To clean carpets and rugs well, you need a vacuum that is equipped for the task. The SEBO Felix Premium and SEBO Airbelt K3 Premium are excellent choices.

The best vacuums for carpets are engineered to effectively remove dirt, dust and pet hair deeply embedded within carpet fibers. Here are our top recommendations for 2024.

Those with carpets and pets that shed will want to want to consider higher-volume bins. We like bins that can handle at least 0.2 gallons, though the Shark Stratos falls just below that at 0.18 ...