Miele Triflex HX2 Racer Vacuum Cleaner – Cordless, bagless
Miele Triflex HX2 Racer Vacuum Cleaner – Cordless, bagless stick vacuum with 3in1 design and 2 x 60 min runtime, Lotus White colou



Comparison
![]() Miele Triflex HX2 Racer | ![]() Miele Triflex HX2 Pro | ![]() Miele Triflex HX2 Cat&Dog | ![]() Miele Triflex HX2 | |
Colour | Lotus White | Infinity Grey | Obsidian Black | Lotus White |
VARTA Li-Ion Battery | 2x | 2x | 1x | 1x |
Filtration | Hygiene Lifetime | HEPA AirClean | HEPA AirClean | HEPA AirClean |
LED Floor Light | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
Compact Electrobrush | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ |
Additional Charger | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
Hardfloor Care Tool | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
Standard Cleaning Accessories | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Motor Power | 272 W | 272 W | 272 W | 272 W |
Weight: | 3.6 kg |
Dimensions: | 26 x 129.7 x 28 cm; 3.6 Kilograms |
Brand: | Miele |
Model: | 11819220 |
Colour: | Lotus White |
Dimensions: | 26 x 129.7 x 28 cm; 3.6 Kilograms |
DISLIKES; dust collection container is ridiculously small for such an efficient vacuum cleaner. It’s more like a children’s toy.
COMMENT ON OTHER REVIEWS; others have said it is difficult getting fluff completely out of the dust container because it collects around the filter and space is tight, some have resorted to pulling it out with their fingers or a using a stick, however there is an easy trick; remove the filter body from the top of the dust container by an anti-clockwise twist and click of the lid, the filter cradle comes out of the top attached to the lid and the trapped dust/fluff drops out of the bottom trap door without any fuss. Simple and no need to touch the dust at all.
FINALLY A NOTE TO MIELE; include an option to add a flexible hose to make getting into tight spots and cleaning the car easier, just like the Vax Blade 4 Pet & Car cordless. Then you would just about clean up on the competition (excuse pun).
FOLLOW UP; it appears my old Dyson wasn’t picking up dust very well as the dust collection container on this machine was filling up quickly. However having used it for a few weeks the amount of dust and fluff has dropped off, not because of lack of suction, but because it has sucked out the bulk of the residual dust from the carpets.
Good Points:
Suction is impressive, even on the low setting. Seems considerably higher than the Dyson and the speed with which it fills the bin with (mostly) dust is amazing.
Flexibility is good from the point of view that it has 3 modes. As the main unit is quite heavy, we favour the mode where the unit is at the bottom rather than the top – it’s much more balanced this way. As a handheld, it’s quite bulky for things like cleaning the car but it’s powerful.
Battery life seems very good, we haven’t managed to exhaust the battery pack in a day of cleaning.
Storage of the unit is great for us as it will stand up on its own when the motor unit is installed on the bottom. We haven’t tried the wall mount because it can be so easily free-standing. It clicks into an upright position and can stand in a corner somewhere. One of the big issues we had with the Dyson was that it was so unstable and top-heavy. It was constantly falling over and the plastic body was seriously cracked from this.
It’s a good looking piece of kit and I favour its classic style over the Dyson’s more futuristic look.
Bad Points:
The collection bin is this sweeper’s Achilles’ Heel. It’s too small for one thing, and fills up quickly. Detaching it from the unit when it’s full is also fiddly and stiff. Turn the top cover too far and you’ll dump the contents all over the floor and your feet as you take the bin off the motor unit. When you come to empty it into a waste bin, it always requires raking out – there’s nothing to push the contents out and it’s too small a space to allow the contents to drop out, because they’re always relatively tightly packed. This is something of a pain. Then, putting it back on the unit is likewise fiddly and stiff.
The standard brush head is quite big and too big to go under a number of items of furniture in our house (which the Dyson went under without a problem).
So far though, these are the only negatives and we’re very happy with the Miele.