Best Shark Stick Vacuums & Electric Brooms for Carpet — Medium-Pile Pickup

#1

Carpet pickup on the tested rug/fitted-carpet style surface was excellent, with debris cleaned in the initial pass.

#2

Medium-pile carpet deep cleaning was excellent in Vacuum Wars testing, including a perfect embedded-sand result.

#3

Carpet pickup is strong in the carpet-focused tests, including deep fiber cleaning and Berber performance.

#4

Medium-pile carpet evidence was strongly positive, including perfect or broadly strong pickup in testing.

#5

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

#6

Medium-pile carpet evidence was strong overall, including deep-clean scores near premium models.

#7

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

#8

Carpet cleaning was consistently positive, with reviewers reporting good carpet pickup, deep-cleaning ability and smooth transitions from hard floors.

#9

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

#10

Medium/general carpet pickup was acceptable to good, but not strong enough to fully replace a full upright for every home.

#11

Medium-pile carpet pickup is mixed in one lab review because the vacuum flung a few grains to the side.

#12

Medium-pile or deep-carpet pickup was only average to below average in test-heavy reviews, especially with embedded sand.

#13

Medium/general carpet evidence was weak, with one reviewer saying it did not get deep into carpet effectively.