Very similar to the original OEM build quality with the exception of the blue colour. Works perfectly. My wife accidentally dropped the vacuum cleaner while she was cleaning the stairs. Ouch! Now he's making a terrible noise, the alignment of the axes in the brush is knocked down! I tried to bend it in place. Bad luck. Maybe my wife secretly hates this vacuum cleaner? no This vacuum cleaner sucks well, it does its job. Do we buy a new one just because the brush roll is broken? Enter this substitute element. It installed in less than 10 minutes and now I vacuum the carpet with no banging or squeaking. A+, $200+ saved.