broken and would not attach to my Dyson or the stand. I have contacted customer service and… Read more
have not received a reply. It’s pretty disappointing seeing I also paid a premium for this product which probably cost a few dollars to manufacture. Some of their products are excellent but with logistical problems and service like this they will have people turning away from them.
I rarely leave negative reviews, but unfortunately my experience with Dyson's after-sales service has been incredibly disappointing. My Dyson Spot & Scrub, which cost around $2,000, developed a fault where it leaked water all over the floor every time it cleaned the wet roller. I contacted Dyson on 23 June, and after a phone appointment I was… Read more
told the machine needed to be inspected. I was assured a return box would be sent to me.
Despite following up via Facebook Messenger and email, the box never arrived.
Rather than continue waiting, I drove two hours to personally deliver the machine to the Taren Point Service Centre on 4 July.
It is now 14 July, and I still have no update on whether my machine has even been inspected, let alone repaired or replaced. Every time I contact Dyson, I receive the same generic response telling me to "please wait patiently," with no actual information about the status of my repair.
Between waiting for the return box that never came and the time the machine has now spent sitting at the service centre, I have been without my cleaner for almost four weeks.
For a premium brand charging premium prices, I expected premium customer service. Instead, I've experienced poor communication, unnecessary delays, and a complete lack of transparency throughout the process.
I sincerely hope Dyson improves its communication with customers. A simple update goes a long way, and customers shouldn't have to chase information on a repair for weeks on end.
I placed an online order for a Dyson air purifier through the Dyson Australia website using **Zip/Zip Plus** as my payment method. My Zip Plus application was **not approved immediately**. Once it was approved, the payment was processed and the funds were deducted from my account. After completing the purchase, the Dyson website displayed… Read more
**Order #910102706236**. Fortunately, I took a screenshot of the confirmation page because I never received an order confirmation email or invoice.
Since then, I have never received an order confirmation, invoice, shipping notification, or any update regarding my order.
I have made every reasonable effort to resolve this directly with Dyson. I contacted customer support by phone, email, live chat, and Facebook Messenger.
Unfortunately, the customer service experience has been extremely frustrating:
* The customer service email I initially contacted was not monitored. * The website directs customers to a digital assistant, where I spent hours waiting just to speak with someone. * Phone calls often led to an automated answering system. * As someone who works full-time, it has been extremely difficult to spend so much time trying to obtain assistance.
On **8 July**, I finally spoke with [Name Removed], a customer support officer, who advised me that my case would be escalated to her manager for investigation. Unfortunately, I never received a callback, an update, or any resolution.
On **13 July**, I contacted Dyson again to follow up. Instead of receiving an update or a resolution, I was once again advised that my case would be escalated and that I needed to wait **another 1–2 business days** for someone to investigate my request. Having already been given the same assurance on 8 July with no outcome, I found this extremely disappointing. It felt like I was simply being asked to wait again rather than having my issue properly investigated.
Dyson has now informed me that **they cannot locate my order in their system**, even though I have provided a screenshot of the order confirmation page displaying **Order #910102706236**. I also explained that I cannot provide an invoice because Dyson never sent me one. The absence of an invoice is part of the issue I have been trying to resolve from the beginning.
At this stage, I have spent countless hours trying to resolve an issue that was not caused by me. I have repeatedly provided the same information and supporting documents, yet I am still without my order, a refund, or a satisfactory explanation.
I am now considering lodging a formal dispute with **Zip** to recover my payment if this matter is not resolved promptly.
I expected much better customer service from a company with Dyson's reputation. I simply want Dyson to honour my order or issue a full refund. Until this matter is resolved, I cannot recommend purchasing directly from Dyson based on my experience.
It’s very bad customer service I want to Zetland store the guy his name [Name Removed] he was so rude and he told me I’m lying to him. Please make sure next time you have the right stuff.
I purchased a dyson vacuum from the dyson store in Perth on the 24 of June 26. As it was not in stock (surprise) it would be shipped. Received emails that the product was in transit, and the warranty was activated. The supplied tracking information was not very useful. Dyson advised the item would be arriving on the 2nd of July. Tracking showed… Read more
that it moved from NSW to Tasmania. Then no further updates. I emailed DHL requesting an update on the delivery. DHL replied " Thank you for your email Your Dyson order has arrived in QLD this morning the team will now allocate your delivery for the next available run. " From NSW to Tasmania to QLD? DHL send a follow up " Hope you're well! Dyson has requested for us to return freight back to them. Please reach out to Dyson for further assist with this. "
Called dyson's call center, and my query was " escalated". I'm not going to hold my breath.
DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY, Dyson vacuums are just all flashy colours and no substance, I have bought two over the years and NEVER again, ALWAYS full of errors and you need a degree to work out all the parts. I ended up buying a Miele vacuum which actually works superbly. The final nail was there fancy SOFITEL style like service centre, WHAT A BUNCH OF $%^%*. LOL IM DONE
Spoke with customer support regarding my stick vacuum which had stopped working. The service I received was excellent, I was sent a new battery which arrived within 3 working days and fixed my problem. Show reply
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