Best Hoover Vacuum: Top Models to Keep Your Home Impeccably Clean

As one of the most expensive uprights and top-rated Hoover vacuums, the React Premier ticks all the boxes when it comes to a premium vacuum cleaner.

At first glance, you will notice the sleek and modern look of this machine, marking a big jump from the design of traditional vacuums. This change is supported by a full pack of some of the most advanced cleaning technologies from Hoover, such as FloorSense and WindTunnel Surge. On top of that, this upright draws its power from standard 120V outlets through its 30-feet cord to power the 11AMPS motor - one of the highest Hoover vacuum ratings this company has ever produced.

The sealed filtration system is a big plus, and will help remove allergy-causing particles that may escape and go back to your room before going through the filters. This is a must-to-have if you or any member of your family suffer from allergies.

Inside this system are two filtration layers. The first filter is rinsable and placed right on top of the dust bin. On the other hand, the last line of defense is a HEPA filter that can trap up to 99.99% of dust particles and allergens, making it an effective solution in dealing with hair and litter of your pets. However, since this second filter is not washable, you have to replace it regularly.

Despite its powerful motor and a well-designed filtration system, the dustbin of the Hoover React Premier has an average dustbin of about 1 liter. However, it's light and convenient to clean and empty as you can detach it from the main body with ease. While many customers would love to have a bigger capacity, it should be enough for a typical household.

The real highlight of this upright vacuum is the FloorSense technology - a smart feature that can detect the floor type you're cleaning with multiple micro-sensors and automatically adjust its brush roll's speed to get the best cleaning result on any surface. You can access this feature via the companion mobile app.

On the machine you will also find an ON/OFF button as well as a dashboard, so the Hoover App gives you more customization and motoring capabilities. From this interface, you can see the usage level of the filters, choose to run the brush roll on hard floors or not, and know when it gets jammed on carpeted floors.

The React Premier also features the Powered Lift system from Hoover, which lets you detach the canister and extend the cleaning reach into the areas under your furniture, stairs, or ceiling corners.

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Also from the React upright series, the Hoover React QuickLift is supposed to be the trimmed-down version of the React Premier. With an almost identical design and feature set, it is a great alternative at a lower price.

Like its bigger brother, the React QuickLift wants to provide the best cleaning performance by combining powerful suction and smart, convenient features, in which the FloorSense technology is the most notable feature.

This intelligent technology can identify the surface you're vacuuming and make the correct adjustment to the brush roll. As a result, your floors will become cleaner without being damaged by the bristles of the brush roll. The ability to adjust spin speed will also save you a lot of time and effort as you don't need to stop vacuuming and change the settings anymore.

The best part about this is everything can be monitored and controlled from the Hoover mobile app, an indication that Hoover is prepared to embrace the smart era of household appliances.

Like the Premier version, the canister of this upright vacuum can be detached from the main casing and lifted away, allowing you to move up and down your stairs without breaking a sweat. This portable canister will also come in handy when you don't have much space for storage.

Designed as a multi-surface vacuum cleaner, the Hoover React QuickLift works pretty well with most floor types, including area rugs, carpets, and hardwood floors. The cleaning results are well beyond those of other normal models, with none or little dirt left behind. Even if you have to vacuum a lot in low light conditions, the LED headlights on the cleaner head will help you spot the dirty spots and get rid of them easily.

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During the vacuuming session, the swivel neck connecting the main body and the cleaner head will make your wrists feel less tired with its high level of maneuverability around obstacles and other objects on the floor. The power cord of the QuickLift is only 25 feet, 5 feet shorter than that of the Premier, but between it and the 7-feet flexible hose, you will still have a long cleaning reach while using a single power socket.

The biggest downside of this machine is that it's heavy, which is an issue when you need to vacuum a large house.

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Hoover manufactures plenty of amazing high-end vacuum cleaners, but this doesn't mean you should cross this company off this list when your budget is heavily restricted. There are also a lot of inexpensive models, such as the Sprint QuickVac, that still deserve a respected place in any Hoover vacuum comparison list.

Compared to other expensive machines, Hoover has used a more minimalist approach when it comes to the design of the Sprint QuickVac. It looks simpler without the huge number of additional parts, and as a result, the assembly is straightforward. When it arrives on your door from the shipper, simply slide the handle into the main base of the vacuum, and it's ready to go.

On the back of the Sprint QuickVac and near the power cord is the storage space for the dusting brush and the crevice tool. You will also find the power switch at the base, which you can turn on or off by pressing it with your foot. And whenever you want to switch to a new floor type, turn the knob on the head of the machine to the proper setting.

