Bosch Series 2 HHF113BR0B Review: Is 66 Litres Really 41?
Bosch’s cheapest built-in single oven has been on sale since 2018 and is still listed in stock on Bosch’s own UK shop at £329 in October 2026. Thousands of buyers rate it highly, Which? calls it a brilliant price from a high-end brand, and one long-term owner thinks it is underwhelming. The sticking point is not the oven so much as what you expect from four functions, one cleaning method and a capacity figure that depends on who measured it.
Where the reviews line up
The evidence comes from three very different places: the public part of the Which? lab review, a two-year owner’s write-up at The Review Guy, and buyer ratings at Currys, Bosch and Appliances Direct — 4.7/5 from 2,645 at Currys alone. They agree on more than you might expect, and disagree on one thing that matters.
Three points come up everywhere. It is simple: four functions, two dials and a small LED clock, which buyers like and Which? sums up as “light on functions”. It is easy to fit: it comes with a 13A plug on roughly a metre of cable, so if you have a socket in the housing there is no electrician needed — the owner had it running in about ten minutes. And the price is the point: £299–£329 at the shops we checked for a Bosch with a 2-year guarantee.
The disagreement is evenness of cooking. Most buyers report good, even results and a quicker preheat than the oven they replaced. The Review Guy’s owner found 3D Hot Air inconsistent over two years, with pizzas burnt on one side and pale on the other, and scored it 5.6/10. One careful owner against thousands of happy ones is not a verdict, but it is the only long-term report we found and it is worth knowing.
The number to check before buying is capacity. Bosch and every retailer quote 66 litres. Which? lists the usable volume at 41 litres. Those cannot both describe the same space the same way, and neither source explains the gap — see the specification table and the caveat at the bottom.
The three reviews this summary is built from
- Which?Lab-tested since April 2019, last checked May 2026. Only the summary line and a few figures are public; the scores are behind a sign-up.
- The Review GuyA UK owner’s review after two years of use, updated July 2025. Scores it 5.6/10. Carries an affiliate disclosure.
- Currys, Bosch & Appliances Direct buyers4.7/5 from 2,645 at Currys, 4.5/5 from 533 at Bosch, 4.8/5 from 444 on Feefo — checked 9 Oct 2026, on pages that sell it.
Before the review: why this is not a Hotpoint page
We set out to review Hotpoint’s Class 2 single oven. The SA2 540 H IX is marked “no longer in the catalog” on Hotpoint’s own site, and its sibling the SA2 544 C IX no longer resolves to a product page at Currys and has no active listings on PriceSpy. Hotpoint’s current Class 2 single oven, the HO 258HZ X UK, is on sale (£199 at Currys, 4.8/5 from 206–208 reviews across Currys, AO and Feefo), but we could not confirm a single YouTube video of that exact model, and our pages need three. So this review covers the Bosch Series 2 HHF113BR0B, which Currys lists right beside it with far more reviews behind it.
Specification at a glance
| Spec | Figure | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Energy class | A (energy efficiency index 95.2) | Currys and Bosch label A; EEI from Marks Electrical |
| Energy per cycle, fan | 0.79 kWh | Currys and Marks Electrical. Conventional-mode figure not published by either |
| Cost per fan cycle | About 20.8p | Our sum: 0.79 kWh × 26.32p/kWh, the October 2026 Ofgem cap rate |
| Yearly running cost | £59.15 | Which?’s figure; its usage assumptions are not public |
| Capacity | 66 litres (Bosch and retailers) · 41 litres usable (Which?) | Sources disagree — see the caveat below |
| Oven size | 595 × 594 × 548 mm (H × W × D) | Bosch’s own page; excludes handle and door per Marks Electrical |
| Cut-out | 575–597 mm high × 560–568 mm wide × 550 mm deep | Marks Electrical and Appliances Direct; Currys gives the width as 560 mm only |
| Functions | 3D Hot Air, Hot Air Gentle, Hot Air Grilling, full-width variable grill | Currys lists four; Appliances Direct’s text says five |
| Temperature range | 50–275°C | Appliances Direct; 275°C maximum also at Marks |
| Cleaning | Enamel interior; no pyrolytic, catalytic or steam-clean programme | Bosch: “Integrated cleaning system: No”; Currys: enamel coating |
| Electrics | 13A plug fitted, 2.4 kW connected load, cable about 1 m | Currys and Marks; Appliances Direct gives the cable as both 100 and 110 cm |
| In the box | Sources disagree: one pan and two grids, or two shelves and a grill pan | Appliances Direct contradicts itself; the owner says one shelf only |
| Weight | 32.1 kg | Marks Electrical and Appliances Direct |
| Guarantee | 2 years parts and labour; paid extension to 5 years if bought within 28 days | Bosch UK warranty page |
| Price | £329 at Bosch and Currys (Currys takes £30 off at checkout until 20 Oct 2026); £299 Marks Electrical; £302 Appliances Direct | Checked 9 October 2026. Which? lists a low of £274.80 |
Which?
Who they are: Which? is a not-for-profit consumer charity funded mainly by member subscriptions; it takes no advertising or sponsorship, buys almost every product it tests and runs the same lab tests across each category, so its results carry the most weight here.
Which? runs the closest thing to a standardised oven test in the UK, measuring control accuracy, grilling and cleaning across 168 built-in ovens. The problem for a page like this is that almost all of its result for this model sits behind a sign-up: the score, the Best Buy status and the pros and cons are blurred. We will not guess at them, and neither should you from any listing that quotes a Which? badge without a date.
