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Specifications

  • Charge time

    4.5 hrs

  • Maximum run time

    70 min

  • Weight

    3.4 kg

  • Filtration

    99.9% to 0.1 microns

  • Bin volume

    1.3 L

  • Suction power

    315 AW

The Dyson V16 Piston Animal cordless vacuum.
  • Height

    259 mm

  • Length

    1,298 mm

  • Width

    250 mm

In the box

Dyson V16 Piston Animal cordless vacuum + Detail Cleaning Kit

Dyson V16 Piston Animal cordless vacuum + Detail Cleaning Kit

  • All Floors Cones™ sense cleaner head. Automatically adapts to all floors.

  • Wall-mounted Dock to recharge your vacuum and tidily store tools.

  • Engineered for precise cleaning around tricky edges, narrows spaces and into hard-to-reach corners.

  • Adds up to 75cm of flexible reach, with a built-in tool to clean up high or down low in your home or car.

  • Long and narrow tool, with a 22° twist for more difficult areas. 

  • Removes more hair and debris from hard-to-reach places. Increased front edge cleaning to remove even longer hair. Additional rug strips to reduce stalling on soft furnishings.

  • Two tools in one – wide nozzle and brush. Simple switching between cleaning and dusting tasks around your home or car.

  • Gentle on delicate surfaces. The Scratch-free dusting brush has a head made of soft bristles for cleaning delicate surfaces.

  • Replacement charger for your Dyson vacuum cleaner.

Frequently asked questions

Are the Dyson V16 Piston Animal and other Dyson vacuum attachments interchangeable?

No. The machine comes with intelligent tools and attachments that cannot be shared with other Dyson vacuum that are currently in the range due to the technology present in them. 

Can the Dyson V16 Piston Animal vacuum wash hard floors?

Models that come with a Submarine™  2.0 wet roller head attachment have the capability to spot clean and wash hard floors. Vacuums or washes hard floors with clean water from start to finish. 

Can the Dyson V16 Piston Animal be handheld?

Yes. The machine comes with a hidden built in crevice tool which allows you to use it as a handheld, and it also comes with attachments for different surfaces around your home and car. 

Will it pick up pet hair?

Yes. For intensive cleaning of pet hair from sofas, we recommend that you use the hair screw tool which detangles the hair using its conical brush bar. You can use MAX mode if needed for small areas. For pet hair on carpets and floors, we recommend you use the  All Floor Cones™ Sense cleaner head which has two conical brush bars – engineered to remove and de-tangle pet hair and long hair. 

What are the Dyson V16 Piston Animal attachments for?

The machine comes with an All Floor Cones™ Sense cleaner head which automatically adapts to delicately clean hard floors and deep clean carpets. It also comes with a crevice tool for precise cleaning around tricky edges and into hard-to-reach narrow spaces, a combination tool for quick switching between cleaning and dusting tasks around your home or car, and a Hair screw tool 2.0 for increased front edge cleaning. 

How much does it weigh?

The machine weighs 3.5 kgs with the All Floor Cones™ Sense cleaner head attached. 

Is this a good vacuum for pet owners?

Yes – the All Floor Cones™ Sense cleaner head and Hair screw tool 2.0 have both been engineered to de-tangle. The Dyson CleanCompaktor™ bin compresses dust and hair in the bin and wipes clean for hygienic emptying. Fully-sealed, five-stage filtration system captures 99.99% of particles as small as 0.1 microns – the size of allergens, bacteria and viruses. 

The Submarine™ 2.0 wet roller head removes dirt on hard floors to clean spills and stains.  

Is this a good vacuum for big homes?

Yes, the run time is up to 70 minutes of powerful, fade-free suction. The Dyson CleanCompaktor™ bin compresses to hold up to 30 days worth of dust for bigger bin capacity. The cleaner head auto-adjusts between floors for whole-home cleaning. The Dyson V16 Piston Animal cordless vacuum features hidden built-in tools to conveniently switch between tasks. 

The Submarine™ 2.0 wet roller head removes dirt from hard floors and targets stubborn stains. 

What is the bin capacity?

The capacity of the Dyson CleanCompaktor bin is 1.35L.

  • 1 Suction tested to IEC 62885-4:2023 (Ed. 1.1) Sec 5.11, at the inlet, in Boost mode. Anti-tangle performance tested with 60 cm hair, with the main cleaner head, in Boost mode. Versus cord-free vacuum cleaners claiming over 300AW.
  • 2 Suction tested to IEC 62885-4:2023 (Ed.1.1) Sec. 5.11, in Boost mode at the inlet.
  • 3 In eco mode, with non-motorised tool.
  • 4 Tested with hair up to 60cm in Boost mode.
  • 5 Auto adapt to floor type in Auto Mode. nothing left behind- Based on Dyson test method with hair and fibre vs. the same volume without compaction.
  • 6 Based on Dyson test method with hair and fibre vs. the same volume without compaction.