In this budget upright, Hoover has equipped the cleaning system with the multi-cyclonic suction technology, allowing the machine to suck up both finer particles and larger debris before they reach the filtration system and the dust bin. Thanks to this design, the Sprint QuickVac can maintain a stable suction throughout a vacuuming session.

With the multi-cyclonic suction, this upright machine does pretty well on all carpet surfaces. Compared to older budget vacuums from Hoover, the Sprint QuickVac has shown a big jump in performance in low-pile carpets and performed almost flawlessly in all the tests.

On high-pile carpets, the Sprint QuickVac delivers a similar result. The only issue on this type of carpet seems to be cereal, which may be the result of how this vacuum is designed to sit on the thickest of carpets. In this mode, the machine sits lower, which makes it harder to run over and pick up cereal. But the result is still acceptable given its price.

The real struggle of the Sprint QuickVac is hardwood floors, where this machine sees a drop in cleaning results with most debris, from cereal, kitty litter, to sugar and rice. This may be because the brush roll flings the debris around before sucking it up, rendering the suction less effective.

Hoover provides only two basic accessories in the box. You can attach the extension wand to the hose to get a longer reach while the 2-in-1 tool, which consists of a dusting brush and the crevice tool, will come in handy when you get rid of dirt in tight spots.

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At first glance, many people might mistake this upright vacuum for an industrial model, mainly due to its beefy size and the modern design approach. It comes with a wide 15-inch floor brush, a big hose, two huge filters that take up almost half the machine, and a bottom-release dirt cup. Between this and the heavy weight of 18.5 pounds, pushing the Hoover WindTunnel 3 High-Performance around is not exactly a breeze.

When you flip open the lid of the dirt cup, you will see a reusable, washable air filter. While there are official replacements from Hoover in case you need them, it should be able to last for several years. Hoover recommends that you should clean this filter every two months to keep it in the best condition.

Below this dirt cup is an extra HEPA filter that can capture tiny particles of down to 0.3 micrometers, making it a great solution for viruses, bacteria, pollen, or simply fine airborne dust.

The powerful 12AMPS motor of the Hoover WindTunnel 3 High-Performance and its long power cord are its biggest selling points. As I have mentioned, most vacuum cleaners are equipped with a 25-30 foot cord, so this extra length is an invaluable asset when you need to vacuum a big house but not want to plug and unplug the vacuum all the time. On the flip side, this length makes the cord a bit unwieldy and heavy, and for people with a small house or apartment, 40 feet is an overkill.

There is a headlight on the base of the WindTunnel 3 - a common feature of vacuum cleaners to help users clean under furniture and in dark corners. But in this machine, the light isn't very bright and helpful, and it illuminates parallel to the machine instead of pointing down to the floor.

Despite the problem with portability, this Hoover vacuum delivers an amazing cleaning performance. You don't need to perform many passes over your floors to get a full dirt tank, thanks to the powerful suction and effective brush roll. This allows the Hoover WindTunnel 3 to do a great job on many kinds of floor, from low-pile rugs, flatweave rugs, medium-density synthetic rug, to wood floors. However, be careful around areas between rugs of different heights as you may vacuum with the wrong settings and risk damaging your carpets.

Another issue with the Hoover WindTunnel 3 is the noise level it produces during operation. This doesn't come from the main 12AMPS motor itself, as you might think, but from the Pet Turbo tool. As its brush rotates so fast, this tool shrieks when you drag it across the furniture.

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Any owner of a pet that sheds a lot of hair knows that this problem isn't limited to floors only. It's easy to find pet fur on blinds, curtains, tight corners, and most commonly, furniture. To solve this issue completely, you need a tool that can access all those places with ease, such as the Hoover MAXLife Pro Pet Swivel.

This model can be used as an upright and as well as a handheld vacuum cleaner. In the upright mode, it's a standard, big vacuum but one that can be handled easily thanks to the swivel steering feature. However, the large cleaner head means you can't fit it into crannies and nooks. Instead, you can release the wand to get into those corners of your house with the help of the 30-foot power cord.

Pet hair clogging up the dust roll is a common issue for vacuum cleaners, but this is not the case here. On top of that, the MAXLife Pro Pet Swivel comes with a HEPA filter to trap most odors and allergens and prevent them from going back into the air.

The impressive suction helps the machine pick up more hair, dirt, and dust than most typical vacuum cleaners, especially when you are doing edge-cleaning. The control buttons on the machine, including the main power switch and another switch for the brush roll, are also very handy. The MAXLife Pet Pro Swivel is also fairly quiet given its powerful suction.

