Bosch Lawn & Garden Reviews 

Hand held grass trimmer useless can't even cut dry grass I have brought two of them and both the same maybe they should give up making tools as an improt

Bought a Bosch Rotak 36 Lawnmower April 2023 and after 3 years and 4 months this mower failed due to one of the plastic bolts shearing on the rear wheels, rendering it useless. 3.4 years usage is not a long time for the life of a lawnmower - especially if you think l only used the mower 6 or 7 times year (Ie summer time). Fact is: this Bosch Mower was subject to 30 minute bursts, so for it to fail so quickly has prompted me to write this review. Like l say: Bosch was once the by-word for excellence, but not anymore.

Paid over 350 EUR for electric corded Bosh lawnmower and used it rarely less than three years. The motor just started smelling and it burned out. It is a joke really as they claim to be a good company and maybe they were once. Their lawnmovers are crap and same applies to their fridges as I made the mistake to buy fridge freezer from Bosh. I would personally never again buy anything from Bosh.

Bought a bosch cordless hedge trimmer after some time even with a fully charge battery had very low speed. Contacted Bosch regarding repair to same they hadn't even the courtesy to reply to my emails. Be aware that if you purchase from Bosch you need not look for a repair if something goes wrong just bring it to your local dump.

I had a Bosch mower for years and decided to get a new mower.. giving my older mower away.
The new one (electric) is of a poorer quality and feels more plasticky and not as robust as my old one. The 2 screws at the bottom of the metal handle weren’t alligned so the screws keep loosening! Surely Bosch must see how their reviews are no longer 5* which indicates the quality is poor. If I’d have known this.. I’d have got another make.
Also.. to register for the warranty.. for the life of me.. I could t find the information they required.. probably do it on purpose so people are unable to claim the warranty !!

Having owned a Bosch 7000 Pro-T 240V Hedge Trimmer with power cable since 2012 (24 years old), I decided to go cordless and got another Bosch hedge trimmer the subject of this review. My old 7000 Pro T still cuts effortlessly and as cleanly as when I got it. The cordless model’s principal attraction is that there’s no trailing wire. However, perhaps to be expected, a battery cordless one doesn’t have as much whomp as the mains one, but it does cut through reasonably thick shoots. What it doesn’t do is cut cleanly. It simply tears at the thinner shoots, leaving them like hanging chads. Unless you go over them several times, they eventually go brown and dangle unsightly, adding to the time and extra effort in hedge trimming. On inspecting the cutting blades, it appears that there is a gap between the blades sufficient to get a 0.04mm feeler gauge between then. This is the main culprit for the poor cut quality. I have written to Bosch to ask if this gap can be narrowed but my query has so far gone unanswered.

Emailed them asking for information about spares. Totally ignored me.

I had extremely bad experience with the product (lawn mower) and their Bosch service centre. They took my mower to fix the unstable handle and returned it without repair and they managed to lose the keys that serve to adjust the lower handle and the wheels - hence a mower without use. I called requesting the parts missing (they lost them!) and they said they will send me the parts within 3-5 days. Calling yesterday (5th day) as I haven't received any confirmation email of delivery date and found out that the employee didn't recall ordering any parts!

Given 1star but if I could give zero I would, they have changed the way the cheap inferior cable attaches to the main start up control mechanism prior models simply clicked in on replacement of a new cable.Newer models are wired directly into the main switch so when the orange cable gets to be a couple of years old it becomes brittle and hard causing the cable to knot up and eventually damages the internal live/neutral cables so not a easy fix .
For a few pounds more there are cables that never go brittle or knot up but Bosch choose not to fit them .Inferior product heavy relying on a past reputation for quality, disappointing would not buy again

I bought a Bosch lawnmower in November 23, it started cutting out after about 30 minutes use after I had owned it for 18 months but I thought I had an extended guarantee (it was regestered, but late). In Dec I was in touch with Bosch they accepted to repair it but could not find a fault. They returned the lawnmower, the carriage company left it outside in the back garden even though we were in during the delivery period. So now I am in posession of a soaking wet faulty lawnmower after just under 2 years of usage. I would certain recommend that anything Bosch is not worthy of any consideration.

Have a Bosch 43li mower. Batteries have poor charge life. I had the same model previously. The batteries lasted twice as long. I’m forever putting them on charge to cut the same lawn.

Purchased a Bosch lawnmower Rotak 750 249 volt. The main issue is that it does not cut our grass as short as the previous Rotak 43 which we had for over twelve years.
I do not think this model is fit for purpose and under the 90 rule I want to return it. it maybe 14 day return etc but this is a shocking model.I don't advise to buy this. Very dissapointed Bosch.👎
Also this model is supposed to be for a large garden but they only give us a tiny 10m lead.

Bought a 18v battery lawnmower for £220 from B&Q. Used once and took it back for a refund. It feels more like a kids toy than a proper lawnmower. The grass basket fell off with an inch of clippings in it, the handle to the grass box then fell off when picking it up, constantly .Then the grass cutting….. 30mm is the lowest cut height, trust me, that’s not low enough, it took the tops of the weeds off but that’s about it. AVOID!!!!

