Best Hoover Vacuum Cleaner: Which Model Should You Buy?
Hoover's UK range in our catalogue currently covers six corded, mains-powered models — four bagless uprights, one bagless canister vacuum, and one handheld mattress cleaner — priced from £79.00 to £149.99. There's no single best Hoover vacuum cleaner for everyone: the right choice depends on whether you prioritise pet-hair tools, HEPA filtration for allergies, hair-wrap prevention, or price, and this guide matches Hoover's published specifications to those priorities rather than naming an overall winner.
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Hoover's UK range in our catalogue currently covers six corded, mains-powered models: four bagless uprights, one bagless canister (cylinder) vacuum, and one handheld UV mattress cleaner. There's no cordless stick or robot Hoover in this dataset. There isn't one single best Hoover vacuum cleaner for every household — the right pick depends on whether you're chasing pet hair, need HEPA filtration for allergies, want to stop hair wrapping around the brush bar, or are working to a tight budget. This guide compares the six Hoover models we currently hold specification data for — bin capacity, weight, filtration, warranty and price — to point you toward the Hoover that best matches your situation, based on those published specs rather than an independent testing verdict. Worth noting: in the UK, 'hoover' is also used informally as a generic word for any vacuum cleaner, not just this specific brand — this guide focuses on vacuums actually made by Hoover.
Hoover vacuum cleaners compared at a glance
Prices shown in GBP come from the retailer listings captured for this dataset snapshot; treat them as a starting point rather than live pricing, since stock and prices can change.
| Model | Type | UK price (snapshot) | Bin capacity | HEPA filter | Weight | Notable spec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upright 300 Pets (HU300UPT 001) | Corded bagless upright | £99.99 | 1.5 L | Yes (washable H13) | 4.94 kg | Lightest upright in the range; 80° swivel head |
| HL5 Anti-Hairwrap (HL500HM 001) | Corded bagless upright | £149.99 | 2.5 L | Yes (washable H13) | 5.84 kg | Anti-Twist comb stops hair wrapping the brush bar; up to 5-year warranty with registration |
| Breeze Evo (TH31BO01) | Corded bagless upright | £89.99 | 3 L | No (EPA filter) | 5.2 kg | Largest bin among the uprights; 4.1/5 from 228 ratings |
| Breeze Evo Pets (TH31BO02) | Corded bagless upright | £79.00 | 3 L | Marketed as yes (medium confidence) | 5.3 kg | Cheapest model in the range; dedicated pet-hair mini brush |
| H-POWER 300 Pet (HP320PET 001) | Corded bagless canister | £89.99 | 2.0 L | Yes (washable H13) | 4.5 kg | 3-year warranty; 11.5 m total working radius with hose extended |
| HMC5 (HMC510UV) | Corded handheld mattress cleaner | £119.99 | 0.6 L | Yes (washable) | 2.22 kg | UV-C sterilisation for mattresses; not a general floor vacuum — 4.7/5 from 120 ratings |
All six models are corded (mains-powered) and bagless. None of the Hoover products in our current catalogue are cordless stick vacuums or robot vacuums, even though Hoover does sell other ranges — see the limitations section below.
Best Hoover vacuum for pet hair
Two models are built specifically around pet hair. The Breeze Evo Pets (TH31BO02) pairs a large 3-litre bin with a dedicated pet hair remover brush, useful if you're clearing a lot of shedding fur between empties. The Upright 300 Pets (HU300UPT 001) takes a different approach: a smaller 1.5-litre bin but the lightest body in the range at 4.94 kg, a swivelling floorhead for manoeuvring around furniture, and a mini turbo brush for upholstery and stairs. If your priority is bin capacity between empties, the Breeze Evo Pets is the better fit; if it's a lighter vacuum that's easier to carry up and down stairs, the Upright 300 Pets is the one to look at.
Best Hoover vacuum for allergies and dust (HEPA filtration)
Three models in our catalogue carry a washable HEPA H13 filter with high confidence: the Upright 300 Pets, the HL5 Anti-Hairwrap, and the H-POWER 300 Pet canister. The HMC5 handheld mattress cleaner also has a washable HEPA-rated filter, though it's designed for mattresses and upholstery rather than floors. The Breeze Evo Pets is marketed as HEPA by most retailers, but our source data treats this with medium confidence because Hoover's own spec sheet doesn't explicitly confirm HEPA-grade filtration for this model. The standard Breeze Evo (non-pet) uses an EPA filter rather than HEPA, so if allergen filtration matters more than price, it's not the strongest choice in this range.
Best Hoover vacuum for stopping hair wrapping around the brush bar
If long human or pet hair repeatedly tangles around your vacuum's brush bar, the HL5 Anti-Hairwrap (HL500HM 001) is the one model in this range built specifically to address that: it uses an integrated comb (Hoover's ANTI-TWIST technology) designed to strip hair from the brush bar as it spins, rather than letting it accumulate. It's also the only model with a foot-pedal PUSH&LIFT mode for portable, above-floor cleaning. At £149.99 it's the most expensive vacuum in our Hoover catalogue, and it's also the heaviest at 5.84 kg — a trade-off worth weighing if you'll be carrying it upstairs often.
