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Dyson V6 In-Depth Review

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74 reviews
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  • Build Quality
    4.1 (24)
  • Value for Money
    3.5 (26)
  • Ease of Use
    4.5 (25)
  • Cleaning & Maintenance
    3.9 (25)
  • Product is used
    • Several times a week (13)
    • Daily (11)
    • Weekly (3)
  • Noise Level
    3.8 (24)
  • Pet OwnerYes (13) · No (13)
  • Battery Life
    3.1 (26)
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cherubbabies

cherubbabiesIllawarra, NSW

  • 91 reviews
  • 1 like

Love it

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Love this Vacuum Cleaner, I had heard so many of my friends raving about this Vacuum cleaner, my husband bought it on special at local retailer.
Its been a dream, it cleans really well, its easy to handle and move around.
Really easy to clean.
I love it that it cleans on vinyl floors.
Good arm length on vacuum.
Affordable price cannot live without it.

Purchased in March 2021 for $300.00.



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Pet OwnerNo
Floor Type Carpet, Linoleum, Tiles and Wood
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Tracey

TraceyCanberra

  • 2 reviews
  • 3 likes

No wonder the V6 Animal was discontinued

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The Dyson V6 Animal vacuum was purchased in October 2018. It was used on vinyl and carpeted floors. By May 2022 it needed a new battery. This was dispatched by Dyson but on using it, the machine failed again. Dyson service centre advised that sometimes the battery will "short out" the motor! Dyson then sent out a main body, a power pack and a charger - with no instructions on how to assemble the bits, to my aged father - who, due to his poor eyesight, gave up completely. His carer could also not work out how to assemble the bits. I will never purchase another Dyson again.

Purchased in October 2021 at Big W Online Store for $357.00.

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Product is used Weekly
Pet OwnerNo
Floor Type Carpet and Linoleum
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vas

vasGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC

  • 4 reviews

Good vacuum - has a common Faulty battery which is expensive - costs you $0.50 every use

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Purchased in January 2021 for $350.00.

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Product is used Several times a week
Pet OwnerNo
Floor Type Wood
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Emaz

EmazGreater Melbourne (Inner), VIC

  • 2 reviews

Super handy, easy to use

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This vacuum is great for small areas or small houses/apartments which is what we have. I find it handy to grab when I need a quick tidy up. It does run out of battery quickly when using the max power mode. I also find the canister is not always easy to empty if it gets very full. These downsides are all outweighed by the convenience of the vacuum as a whole and also how much dirt and dust it picks up!

Purchased in August 2021 at Big W Online Store for $349.00.

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Product is used Weekly
Pet OwnerNo
Floor Type Carpet, Tiles and Wood
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Vinh N

Vinh NSydney, NSW

  • 2 reviews

Great vacuum

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Got this to replace the old dc35. Great vacuum as usual. It clean up the dog hair much better. the head dont get clogged up with hair as often due to new design. it also feel lighter so that's a plus. only issue i have found so far is the way to open the dust collector can. it's just feel awkward particularly with 1 hand.

Purchased in March 2021 at Dyson for $349.00.

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Product is used Daily
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet, Tiles and Wood
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KMJ

KMJNorth Queensland, QLD

Appalling customer service

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Purchased in July 2021 at Harvey Norman Retail Stores - Appliances for $350.00.

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Product is used Several times a week
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet and Tiles
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brookeelee98

brookeelee98Metropolitan Adelaide, SA

  • 2 reviews

Love my Dyson!

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Amazing Vaccum! Was very skeptical to pay the large amount of money for a vacuum when I felt Ike my Kmart vac ‘did the job’

Was beyond amazed vacuuming with my Dyson in comparison to just a Kmart vac. The Dyson picked up a whole container of pet hair and dirt from the carpet after vacuuming with my Kmart vac.

The suction on this vaccum is so strong, it makes it a little difficult to vaccum carpets, although you know it is doing a good clean.

Battery life could definitely be better. Only lasts about 15 minutes on turbo.

