The SEBO FELIX is a high-end bagged upright corded vacuum. It has a reconfigurable design that allows you to detach its canister unit from its floorhead to clean tight spots. The FELIX also features a 180° floorhead mount for improved maneuverability and a 1000W suction motor. In terms of attachments, it comes with a straight suction Parquet Brush for hard floors and SEBO's ET-1 height-adjustable powerhead for cleaning carpets.
Our Verdict
The SEBO FELIX is an excellent choice for a household. You'll be able to clean large floor areas with this corded upright vacuum; its long cord ensures you won't have to constantly unplug and find a closer outlet. The build quality is excellent; it feels very sturdy with no creaks or rattles in use. Bare floor pickup performance is good, and pet hair pickup on carpets is superb. Its filter does a satisfactory job of keeping dust out of the air and preventing it from settling back down as you vacuum. It's also easy to empty, as you can seal the dirt bag, keeping dust well-contained. Unfortunately, aside from pet hair, carpet cleaning of other debris isn't this vacuum's strong suit, since the height-adjustable floorhead can't accommodate all types of material on one setting. You'll need multiple passes at different heights to clean mixed-debris messes effectively.
Excellent build quality.
Good bare floor pickup performance.
Does a fantastic job of handling pet hair.
Floorhead struggles on carpets, requiring multiple passes.
The SEBO FELIX is a great option for a small apartment. It stores easily in a compact space, such as a closet corner, with a built-in wand clip for storing tools so they're always close at hand. It offers good debris pickup on bare floors and is outstanding with pet hair on carpets, which pet owners will appreciate. That said, carpet pickup is generally disappointing, as you need to adjust the floorhead height for different sizes of debris to clear them all. Otherwise, it does a decent job of keeping dust in its filter and out of the air, preventing it from settling back down all over your apartment. Emptying it by disposing of its sealed dirt bag is clean and hygienic.
Good bare floor pickup performance.
Does a fantastic job of handling pet hair.
Floorhead struggles on carpets, requiring multiple passes.
The SEBO FELIX is decent for stair cleaning. This vacuum has a cord long enough to reach the nearest outlet on most staircases, but you'll need to be careful not to trip over it. It does a good job cleaning bare stair treads and works exceptionally well cleaning pet hair from carpeted stairs. It also won't blow too much dust out of its exhaust, into the air, and over your stairs. Unfortunately, this vacuum is quite heavy to haul up and down staircases. You'll also have difficulty selecting the right height setting to pull in all types of material on carpeted stair treads, and you'll need to do multiple passes at different heights to get everything.
Good pickup performance on bare stair treads.
Does a fantastic job of handling pet hair.
Heavy.
Floorhead struggles on carpets, requiring multiple passes.
The SEBO FELIX is an acceptable option for cleaning the inside of your car. It works well on automotive fabric with its upholstery nozzle and is great at picking up pet hair, but you might have to buy this tool separately since most new versions only ship with a crevice tool and a soft-bristle brush. This vacuum's cord is long enough that you won't need an extension cord to use it in the driveway or garage. It's more than tough enough for the job, with excellent build quality. After you're finished, maintenance is very easy, and you can put it away in a compact space. However, you have to detach the canister from the rest of the vacuum to get into a car, and this portion is fairly heavy to hold in your hand constantly. Therefore, you'll need to find a spot to set it down while it's running.
Excellent build quality.
Upholstery tool does a great job removing pet hair from automotive fabric.
Heavy.
Need to buy upholstery tool separately.
The SEBO FELIX is good for cleaning bare floors. The straight suction Parquet Brush is effective for collecting fine and medium debris, and you can remove the front bristles to remove larger materials. It also lifts debris from shallow and medium-depth cracks in flooring, though it can't remove material from deep cracks.
Good performance on medium and fine debris on bare floors.
Can remove front bristles to clear large debris on bare floors.
Can't remove material from deep cracks.
The SEBO FELIX delivers inadequate performance on carpets overall. It's quite challenging to find the ideal height of the ET-1 powerhead to handle all debris types on carpet: too low, and it plows large debris ahead, too high, and it misses a lot of fine material, especially on high-pile carpet. You'll have to adjust the height to different settings and conduct multiple passes if you have a mixed-debris mess to clean. This is a large, bulky floorhead that is difficult to maneuver into corners, leaving debris behind in these areas.
Floorhead struggles on carpets, requiring multiple passes.
Large floorhead is difficult to maneuver into corners, leaving debris behind.
The SEBO FELIX offers exceptional performance in picking up pet hair. The ET-1 powerhead lifts nearly every strand out of the carpet in one pass. For furniture, the upholstery nozzle easily clears away nearly all hair; however, pet hair tends to collect on the tool, requiring manual removal, and this tool must be purchased separately on recent models.
ET-1 powerhead offers remarkable performance removing pet hair from carpet.
Upholstery tool does a great job removing pet hair from furniture.
The SEBO FELIX is decent for air quality. Although it features S-Class filtration, it still releases a moderate amount of dust during operation, which somewhat negatively affects air quality. It's much easier to contain the dust when you empty this vacuum since the dirtbag holds nearly all the dust, and you'll only disturb a small amount when you close the dirtbag sealing flap.
