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With these handy gadgets, you’ll suck up everything from ground-in dirt to pet hair
Ever felt that creeping dread as you give someone a lift and have to let them see the chaos inside your car? Or perhaps you cannot stand even a single crumb in your ride? Either way, you’re going to need to get yourself a car vacuum to ensure you’re never caught out by a stray clod of mud/Cheerios again.
The best car vacuums are small and easy to flick around your vehicle. They come with attachments to get between the seats and into the yawning abyss that is the hole between the car seat sockets. You’ll be able to clean your floor mats and dashboard without having to lug out your household vacuum.
Many (but not all) car vacuums are battery powered. This means you will need to take them inside your house to recharge. On battery life, you will find the longer the juice lasts, the heavier the vacuum is going to be. You’ll need to work out the trade off between the two, and how long you reckon it’s going to take to vacuum your car.
Vacuums that run off the mains are great if you have a garage or off-road parking, but if you aren’t able to get your car close to the power point, it’s a no-go. You will also have to wrangle the power cable around the car. However, these vacuums do tend to have better suction power and, if you’re looking for a finish that is totally spotless, a mains-powered vacuum might be worth investigating.
Our cars got a thorough deep clean several times over. We tested the vacuums in a moderate-sized car, and a large family car, to see how the vacuums performed across the two.
The ideal vacuum would be able to get rid of all the dirt in our car in one go, with minimal need for charging or bin emptying, yet also be lightweight and easy to manoeuvre into all the awkward spaces that cars present. Price and value was factored into our decision. Were we after the car-vacuum equivalent of a unicorn? Perhaps. Read on for the ones that blew us away.
Zoe Phillimore has been a regular contributor to IndyBest since 2021. She writes extensively about home products, covering everything from mattresses and bedding to parenting products, home appliances, kids’ tech and more. Zoe has written and edited for a wide range of other titles, including The Sunday Times Style, The Daily Mail, CBeebies, Marie Claire, Stylist and Heat . She’s also the author of a number of Peppa Pig books.
The eufy clean homevac H20 car vacuum ticked all our boxes. It’s lightweight, has a decent battery life and has plenty of tools to get into all the annoying hard-to-reach areas in our car. We especially love that you can charge it in your car via the 12V socket or USB port. At a price point just shy of £100, it’s a no-brainer for those who want to keep on top of the car crumbs and endless trample of mud. If you need something with a bit more gusto – if you have pets or kids, perhaps – the Gtech multi platinum portable vacuum cleaner is a great option with impressive suction power. It will have your car smelling fresh, too.
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