February 2025 New hedge trimmer Battery 4ALL.
May 2025. First time used [as no need]. Started normally and then started to severely vibrate and make an uncontrolled noise.
June 2025. Bosch was immediately replaced 5*
July 2025. On first Use, the same fault appeared. 5* Bosch replaced "Set of Knives" [blades]
July 2025. On first use. Same fault. Returned to Bosch.
July 2025. Bosch notified me they were returning the machine unrepaired as "no Fault" The fault was identical to the previous ones.
I have notified Bosch in writing & one the phone there is no point in accepting a return as I can not use it and am now using my 2015 Bosch 4ALL hedge trimmer.
The hedge trimmer has now been stationary in a FedEx warehouse for days.
FedEx are appalling as I frequently get messages [as do Bosch] of a delivery, but nobody appears, wasted days staying in with no local collection point without a 15-mile journey.
I have may Bosch tools, but their days it appears, are over and overtaken by two German supermarkets that sell their own brand AND offer a 3-year guarantee...with no hassle

For decades we have been Bosch fans

For decades we have been Bosch fans, from our 30-year-old German-manufactured washing machine to kettles, fridges and much more, including two long-lasting lawnmowers, the of last which has only recently needed replacement. By passing-off this shoddy, weak and feeble Chinese-made machine as a product of the once-proud Bosch company, Bosch seems to have sold its reputation, its proud history and soul, for the sake of a few Yens from its loyal punters for as long as it can blind them with expensive publicity. Companies cannot live on names forever. It is a great shame.
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Before taking out your credit card, here are several points - in unpacking, assembling and mowing order - which may make worthwhile reading.
1) The assembly instructions are offered only as largely unintelligible / contradictory hieroglyphics that learned professors of ancient Egyptian linguistics would struggle to decipher. It took two of us (not rocket scientists but not entirely dummies) over two hours, with much re-assembling needed, to get its ill-designed rather-shaky structure up on its two front wheels.

2) The two featherlight rear wheels are, very easily attached with a satisfying click. Progress at last, you think. Alas, they fall off even more easily when you attempt to push the mower, silently, without a click of regret.

3) The nadir of its quality and design is its collection box - on earlier Bosch mowers, a sturdy one-piece container easily fitted. easily emptied but substituted here with a two-part contraption of flimsy, bendy plastic, impossible to join (without the use of superglue) falling apart when being emptied, almost doubling mowing time

4) The inspired designer also had the money-grubbing wheeze of providing a cable several metres shorter than previous machines, necessitating an extra extension, but likely saving Bosch another few Yens.

I bought a Bosch’s mower cordless and it has never worked properly since new . The battery packed up within 12 months of purchase, so not happy. I had bought it on line from Homebase so had to go through “ customer services” well not quite sure who they are kidding as very poor service. Having sent the battery back never heard another word until I had a text from DX advising parcel on its way from Bosch. Still waiting for delivery and Bosch don’t want to know. Stay away from them buy a different make. I will be getting rid of mine so sick of it .

I bought the mower new in 2022. Right from purchase it wouldn’t start intermittently and by that I actually mean I had to abandon a half cut lawn many times like I have just now. Sent it back to Bosche twice and they simply sent it back to me in the same condition. No comments no background to the work they had undertaken.
Co-incidentally I have a Bosche pistol drill that started doing the same thing just out of warranty and a Bosche chipper I had failed a year out of warranty.
Robert Bosche did not build a business with a first rate reputation out of selling defective equipment.

Bosch Universal Rotak Lawnmower height adjustment broken.
Badly designed product backed up by poor/indifferent after sales service
Does not deserve Which Best Buy rating
Fragile nylon/plastic part
Impossible to get spare parts at them moment
Contacted Bosch last week. That email has vanished
Received email saying it was passed to relevant department but nothing has happened
Best advice is buy one in Lidl next time there is an offer.
It will cut the grass. The customer service will be better and if you do have to junk it you will not feel bad about spending almost £ 300 on it

I bought a new bosch lawnmower and cannot get the warranty for it, tried phoning but they said they don't do it over the phone, tried online but won't recognise any numbers either model or serial. No one wants to help, iv tried every avenue I can, when I do get to speak to someone they say iv got the wrong phone number even though I got it from them, what a shambles!! The roller underneath only leaves lines on the lawn for one day after that lines disappear, the cut is not as good as previous bosch mowers, I dont think bosch looks at the reviews because if that did they should be concerned not only about customer service but about the quality of their products.

Bosch indigo robot lawn mower. When working it does an admirable job of keeping a tidy lawn and my complaints are not about the robot perse. The setting up took days because of poor instructions and fussy software which thought that the perimeter wire was not connected when measurements with an Ohmmeter told otherwise. Umpteen calls to the appalling helpline (it's not us it's the other lot you need to talk to). I finally got it to work and it went a full season without too much trouble but often it fails to charge until you wish to cut the lawn. It then refuses and goes into charge mode.

The problem this year is after the winter I tried to login to the app. It no longer recognised me so I had to try and start again whereupon it told me my account already existed. Emailed the Un-helpline and got the usual lack of help. Finally registered again with a new email but now there is a security issue. App tells me there is a technical fault and that is that. So now I can only use the robot manually.

Bosch really has lost the plot in recent years cheap cheap cheap is the only aim. Anything software wise from their website to their apps is complete disaster and as for customer service...........