Miele Blizzard CX1 Excellence (SKCR3)

Bad don't buy – Very poor build quality. Mine is 2 years 6 months old and the cord return doesn't work. When I looked it's cheap plastic and has come out of round ( no surprise). Not worth fixing so learn from me and avoid Show details

Disappointed! – Have had this vacuum for 2 years and although it sucks extremely well, I have already had 3 things go wrong with it. 1)cord retraction no longer works, 2)when pole is lengthened it won't stay extended and 3)small brush won't stay in place when extended. It is also heavy and cumbersome. It's like Miele have concentrated all their efforts on the… Read more

sucking power and nothing on the design. Should be better for a relatively high priced product. Couldn't recommend this vacuum cleaner and I will probably return to Dyson for my next purchase

Very good and easy to use – I recently cleaned a house and they provided the Miele Blizzard CX1 to be used. I found this machine easy to use had excellent suction and was used on carpet and tiles and lino without a problem. The floors were very clean when finished. I never had any problems with the machine tipping over at any time and this included using it on carpeted stairs. I was also reasonably quiet to use. Loved it. Show details

Amazing product! – Very powerfull vacuum, different suction options, not very noisy and easy to pull around the house, decent size cord. I have a wooden floor and carpete and it works perfectly in both. Show details

Best vacuum I’ve used, strong suction, efficient and quiet, but not flawless – I bought the Miele Blizzard CX1 Excellence vacuum cleaner after moving to a new house which needed a lot of cleaning to be done. I basically wanted the best vacuum available, one that would perform well and would last many years. After doing my research, I chose this one, and bought it on Amazon in November 2020 for $549. It’s the first new… Read more

vacuum cleaner I’ve bought in my life. I’m used to living in sharehouses with crappy, old or cheap vacuums without much suction power. I’d say the Miele Blizzard is the best vacuum cleaner I’ve used. And I’ve used it extensively since I bought it, over the past 18 months.

The most important aspect to me is that it has a good suction. It also has the ability to turn the suction down if desired, which I find useful. It achieves this at a maximum wattage of only 1100 Watts, or a nominal 900 Watts, which seems lower than many other comparable vacuum cleaners.

Note that this is a bagless vacuum cleaner. I would only ever buy a bagless. I don’t get why people buy bagged vacuum cleaners - why would you want the additional hassle and expense of having to continually buy new bags for your vacuum cleaner, not to mention the additional waste?

The next most important aspect to me is that it has a high efficiency filter, in this case the “HEPA AirClean lifetime filter”. However it was tricky to determine exactly what proportion of particles it was able to filter. The Amazon page, under “From the manufacturer” lists the filtration at 99.98% of dust particles, while under “Description” lists it at 99.95%. I couldn’t see the information on the Miele Australia website so I contacted Miele who stated that this filter actually has a 99.999% filtration rate. Double checking the Miele Australia website now confirms this. So it indeed appears to achieve HEPA standards. This is important to me because we have hazards around the house like lead-based paint, and mouldy surfaces.

The vacuum cleaner operates surprisingly quietly (compared to what I’m used to, at least). I also like that it has a long cord which has always rolled up correctly for me once I press the button. And I like the large buttons for rolling up the cable and for turning the unit on or off.

While the vacuum generally seems to be good quality, I’ve found it’s not without its flaws. I was surprised for such an expensive vacuum cleaner how clunky some of the mechanisms seem to be. The mechanism to open the bottom of the dust tank to empty it has twice opened on me accidentally while I’ve been lifting the tank out of the machine, resulting in me spilling all of the dust all over the floor again. Presumably I failed to correctly close the door the previous time I put it in, but I would have hoped that it would be harder to do it incorrectly. On my unit it’s also difficult to extract the tank itself from the vacuum cleaner. You’re supposed to pull a handle up which is presumably supposed to release the tank, but nothing happens for mine - I assume the mechanism on mine is faulty. I therefore have to yank the tank up to release it.

This product also features an Eco Comfort handle with integrated dusting brush brush. Disappointingly, the mechanism which locks the brush into place once you slide it down failed on me. I contacted Amazon to claim the fault under warranty and they were very helpful, offering to refund me the $120 to purchase the new handle. That’s the problem with integrating the dusting brush into the handle. When one tiny piece of plastic fails, it requires a $120 new handle to replace it! The handle is also a little bulky so it doesn’t get into all the nooks and crannies easily. It seems comfortable and ergonomic to use though.

