The Dyson V8 Cyclone is the 2026 refresh of the Dyson V8, which was first released in 2016. It replaces the original V8 as Dyson's entry-level model in their broader cordless stick vacuum line-up and features some notable upgrades. It has a larger, swappable battery that recharges much faster and features a new Eco power mode to improve runtime, in line with newer Dyson vacuums. It also replaces the trigger you had to hold down on the original V8 with a push-button power control. Dyson advertises a noticeably more powerful motor, but you won't see much of a difference in practice. Otherwise, it lacks some of the advanced features found on more premium Dyson models, like an onboard particle sensor and automatic floorhead height adjustments. It comes with a wall dock and a crevice tool, and it's compatible with a self-emptying dock that's sold separately. It also works in a handheld configuration.
Our Verdict
The Dyson V8 Cyclone is a decent option for cleaning a whole home. Its limited battery life on maximum power makes it less suited to large homes or houses with lots of carpeting, though the battery is swappable. Runtime is significantly better on lower power settings, making this vacuum more viable for homes with predominantly hard floors. That said, on bare floors, you'll need a second pass to pick up debris that it leaves in corners and along baseboards. It struggles to lift fine debris from high-pile carpet fibers, though it does a great job of removing pet hair, so it's a good pick if you have shedding pets. It keeps fine particles contained as you clean, so it won't reintroduce allergens into the air, but it'll produce a cloud of dust when you empty the bin. The build also feels mediocre, with creaky plastic and some wobble in the wheels.
Leaves almost no pet hair behind on carpet.
Effectively traps fine particles as you clean.
Lightweight enough to carry up and down stairs easily.
Includes a swappable battery.
Produces a cloud of dust when you empty the dustbin.
Needs a second pass to clear debris from corners and baseboards on hard floors.
Fine debris sinks into high-pile carpet.
Battery life may not be long enough for larger homes.
The Dyson V8 Cyclone is a great vacuum for a small apartment. Its filtration system traps fine dust well, so little blows back into the air in a small space. It's easy to store because it stands upright in its dock and fits in a corner. It picks up virtually all pet hair on carpet, but it's far less effective on fabric-covered furniture as it lacks a turbo brush, so your mileage may vary as a pet owner. You should still be able to clean an entire apartment on a single charge, though the battery drains quickly on the highest power setting. The main drawback is overall debris pickup, because you'll need a second pass over hard floors to catch what it leaves in corners and along baseboards, and it struggles to lift fine debris from thick rugs. Like with all bagless vacuums, you'll create a cloud of dust when you empty the bin, so it's best to do so outside if possible.
Leaves almost no pet hair behind on carpet.
Effectively traps fine particles as you clean.
Easy to store.
Produces a cloud of dust when you empty the dustbin.
Needs a second pass to clear debris from corners and baseboards on hard floors.
Fine debris sinks into high-pile carpet.
The Dyson V8 Cyclone is a great vacuum for stairs. It's light enough to carry up and down without being too tiring, and since it's cordless, you can clean a whole flight without stopping to unplug and find a new outlet. It leaves almost no pet hair behind on carpeted steps, and it traps fine dust well, so dirt won't blow back into the air around you. It won't clear all debris from either hardwood or carpeted steps in a single pass, so expect to go over each stair more than once.
Leaves almost no pet hair behind on carpet.
Effectively traps fine particles as you clean.
Lightweight enough to carry up and down stairs easily.
Cordless design eliminates tripping hazard on stairs and frees up your movement.
You'll need to do a second pass on most steps.
The Dyson V8 Cyclone is a good vacuum for cleaning a car. You can detach the wand to use it in handheld mode, and it's light enough to clean your whole car without getting tired. Since it's cordless, you don't have to worry about having an outlet nearby. The crevice tool offers strong enough suction to clear debris from seat seams and between the seats and console. The main drawback is that the base model doesn't come with any other tools, so if you want a motorized brush for cleaning upholstered seats, you'll need to buy it separately. The crevice tool brush's small opening isn't well-suited to cleaning larger surfaces like floor mats either.
Handheld mode is lightweight and convenient.
Cordless design makes it easy to clean a car.
Tools for cleaning upholstered seats and floor mats are sold separately.
The Dyson V8 Cyclone is a mediocre choice for cleaning bare floors. It's fine for light cleanups, but you'll need more than one pass for a thorough clean. It picks up most debris from open areas, but it misses debris in corners and along baseboards. It does a decent job of cleaning cracks, especially shallow ones like those between tiles. You'll need to use the highest power setting to pull debris from deeper gaps like those between older floorboards, which will drain the battery faster.
Pulls debris out of shallow gaps like tile grout.
Picks up most debris in open areas.
Needs a second pass to clear debris from corners and baseboards on hard floors.
Requires Boost mode to deal with deeper cracks.
The Dyson V8 Cyclone is an okay vacuum for cleaning carpets, but it doesn't finish the job in one pass. Low-pile carpets require multiple passes to get most debris. It struggles even more on high-pile rugs because fine debris like dust and grit sinks into the pile and stays there.
