The Dyson V7 Motorhead Review (UK)

To this day, manufacturers still lean their designs on the appearances of the first cordless vacuum cleaners from Dyson's V series. That's why the design of the Dyson V7 Motorhead is still up to date. The shapes and metallic colours give the device a futuristic touch. We also count the Dyson V7 as a decoration in many living rooms, but that’s something that you have to decide for yourself..

What's new about the design of the Dyson V7?

Compared to the V6, some things have changed a lot. The V7 has a new emptying function of the dirt container. The lever for this is located on top of the motor unit.

Also the switch for the two different suction levels - max and low - have been moved to the top of the motor unit.

We will take a closer look at the new emptying function, as Dyson’s main idea behind this development was to achieve a smoother emptying of the container with less dirt creeping back into the apartment..

Another new feature of the Dyson V7 is the "Quick and Release System". By simply pressing the red switch, the suction tube can be removed and you can attach a different accessory. This way it’s much easier to convert it from a cordless floor vacuum to a cordless hand vacuum.

And the best part: the easy conversion to a cordless hand vacuum increases the range of applications extremely.

You can activate the cordless vacuum cleaner with a pistol-like trigger. When you release the button, the cordless vacuum cleaner shuts down again. This helps to save battery power and extends the runtime of the device.

Not only the cyclone technology developed by Dyson UK (more details here) determines the cleaning performance. In the best case, some other features also give a little boost to the cleaning performance of the cordless vacuum.

The Electric Floor Brush

The electric floor brush of the Dyson V7 ensures that dirt is picked up and transported into the suction tube. This improves the cleaning performance a lot.The electric floor brush reaches its limits when it comes to hard floors and coarse dirt.

Two Suction Levels

The Dyson V7 comes with two suction levels. The low level is usually sufficient for removing normal dirt. When it gets down to the nitty gritty, only the turbo mode can make it happen. The difference is obvious and when vacuuming with the V7, you’ll often wish that it had a longer runtime in turbo mode.

How long does the Dyson V7 battery last?

The battery runtime depends on the suction level and the selected attachment. With the standard electric brush in low suction mode, the V7 lasts for 30 minutes. In turbo mode, the cordless vacuum cleaner works for only 6 minutes.

The charging time of the Dyson V7 is only 3.5 hours.

Thanks to the Click System that we mentioned at the beginning, you can convert the Dyson from cordless floor hoover to cordless hand vacuum cleaner mode very easily and quickly.

Simply click out the tube and attach the desired accessory. Then the V7 sits comfortably in your hand and is ready to go to vacuum your car or your home.

The maintenance of the cordless vacuum cleaner includes the following tasks on a more or less regular basis:

• Cleaning the filter

• Emptying and cleaning the dirt container

• Charging and changing the battery

Cleaning the HEPA filter of the Dyson V7

To clean the HEPA filter (suspended matter filter), you can simply pull it out of the top of the motor unit. You can tap out the filter and wash it if necessary.

If the filter breaks or becomes too dirty, you can buy a new one for little money. However, this doesn’t happen very often.

Emptying and cleaning the dirt container

To empty the device, you’d be best advised to hold it over a bucket or the dustbin outside of your home and pull the red lever upwards. The lid at the bottom pops open and the dirt falls out.

The dirt tank holds almost 0.5 l and has to be emptied after a complete cleaning of our home with a size of 120 sqm.

If the container gets dirty, you can easily remove it and wash it out. After it’s dried up, it can simply be reattached.

The Dyson V7 battery

It’s a key point for sustainability that you can replace the battery if it breaks. That’s rarely possible with most devices. With Dyson, however, it is. A few small twists and turns and the battery is changed.

In our review, the Dyson V7 Motorhead cordless vacuum cleaner turned out to be a high-quality cordless vacuum at a fair price.

You get it for a much better price than the newer models we tested. For example the Dyson V8 review, Dyson V10 review or even Dyson V11 review, but you will have to sacrifice in performance. This doesn’t mean that the performance of this device is bad, but keep in mind that it’s an older model and not as advanced.

We can still recommend the Dyson V7 if you're looking for the following features:

You're looking for a cordless vacuum cleaner with a good cleaning performance and a decent runtime. 100 air watts and a runtime of 30 minutes speak for themselves here.

You want a cordless vacuum cleaner with a 2-in-1 function that allows you to clean both your home and your car, for example. The conversion works perfectly well and gives you much more possibilities in use.

It’s important to you that your cordless vacuum cleaner is not too heavy. With 2.3 kg, the Dyson V7 is a real lightweight.

You want a cordless vacuum cleaner with well thought through accessories.