Most Powerful Handheld Vacuum

If youre looking for a powerful hand vacuum with an excellent battery life, the Dyson Car + Boat Handheld Vacuum Cleaner is our top pick. Its on the pricier end, but its a versatile machine with more powerful suction than youd find with other handheld vacuums. Below, weve listed six of our top-rated handheld vacuums, which score the highest in our tests, in alphabetical order.

Scroll down to find out more details about how we test them. Since 2013, weve looked at 180 hand vacuums and conducted hundreds of hours of research and testing. Weve concluded that the Ryobi 18V One+ Performance Hand Vacuum Kit is the best for...

We've tested over 110 vacuum cleaners, and below are our recommendations for the best handheld vacuums you can buy. These picks are selected for their performance on different surfaces, as well as their feature set, battery life, and price. We tested the best cordless handheld vacuums from Black+Decker, Bissell, Dirt Devil, and others to clean pet hair and more from floors, stairs, and the car.

We put 11 top-rated handheld vacuums through real-world, side-by-side comparisons so you don't have to. We cleaned up everything from dirt and real fur to big cereal pieces, moving around the house to see what each vacuum could actually clean and where its limitations lie.