However, the foot release pedal is quite awkward to use. And while the 30-foot power cord is useful when you have a large house, it tangles easily and becomes cumbersome while vacuuming.

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The PowerDash is not a vacuum that comes with all the bells and whistles, but the simple design and functionality are still impressive for its price, especially when your house is mostly filled with carpets.

This carpet cleaner comes with a dual-tank system, which consists of two separate water tanks: one for dirty water that the machine has sucked up out of your carpets, and one for clean water you provide.

This clean water tank is quite small at 0.5 gallons, and this is not necessarily a bad thing as the machine won't get weighed down while cleaning. This amount of water should also be enough for small spots and pet messes. However, if you usually have to deal with large dirty areas, the water may run out quickly and require you to refill it several times to clean a mid-size carpeted room.

Hoover provides no warning sounds or lights when the water level is low, so users must constantly check the tank themselves to make sure the tank has enough water to feed the cleaner. This process is not user-friendly at all.

The compact design of this carpet cleaner makes it easier for users to drag it around between rooms and up or down the stairs. You won't have any issue maneuvering the PowerDash around tight corners and furniture or fitting it into your broom closet. Overall, it's a great choice for houses with limited storage space or small apartments.

The biggest advantages the Hoover PowerDash has over other vacuums are its anti-microbial protection and the ability to suck up pet hair from carpet fibers, resulting in an impressive performance when it has to deal with pet messes on carpets. With a cleaning path of only 10 inches, the machine can still suck up a huge volume of pet hair and grime into the tank and leave a completely different look on your carpet.

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But this amazing carpet cleaner still has some issues with its cleaning performance. For example, if the dirty water tank becomes too full, the entire machine will stop sucking or spraying. If this happens, you need to empty that water chamber to make the hose and sprayer work again.

Another common complaint of this machine is the noise level. During its operation, the Hoover PowerDash may scare your pets away as it is louder than most vacuum cleaners.

The cleaning and maintenance of this machine is not a cakewalk either. After the cleaning session, the brush roll will be full of grime and pet hair, so you need a rag to clean it, not a pleasant thing to do for most users. The only easy part is the dirty water tank, which you can easily spray out, removing the residue and leftover grime with the removable nozzle.

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As the leading product in the ONEPWR cordless series, this vacuum deserves a  mention because of its advanced battery technology. Also called the ONEPWR 4.0 Ah Battery, it's a rechargeable lithium battery with a rapid charging capability. Within 3.5 hours, you can fully charge the ONEPWR Floor Mate Jet and get about 25 minutes of vacuuming out of it as a result. Hoover also sells separate batteries, and you can get one of those replacement batteries if you don't want to wait hours for the machine to recharge again.

What makes this Hoover model an ideal choice for hardwood floors is the ability to mop and vacuum at the same time, saving users a lot of time when they need to take care of their floors. Normally, you will need to vacuum your hardwood floors first before mopping them, but with the ONEPWR FloorMate Jet, there is no second step needed anymore.

Even though this is a machine designed mainly for hard floors, there is also an extra brush roll for carpets besides the one for hard surfaces, making it more versatile and suitable for rugs, vinyl, tiles, and wood. These brush rolls spin and pick up both dry and wet messes as you move the machine across the floor.

There is a tank where you can store mixed cleaning solutions, which you can spray onto the floors by squeezing a lever. The machine will gently scrub and wash your floor while sucking up the mess into a built-in container. As a result, the floor dries faster than when you use other traditional models.

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The ONEPWR FloorMate Jet is also effective when dealing with pet hair, which tends to gather on and under your furniture and in tight areas. The swivel cleaner head allows the machine to get into place easily and suck the hair out. You can even sweep it under your couch easily without moving it, thanks to its swivel steering feature.

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Available in both corded and cordless versions, this model from Hoover is larger than other stick vacuums on the market but still smaller than a traditional upright machine while having many similar characteristics. But despite its relatively clunky size, the Hoover Linx still looks sleek and provides a futuristic feeling.

Like most other vacuums from Hoover, this stick vacuum is equipped with a motorized brush roll and cyclonic suction technology, allowing it to pick up debris and dirt before separating and storing them in the dirt cup and preventing them from going back into the air of your house.

The bottom-release dirt cup on the Hoover Linx, as you can expect, is also bigger than what you usually see on a stick model. It sits on the back instead of the front and can be emptied with a single push of a button. On the other hand, you will find a power slider switch and buttons for two cleaning modes: Brushroll and Bare Floor.

In the latter mode, the brush roll doesn't spin in order not to scratch and damage your delicate floors. On the other hand, the Brushroll mode is more suitable for carpeted surfaces, on which the brush roll will kick off and agitate debris and dirt from your carpets.

