Why the new Dyson V16 Piston Animal isn’t the vacuum you should buy

<p>Dyson’s latest cleaner is the company’s biggest redesign in years. We put it through its paces on everything from flour to pet hair</p><p>• <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/mar/28/best-cordless-vacuum-cleaners-uk"><strong>The best cordless vacuum cleaners for a spotless home</strong></a></p><p></p><p>The arrival of a new Dyson vacuum cleaner is always exciting for a couple of reasons. First, it’s interesting to see what Dyson’s engineers have developed to try to persuade us that a £750 vacuum cleaner will be a vital addition to our lives. The other is that it usually pushes down the price of older models, which is great news for bargain hunters.</p><p>The V16 Piston Animal has several new features, the most significant being its floor head. Besides the introduction of anti-tangle combs, we haven’t seen such a departure from the status quo since Dyson <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/mar/12/dysons-fluffy-handheld-vacuum-soft-enough-to-stroke">launched its Fluffy floor head</a> for hard floors back in 2015. There’s arguably a good reason behind this conservatism, because Dyson’s previous designs have performed brilliantly in the cleaning tests I’ve put them through over the years. However, perhaps controversially, this model ditches the duo of brush bar and fluffy roller floor heads that have been a Dyson staple for a decade, using just one combination floor head for both carpet and hard floor.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/oct/29/dyson-v16-piston-animal-vacuum-cleaner-review">Continue reading...</a>