Bosch 500 Series, 30", Microwave, SS, Drop Down Door

Great Microwave oven

by Michael Horn

Submitted 09-08-22

done Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Bosch.com

Have to say Bosch designed a very goid and easy use Microwave oven, not only the outfit looks very modern and elegant but also the control panel is easy to understand and use. My old microwave oven was from Ikea which looks very modern, but dead after 11years use, was planning to have technician fix it but Covid 19 to cause there is so difficult to have people scheduled for onsite repair. And more worry is not sure how long will it last after repair (have changed fuse, small parts). So the repair charge will up to at least 500. Then decide to have new one to replace. Was little worry if the outfit can be fit perfectly but was wrong. The only thing bother me is the control panel prefare it can be a Knob instead all by touch panel.

Fit well - very efficient

by dcervz

Submitted 08-27-22

done Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Bosch.com

Really like my new microwave oven - works well, easy to understand - my only comment is that the bell when cooking is finished is very very soft and if you are not standing nearby you will miss hearing it.

Design flaw created arching

by Chrissy

Submitted 08-26-22

clear No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Bosch.com

I bought this microwave /wall oven combo for my kitchen remodel in April 2019 and the microwave started arching less than 2 years later. Luckily I bought the extended warranty as it was determined by the Bosch certified technician that it was a design flaw in the magnatron area where the item touches the side wall of its housing, causing the arching. I would like to try another Bosch microwave to replace the non-working microwave but the only microwave that will fit in this flush wall mount is another one of this same microwave HMB50152UC/05. I'm stuck! Bosch, can you tell me if the design flaw in this series has been fixed or should I just buy a whole new microwave and oven wall unit?

Beware

Submitted 08-18-22

clear No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Bosch.com

We bought the 800 series microwave as part of a kitchen remodel. It looks very similar to this one. It looks great and worked okay for a couple of years, but it is not a good design. The door hinges have broken and will cost upwards of $200 to repair. The drop-down door also makes it extremely difficult to clean the interior. The lights on the control panel went dim, so dim they're barely readable...and the setting to increase the light intensity does not work (it always reverts to the dim setting.) A repairman says the control panel is out of production and unavailable and apparently irreparable. Now the interior light has burned out. Overall, very unsatisfactory.

Glass Door Shattered

by Unhappy Bosch Customer 23

Submitted 08-07-22

clear No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Bosch.com

Glass door shattered all by itself after two years of ownership. The oven wasn't being used and no one was touching it. The warranty is only for 1 year, I so get to pay for this mess.