8 Best Car Carpet Cleaners

Key Specs

• Best For: Carpets and cloth upholstery
• Size: 16-ounce bottle/1-gallon jug
• Scent: Lemon

This concentrated foaming shampoo, which is available in a 16-ounce bottle and gallon jug, is made to be diluted with warm water, and can be used with either a scrub brush or electric carpet shampooer.

The formula uses optical brighteners to remove stains and discoloration, making carpets and upholstery look new again without too much elbow grease. This formula, which is made in the United States, includes deodorizing agents and has a lemon scent.

Key Specs

• Best For: Deep-cleaning carpets
• Size: 40-ounce solution container and wastewater tank
• Scent: N/A

An electric carpet shampooer will clean deeper and faster than scrubbing by hand, helping you get the most out of your concentrated carpet products. This particular device is great for cars because it features a portable design and an 18-foot power cord, making it easy to carry around and use inside your vehicle.

Inside the shampooer is a useful dual-tank system. Cleaning solution flows out of the main tank, then gets sucked into the secondary tank, preventing dirty water from flowing back into the carpet. This Hoover model will hold up to 40 ounces of diluted shampoo, which may be enough to clean an entire vehicle in one go.

Four suction heads are included, for either spot-cleaning or cleaning larger areas of your car. It also comes with a bottle of stain remover, but you may still want to consider purchasing a specialized automotive cleaner for a deeper clean.