Ball Animal 3
DysonReleased Dec 1, 2022 · Analysis updated Aug 18, 2026
This vacuum offers powerful, tangle-free suction and cleans edges effectively with its large capacity. The Dyson Ball Animal 3 scores 84/100 based on 11 expert reviews in the vacuum cleaners category. Coverage includes reviews from Moderncastle, WIRED, Thekitchn, and Vacuum Wars.
Critic Score
What's this?based on 11 expert reviews
Critics are split: our scores run from 68 (TechRadar) to 99 (Moderncastle) — a 31-point spread. Moderncastle tends to score generously across our dataset.
Average of 11 publication reviews, each normalized to a 0–100 scale. How we score
Pros
- Cleans edges well(9)
- Large capacity(3)
- Strong suction(3)
- Prevents hair tangles(3)
- De-tangling brush bar(3)
Cons
- Bulky design(10)
- High price(4)
- Limited reach(2)
- Limited availability(2)
11 Publication Reviews
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The Dyson Ball Animal 3 is an upright vacuum cleaner that had excellent performance across our battery of tests, removing 99.4% of all debris with its adjustable cleaning head and 290 AW of suction.
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The Dyson Ball Animal 3 Extra offers high suction, high capacity, and exceptional maneuverability, making it highly effective at cleaning pet hair and various floor surfaces.
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The Dyson Ball Animal 3 is a hard-working upright vacuum specially designed to grab fur and hair from around your home and trap it in its large-capacity dust container.
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The Dyson Ball Animal 3 delivers excellent performance with strong suction, innovative features, and superior carpet cleaning, making it a compelling choice for homes with significant carpeting.
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Three and a half years in, the Dyson Ball Animal 3 Extra is still the vacuum I reach for when I want my floors really clean.
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The Dyson Ball Animal 3 is a high-performing vacuum that makes collecting pet hair from your floors and upholstery super easy.
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The Dyson Ball Animal 3 Extra Upright Vacuum is a premium choice among the top vacuums for pet hair, offering unmatched suction, de-tangling technology, and specialized pet tools.
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The Dyson Ball Animal 3 vacuum offers unbeatable suction power on carpeting and hard floors, and the design of its new floorhead prevents pet hair from getting wrapped around the brush roll.
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The Dyson Animal 3 is a powerful upright vacuum with excellent cleaning performance, but it has limitations with furniture clearance and stair navigation.
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The Dyson Ball Animal 3 Extra recorded the highest suction of any upright vacuums tested, performing very well on carpet with small, heavy materials like sand, but it was hard to push, hard to maneuve...
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