Shark Navigator Lift-Away Deluxe NV360 Review: Budget Hardwood Pick with Sealed HEPA

What independent testers found

We don’t run a lab, so every performance figure below is attributed to the outlet that measured it.

• TechGearLab, in its tested review of this exact model, delivers the headline result verbatim: “despite a brush roller that isn’t designed to spin on hard surfaces, it sucked up 96% of our test debris on hardwood floors.” On low-pile carpet in the same protocol it picked up 92%. TechGearLab’s hardwood performance score for the NV360 is 7.8/10.[1]
• TechGearLab scored the NV360’s filtration 9.0/10 and gave it an “Excellent” designation on its Dylos air-quality test, calling the HEPA filter “rare at its price point.” That independent result matters because it corroborates, with an air-quality measurement rather than marketing copy, the sealed-system story Shark tells about this machine.[1]
• The carpet caveat, verbatim from TechGearLab: “we were hoping that this ‘Deluxe’ model would outperform the similarly designed Shark Navigator Lift Away, but it did not.” The similarly designed machine in that comparison is the plain Navigator Lift-Away — the model our site reviews as the NV352.[1]
• Pet hair, verbatim from TechGearLab: the brush roller “tended to clump and wrap hair,” and the NV360’s pet-hair results trailed the best performers in its test pool. This is the review’s clearest weakness and the reason this model doesn’t appear on our pet-hair picks.[1]
• RTINGS maintains a review of this exact machine (Shark Navigator Lift-Away Deluxe, NV360/UV440) with a public 8.1 “House”-tier verdict. RTINGS’ full test detail is member-gated, so we cite only the verdict’s existence and score — none of its gated specifics.[5]
• Owner ratings: Best Buy’s listing showed 4.6/5 across 8,118 reviews (an owner-rating aggregate — anecdotal pattern, not test data).[3] Amazon’s listing carried a “Best Seller” badge and a “3K+ bought in past week” marker when observed September 17, 2026 — Amazon’s own merchandising metrics, not an endorsement and not a performance claim.[4]

How does the NV360 compare with the Shark Navigator Lift-Away NV352?

These are sibling machines from the same Lift-Away family, and our Shark Navigator Lift-Away NV352 review covers the carpet-focused sibling in full — it is the model Wirecutter has recommended as its budget upright pick for six years running. Both are bagless corded uprights with the Lift-Away pod (the canister detaches for stairs and furniture), both carry Shark’s 5-year limited warranty per their product terms, and both sell for roughly the same ~$160 street price as of September 2026.

What the NV360 adds is the sealed allergen system — Anti-Allergen Complete Seal plus a HEPA filter — and the brushroll shutoff for bare floors (manufacturer claims).[2] What it does not add, per TechGearLab’s testing, is carpet performance: the Deluxe did not outperform the plain Navigator Lift-Away, to the reviewer’s visible disappointment (“we were hoping that this ‘Deluxe’ model would outperform the similarly designed Shark Navigator Lift Away, but it did not”).[1]

The decision rule that falls out of the evidence: if carpet and rugs are most of your home, buy the NV352 and don’t look back. If hardwood dominates your floors and allergies are a concern, the NV360’s sealed HEPA system and bare-floor mode make it the better fit at effectively the same price.

Where the NV360 falls short

• Mediocre pet hair. TechGearLab’s pet-hair testing is the weak spot: the brush roller “tended to clump and wrap hair,” and the NV360 trailed the best performers in its test pool.[1] If pet hair is your number-one problem, this is the wrong pick — see our Bissell Pet Hair Eraser DualBrush review, our Hoover WindTunnel Tangle Guard review, or the cordless route in our Bissell PowerClean FurFinder review.
• Carpet: not better than the cheaper-feeling sibling. The Deluxe did not outperform the plain Navigator Lift-Away on carpet in TechGearLab’s testing — the verbatim quote is in the comparison section above.[1] For a carpet-first home, our NV352 review is the relevant page.
• Brushroll discipline on hard floors. The stiff-bristle roller needs the shutoff on bare floors — it is not designed to spin there, per TechGearLab and Shark’s own mode design.[1][2] If you won’t flip a switch between surfaces, this machine will fight you.
• Corded and heavy. 14.42 lb and a plug, per Shark’s specs.[2] If you want cordless freedom for a mostly-hard-floor home, see our Dyson V12 Detect Slim review — it costs about three times as much and tests like it.

What’s the difference between the Shark NV360 and the NV352?

Three things, per the product pages and our NV352 review. First, filtration: the NV360 adds Shark’s Anti-Allergen Complete Seal plus HEPA; the NV352 lacks the sealed system, which is why our NV352 review tells allergy households to budget up. Second, the brushroll shutoff: the NV360 can switch its brush roll off for bare floors; the NV352’s roller is carpet-first. Third, tested carpet performance: TechGearLab found the Deluxe did not outperform the plain Lift-Away on carpet.[1] Both carry Shark’s 5-year limited warranty per their product terms and sell near ~$160 as of September 2026. Carpet-first buyers: NV352. Hardwood-plus-allergy buyers: NV360.[1][2]

Does the NV360 keep its powered floor brush when the pod comes off?

No. Shark's model-applicable support guidance says the brushroll operates in full upright mode, not Lift-Away mode.[7] The NV360 manual describes detached cleaning through an accessory connected to the handle or extension wand, with the switch at position I.[6]

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