The 5 Best Car Vacuums - Winter 2021 Reviews

The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ is the best car vacuum with a cordless design that we've tested. This compact, extremely portable model is easy to carry out to your car. It delivers a fantastic performance on low-pile carpets, where it easily sucks up pet hair and debris.

It's well-built and has a simple design that makes it easy to assemble and maintain. There's only one part, the dust cup filter, that needs to be replaced regularly, so it incurs low recurring costs. It comes with some tools and brushes that can help you clean your car, including a turbo brush for dislodging dirt from fabric-covered furniture like car seats, a hard bristle brush for scrubbing away stubborn dirt, and a crevice tool for getting into tight corners.

However, its battery only provides roughly 11 minutes of continuous use, so you need to work quickly if you have a big mess on your hands. Also, like most handheld vacuums, it has a small dirt compartment, so you need to empty it fairly often. That said, its outstanding performance and handy tools make it a great choice for cleaning your car's interior.

The best corded vacuum for cars that we've tested is the Shark Vertex UltraLight Corded. It's a portable, fairly lightweight stick vacuum with a long power cord, which gives you more range when cleaning far-off places. You can use it as a corded handheld vacuum when cleaning your car's interior and other awkward places.

There are a few tools and brushes included that can help with cleaning areas like your car, such as a turbo brush for dislodging dirt from fabric-covered seats and a crevice tool for getting into hard-to-reach spots. It performs well on low-pile carpets, where it has no issue sucking up pet hair and larger debris like sand. It has an okay-sized dirt compartment, and its suction tends to stay consistent even when it's partially full.

Unfortunately, it struggles a bit to clear fine debris like baking soda from low-pile carpets. It also has quite a few parts that need routine servicing, including its filters and brushroll, so it's not the easiest to maintain. Otherwise, if you don't want to worry about battery life while vacuuming your car, it's a great corded option.

The Eureka Mighty Mite is the best vacuum cleaner for cars in the budget category that we've tested. This affordable, corded canister model doesn't feel very heavy in your hand and comes with a carrying handle, so it's easy to carry out to your car. You can also detach part of the wand and use it in a semi-handheld configuration.

It does a great job cleaning low-pile carpets, where it easily clears pet hair and most debris, even as its large dirt compartment fills up. It comes with a few tools and brushes that can help with different cleaning jobs, including a crevice tool for tight corners and an upholstery tool for cleaning fabric-covered seats. You can quickly adapt the suction power to different surface types with the slip ring on the handle. It's also incredibly easy to maintain, thanks to its simple, easy-to-assemble design.

Unfortunately, it doesn't have a particularly long power cord, so you need to have an outlet nearby. It also lacks a HEPA filter, which is disappointing if you're concerned about allergens. However, if you want a vacuum that can clean your car but don't want to spend too much, it's definitely worth considering.