The vacuum has a self-cleaning feature which turns on spontaneously, when it senses it needs to, while you’re using the machine, and runs a program for about 30 seconds where it tries to knock off the fine dust particles from its filter. However the filter does eventually fill up and you will need to empty it manually from time to time. I wasn’t aware of this originally, and I was running my machine and the red light kept turning on, and dropping the suction right back. It took me a while to realise I needed to empty and clean the filter. The machine is also quite heavy (~9 kg), but I think that’s a fair trade-off for its strong performance.

Overall I rate this as an excellent vacuum cleaner and would recommend it. I think it’s worth paying more for a quality machine like this one.

Worst vaccum cleaner ever – I have brought Miele vac cleaners before and loved them, this would have to be the worst EVER VC Constantly runs Comfort function, bagless compartment only holds about 1/2 cup before this kicks in, Useless on non carpet floors, power cord gets caught constantly, and all in all it really struggles to clean floors, I absoultly hate it, will NEVER buy a Miele brand again Show details

was great for a few months – Worked well for a few months then suction crap, need to use the floorboards brush on carpets, "bagless" container leaks dust and dirt Place of purchase and Miele didnt want to take any ownership on this - quoted $300 to look at it, which is half the cost of the vacuum - i wish id done more research on this. Show details

Great vacuum cleaner provided you don’t have wooden floors as the elec cable gets caught under the body – Great vacuum cleaner provided you don’t have wooden floors as the electrical cable gets caught underneath again and again and again - extremely frustrating Show details

Almost great, but not – Mostly a great vacuum cleaner, but I'm here to point out the one huge disappointment (for us). 1. The integrated dusting brush is rubbish. It requires a bit of a knack to move it back and forth, but even more importantly it's poor quality. The bristles are weak and the mechanism that locks it into position wore out after about 18 months which… Read more

renders it completely useless because it no longer locks into position. We had to buy an after market brush. The integrated brush is a great idea but this design seems really poor, which is why it failed. We would have given it 5 stars, but the brush is important for us.

Nothing to write home about...its a pass – Bought the graphite 1100w cx1 excellence with ALLTEQ head. We currently have a Dyson DC23 powerhead and was expecting the Miele to have a lot of power from the reviews we've read and seen. We are underwhelmed by the suction as it's something you would expected from a half decent vacuum. It did seem to pick up fine dust in the carpets but no… Read more

better than our old Dyson. Also the build quality doesn't scream quality however better than the brittle plastics of the Dyson. The hoses, connectors and body don't feel premium and you dont have confidence dragging the vacuum by the hose fearing it WILL break. We also have a Bosch Relaxxx bagless which although heavier feels much better built and have no issue pulling it by the hose. Not sure what the hype is around how "sealed" the CX1 is as emptying the dust container isn't that much better than emptying the Dyson. You still get dust puffing back up so I'd say it doesn't make much of a difference. Being our first Miele, I think the product doesn't live up to the hype or it's reputation. I somehow feel Miele is riding off their reputation and taken a few shortcuts to bring to market a product that can compete in a "lower" price point, and its noticeable. Better cleaning might be achieved I presume with a powerhead but seems the unit doesn't have power connectors to run one even if you wanted to pay over $600 for a powerhead. The suction driven turbohead is $140 and a must have they should have included I think. First and our last Miele I think. Disappointed.

An amazing Vacuum Cleaner with Great Suction – This is the 2nd Miele Vacuum Cleaner I have owned. It has great suction especially on carpets. The power head makes vacuuming a breeze when vacuuming pet fur with its turbobrush comprising of four rotating rollers. It has an attachment that is perfect for going over our suede sofa. I like that the vacuum cleaner is bagless and, how simple it is… Read more

to detach the bin compartment when it's time to empty, by the simple push of a button. One of the easiest and best Vacuum cleaners I have owned to date.

Delightful little gem – Last week while replacing my Miele washing machine l happened to see this Vacuum while initially intrigued as it was bagless, l had previously bought the Miele C3 cat and dog and it had served me well. Jake from the Miele service centre in Adelaide demonstrated it and as l only have timber flooring now, he said that this model would suit me fine.… Read more

So impressed with it as l have 2 Shetland Sheepdogs and one of my boys is doing a summer drop so massive amount of fur coming out of him and the vacuum’s suction is great so all fur gone for now and love the bagless feature so easy to use.