Sealed dirtbag contains nearly all dust when you dispose of it.
Leaks more dust than other vacuums with premium filters.
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Changelog
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Updated Mar 10, 2026:
We've updated the Recurring Costs and Particle Filtration sections of the review to remove any mention of HEPA filtration, since this unit's S-Class filtration system doesn't meet that standard.
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Updated Jan 28, 2026:
We corrected the text referring to the recurring cost to reflect the score.
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Updated Jan 16, 2026:
We added text to this review to reflect the new tests introduced in Test Bench 1.4, as well as the new verdicts.
- Updated Jan 16, 2026: We've updated this review to the latest test bench, adding Runtime, Mobility, Air Quality, and Mopping Capabilities sections, as well as a Swappable Battery test. See the Vacuum Test Bench 1.4 changelog.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The SEBO FELIX is available in several colorways and with various bundled exhaust microfilter wraps. All variants will perform similarly, except for one that comes with a slightly different set of accessories. The different pre-set bundles are listed below.
| Variant Name | Included Accessories | Vacuum Color | Exhaust Filter Cover Pattern | Notes |
| FELIX INDIGO | ET-1 Powerhead, Parquet Brush, Crevice tool, Upholstery tool | Dark Blue | Blue Flowers | |
| FELIX WHITE INDIGO | ET-1 Powerhead, Parquet Brush, Crevice tool, Upholstery tool | White | Blue Flowers | |
| FELIX ROSE | ET-1 Powerhead, Parquet Brush, Crevice tool, Upholstery tool | White | Pink Roses | |
| FELIX WILD | ET-1 Powerhead, Parquet Brush, Crevice tool, Upholstery tool | White | Leopard Print | |
| FELIX ROSSO | ET-1 Powerhead, Parquet Brush, Crevice tool, Upholstery tool | Red | Red, Blue, and White Checkered Print | |
| FELIX WHITE ROSSO | ET-1 Powerhead, Parquet Brush, Crevice tool, Upholstery tool | White | Red, Blue, and White Checkered Print | |
| FELIX HEARTS | ET-1 Powerhead, Parquet Brush, Crevice tool, Upholstery tool | White | Black and White Stripes/Red Hearts | |
| FELIX ONYX | ET-1 Powerhead, Parquet Brush, Crevice tool, Upholstery tool | Black | Black and Grey Grid | |
| FELIX Pet ePower | ET-1 Powerhead, Kombi floorhead, Crevice tool, Upholstery tool, Mini Turbo Brush tool | Black | Black and Grey Grid | Bundled filter also contains activated charcoal to minimize odors |
We tested the FELIX ROSSO model, and for those interested, here's the product label.
If you come across another variant of this vacuum, let us know in the comments so that we may update our review.
Popular Vacuum Comparisons
The SEBO FELIX is a bagged upright vacuum. It's extremely well-built, offers good bare-floor pickup, and excels at picking up pet hair from carpets. However, its performance on carpets for debris other than pet hair depends heavily on how you configure its ET-1 powerhead, and it may take some experimentation to find the setup that works best for you. Consider the Dyson Ball Animal 3 Extra if you're not a pet owner and want better carpet performance right out of the box. If you're an allergy sufferer, you'll find that the FELIX's filter isn't quite up to the performance of the SEBO Airbelt D4 or the Kenmore Intuition Bagged: it lets more dust out during operation than either of these two vacuums, despite its high-end filtration system.
If you're looking for alternatives, see our recommendations for the best upright vacuums, the best multi-surface vacuums, and the best vacuums for carpets.
The Miele Classic C1 and the SEBO FELIX are both mid-range bagged vacuums, but they differ in terms of configuration. The Miele is a canister unit; this puts less weight in your hand while in use, but also means you'll have to drag the second half of the vacuum around as you clean. That said, thanks to its smoothly rolling caster wheels, this isn't a significant problem. However, the Miele does have a few downsides compared to the SEBO. It feels less robust, and it uses smaller-capacity dust bags that will need to be replaced more often. It's also worth noting that, unlike the SEBO FELIX, not all variants of the Miele Classic C1 have a power outlet for using an electrohead, an attachment that's crucial for cleaning carpeted floors.
The SEBO FELIX and the Kenmore Intuition Bagged are both upright bagged vacuums with reconfigurable designs. That said, the SEBO is the better overall option, which isn't surprising considering the price difference. The SEBO feels better-built, is easier to maintain, and has a more powerful suction motor. That isn't to say that the Kenmore is without its upsides either: its powered floorhead has an easier time with bulky debris, especially on carpet, and it incurs lower costs of ownership. The Kenmore's filter also performs better at keeping dust out of the air.
The SEBO FELIX and the Dyson Ball Animal 3 Extra each have their own strengths. The SEBO provides a more premium user experience. It feels far better made, is easier to maintain, and makes less noise. The included ET-1 powerhead also features handy touches, such as a thermal cutoff and brushroll wear indicator. In comparison, the Dyson delivers generally superior debris-pickup performance on most surfaces, but with the caveat of feeling cheap and creaky in use.
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