Bosch

Raised as a usability problem by 10 people on Hacker News over 7 years (2020–2026), in 9 threads.

People raised many different problems with Bosch, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.

Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.

The newest 10 complaints

Delay start now requires a phone app with sign-in; clock replaced by vague LEDs2026-07-23
Touch screen and wheel are poor, and the microwave takes seconds to boot2026-02-23
Touch surface needs precise finger placement and arcane incantation to operate2025-06-12
Ring must be pulled off and cleaned before every use, and is very fiddly2024-11-03
Same motor model has three different mounting arrangements, and wiring is intentionally confusing, making repairs hard2024-10-19
Code is a nightmare to interface with due to config-driven design2023-12-18
Installers and manufacturer reps couldn't explain how the fan's second speed gets triggered2023-03-13
Pan detection takes seconds each time, making lift-the-pan temperature control annoying2021-07-19
Buttons can't be found by feel, so users must look down at them2020-02-05
Interface is frustrating to use when wearing gloves2020-02-04