Appliances · Dyson · 2016
Dyson V8 Absolute
An older flagship that aged into the sensible buy, as long as you know what it cannot do.
Overall
7.8
out of 10
Axis scores
Appliances is scored on these 5 axes. The total is their plain average — nothing is weighted.
Average of 5 axes
7.8/10
- Performance
- 7.6
- Value
- 8.2
- Durability
- 8.4
- Ease of use
- 8.0
- Quietness
- 7.0
- Performance — How well it does the core job
- Value — What the same money buys elsewhere
- Durability — Failure and fade reports past the one-year mark
- Ease of use — Setup, daily operation, cleaning, maintenance
- Quietness — Operating noise — a higher score means quieter
Specs
- Filtration
- Two-tier radial cyclone
- Battery
- Fixed, not user-swappable
- Weight
- Lighter than current flagships
As published by the manufacturer. We didn't measure these ourselves.
Is it for you
Buy it if
- A flat or a small house rather than a whole floor of carpet
- You want Dyson's build without the current pricing
- Lighter weight matters for overhead and stair work
Skip it if
- Thick carpet across a large area
- A fixed battery you cannot swap mid-clean
Nearly a decade on, the V8 is still supported, still stocked with parts, and still lighter than the machines that replaced it. For a small home it does the job the V15 does, more slowly.
The battery is not user-replaceable in the way later models are, and suction on deep carpet is a clear step behind. Both are the reasons it costs what it now costs.
Last updated . The scoring method is on how we rank.