Handles large debris well.
Fine debris sinks into high-pile carpet.
Requires more than one pass.
The Dyson V8 Cyclone is an excellent vacuum for tackling pet hair. You'll hardly notice any hair left behind on carpet, though the head may drag a few stray hairs along as you push it. Unfortunately, it's less ideal for removing pet hair from furniture because it only comes with a crevice tool, which isn't ideal for cleaning larger areas like whole couch cushions.
Leaves almost no pet hair behind on carpet.
Included crevice tool isn't ideal for cleaning furniture.
The Dyson V8 Cyclone does an exceptional job of keeping the air clean while you vacuum, trapping nearly all fine particles and preventing them from being reintroduced into the air. When you empty the bin, though, it creates a cloud of dust, and the small bin means you'll have to empty it often. If you have allergies, empty it outside.
Effectively traps fine particles as you clean.
Produces a cloud of dust when you empty the dustbin.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
There are two variants of the Dyson V8 Cyclone, though the only difference is which tools come in the box.
| Product Name | Included Tools |
| Dyson V8 Cyclone | Motorbar Cleaner Head, Crevice Tool |
| Dyson V8 Cyclone + Car Cleaning Kit | Motorbar Cleaner Head, Crevice Tool, Extension Hose, Stubborn Dirt Brush, Mini Soft Dusting Brush |
Both variants are available in a single colorway: Army Green/Black. We bought and tested the standard Dyson V8 Cyclone. You can see its label. Let us know if you encounter a different variant, and we'll update our review.
Popular Vacuum Comparisons
The Dyson V8 Cyclone is the entry point to Dyson's V-series stick lineup, replacing the original Dyson V8 and sitting below premium models like the Dyson V12 Detect Slim, the Dyson V15 Detect, and the Dyson V16 Piston Animal Submarine. Compared to the V8 it replaces, it's a meaningful upgrade for convenience but not for cleaning. The swappable battery, longer runtime on low power, faster recharge, and push-button power control fix the V8's biggest annoyances, while floor cleaning, build quality, and the small bin barely change. Next to the pricier Dysons, you give up automatic suction adjustment, floor lighting, a dust sensor, and most of the included tools. That said, it outperforms both the Dyson V9 Motorbar and the Dyson V12 Detect Slim when it comes to lifting pet hair from carpeting.
Outside of the Dyson lineup, the Shark Stratos Cordless IZ862H is priced similarly to the V8 Cyclone but offers more premium features and cleans bare floors and cracks better. The Dreame Z30 offers a longer runtime and better hard floor pickup, but isn't nearly as effective at containing fine particles as you clean. The Samsung Jet 75 also runs for longer and feels sturdier, but doesn't pick up pet hair as well.
For more options, check out our recommendations for the best cordless vacuums overall, the best cordless vacuums for pet hair if shedding is your main concern, or the best cordless vacuums for hardwood if you don't have much carpeting.
The higher-end Dyson V15 Detect is unsurprisingly a better vacuum than the more budget-friendly Dyson V8 Cyclone. It cleans better on almost every surface, picking up more debris on bare floors and carpet, and clearing deep cracks more easily. It also adjusts suction automatically, shines a light across hard floors to illuminate fine dust, and has a sensor that tracks how much dust it picks up. The V15's dustbin is bigger, so you'll empty it less often. The Cyclone is slightly lighter overall and has a push button, while the V15 makes you hold a trigger as you clean.
The Dyson V8 Cyclone is a better vacuum than the original Dyson V8, mainly because it fixes the V8's biggest annoyances. Its battery lasts far longer on low power and recharges faster, and you can swap in a spare battery, which the V8 doesn't allow. You also press a button to start it instead of holding a trigger the whole time you clean. The Cyclone picks up pet hair from carpet better and handles low-pile carpets a bit better too. The V8 is the better choice if you have high-pile rugs.
The Shark Stratos Cordless IZ862H and the Dyson V8 Cyclone are both mid-range cordless vacuums, but the Shark is the better choice for most homes, especially if you have a lot of hard flooring. It picks up debris on bare floors in a single pass, cleans cracks and grout lines more thoroughly, and has a folding wand that lets you reach under furniture without crouching. It also adjusts suction on its own when it hits a messy spot, feels sturdier, and lasts longer on its highest power setting. The Dyson V8 Cyclone is the better pick if pet hair is your main concern, since it lifts hair out of carpet more thoroughly. The Cyclone is also much lighter to carry around and easier to maintain, because you can pull out the brushroll to clear tangled hair.
The Dyson V8 Cyclone and the Dyson V9 Motorbar are both models from Dyson's cordless stick lineup, but the V8 Cyclone is the better vacuum for most people, mainly because it has noticeably more suction. It's far better at lifting pet hair out of carpet, clears cracks and grout lines more thoroughly, and has a much bigger dustbin that you'll need to empty less often. It also lasts longer on low power and starts with a push button, while the Dyson V9 Motorbar forces you to hold down a trigger as you clean. The V9 is the better pick if you want the lightest vacuum possible, since it weighs about a pound less, which helps if you carry it between floors or clean above the floor a lot. It also has a screen that shows your remaining battery and maintenance alerts.
