A surface cleaning apparatus comprising: an upright body; a base coupled with the upright body and adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned, the base comprising a base housing and a nozzle assembly coupled to the base housing; a recovery system comprising a suction nozzle provided on the base and defining a dirty inlet, a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle for generating a working air stream, a recovery tank on the upright body, and at least one exhaust vent defining a clean air outlet; a fluid delivery system comprising a supply tank on the upright body, a pump, and a fluid distributor; a brushroll removably mounted to the base housing and provided adjacent to the suction nozzle for agitating the surface to be cleaned; wherein the nozzle assembly comprises a removable nozzle housing defining a brush chamber that partially encloses the brushroll; a brushroll motor in the base housing and configured to be operably coupled to the brushroll; characterised in that a brushroll latch on an end of the brushroll; and a mating component on a sidewall of the base housing, wherein the brushroll latch is received by the mating component to mount the brushroll to the base, the mating component comprising an opening in a top surface of the sidewall; wherein the brushroll latch comprises a release tab that a user can grip to remove the brushroll, wherein the release tab is received in the opening in the top surface of the sidewall so that a top surface of the release tab is continuous with the top surface of the sidewall; and wherein a portion of the nozzle housing overlies a portion of the brushroll latch to capture the portion of the brushroll latch between the base housing and the nozzle assembly and prevent unintended release of the brushroll. an upright body; a base coupled with the upright body and adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned, the base comprising a base housing and a nozzle assembly coupled to the base housing; a recovery system comprising a suction nozzle provided on the base and defining a dirty inlet, a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle for generating a working air stream, a recovery tank on the upright body, and at least one exhaust vent defining a clean air outlet; a fluid delivery system comprising a supply tank on the upright body, a pump, and a fluid distributor; a brushroll removably mounted to the base housing and provided adjacent to the suction nozzle for agitating the surface to be cleaned; wherein the nozzle assembly comprises a removable nozzle housing defining a brush chamber that partially encloses the brushroll; a brushroll motor in the base housing and configured to be operably coupled to the brushroll; characterised in that a brushroll latch on an end of the brushroll; and a mating component on a sidewall of the base housing, wherein the brushroll latch is received by the mating component to mount the brushroll to the base, the mating component comprising an opening in a top surface of the sidewall; wherein the brushroll latch comprises a release tab that a user can grip to remove the brushroll, wherein the release tab is received in the opening in the top surface of the sidewall so that a top surface of the release tab is continuous with the top surface of the sidewall; and wherein a portion of the nozzle housing overlies a portion of the brushroll latch to capture the portion of the brushroll latch between the base housing and the nozzle assembly and prevent unintended release of the brushroll.