The downside to this Vac is the fact you have to hold your finger down on the button the whole time and the difficulty to clean the vaccum properly.

Purchased in March 2021 at Big W Online Store for $300.00.

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Product is used Daily
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet, Tiles and Wood
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Surfpuppies

SurfpuppiesMid North Coast, NSW

  • 12 reviews

Does not live up to expectations

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Pretty disappointing given that this is meant to be a Dyson. For a start you have to keep your finger on the trigger for the vacuum to continue working. Lift your finger off to give it a rest and you’ll get no suction. The suction itself isn’t great either - my last Sony did so much better. Plus you can’t charge it while it’s on the wall holder that comes with the vacuum. Disappointing

Purchased in January 2021.

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Product is used Weekly
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Wood
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Wonnie80

Wonnie80Gippsland, VIC

  • 10 reviews
  • 3 likes

Excellent service from Dyson

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Purchased in August 2018, battery gave out before would/should be expected (March 2022); however, after contacting Dyson Customer Service via email, had a new battery delivered within 3 days. Excellent customer service.

Purchased in August 2021 for $350.00.

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Floor Type Carpet, Linoleum and Tiles
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Worth the money

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Date PurchasedJan 2022
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wombling_free

wombling_freeSouth Australia

  • 2 reviews
  • 2 likes

Great suction, terrible battery

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This vacuum has fantastic suction, I was amazed at what it cleaned out of the carpets.
I returned mine after 1st use because of the terrible battery life.
The battery went flat after 15 minutes of use, which only left me enough to time get half the house done.
It then takes 3.5 hours to recharge.

Date PurchasedJan 2022
Cat❤

Cat❤South East Queensland, QLD

  • 10 reviews
  • 4 likes

A little dissapointed

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Bought this January 2018 & was immediately impressed with how easy this was to use & how much it picked up. Now 12 months later I'm not 100% happy with it, the battery goes flat very fast & I cannot get my house done & the suction isn't as good as it once was. It's also very hard to get all the dust out of the inner filter as it doesn't detach which kind of lets the whole thing down in my opinion. You can remove the top filter but that still does not clean that inside filter on the base. A good tap on your hand & you'll be shocked how much dust gets stuck in there. They are a great idea but until you can fully pull it apart to clean I'm afraid this little unit will be constantly losing suction as it clogs with dust.

Date PurchasedJan 2018
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Peter A

Peter AAU

  • 2 reviews
  • 3 likes

Works brilliant

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We Use it on carpet and tiles we have a long haired cat and dog and it is perfect for cleaning up pet hair it comes with some good attachments as well which make it easy when I vacuumed my car. I would have given 5 stars but the battery lets it down 3 hours to charge and 7 minutes to drain with it on high

Date PurchasedDec 2018
porcelina25

porcelina25QLD, 4503

  • 18 reviews

Excellent

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I wanted a stick vaccum that I could pick up and go that was easy and lightweight. I looked at dyson but it's always too expensive for me. This one came on sale so I thought why not try it out. My place isn't huge so I don't need a heavy duty vac. It's perfect so far even the battery lasts on full power to do my place.

Date PurchasedOct 2018
superalex999

superalex999meblourne

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like

the best handhled vacuum

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brought this from last year and we use this as addition to our other Dyson big ball vacuum.
initial thought is, we use the V6 to do light or small vacuum job. but this little Dyson is way beyond our expectation, as the suction is so much better than my expectation and we are now using it for medium vacuum job.
the build quality is great, battery life is okay, more than enough for small job. the main advantage of the V6 over the big ball vacuum is, it is so convenient. what a great little Dyson.
I would definitely buy another one again in the future. my family just love the quality of Dyson

Date PurchasedSep 2017
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Emma k

Emma kPerth

  • 9 reviews
  • 2 likes

Goodbye cat fur

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I have floor boards, tile and carpet and this vacuum works amazing on all surfaces but is fantastic on furniture! I previously would vacuum my lounge then use a sticky roller to remove cat fur. Now with just the animal origin 99% of the fur is gone. Cleaning my carpeted stairs is a breeze! Only regret I should of bought this sooner instead of another brand and robot vacuum which can both go in the bin!

