Best 2021 Vacuums for Carpet — Medium-Pile Pickup

#1

Medium-carpet pickup scored strongly in lab-style tests, including 98 percent overall pickup and a 100 percent carpet deep-clean result.

#2

Medium/all-pile carpet evidence is favorable, with reviewers calling the carpet performance outstanding or broadly ideal.

#3

Medium-pile and deep-carpet tests were strong, including clean passes and high sand/debris pickup in controlled testing.

#4

Medium-pile and deep carpet evidence is strong, including perfect or near-leading deep-clean results in several tests.

#5

Medium-pile and general carpet evidence is strong overall, with repeated perfect or near-perfect sand/deep-clean results, despite one caveat about the wrong head not reaching deep.

#6

One comparative carpet test found the Eureka slightly ahead of a compact Bissell, suggesting adequate but not leading medium-carpet pickup.

#7

Medium/deep carpet evidence was split, ranging from poor embedded-sand results to stronger carpet pickup in Vacuum Wars and Android Police testing.

#8

General carpet evidence was poor, with the closest carpet-pickup evidence describing the vacuum as mostly incapable on carpets, rugs, and upholstery.