Bissell FlexClean
Rank 4 of 13 robots with a self-emptying station in our ranking, tested by Vacuum Wars.in our ranking, tested by Vacuum Wars ★ 4.0 · 37 reviews
Score 5.0 out of 10
Lab tests, 60% of the score: 4.9, measured by Vacuum Wars.
Owners’ ratings, 25%: 5.2, from 37 ratings averaging 4.0 stars at Amazon.
Features, 15%: too few facts known yet, so this part is left out.
Price does not count, so a discount never lifts a model. Only robots a lab has tested are ranked.
The highest score today is 7.6.
- 180 minRuntime per chargelonger than 7 of 12
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Before you buy, compare it with 2 recommended alternatives
Beside it, a model with the same kind of station that scores about the same for at least 25% less, and one that scores clearly higher for at most 20% more, where we find them on sale today.
Green is the best of these 3, also when they share the lead.
| This model Bissell FlexClean | Nearly as good, 49% cheaper Tikom L8000 Plus (90-Day) Best on 2 facts | Much better, not pricier Dreame D20 Plus Best on 2 facts | |
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| Price and ranking | |||
| Lowest price | $489Amazon.com | $249Amazon.com best | $309Amazon.com |
| Score | best | ||
| Rank | rank 4 of 13 with a self-emptying station | rank 5 of 13 with a self-emptying station | rank 1 of 13 with a self-emptying station |
| Customer rating | ★ 4.0 · 37 reviews | ★ 4.5 · 579 reviews best | ★ 4.2 · 3,667 reviews |
| Mopping | |||
| Mop type | – | flat or vibrating pad | flat or vibrating pad |
| Washes the mop | – | no | no |
| Station | |||
| Station same on all | self-emptying station | self-emptying station | self-emptying station |
| Dust bag lasts longer is better | up to 60 days | up to 90 days | up to 150 days best |
| Brush and obstacles | |||
| Anti-tangle brush | yes | – | yes |
| Climbs thresholds up to higher is better | – | – | 0.8 in (20 mm) |
| Size, noise and age | |||
| Robot height lower is better | – | – | 3.8 in (9.7 cm) |
| On the market since | – | October 2025 | – |
Facts as the maker states them. A dash means the maker does not name it. Each model’s page gives the source of every fact. Noise is the maker’s own figure, so we do not judge it, and a customer rating only counts from 20 reviews.
Prices per store
On October 3, 2026 the lowest price for the Bissell FlexClean is $489 at Amazon.com, shipping to the United States included. In our ranking it is rank 4 of 13 with a self-emptying station, with a score of 5.0 out of 10.
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| Store | Color | Price | Delivery time and returns | Reviews | Checked | Link to the store |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Amazon.com blacklowest price | black | $489lowest price in 90 days: $379 | about 1–5 dayslowest price | ★ 4.0 (37) | 3 hours ago | Visit store ↗ |
Price history
Bissell FlexClean specifications
The numbers that matter first, then every fact by group. As published by the maker or the store we read it from.
Consumables: a dust bag in the station, which lasts up to 60 days.
Suction and brushes 3 facts
- Suction power
Suction in pascal, as the maker measures it. More pascal helps on carpet, but it says little about how well the robot picks grit off a hard floor.
- 6,000 Pa
- Anti-tangle brush
A brush that guides hair to the side instead of letting it wind around the shaft. It saves the cutting work in homes with long hair or pets.
- yes
- Suitable for pet hair
Whether the robot copes with pet hair: a brush that hair does not wind around and a dock that empties the bin for you. Where the maker does not say so itself, we read it from those two.
- yes
Mopping 1 fact
- Water tank in the robot
How much clean water the robot carries. It sets how long it mops before a refill, which a dock does by itself.
- 250 ml
Dock 2 facts
- Empties the dust bin
The dock empties the robot’s dust bin, usually after every run. You only empty the dock’s bag or bin.
- yes
- Dust bag lasts
How long the maker says a dust bag lasts with daily use. With pets or a lot of carpet it is shorter.
- up to 60 days
Navigation and obstacles 1 fact
- Navigation
How the robot maps your home and follows that map. Lidar measures with a laser and works in the dark, a camera looks along and recognizes more.
- LiDAR turret
Battery 1 fact
- Runtime per charge
How long the robot cleans on one charge, at its quietest setting. After that it recharges and carries on where it stopped.
- 180 min
Sources: bissell.com
Our score
Confidence: medium. One lab and fewer than 300 owners’ ratings. The highest score today is 7.6.
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Lab tests 60%4.9
5 cleaning abilities measured, on one scale for every robot.
- Deep clean on carpet6.4
- Pet hair6.0
- Mopping4.9
- Obstacle avoidance0.0
- Navigation5.9
Measured by Vacuum Wars (read on September 29, 2026).
Measured 5.0, counted 4.9: the fewer labs stand behind a result, the more we pull it toward the average of its station type.
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Owners’ ratings 25%5.2
37 ratings, 4.0 stars on average, at Amazon.
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Features 15%–
Features, 15%: too few facts known yet, so this part is left out.
- Price never countsA sale can’t lift a model. Today’s lowest price sits beside the score, checked every morning.
- No test, no rankOnly robots a lab has tested are ranked. The rest get a provisional score.
- Reviewers beside, not insideReviewers’ picks are shown next to the score and do not count in it.
The testers’ picks
- Vacuum Wars · Position 77 of 151September 26, 2026
Positions and labels, never text. These picks are shown beside the score and do not count in it. How the score comes about is on the method page.