Miele service is terrible – Had an issue with cord not retracting. Contacted Miele service. It took them 2 weeks to respond initially basically asking same questions that was already answered in the first correspondence. Now after 4 weeks I am still waiting for them to respond. Show details

Great vacuum & after sales service – Bought/changed over to the Miele Blizzard CX1 Excellence and glad we did after having a Dyson Cinetic Big Ball vacuum for a few months which lacked decent suction, had to go over the same area 3,4 times to pick up items. Wish we got the Miele Blizzard from the start. Awesome vacuum no issues very good suction and features. Noticed after a while… Read more

during the warranty period that the handle and extendable tube plastic parts had cracked/split under normal use and affected the suction performance.

Contacted emailed Mile spare parts advised of situation with pictures and receipt and without any questions or issues sent out the parts without the delay. Awesome after sales support and recommend Mile vacuums.

Amazing powerful, easy to use, easy to empty – Great vacuum. After asking friends what vacuum they had and hearing Miele Often, I thought I’d look in to them. I picked this one after looking up best vacuum for long hair. I was sick of cutting the hair out of my old vacuums roller head. I use this on tiles, low pile wool and high pile rugs and it’s amazing. It has soft floor setting and hard… Read more

floor setting. 4 power levels again for hard flooring, carpets, rugs, furnishings ( great for prams and car seats). Super easy emptying feature, one button no touch. I hated having to get my fingers dirty with my old Hoover. An 11mtr cord, still can’t reach the whole house obviously but a lot more than I’ve seen on other vacuums. Nice sleek look too. HIGHLY RECOMMEND

High suction, powerful vacuum – I use this vacuum on floorboards, tiles and carpet. It performs really well on all surfaces. I generally use it on the second lowest suction because it's really strong. On carpet I have to use the lowest suction, it's really strong. Glides really smoothly. Long cable. It is pretty heavy but worth it because of its performance. Looks sharp and… Read more

cool. Has all the handy accessories. Cost me $470 from Bing Lee. Much better than my previous wertheim which only lasted 3 years and cost me $400.

DONT BOTHER – Paid $550 for this machine only 9 weeks ago. Suction admittedly is great, way better than my previous Dyson. Machine has broken the retractor cord and i need to take it into Brisbane to have it repaired. Admittedly they are repairing it under warranty but it is a 1.5hr drive each way, i should not have to do this! The warranty service centre are… Read more

being fantastic but i'm dissapointed this has happened. Also hate how the brush is attached to the handle, and you get dirty emptying the cannister. I used to own a Dyson big ball and this sucks better but is less user friendly, very heavy, cord retractor needs replacing, dust leaks into canniser area as it is not air tight like my Dyson. Interesting to know i left a 1 star review on Harvey Norman and they deleted it, wonder if this one will stay up.

I bought a year ago Miele Vaccum Cleaner, Blizzard CX-1 Excellence Powerline SKCR3. and it has terrible smell now – It is advised by Miele Tech that I have passed over water and bad smell has caused for that. I bought for $699 and now Miele wants $270 for repairing after in warranty time. not recommended at all and poor customer service from Miele and Harvey Norman Thomastown. Show details

Easiest Vacuum ever! – This vacuum is a pleasure to use. I can see how much dirt and dust it has picked up with the clear easy to clean bagless compartment. This has 4 settings for different carpets and speed. Excellent on all types of flooring. I've used it to clean my car, all the hard to reach places... my car interior looks new! Thanks for producing a great product thats cheap and easy to maintain. Show details ·  1

comfort mode – why does my Miele keep turning it's self off into comfort mode and I have cleaned both filters, it's becoming unusable and it's not very old. I am not impressed at all with this vacuum Show details

Worst vacuum I’ve ever bought – Worst vacuum I have ever owned. A back breaker. You have to bend down to adjust suction as no release on hand piece. The floor tool clogs constantly- bend over pick it up unclog-hopeless on carpet- brush tool for edges - struggle to get it to extend and then bristles not long enough and particularly bad as can’t be put on extension so guess what-… Read more

bend over again! One vacuum and my back and wrists are aching. Absolutely the worst vacuum I have ever used. It’s also heavy and very hard to push the head causing it to run into my furniture as you have to push too hard.ill have to try to off load it as didn’t use it in the 1st 30 days so can’t return it. I’ll go and buy another brand with a power head and all the features I need . This one is not fit for purpose

