Customer Ratings & Reviews

We mostly like this dishwasher. It is very quiet, has a lot of room, solid construction and parts, and we love the third rack. Everything comes out clean and dry, except for some glasses and coffee cups that have a cupped base... these retain water--but then I've never owned a dishwasher where this didn't happen. Only two things are a small nuisance, the reason I give 4 stars: first, the controls and display are hidden when the door is closed, so if the unit is running, you can't see how much longer the cycle will run. Second, we haven't figure out a good place to put a lot of bowls. We can get maybe five in what looks like the best spot (and the instructions suggest is). Maybe we just haven't looked at the problem in the right way. Small problems, and I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could. But all in all, we'd buy this one again. And if the other reviews are right, Bosch builds more solid units than the brands we've had before.

Overall, the dishwasher is impressively quiet--I often think that it's raining outside instead of washing dishes. The only real complaint I've had so far is the annoying beeping at the end of its cleaning cycle--we immediately went to the owners manual to turn that off. It's an unfortunate default choice for such an impressively quiet machine. Love the ease of sliding out the racks, and the third rack is very helpful for large spoons and other utensils.

I bought it during Labor Day sale. I was told that Bosch does not have sales usually. Not only it was on sale, I also had free delivery and installation. It was a great deal! Anyway, we've had this dishwasher for 2 weeks now. Using it about twice a week. It's very quiet, although we have other noisy things nearby (fish aquariums) that drown out the dishwasher. The dishes come out very clean. However, they are not completely dry, since it does not use heat. We knew about this before we bought it, so it's expected. I usually don't use heat-drying anyway because I wash a lot of plastic bottles. Yes, I use Jet Dry. So if you really need heat-drying option, this is not for you. Otherwise, it's a great product. The buttons are hidden when you close the door. So there is red light at the bottom of the machine that shines to the floor to let you know that the machine is still running. When the cycle ends, no red light.

Yes, it’s quiet and seems to do a good job of washing dishes really well. My two complaints are that it is a bit difficult to pack well or easily without losing space. The second issue is that it doesn’t dry well...even when picking extra dry as an option. However, it is exceptionally quiet and seems to clean well

One of few dishwashers with the third rack, this one gives ample space to add utensils and ramekins without using up the space in the main racks below. All three include adjustment options (bottom rack tines, middle rack raises/lowers and tilts, top rack sides raise/drop). Super quiet - the only time you can hear that it's running from more than 3 feet away is when the water flushes - and that's just the drainage pipes (outside of the dishwasher). Only complaint would be the heated dry. To avoid having water remain in the top rack and on some of the dishware, you have to choose the Extra Dry option.

This dishwasher is much quieter than expected. Can barely hear it run. I gave four stars because it does not dry as well as I thought it should and it has an odd odor when I open the door. Maybe after more use, that will improve.

We've had this dishwasher for a year now. We are very happy with it. It is extremely quiet and washes the dishes well. The third rack is perfect for holding chopsticks and little ramekins. However, there are 2 things I don't really like. 1- The tines on the racks fit the dishes in weird. It took a good 6 months to find a dish configuration that works for us, and even then, it doesn't really work all that well. 2- The soap pods don't always dissolve fully. I'm not sure if that is because we've overloaded it (possibly), the soap door isn't opening in time, or if the soap pods are crap. For me, these things are rather minor. We had a Samsung that crapped out at year one before this. It was so bad that I can over look quite a lot now. All in all, I'd buy it again so long as it holds out for a few more years.

Solid setup with the third rack and lots of washing options. Pretty quite, though not completely silent, and cleans well. I do wish the middle row locked into place a little more securely.

I would have given it a 5-star if I hadn't pictured all the liquid dishwasher detergent in the store and thought about how few choices of tablets and the "old-time" powdered kind are available. Just a little inconvenience though, considering how nice it is to have a 3rd rack for silverware and utensils and the adjustable tines in the bottom rack. I haven't had it long enough to run a full washer load but I'm looking forward to a VERY quiet machine that has a light at the bottom to let me know it is running.

This machine is quiet. It does a great job cleaning but sometimes leaves the dishes a little wet. Occasionally need to clean the bottom filter to remove odor.

The Bosch dishwasher lives up to it's billing as a quiet machine. With our open floor plan the dishwasher is close to where we watch TV and this is a big improvement over our old machine. You can barely hear it running. The three racks make it easy to find a place for almost every dish or utensil. The top rack is great for silverware, measuring cups , etc. and being an older person I appreciate not having to bend over to get to the silverware basket. The layout is different from our old Whirlpool and that takes some getting used to but we found that some deeper plates we could not fit into our old machine fit well in the Bosch. It does not have a heated drying function which saves energy but means that some items will come out with drops of water on them. Cups with concave bottoms will have some water left in them. We knew this when we bought it and were not surprised but that's the only reason we didn't give it a "5". The payoff is that you can safely put most plastics in without fear of melting and the "extra heat" dry function helps a lot. We were reluctant to choose a machine with top controls because you can't see them with the door closed. You get used to that and end up loving it because you don't have to bend over to see them.

I love my dishwasher. It's very quiet & does a very good job of cleaning dishes. It also has a third rack which is very handy for small items.

It’s a very quiet dishwasher. It’s kind of hard to load. Plastic and Tupperware type stuff doesn’t dry.

very quiet and dishes are very clean, love the 3rd rack holds all the sharp knife and other items

This dishwasher cleans incredibly well, no need to pre-rinse dishes which is a huge bonus. Also incredibly quiet, it is difficult to even know it is on based on sound alone. The racks, specifically the top rack, can be a little awkward to load. The top rack isn't angled steeply enough to keep cups from falling over when you take the rack in and out. But that's a minor criticism for a great dishwasher.

Quiet. Cleans well. Love the 3rd rack. Wish it dried better. Overall a good dishwasher

Excellent cleaning. Dries very well, but you need to wait awhile for it to work. No problem if you do it overnight or before leaving for work. Super quiet. Love the silverware rack and folding tines. Could use more folding tines. Awkward sized items still don't stack well, but you can usually find a way to fit, and it still cleans.

The Bosch 500 series dishwasher is so quiet, I don't know it's running. Dishes come out sparkling clean and everything but the plastic bowls are dry (plastic doesn't retain enough heat to evaporate the water). Only negative is the dishwasher needs a visible indicator that the wash is done. Installation was very quick and professionally done.

Cleans much better than my old dishwasher. Love the third rack. Extra dry cycle works well, however some plastic items may have water standing. This is actually better than our last dishwasher as well. Only complaint is there is still an oil smell after two weeks. I would give it 5 stars if the smell goes away.

This Bosch dishwasher is really quiet, the loudest noise that it makes is the water draining. It's a learning curve trying to figure out the best way to load it, the setup is different than my old one.