As an inexpensive machine, the Hoover Linx doesn't come with any additional accessories. However, Hoover still provides a charger with the cordless version.

Despite this lack of extra tools, this Hoover stick vacuum performs pretty well on most types of flooring. It cleans up most sugar, kitty litter, and rice from hardwood floors, and cereal seems to be the only debris the Hoover Linx can't get the best result. This may be due largely to the low-profile cleaner head that pushes cereal around instead of picking it up, resulting in a lot of cereal being left behind.

Both low-pile and high-pile carpets are not an issue with the Hoover Linx. No matter which kind of debris you have at home, this stick vacuum will likely clean up the vast majority of it. It doesn't face any problem with cereal on carpeted surfaces as it does on hardwood floors, mainly thanks to the friction between the floor and cereal that helps keep it in place and sweep it into the suction path.

As a simple vacuum cleaner, the Hoover Linx is not difficult to use as, to be honest, there is nothing much to learn about this vacuum. Just turn it on and choose the right cleaning mode... No complicated skill set is required.

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Even though this is officially an industrial model, the Hoover PortaPower is still a good choice if you need a canister vacuum to clean your house.

With an unusual design, this machine is supposed to be carried by the shoulder strap or the handle instead of being pushed around like other canister vacuums. The body is pretty light with a square shape, making it easier to carry around. Once you have become familiar with the industrial design and how the Hoover PortaPower works, this machine does just what you can expect from a traditional canister vacuum.

The hose is attached to the main body through a port, allowing you to swap it out and replace it with other tools with ease. You have two options of cleaner head to use with this hose: a hard floor and a multi-surface one.

The former uses only soft bristles in order not to leave any scratch behind on your hard floors while the multi-surface tool works by agitating and lifting debris and dirt trapped in the fibers of your carpeted surfaces. Its stiff bristles do a great job of digging deep into the fibers, making it easier to suck up those messes after.

As a result, the vacuum delivers an almost flawless performance on hardwood floors and low-pile carpets. Just remember to switch to the multi-surface cleaner head before you move over to carpets.

The only debris the Hoover PortaPower seems to struggle with is sugar on low-pile carpets. This is likely due to sugar sinking deeply into the carpets, making it harder for the sheer suction of this machine to lift the sugar out of the fibers.

This machine doesn't have all the bells and whistles, so it doesn't come as a surprise that the Hoover PortaPower has only a single power mode. But this is enough for this canister to do its job.

Hoover makes up for this by providing plenty of other accessories in the box, which are suitable for both home cleaning and commercial environments, including a crevice tool, a dusting brush, an upholstery tool, a shoulder strap, and a cord wrap.

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What is The Best Hoover Vacuum For You?

Style

Hoover has plenty of vacuum cleaners on the market, all with different styles. The most traditional products of this company are upright models, a basic design that usually has a hose attachment for household cleanups, such as stairs, furniture, and other hard-to-reach spots.

While these upright vacuums should be good enough for most customers, you could also look at other designs in Hoover's catalog. For example, their canister machines come with a separate tank that can be rolled over your floor, making it easier for you to vacuum stairs and other small areas.

On the other hand, a lightweight handheld vacuum is the best choice if you often encounter small spills or need to clean upholstery.

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Bagged or Bagless?

Hoover produces both models with disposable bags and ones without them. This doesn't affect general cleaning performance, but you will see differences in the disposing process.

The bagless vacuums are more eco-friendly and eliminate the problem of finding out you're out of bags when you need a new one. These Hoover machines have filters for allergens and allow you to dump the debris into a trash can directly without touching anything dirty. Without the need to buy extra replacement bags, you can also save a lot of money in the long run.

However, compared to bagged models, they usually have a smaller capacity and require you to empty the dirt bin more often.

Self-propelled

Some Hoover vacuums are equipped with a motor that enables them to move across your floors, making the vacuum job less tiring, especially in a big house with thick carpets.

Budget

The handheld models are the cheapest vacuum cleaners Hoover offers. They are decent for small cleanup tasks but fall short when you have a big house. Upright and canister vacuums make up most of the rest of the catalog, which can cost a few hundred dollars.

Cheaper models often come with HEPA filters or an additional cleaning hose while on the higher end, you will find more advanced features such as self-adjusting heads and self-propelled motors on the best-rated Hoover vacuum cleaners.

Final Words

As you can see from my Hoover vacuum cleaner reviews, this company can provide excellent machines with great features and cleaning performances despite their average price tags. From traditional uprights to more compact stick vacuums, you can always find the right solution for the dirt in your house.