Model
Bosch SHV41DB3N
Rank #61 means 60 of the 709 dishwasher models we track cost less to run each year; the 47th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 47% of those models.
What does the Bosch SHV41DB3N cost to run per year?
Rank #61 of 709 puts the Bosch SHV41DB3N among the cheapest dishwasher models we track to keep running, at roughly $40 a year. It uses 30.6% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $57/yr to run, a saving of roughly $17 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 47 lands in the middle of the pack once capacity is accounted for. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 12 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 DWHD661EFP at $40/yr runs a little cheaper and the Bosch SHX78DC** at $40/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 SHV41DB3N's $40/yr adds up to roughly $360 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Bosch SHV41DB3N 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 $40/yr, here is what the Bosch SHV41DB3N 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 SHV41DB3N costs about $400. That is roughly $170 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $570 over the same ten years.
How the Bosch SHV41DB3N compares
The dishwasher class we track runs from $15 to $45 a year. At $40/yr, it runs about $4 a year cheaper than the class median of $44, and it is about $25 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 SHV41DB3N uses 30.6% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 12 place settings, the Bosch SHV41DB3N is a small dishwasher for its class, which spans 2 to 18 place settings with a median of 14 place settings, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is.
- 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 SHV41DB3N cheap to run?
Yes. Its $40/yr running cost puts it at rank #61 of 709, below what most dishwasher models we track cost to run.
How much does the Bosch SHV41DB3N cost per month?
About $3.29 a month, which is the $40 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: 213 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $40 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Bosch SHV41DB3N for its size?
47th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_31649_SHV41DB3N_05282025090449_1599084View certified dishwasher listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Bosch and SHV41DB3N 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.