95% of use is on short pile carpet, the rest is on tiles. The unit works very well on both carpet and flat surfaces BUT the brush life is very short. We have had 3 brush replacements under warranty in 2 years. The unit replaced a Dyson DC 14 which we used for 7 years and this had only one brush replacement (although it was due for a brush replacement when we retired it. Both units have been used by the same operators on the same surfaces. Another issue we have had with the DC 65 was that the internal head hose disintegrated, probably due to the...Read more

Bought this just over a year ago. We still use it and are happy but it just really isnt what we expected from a very expensive brand like Dyson.

As others have mentioned it is huge, bulky, heavy and has WAY too much power to the point that it actually makes vacuuming harder rather than easier.

It has reached the point where only I use the vacuum cleaner (as a male). I told my wife not to use it (she is prone to headaches from sore shoulders and neck, usually caused by bad posture at work). Every time she would use it she would complain ...Read more

Having had a previous Dyson and a hand held Dyson (both of which I loved) i would probably have thought they are so wrong BUT no they aren't. This so called engineering wonder is the biggest load of rubbish i have ever purchased. The design is so heavy on the wrists & shoulders that I find it difficult to use. As the other reviews state the hose is close to impossible to hold out of the machine during use. My main problem with this machine is that after 12 months the brushbar had lost most of its "few" bristles, claimed on warrantry and luckil...Read more

The very first time I decide to buy an expensive vacuume with a good brand name and it completely failed my expectations!... the first couple weeks of using it was good, after that it was horrible. It sucked up something that was a little big and it go caught in a tiny little hose at the back and the whole machine broke down. I had to call Dyson for them to give me step by step instructions of getting this little piece of plastic out. It wasn’t easy. To clean the head isn’t easy. To clean the tubes isn’t easy. It is huge and bulky and doesn’t f...Read more

We purchased this vacuum cleaner about 1 year ago and after using it for 2 months its exterior started to fall apart! We took it back to the good guys and they didn't help us and told us to contact Dyson. After being on the phone with several people, they agreed on replacing the vacuum cleaner for us. We had to send it back to them with the original box. After few weeks we recieved our own vacuum cleaner without its original box!

Not only they failed to give us a replacement but they also didn't send us the box! When we complained to them t...Read more

We had a DC04 for many years and it was an amazing machine, would have another one if they still made them, but it finally lost it's suck and wasn't worth repairing. SO bought a DC65. The suction is phenomenal, so much so that it is literally a pain - to the legs and ankles. It must have a complex of some sort as it won't leave you alone - the clear hose just won't lengthen and it pulls the machine towards you so fast it you can't often catch it. I try to secure it behind something like a chair to prevent this but can't always. I have had...Read more

I brought a DYSON pet Vacuum cleaner which is a top of the line vacuum 4 months ago, It never sucked properly from the start. After normal use it start to smell like it was burning. I sent it back to DYSON to be looked at.
They claim it doesn't smell (like burning).
They CLAIM it has moisture in it so not covered under warranty. They claim there are $200.00 worth of repair.
I paid $899.00 for this item and defiantly did not suck any form of moisture into the machine.
After this I looked up DYSON online, they have lots of terrible reviews.
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This is the strongest vacuum I have ever owned. It's suction power is great at collecting animal hairs.

There are some problems in that the unit can feel quite heavy at times, and with no suction power options like a stick based V6 vacuum, the noise is unavoidable.

We use it to clean our whole house, but we do have troubles with the vacuum on carpet in certain rooms.
Depending on how your carpet has been installed, the vacuum is simply too strong, leading it to suck up the carpet to the point you have to really force the vacuum to move....Read more

My partner and I own three dogs and have carpet areas around the house, including the living room. We've always tried to save money by going for an average brand of vaccum, but after the last one broke down we decided it was time to invest in a Dyson vaccum. Now the reason why I call it an investment is because of the quality, performance and warranty of the product. This vaccum has phenomenal suction, the best we have ever seen in a vaccum. It lifted so many dog hairs off our carpets that we didn't even know were there!

I was scared at firs...Read more