So far I have used this vacuum on my stairs and some rugs. Not having to deal with a cord on the stairs is amazing. I used to have to plug in my hand held vacuum downstairs then move it to an upstairs plug in order to hit all of the stairs. I haven't had a chance to use this in the car yet but that will be my next use. I knocked the rating down 1 star as there isn't a ton of power but overall I am very pleased!