Amazing Vacuum cleaner! – This is definitely my favourite vacuum cleaner, picks up so much dust, definitely more than a Dyson, which I previously owned. I use it on tiles and carpet. Couldn’t be happier! Show details ·  1

Good vacuum – Good suction. Bagless. Easy to empty and clean. Spare tools held at the back of the vacuum cleaner. Brush component is on the handle which is ok but can't be removed if you need to use the brush on the wand for higher area cleaning. The turbo carpet head would be a nice addition as it only comes with the normal floor/carpet head.  Show details ·  1

This thing sucks! – We have been using Target and Kmart vacuum cleaners for a long time and were always complaining how bad they are. We came across some positive reviews about Miele and decided to see if it works. And does it work!? It is powerful enough to suck and hold a small chair! I was amazed at how powerful this machine is. It works smoothly. The… Read more

cleaning is super simple. The ease to maintain this vacuum cleaner is great. It also has a self-cleaning mechanism.

Not as good as my old bagged one – I loved my bagged Miele cat and dog vacuum but after 11 years it was time for a new one. The suction in the bagless one is ok but not as good as my old one. It is fairly quiet and easy to maneuver. The dust bin is large and easy to empty. The filters only need cleaning every six months and although they are easy to access I found this job to be… Read more

time consuming and grubby. The small brush is attached to the telescopic wand and cannot be removed. This makes it impossible to use on high places. I bought this vacuum as I didn't want to keep having to buy bags but now wish I had stuck with a bagged one.

Wow – I have been looking for a bagless vac for a while now i had read a lot of reveiws. So i brought the miele Blizzard cx1 from reading online reveiws. My verdict... Very happy with this vacuum suction is awesome and it picks up a lot of stuff before emtying the canister. No noise its very quiet, i think its worth the money  Show details

A great vacuum – Thank you to Product Review and to the people that have left comments on this vacuum cleaner you are the reason I have just purchased it from Harvey Norman. The only complaint I have is the brush which is on the handle this makes it to short to reach higher areas  Show details

Best vacuum ever! – Have a previous model of Meile which performed quite well but I really wanted bagless. Even though it's a bit more expensive than the bagged version I do belive it's worth it. I ended up getting a good deal on this so purchased the power head to effectively give me the dog/cat version, plus I have the attachments from the old Meile that fit. … Read more

It's nice and quiet and easy to maneuver but I am not sure how it would go on stairs as it might be a little big but if I had stairs I would still get it anyway because it performs so well.

My carpet had been vacuumed recently so I was surprised by how much dust and dirt I got out of it. It was also easy to empty once I worked it out and seems to have a large enough canister.

Overall this vacuum is powerful but easy to use and just feels like I am getting a quality machine.

It could have been a great vacuum...but – I am a first time Miele user. This is a good vacuum, however, Miele in their shortsightedness decided NOT to provide an unattached brush so the user could then attach it to whatever part of the hose the user saw fit (for cobwebs, cleaning your car, skirting boards etc) instead they have a built in brush located near the top of hose...very poor… Read more

design flaw. To makes things worse you cannot even buy one...they don't make one...I looked into it...not happy at all as this is an attachment that is widely used.

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You may laugh but also in their cost cutting exercise (or improved design!) they decided to make the width, yes the width of the cord thinner...the flow on effect from this is the vacuum rarely manages to easily pass over the cord so you are forever going back to lift the machine over the cord. Furthermore skinny cords means they get caught on things a lot (fridges) - so to save cents the company has not used sense.

So the vacuum is good, but the companies greed to not include a unattached brush and not even manufacturing one is abysmal, you need to purchase another cheap plastic head attachment for hard floors and a skinny cord...this is supposed to be progress, once upon a time all these things came with $20 vacuum cleaners now you must pay, pay or we just don't have them...disgraceful...

Great Bagless – Having read the reviews I was hesitant to buy the Miele.Saw it on special and took the plunge.All I can say is WOW. It is not hard to push,and I mainly have carpet in my house. It has sucked up so much dust my old vacuum left behind and found the setting no problem. Dust canister is easy to empty.All in all am very satisfied.  Show details