Amazon Basics Upright Vacuum

2.6

(2)

Verdict

The Amazon Basics bagless upright is cheap and light, but weak suction, poor carpet cleaning, and leaky filtration make it a poor choice for most homes, especially if you have allergies or lots of carpet.

Pros

Weight 4.5 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.5

Lightweight chassis makes the Amazon Basics upright easy to carry and push between rooms, so it feels convenient to grab even though its overall cleaning performance is limited.
Hair Pickup — Carpets 4.0 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.0

Despite its other flaws, it collects nearly all long pet hair on carpets and gets it into the canister without clogs, with only light residual strands and wrap on the brush.
Pet-Ready Features 4.0 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 4.0

Despite its many flaws, this vacuum does a reasonably good job of lifting pet hair in small areas, making it usable for light shedding even if it is a poor all-purpose cleaner.

Cons

Carpet — Medium-Pile Pickup 2.5 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 2.5

Carpet cleaning is weak for a primary upright, with below-average suction that leaves embedded dirt behind and now rates among the poorest performers in Consumer Reports’ carpet tests.
Hard Floor — Large Debris Intake 2.3 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 2.3

Bare-floor cleaning is only passable, often scattering or missing larger debris compared with stronger-performing uprights and requiring extra passes to get floors looking clean.
Suction & Airflow 2.0 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 2.0
Noise level 2.0 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 2.0
Price & Value 1.8 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 reviews 1.8
Filtration / Dust Containment 1.5 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 1.5

Filtration is weak, with fine particles easily escaping the body, so it can leak dust back into the room and is a poor choice for households concerned about allergens.
Crevice / Groove Pickup (Hard Floors) 1.0 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1 review 1.0

In crevice tests it removed only a tiny fraction of the sand and scattered much of what it lifted, giving it among the weakest groove cleaning results in the lineup.