Best 2022 Vacuums for Carpet — Medium-Pile Pickup

#1

Medium-pile carpet pickup scores very strongly in testing, including a perfect carpet deep-clean score and top sand pickup results.

#2

In comparative mat testing, the DeWalt performed very well at digging into carpet fibers.

#3

Medium-pile carpet deep cleaning scored very strongly in the Vacuum Wars sand-embedding test.

#4

The strongest carpet-specific evidence came from Forbes testing, where medium-pile carpet pickup was described as flawless even with baking soda.

#5

Medium-pile and general carpet pickup was strong, including high sand collection and praise for DuoClean carpet performance.

#6

Medium/general carpet pickup was usually good to excellent on surface debris, though deeper carpet cleaning lagged larger models.

#7

Medium-pile carpet evidence was positive in one deep-clean test that scored well above average.

#8

Medium-pile pickup has positive customer evidence from pet-hair testing across low and medium pile carpets.

#9

Medium/deep carpet evidence is positive, including embedded sand or fine-particle removal on carpet.

#10

Medium-pile carpet evidence was strong, with multiple tests calling deep-clean or pickup performance above average or fantastic.

#11

Medium-pile carpet evidence was positive in one review that reported impressive performance on low and medium-pile carpet.

#12

Medium-pile carpet evidence was generally strong, including perfect or high sand/deep-clean results, while TechGearLab rated carpet only slightly above average.

#13

Medium-pile carpet evidence trends strong thanks to perfect deep-clean results, though one Consumer Reports summary called carpet dirt removal only passable.

#14

Medium/general carpet pickup was good overall, with comparative testing placing the L10s Ultra near the top for carpet debris pickup.

#15

Medium-carpet evidence was mixed, with excellent measured debris removal in one test but everyday-only depth in another.

#16

Medium or general carpet pickup ranged from strong budget scores to lab criticism of weaker carpet performance.

#17

Medium-carpet pickup is mixed: one test left sand behind, while another reviewer liked its basic carpet cleaning.