Date PurchasedSep 2018

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Tidy Tim

Tidy TimDarwin

Could not believe how simple to use this terrific product is,NO BLOODY CORD you little BEAUTY!!!

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I am a cleaner at a local school and am completely blown away with this great product.Easy to assemble and clean.Good battery life and recharge time.I use the V6 animal origin on tile,lino and wooden floors and it performs equally well on all surfaces. Have just finished my house in approx. half the time it would take with my other vac !!! Would have no hesitation recommending it to other people.LOVE IT!!!! Well done Dyson.Timbo

Date PurchasedOct 2018

Was great but now....

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When we first purchased out Dyson V6 Animal it was great. Noticed a difference on out floors immediately. Easy to use and move around. However, after about 6 months, I now find the unit will not run continually. It keeps stopping and starting while trying to use it. This is even after fully charging. I clean the unit out but then may work for a minute and returns to stopping and starting. Not sure what the problem may be.

Date PurchasedApr 2018
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Tom E

Tom ELara

  • 6 reviews
  • 1 like

Great product, no longer use our corded vacuum

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Purchased the Dyson V6 Animal Origen from Big W when it was on sale. Honestly couldn't be happier. The battery life is more than enough to clean our whole house with the convenience of being able to quickly grab it for small spills. It is still compatible with our other vacuum accessories which is also a big plus. Has no issues cleaning up the fur left behind by our kitten.

Date PurchasedMay 2018
Ellie

EllieGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC

  • 7 reviews
  • 1 like

Great vaccum but hard to clean

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This vaccum was great easy to used and move around the house with. It did an amazing job everytime without fail. There are 2 issues battery charging time to useage is annoying dont get barely enough time to do the house on one charge. And secondly it was hard to remove the catcher from the vaccum and replace it. But other than that awesome

Date PurchasedMay 2018
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Questions & Answers

Puneet

Puneetasked

V6 Animal Origin

Hey hi,
For my Dyson V6 Animal the motor head has shopped rotating, upon inspection i noticed hair build up and then i cleaned it thoroughly inside and outside and cleaned it,.
Now the problem is, i am not getting power in the tube at all, i even tried it with other Animal motor head and even thats not working. Its just sucking the air as normal but none of the motor heads getting power with or without the rode. Has anyone faced a similar situation?
thanks in advance

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We are sorry to hear about this and happy to help get this sorted for you Puneet.

We would kindly ask for you to forward your details and the serial number of your machine to [email protected] and our Dyson Experts will be in touch with you shortly to assist.

Puneet
Puneet

Hey thanks for coming back, i called the 1800 number and the guys sending a new bin

Joh

Johasked

V6 Animal Origin

Hi, my Dyson V6 Animal Origin, only works for about 2 minutes at a time.
It’s been fully charged.
Does it need a new charger/battery?
Looking forward to your response.
Regards
Joh

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Sorry to hear about this. So we can best assist, we would kindly ask you to forward your details via email to [email protected]. Our Dyson Experts will be in touch shortly and happy to help get this sorted.

Chrissy D.
Chrissy D.

Mine does exactly the same, it really annoyed as I'm in a wheelchair.

SharonM

SharonMasked

V6 Animal Origin

Hi, when I take off the charger it only runs for a minute then turns off and the blue light flashes. Very annoying. It is only 2 years old. Any help appreciated. Thanks annoyed

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SirRootes
SirRootes

Hi, this is the exact same thing that is happening to me and it seems to be a very common problem among Dyson consumers. I have had my Dyson for 22 months and I have sent an email explaining this and hopefully I will get a new battery under their 2 year guarantee. I am still waiting for their reply.

Dyson
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Sorry to hear you are experiencing a short run time with your machine.

Please reach out to our Dyson Experts via [email protected] with your details and the serial number of your machine. We will be happy to help and get this sorted.

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