Best budget Hoover vacuum
At £79.00, the Breeze Evo Pets (TH31BO02) is the cheapest model with a UK price in our dataset, and it still comes with a 3-litre bin and a pet-hair tool. The Breeze Evo (TH31BO01) and H-POWER 300 Pet canister both sit close behind at £89.99. The trade-off with the two Breeze Evo models specifically is warranty length: both carry only a 1-year manufacturer guarantee, the shortest in this Hoover range, versus 2 to 5 years on the pricier Upright 300 Pets, H-POWER 300 Pet and HL5 Anti-Hairwrap.
The Hoover HMC5: a mattress vacuum, not a floor cleaner
The HMC5 (HMC510UV) is worth calling out separately because it isn't a general-purpose floor vacuum — it's a handheld device designed for mattresses and upholstery, combining a motorised roller with UV-C light sterilisation and a hot-air drying function aimed at dust mites and allergens embedded in bedding. It's the smallest and lightest product in our Hoover catalogue at 2.22 kg, and it carries the highest logged rating (4.7 out of 5 from 120 reviews). If you're comparing it against the uprights or the canister above expecting an everyday floor vacuum, it won't fill that role; it's a complementary tool for bedding and soft furnishings rather than a replacement.
Hoover vacuum cleaner reviews: what the rating data shows
Only two of the six Hoover models in our catalogue have rating data logged: the Breeze Evo, with a 4.1 out of 5 average from 228 ratings (sourced via Currys/Feefo), and the HMC5, with 4.7 out of 5 from 120 ratings (also via Feefo). These figures come from retailer review platforms captured in our dataset snapshot, not from testing carried out by this site, and should be treated as a snapshot rather than a live, continuously updated score. The other four models — Breeze Evo Pets, HL5 Anti-Hairwrap, Upright 300 Pets and H-POWER 300 Pet — currently have no rating data captured in our catalogue, which is a coverage gap rather than an indication that they're unrated on retailer sites generally.
Which Hoover vacuum should I buy? A quick decision guide
- Shedding pets, want a big bin: Breeze Evo Pets, with the largest 3-litre bin among the pet-focused models.
- Shedding pets, want the lightest vacuum: Upright 300 Pets at 4.94 kg, with a dedicated turbo brush.
- Allergies or dust sensitivity: Upright 300 Pets, HL5 Anti-Hairwrap or H-POWER 300 Pet — all three carry a high-confidence HEPA H13 filter.
- Long hair constantly wrapping the brush bar: HL5 Anti-Hairwrap, the only model with an integrated anti-wrap comb.
- Tight budget: Breeze Evo Pets at £79.00, accepting a 1-year warranty.
- Want a canister rather than an upright, for stairs and above-floor reach: H-POWER 300 Pet, with an 11.5 m total working radius.
- Cleaning mattresses and upholstery specifically, not floors: HMC5, a different product category from the other five.
Hoover vacuum data coverage and limitations
This page currently profiles the six Hoover models held in our working catalogue, which represents a small slice of Hoover's full UK product range. All six are corded, mains-powered machines — our dataset does not currently include any cordless stick or robot Hoover vacuums, even though Hoover sells other ranges in the UK; if you're specifically after a cordless or robot Hoover, that gap means this page won't cover it yet. Suction power in watts, sealed suction in kPa and airflow figures are not published by Hoover for any of the six models, so the comparisons above rely on capacity, weight, filtration and price rather than raw suction performance. Some fields — including exact weight and HEPA status for the Breeze Evo Pets — vary slightly between Hoover's own spec sheets and retailer listings; where that's the case, we've flagged the discrepancy rather than picking one figure silently. Prices, stock status and ratings shown throughout reflect a dataset snapshot and should be confirmed against a current merchant listing before you buy.
What is the best Hoover vacuum cleaner overall?
There isn't a single best Hoover vacuum cleaner for every buyer among the six corded, bagless models in our catalogue, priced from £79.00 to £149.99 — it depends on your priorities. The Upright 300 Pets is the lightest HEPA-filtered option at 4.94 kg with a washable H13 filter, useful for carrying between floors. The HL5 Anti-Hairwrap, the most expensive model at £149.99, is the only one built with an integrated comb to stop hair wrapping the brush bar, though it's also the heaviest at 5.84 kg. The Breeze Evo Pets, at £79.00, is the cheapest model with a pet-hair tool and a 3-litre bin, but carries only a 1-year warranty against the 2 to 5 years on pricier models. The H-POWER 300 Pet is the canister option with the longest reach at 11.5 metres, and the HMC5 is a separate handheld mattress cleaner rather than a floor vacuum, so it shouldn't be compared directly against the other five.
Is a Hoover vacuum good for pet hair?