Test Results
This vacuum picks up most debris on hard floors when using Medium suction, but the floorhead tends to pull back larger debris rather than picking it up, so you'll often need a second pass to catch what it misses. Performance is weaker in corners and along baseboards than in open areas because the floorhead's design doesn't let it reach those spots.
The Dyson V8 Cyclone does an okay job on high-pile carpets in Boost mode, picking up larger debris easily. Fine debris like dust sinks into the fibers, so you'll need to do a second pass over high-traffic areas.
This vacuum leaves a small amount of debris behind on low-pile carpets in Boost mode, so you'll need a second pass for a spotless finish. It also leaves some debris behind along baseboards and in corners, and it drags some around as it cleans.
This vacuum does an outstanding job of picking up pet hair from carpet in Boost mode, leaving none behind after a single pass, though the floorhead may still drag a few stray hairs around as you clean.
This vacuum removes most pet hair from upholstery in Boost mode with the crevice tool, but you'll still need to touch up some spots afterward, and hair tends to catch on the tool's side vents. The tool has a narrow opening and, paired with this vacuum's strong suction, it grips the fabric, making it somewhat difficult to move across a couch.
This vacuum does a decent job pulling debris out of shallow gaps, like tile grout lines, in Medium mode. However, it leaves a lot behind in deeper cracks, like the ones between older hardwood floorboards. You'll get much better results in Boost mode.
This vacuum's build quality is mediocre, and a few weak spots will stand out as you use it. The plastic creaks, the connection points don't feel particularly secure, the wheels wobble a bit, and the dustbin feels fragile. While the wand is made of metal, it also doesn't feel particularly sturdy and feels prone to denting if you drop or bang it.
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- Wand
- Crevice tool
- Battery
- Pre-motor filter
- Post-motor filter
- Motorized vacuum head
- Brushroll
- Dock station
- Charger
This vacuum doesn't take up much room when you store it, since it sits on a dock and has a compact footprint. The dock has two spots for tools, but the vacuum has no onboard storage, so any other tools need a separate home.
This vacuum has a fairly small dustbin, so you'll have to empty it often, and the usable space is smaller than the advertised size because the max fill line sits well below the top of the bin.
This vacuum's battery lasts for over an hour in its lowest power mode, which is an improvement over the original Dyson V8. In Boost mode, it drains in under 10 minutes, though, so you might run out of battery mid-cleaning if you're dealing with heavy messes or lots of carpeting.
Recharging the battery takes a little under three hours, which is significantly shorter than the original Dyson V8. The battery is now also removable, which is great for larger homes because you can keep a spare on hand and swap it in mid-clean, then replace it yourself when it wears out.
This vacuum is generally easy to maintain because most parts are easy to remove and clean. There's one exception, though: you'll need something flat, like a coin, to pop open the brushroll cover, and it's very difficult to remove tangled hair by hand, so you'll need to use scissors to cut it away.
This vacuum doesn't have any recurring costs because you can wash the filters rather than replace them. If you ever need new ones, you can buy the post-motor filter and pre-motor filter from Dyson's website, pending availability.
The Dyson V8 Cyclone offers notable improvements over the original Dyson V8, including an easy on/off option, but the newer V8 Cyclone lacks some of the extra features found in the brand's more premium models like the Dyson V15 Detect. It doesn't automatically adjust suction when you move between floor types, so you have to choose the power setting yourself. The floorhead doesn't have lights, so it's harder to spot dust under furniture and in dark corners.
This vacuum is very portable. It's lightweight enough to carry upstairs as needed, and it's not tiring to use, either in its standard configuration or in handheld mode.
This vacuum is easy to maneuver on floors because the head pivots well, letting you reach into tight spots without issue, though it does get stuck on fringed rugs. It's trickier to maneuver on furniture because the only accessory in the box is a crevice tool, which works well between sofa cushions but isn't well-suited to cleaning larger surfaces like an entire couch.
Since this is a cordless vacuum, its range is only limited by its battery life and the space left in its dirt compartment.
This vacuum does an outstanding job of trapping fine particles, so almost none blow back into the air as you clean. Dyson doesn't market it as having a HEPA filter, but it traps particles well enough to meet the HEPA standard.
Like all bagless vacuums, the Dyson V8 Cyclone releases a cloud of dust when you empty it. If anyone in your home has allergies, it's best to empty it outdoors.
This vacuum only delivers adequate suction power. That said, under real-world conditions, low suction doesn't always translate to poor cleaning performance because the floorhead's design and brushroll also play major roles in a vacuum's debris-pickup abilities. The hose's suction is quite high when using attachments, which you'll notice when using the crevice tool.
The Dyson V8 Cyclone offers decent airflow, but it can't match the performance of more powerful models like the Dyson V15 Detect, so it will struggle more with tasks like lifting small debris from carpet fibers.