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Kitchen Appliance

Bosch 300 series

3 source-linked failure reports. Most reported: Fire / ignition. Typical failure around 2.9 yr.

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

3 confirmed failure reports

Reliability summary

What is likely to go wrong, when it happens, and how expensive it can be — from source-linked failure reports. Counts are reports in our database, not a population failure rate.

Reliability signal

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3 confirmed failure reports · Insufficient data · Data confidence: Very Low

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Most common issue
Fire / ignition
Typical first failure
2.9 yr
Median of confirmed reports with timing
Median repair cost
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Highest reported repair
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What breaks?

Failure types

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  • Fire / ignition3 · 100%

When does it break?

Failure timing

Months after purchase, using reports that included timing.

What does it cost?

Reported repair costs

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Median months to failure

34.5

Failure reports

3

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Fire / ignition

Dishwashers (214)

63 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 28, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20111105-27C53-2147473620. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Bosch 300 series. Source model text: 300/SHU43C02UC/17. Incident: I have a Bosch Model 300 diswasher. We were having problems with it and contacted Bosch. We were told about the recall on our Dishwasher and that a service technician would fix it. The diswasher was serviced and worked for about a year then we began having the same problems again. We contacted Bosch and again a technician came due to the recall. Now about a year after the second servicing of the dishasher, the problems are back. We contacted Bosch again, but were told our warranty is up and they offered no help. When I check the Bosch website, I see a note that the recall is indefinite. The recall also says to not use the dishwasher, since this problem can cause a fire. I'm just wondering how Bosch can walk away from the recall?

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Months until failure

63 months

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

Not stated

Manufacturer warranty

Not stated

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

Not stated

AI extraction confidence

86%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

Discussion

Fire / ignition

Electric Clothes Dryers Without Washers (106)

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 22, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20160908-EF0D9-2147414367. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Bosch 300 series. Source model text: N Series WTMC5321US/06 FD8808 300725. Incident: My Bosch dryer just caught on fire and it was not in the vent it was in the back of the drum inside the dryer. It looks as if debris built up behind the drum liner. A warning should be posted. If I was not sitting a few feet away and just happen to hear a strange beep come from the dryer, it could have caught the house on fire.

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Months until failure

Not stated

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

Not stated

Manufacturer warranty

Not stated

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

Not stated

AI extraction confidence

86%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

Discussion

Fire / ignition

Dishwashers (214)

6 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 16, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20240209-9036B-2147341113. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Bosch 300 series (The dishwasher is a Bosch 300 Series 24 inch, front control built-in stainless steel dishwasher with 3rd rack. The model number is #SHEM63W55N. The required junction box/power cord (SMZPCJB1UC). Before this event we had not experienced problems with this appliance.). Incident: On 8/24/23 a newly purchased Bosch 300 Series dishwasher was delivered to my residence. The appliance was installed and began use on that day. Yesterday, 2/8/24, while the dishwasher was running we smelled something burning. After searching we found the burning smell was coming from the Bosch junction box/power cord (SMZPCJB1UC) below our kitchen sink. When touched the box was very hot and soon the dishwasher stopped running. We pulled the circuit breaker for the dishwasher to ensure safety. Upon opening the plastic junction box we immediately saw clear signs of burning and melting which seemed to have arisen on the connection block. I feel we were very lucky not to have experienced a house fire and loss of property - or worse. Bosch has been contacted and they will be sending a technician to remove the power cord and junction box but they tell me they will replace it with an identical, but new, junction box. Will this happen again? While checking on the current price of the item on both [REDACTED] I read in the reviews of other cases of burnt junction boxes of this type.

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Months until failure

6 months

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

Not stated

Manufacturer warranty

Not stated

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

Not stated

AI extraction confidence

88%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

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