The Hoover Breeze Evo Pets and Upright 300 Pets are the two models in our six-model catalogue built specifically for pet hair, each with a dedicated pet-hair tool. The Breeze Evo Pets has the larger 3-litre bin, useful if you're clearing a lot of shedding fur between empties, and at £79.00 it's also the cheapest model in the entire range, though it carries only a 1-year warranty. The Upright 300 Pets is lighter at 4.94 kg, the lightest upright in the range, and adds a swivelling 80-degree floorhead for manoeuvring around furniture plus a mini turbo brush for upholstery and stairs; it's priced higher at £99.99 but backed by a washable HEPA H13 filter, which the Breeze Evo Pets only carries with medium confidence in our data. If bin capacity between empties matters most, the Breeze Evo Pets is the better fit; if a lighter body and confirmed HEPA filtration matter more, the Upright 300 Pets is the stronger choice.
Does Hoover make a robot or cordless stick vacuum?
Hoover does sell other product ranges in the UK, but our current catalogue only holds specification data for six corded, mains-powered Hoover models: four bagless uprights (Upright 300 Pets, HL5 Anti-Hairwrap, Breeze Evo, Breeze Evo Pets), one bagless canister (H-POWER 300 Pet), and one handheld mattress cleaner (HMC5), priced from £79.00 to £149.99. We don't currently have a cordless stick or robot Hoover model logged in our data, so we can't compare price, runtime or navigation features for those formats here. That's a coverage gap in our dataset rather than confirmation Hoover doesn't make such products — if you specifically need a cordless stick or robot vacuum, this brand hub currently can't help, and you'd need to check Hoover's own site directly or compare against other brands on this site that do have cordless or robot models catalogued.
Are Hoover vacuum cleaners bagless?
Yes. All six Hoover models in our catalogue — the four uprights, the H-POWER 300 Pet canister, and the HMC5 handheld mattress cleaner — use a bagless dust container rather than disposable bags, and all six are also corded, mains-powered machines rather than cordless. Bin sizes vary by model: the HL5 Anti-Hairwrap has the largest capacity among the uprights at 2.5 litres, the Breeze Evo and Breeze Evo Pets both hold 3 litres, the Upright 300 Pets holds a smaller 1.5 litres, and the H-POWER 300 Pet canister holds 2.0 litres. The HMC5 mattress cleaner, being a different product category from the floor vacuums, has a much smaller 0.6-litre bin. Because none of the six models use bags, there's no recurring bag-replacement cost across the range, though several models do carry washable HEPA H13 filters that need periodic cleaning rather than replacement to maintain filtration performance.
What is the cheapest Hoover vacuum cleaner?
Among the models with a UK price logged in our six-model dataset, the Hoover Breeze Evo Pets (TH31BO02) is the cheapest at £79.00. It carries a shorter 1-year manufacturer warranty than the pricier models in the range, which run 2 to 5 years on the Upright 300 Pets, H-POWER 300 Pet and HL5 Anti-Hairwrap respectively. Despite the low price, the Breeze Evo Pets still comes with a 3-litre bin, the largest among the uprights alongside the standard Breeze Evo, and a dedicated pet-hair tool. The standard Breeze Evo (£89.99) and H-POWER 300 Pet canister (£89.99) sit close behind in price but differ in warranty and filtration: the Breeze Evo uses an EPA filter rather than HEPA, while the H-POWER 300 Pet carries a high-confidence washable HEPA H13 filter alongside a longer 3-year warranty. If budget and HEPA filtration both matter, the H-POWER 300 Pet may be a better £89.99 option than the cheaper Breeze Evo Pets.
What is the Hoover HMC5 used for?
The HMC5 is a handheld mattress and upholstery vacuum with a motorised roller, UV-C light sterilisation and a hot-air drying function aimed at dust mites and allergens embedded in bedding. It isn't designed as a general-purpose floor vacuum, unlike the other five models in our Hoover catalogue, which are all corded uprights or a canister built for floors. At £119.99, it sits in the middle of the six-model price range, between the £99.99 Upright 300 Pets and the £149.99 HL5 Anti-Hairwrap, and it's the smallest and lightest product in the catalogue at 2.22 kg. It also carries the highest logged customer rating of any Hoover model we track, 4.7 out of 5 from 120 reviews via Feefo, ahead of the Breeze Evo's 4.1 from 228 ratings. If you're comparing it against the uprights or canister expecting an everyday floor vacuum, it won't fill that role — it's a complementary tool for bedding and soft furnishings.
Why do people search for 'hoover' when looking for a vacuum cleaner?
In the UK, 'hoover' is widely used as an informal, generic word for any vacuum cleaner (and 'to hoover' as a verb for vacuuming), a legacy of Hoover's early dominance of the market. This page covers vacuum cleaners specifically made by the Hoover brand — six corded, mains-powered models in our catalogue, priced from £79.00 to £149.99, spanning four bagless uprights, one bagless canister, and one handheld mattress cleaner — rather than the generic term that might also apply to Dyson, Shark, or any other manufacturer's machine. So if you've searched 'best hoover' expecting recommendations across every brand, this guide narrows specifically to the Hoover-branded range: models like the Breeze Evo Pets, Upright 300 Pets, HL5 Anti-Hairwrap, and H-POWER 300 Pet, plus the mattress-specific HMC5, which is a different product category from the floor vacuums entirely.