Model
Bosch SHP53EM**
Rank #390 means 389 of the 709 dishwasher models we track cost less to run each year; the 84th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 84% of those models.
What does the Bosch SHP53EM** cost to run per year?
Among the 709 dishwasher models we track, the Bosch SHP53EM**'s $45/yr running cost ranks it #390, close to dead center. It uses 21.8% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $57/yr to run, a saving of roughly $12 a year. Few dishwasher models we track beat it on size-adjusted efficiency; it edges out 84% of the class once capacity is normalized. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 16 place settings (the class spans 2 to 18), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Bosch SHE78CM** at $45/yr runs a little cheaper and the Bosch SHP55CM** at $45/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A dishwasher typically stays in service for somewhere around 9 years; over that span, the Bosch SHP53EM**'s $45/yr adds up to roughly $405 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Bosch SHE55EM**.
By the numbers
The Bosch SHP53EM** normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $45/yr, here is what the Bosch SHP53EM** adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Bosch SHP53EM** costs about $450. That is roughly $120 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $570 over the same ten years.
How the Bosch SHP53EM** compares
The dishwasher class we track runs from $15 to $45 a year. At $45/yr, it runs about $1 a year above the class median of $44, and it is about $30 a year more than the cheapest dishwasher to run at $15. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $57/yr, the Bosch SHP53EM** uses 21.8% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 16 place settings, the Bosch SHP53EM** is a large dishwasher for its class, which spans 2 to 18 place settings with a median of 14 place settings, and larger dishwasher models generally cost more to run than smaller ones in the same class, simply because there is more to keep cold, spin, heat, or light.
- Place-setting capacity. Place-setting capacity is the main driver of how much water a cycle has to heat, and heating that water is most of a dishwasher's electricity use.
- Water heating. Most dishwashers have a booster heater that raises incoming water to sanitizing temperature; this heating step, not the pump or motor, accounts for most of a cycle's electricity use.
- Cycle length and drying method. Heavy or sanitize cycles run longer and hotter than a normal or eco cycle, and heated-dry options cost more to run than air-dry or condensation drying.
Common questions
Is the Bosch SHP53EM** cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $45/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #390 of 709, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Bosch SHP53EM** cost per month?
About $3.71 a month, which is the $45 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 240 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $45 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Bosch SHP53EM** for its size?
84th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_31649_SHP53EM**_021020261102204_6683703View certified dishwasher listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Bosch and SHP53EM** are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.