Miele Compact C1 Turbo Team PowerLine (SCAE0) vs Bissell Hard Floor Expert 1154&1161

The Miele Compact C1 Turbo Team PowerLine (SCAE0) is an example of a great Canister Vacuum Cleaner at its $430 budget.

In the case of the $176 Bissell Hard Floor Expert Deluxe 1161, however, we weren't able to find enough data to come to any reliable conclusions. If you're considering buying a Canister Vacuum Cleaner in the $170 range, we encourage you to take a look at some other options.

The Miele Compact C1 Turbo Team PowerLine (SCAE0) was loved by reviewers at TechGearLab, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "Best Vacuum Cleaners" roundup where it was named its "Best Canister Vacuum", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

Moving on to the Bissell Hard Floor Expert Deluxe 1161: it has done really well in a number of roundups done by sources that perform objective and reliable testing, including Popular Mechanics, The Spruce, and Good Housekeeping - it won the "Great Value Canister" title from Popular Mechanics, "Best Canister" from The Spruce, and "Best Canister Vacuum for Hardwood & Tile Floors" from Good Housekeeping. That points towards it being a cut above most of its competitors.

We examined all of the review data that we could find and first took a look at sources that reviewed both of them, like Top Ten Reviews, and found that they haven't shown a preference for either product.

Then we checked which sources liked these two Canister Vacuum Cleaners best and found that the Miele Compact C1 Turbo Team PowerLine (SCAE0) got its highest, 9, review score from reviewers at TechGearLab, whereas the Bissell Hard Floor Expert Deluxe 1161 earned its best score of 10 from The Spruce.

Lastly, in order to better compare them to the rest of their competition, we averaged out their review scores. The Bissell Hard Floor Expert Deluxe 1161 managed to get 8.9 out of 10 - considerably better than the 8.1 review average of Canister Vacuum Cleaners in general - whereas the Miele Compact C1 Turbo Team PowerLine (SCAE0) earned 8.0 points.

It should be said that doing a direct Miele Compact C1 Turbo Team PowerLine (SCAE0) vs. Bissell Hard Floor Expert Deluxe 1161 comparison might not be entirely fair due to the difference in their prices - some sources don't put much weight on value for money and thus tend to give better review scores to more expensive products.