Best Bosch Home Appliances Dishwashers

How can I activate the water hardness setting - I’ve held down the setup for 3 seconds and moved through all the options but the H:00-07 is not… Read more

there. Australia does have hard water in areas and I want to turn this on to reduce lime scale buildup on my dishes - why has Bosch disabled this and can it be reactivated?

I have to give Bosch credit After moving house furniture myself for flooring works, reconnecting my own dishwasher and accidentally connecting the… Read more

drain hose into a non functional plumbing outlet under the sink (who knew one hole was fake ), my Bosch Series 6 detected the drainage issue immediately, stopped itself, held all the water safely inside the machine and basically said “something is wrong here” instead of flooding the kitchen.

Once connected correctly, it drained perfectly, completed the cycle and ran without issue.

German engineering at its finest - very impressive.

Bosch dishwasher with German manufactured parts dead after 3.5 years. Paid over $1000. Fine for 3 years, then constantly started stopping mid-cycle… Read more

with no error codes. Was able to be reset a couple of times, then the LED crystal display died. No power, nothing.

Local repairer reckons it's the PC Board after discussing over phone, which is a $400 part, then labour on top, maybe a $700 repair....Lol.

After advising Bosch, all we get is argumentative email exchanges with an overseas service centre outside of local hours.

So dissapointing for a mid-level appliance trumpeting German components. We should have just bought something Chinese for alot less, or a proper premium brand and spent some more money.

No more Bosch products. Don't waste your money!

Coming from an 8-year-old F&P DishDrawer, I absolutely love this Bosch SMU6HAS01A dishwasher. It cleans better (even on the 60-minute quick cycle)… Read more

and dries better too (including plastics). The only downside compared to a dual DishDrawer is that when a cycle is running, there’s nowhere to put dirty dishes. But in every other way, this Bosch is a huge improvement. What really surprised me is that one Bosch cycle uses about the same water and energy as a single DishDrawer, yet it holds around 2.5x more and cost about $1,000 less. I nearly didn’t buy it because of some of the negative Series 6 reviews online. Very glad I did.

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.

This dishwasher must have been designed by someone who had never actually used a dishwasher in their life. I’ve had Bosch dishwashers for the last 20… Read more

years and have always loved them, so I replaced my last one with another Bosch - big mistake! I want my old dishwasher back. Here are the problems: 1. You practically have to break your finger to push the button hard enough for it to register that it’s been pressed, as the buttons do not depress they’re just meant to be touch sensitive. 2. The new cutlery drawer is useless but luckily you can remove it and throw it away. The problem is that if you use the cutlery drawer there’s not enough room on the regular top row for tall glasses or drink bottles. 3. The sections in the cutlery basket are much smaller because they have to go over the prongs as there’s no dedicated cutlery basket area any more, so the walls in the cutlery basket are so wide the pockets that the cutlery sits in are much smaller, for example, I can’t fit the immersion blender bottom in the cutlery basket any more. 4. The dishes seem to come out much wetter than my old machine, even after selecting the “extra dry” function

Get a different brand!!

It is quite a basic dishwasher, but performs very well. I noticed at first the racks are different to all other dishwashers I’ve ever owned, but… Read more

once I figured out which dishes could fit where, I was pleasantly surprised at how versatile they are! My favourite part has become the little removable plastic divider in the upper rack, because food containers fit in there very well. When the wine glass stem holders are folded out, they keep containers and plastic cups secured underneath. None of the lower racks are foldable, but have wide enough gaps to fit saucepans and frying pans.

There’s only 4 cycles on this thing, which are selected by turning a knob. There is a time remaining display with delay start and “Speed Perfect” buttons, which shorten the times a little on Pots & Pans, Auto and Eco in much the same way my last dishwasher did on “half load” setting. Express can’t be used with Speed Perfect, but that cycle only goes for 30 minutes, while cutting out the drying part completely. I can’t even remember the last time I had to run something through again, it does a really good job cleaning dishes on all cycles! Filter is easy to remove and clean. Can't be paused mid-cycle, but does pick up where it left off if you turn off via power button, open the door then turn it back on again, or if the power goes out momentarily.

Rinse aid dispenser can’t be manually adjusted, and it does drink quite a bit, so I always make sure to have some on hand. I can only assume it automatically adjusts dose, because I live in a hard water area but don’t get streaks on the dishes like I used to. Sliding tablet dispenser door isn't very durable though, about 18 months in, the spring and seal popped out, but was pretty easy to put back together myself.

So quiet and such great features! – We recently renovated our kitchen and decided it was time for an integrated dishwasher. Having always used a Bosch in the past, the choice to stick… Read more

with a Bosch machine was easy. Bosch dishwashers are the quietest on the market, and the cycles are so easy to use. The speed perfect function means you can shorten any cycle (apart from the express wash) and keep running costs down.

With this Series 8 model you can also download the app and set and run from your phone, not that I’ve ever needed to use this function as you can manually set start time on the unit very easily anyway.

The dishes are reliably clean and a regular machine wash cycle keeps the machine tip top too. My favourite function of all is the little red beam that lights up on the floor so you know when it’s running, and when it’s completed it’s wash it sounds a cute little alarm. Very convenient!

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.

If I could rate no stars I would. Faulty when unpacked. Smells like burning rubber for the last month. Stinks out the whole kitchen every time it’s… Read more

left open. Nothing fixes the smell and believe me I’ve tried everything. Bosch refuse to replace or repair or even call back. Honestly 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 .

Cleans fine but is not nice to use – It cleans fine, however its annoying to use. The lights on the control panel light up the whole area so you are not very clear on what setting you… Read more

have chosen. There is no timer on it so no idea how long until its finished. The top tray is stiff to pull out, so you have to yank on it which makes everything fall over. The bottom tray is the absolute pits. The row of tines at the back are not big enough for dinner plates, only the front ones are. This means it's heavier at the front so when you pull the tray out, it drops down into the gap of the door hinge, making it all fall. I use the dishwasher every day and it drives me insane as you forget about it until everything comes crashing down.

Worse washing machine I bought. Waste of money. Can't see the time for the programme.I don't even know if it's a start or a pause. No specific button… Read more

for pause. Don't know how much time is left to finish the cycle. The display is useless. After moving to a new home, I started to use it.