Best Bosch Home Appliances Built-in Dishwashers

I have had just about every brand of dishwasher on the market over my time with a couple of exceptions. I registered the product and found my old… Read more

Bosch account and the last purchase I had was a 6 series back in 2016 replaced in 2024 with a .well let's say, a dishwasher that is no longer with us thankfully.

Now, originally I ordered a free standing unit , which was out of stock , and then swapped it for another which was out of stock and then this one , which according to Bosch is also out of stock.

I went with the six series for a good reason , this one is made in Germany,the 2 and 4 series have plastic composite tubs with stainless steel sides , plus they are made in Turkiye , and owing to my last dishwasher , I am shy of Turkiye .

I should mention, that there is more than one model in the 6 series ,so be careful when making your choice as a 6 series in one retailer is not always the same as a six series with another retailer . Another point I should mention is that, if you are replacing a dishwasher check out that the retailer will take your old machine away, some charge for this and some just don't offer that service unless you pay for their install service, along with charging for delivery it soon adds up to anything from $45.00 to $139.00 .

Now, the under bench has that nice flat and very cool touch panel where as the free standing has a different facia treatment more akin to my old 6 series.

This model has the extra zone cleaning on the top rack but does not come with the cutlery draw, which to me doesn't matter I also remove it any way .

Best to check your model side by side with the rest of the 6 series to make sure you get what you want and what you can do without.

The first thing I did was connect the wifi to my app, I might mention the wife does not want that on her phone , so it's up to me to track everything , which showed me ,while I was still in bed , that the machine was on and running through a cycle , so the wife did not take long to commandeer this beast.

The next thing that happened when I hooked up the wifi ,was , a software download , and a pre rinse cycle appeared which is not on the machine as an option. After much fumbling with out the how to manual I managed to send it to the favourites setting on the machine and then told the wife about it just in case. Strangely I had to switch off the machine at the app before the on button on the machine would work .

Now that brings me back to operating the machine from the app and how this stuffs up operating programs from the machine..

This morning it happened again , the app for some reason had started a program which I had added to my favourites.

I noticed this when I went into the kitchen and saw the machine was going through a cycle, so I switched it off from the app, I mean I cancelled the progam.

Half an hour later the wife calls out whats wrong with the machine it won't work. Once again I dove into the app, switched the machine off, opened the dish washer door, checked the app again, pressed the on button for three seconds and got all lights flashing and then it defaulted to a pump out of one minute . Still nothing, I felt I was operating faster than the machine could respond . Switch it off again , looked at it for 5 minutes , came back opened the door , shut the door , pressed on and yeh, it worked and I selected the program on the machine and away it went.

Man, I am thinking this app stinks and Bosch need to fix this behaviour but I can't see this happening as they have had at least 2 years to do something, so be warned, switching from the app to the machine might cause you more pain then you can bare.

Also 2 more programs appeared on my app a Short 60 C at 1 hour and 29 minutes and a Super 60C at 2hours and 20 minutes . I will just keep these to myself on the app , I tried the Short 60C plus extra dry and I liked the results so this might be my go to for heavy soiled dishes and pots and pans.

After a few cycles and mucking about I think we will stick with the one hour quick cycle plus the xtra dry for a total of 1 hour and 15 minutes which is just fine for most tasks. Those other programs are way too long on the machine , and I can only see myself using them if I have some really badly baked on pots and pans in the dishwasher.

Can't complain at this point , everything works as it should and lets hope I can get more than 8 years out of this.

A couple of things regarding fitting .

I found the dishwasher gave me more wriggle room that the free standing I was replacing , so I was able to set it more deeper into the cavity .

I was puzzled at first trying to work out how to stop this thing from tipping forward as I could not find any brackets to secure the washer , then realised I had to use two screws plus the plastic ferrals supplied, ( don't lose these ferrels as they will cost you over $26.00 as a part)

Ended up though having to use my own countersunk screws as the ones supplied were a bit on the short side to secure the dishwasher to the sides of my cavity .

Then , I had to recut some holes for the Aquastop valve as it will not work unless in the veritcal position, and also turn the fitting under my sink to that position,small things but worth noting , plus I had to replace the electrical plug with a flat one , because my power point is directly behind the dishwasher and the conventional plug sacrifices about 2 inches of depth.

Oh, and what appears to be dings in the photo is just the way the light is hitting the stainless steel surface. Anyway, highly recommended but as usual I shall return to this review if things start to go wrong.

I wish there was an option for negative star ratings — this has honestly been the worst dishwasher experience ever. We’ve already paid over $1100… Read more

for repairs and have been waiting 3–4 weeks for parts to arrive. Extremely frustrating.

I used to be a huge fan of Bosch dishwashers, but sadly the quality seems to have dropped significantly. I own two Bosch dishwashers and both broke down just over a year later.

Really disappointing experience overall. Save yourself the hassle and think twice before buying.

Please don't make appliances without protecting the circuit boards. 4 boards that are warm insect attractors that live in a humid environment waiting… Read more

for ants, small and large roaches, lizards or geckos to ruin it in a constant sub-tropical climate. No epoxy on these four boards, no protections at all even holes to the outside right under the main board. After I saw the initial signs my family bought over $300 of the most lethal insect products that are now where we make food. $1600 of product gone $200 of service money (that said they would fix it) Now they want me to fumigate it ($300) but I've wasted enough money. My knob dial (non circuit board) Asko lasted for 19 years. Naked circuit boards that radiate heat in a dark humid environment are NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE FOR TROPICAL Qld. $1800 spent and we didn't make it to 2.5 years. MAKE SOMETHING at least with protective epoxy coatings. People should be able to get faulty boards for $50 not $400 plus. Dishwashers in general are poorly designed with way too many features. Make it simple and sound. Don't put good reviews for a product on here unless you have had five good years at least. Let the buyer beware. Never again Bosch - might be great in Germany but not tropical QLD. So many people with circuit board problems. Never again. Don't think your house can be infected? Watch every cardboard box you bring home even products from a store that are nearly out of date. You could have a time bomb in your pantry right now. two tiny insects can cost you thousands. Demand more robust appliances! The world is awash with poor cars, furniture and appliances. Microwaves now seem to be insect proof -why not dishwashers?

Pretty good, except the shortest cycle seems to be 1h. When I press the "speed perfect" it displays codes like r001,d00,A00,101, 602 (with an ongoing beeeeeeep sound), rE in succession when I keep pressing it. ..but nothing seems to happen.

Difficult to install with terrible installation instructions. Turns out the unit was infested with cockroaches. Then after 6 weeks from… Read more

installation,those cockroaches ruined the door module and the dishwasher is a brick. Not covered by warranty from Bosch. Will never buy Bosch again.

Purchased Bosch series 6 semi integrated dishwasher from good guys April 2023. In June 2025 the dishwasher heater failed once out of warranty. … Read more

Bosch technician came and replaced the heater for $365. Worked fine for 3 weeks and now the heater has failed again. Service call has been lodged with Bosch. We will see if they warrant the original repair.

3 years and 11 months old and sump gasket failed .advised against repairing this by local tech as not cost effective . Bosch techs advise $230 call… Read more

out fee and a costly hourly rate charged by the 1/4 hour . Very unhappy as this model is still available and today comes with a 5 year waranty . You would expect a $1550 bosch machine to last many times this long . This machine does not clean or dry the dishes as well as the series two . I have a house full of bosch german made appliances but will be buying another brand in future .