What is public is still useful. The summary line calls the HHF113BR0B “light on functions, but it’s also still a brilliant price from a high-end brand” — which matches everything else we found. It puts annual running cost at £59.15. And it lists usable volume at 41 litres, against the 66 litres printed by Bosch and every retailer. Which? gives 41 litres as both its total and usable figure, which suggests it measured the space you can actually cook in rather than repeating the box. We cannot see its method, so treat it as a warning to measure your biggest roasting tin, not as a settled fact.
Watch: Bosch Product Review - Series 2 Built-in Oven HHF113BR0B
A walk-round of this exact model. Not made by Which? — it is paired here because it shows the controls and interior the lab summary describes.
Watch on YouTube ↗ Independent YouTube video — not made by or for Shopbam.The Review Guy
Who they are: The Review Guy is a UK review site whose write-up we cite is an owner’s account after two years of use and carries an affiliate disclosure; we could not read an About page, so we treat it as one owner’s experience.
This is a single owner writing on a small review site with an affiliate disclosure, so weigh it as one experienced user rather than a test. It is useful precisely because it disagrees with the crowd. Over two years the reviewer found the fan oven “inconsistent”, with pizzas burnt on one side and pale on the other, and says 3D Hot Air “doesn’t live up to its name”, particularly with more than one tray in. Their score is 5.6/10 and their conclusion is that it suits “occasional use or light cooking”.
The same owner is positive on the practical side. The grill heats up quickly. The smooth enamel and a door seal that comes away easily make cleaning straightforward. Installation took about ten minutes thanks to the fitted plug. Their one irritation that buyers can act on: only one shelf came in the box and they bought a third-party one. Noise and capacity are not mentioned.
Watch: How to Use Bosch Oven HHF113BR0B Run Through Most Features - Beginners guide
An owner-style run-through of the dials, clock and timer on this exact model — the practical side the long-term review covers.
Watch on YouTube ↗ Independent YouTube video — not made by or for Shopbam.Currys, Bosch and Appliances Direct buyers
Who they are: Currys’ ratings are collected by Feefo from invited buyers with no incentive; Bosch’s sit on the manufacturer’s own site; Appliances Direct’s come from its shoppers under a policy we did not check — all are satisfaction scores from owners, not tests.
These are ratings hosted by shops that sell the oven, and the manufacturer’s own page, so read the numbers rather than the tone. The sheer volume is the point: few built-in ovens anywhere have more than 2,500 reviews on one retailer. The Feefo block is purchase-verified, though it is oddly labelled — 444 ratings in a year alongside a stated 89 reviews in total — so we quote the rating count and not the total.
The visible comments are short and positive: preheat “a lot quicker than old oven”, “even cooking results”, “very efficient, easy to use”. The one specific complaint is worth having if you are planning a kitchen: fitted low, under a hob, the temperature dial is awkward to read and set without bending right down. Nobody in the visible reviews mentions noise, door heat or the single shelf.
Watch: Bosch Single Oven HHF113BR0B Product Overview
A short overview of this exact model. Promotional in tone, but a clear look at the finish buyers are rating.
Watch on YouTube ↗ Independent YouTube video — not made by or for Shopbam.Strengths and weak points
What holds up
- Huge, consistent buyer approval: 4.5–4.8/5 across three platforms and more than 3,500 ratings.
- 13A plug fitted, so a like-for-like swap into a housing with a socket needs no electrician.
- Simple controls — two dials and an LED clock — with nothing to learn.
- Fan cycle costs about 20.8p at the October 2026 cap rate (our sum from the 0.79 kWh figure).
- Grill heats quickly, and smooth enamel plus a removable door seal make wiping down easy.
- Standard 60 cm cut-out with generous height tolerance (575–597 mm).
What people complain about
- One long-term owner found the fan oven uneven, especially with several trays in.
- Only four functions; no pizza setting, air fry or steam assist.
- No self-clean programme at all — enamel and elbow grease.
- Usable capacity may be far below the 66 litres on the box; Which? lists 41.
- Shelf count in the box is unclear, and at least one owner had to buy an extra.
- The dial is awkward to read when the oven sits low under a hob.
Who it actually suits
Buy it if you are replacing a dead single oven in an existing 60 cm housing, want a reliable brand with a fitted plug, and mostly cook one tray at a time — a weeknight roast, a tray bake, oven chips. At around £300 it is the safe, unexciting choice, and the buyer numbers suggest it stays that way. If you are kitting out a kitchen piece by piece, it sits naturally beside a Russell Hobbs RHM2076B microwave or a Salter Dual Air Pro air fryer for the small jobs, which will cost less to run than heating the full cavity.
Look elsewhere if you bake on two or three shelves at once, hate cleaning ovens, or regularly cook a large turkey — measure your biggest tin against a 41-litre space before you trust the 66 on the box. A pyrolytic or steam-clean oven costs more but saves the scrubbing. And if you are watching the bills across the kitchen, the energy labels on a fridge freezer or a washing machine will move your annual total far more than an oven used a few times a week.
What we could not check
- The 66 vs 41 litre gap. Bosch and every retailer quote 66 litres; Which? lists 41 litres usable. Neither explains its method in public, and we have not measured the cavity.
- Conventional-mode energy use. Only the fan figure (0.79 kWh per cycle) is published on the pages we could read. We could not locate this model’s EU product fiche.
- The Which? score and Best Buy status. Both sit behind a sign-up. We have quoted only what is public.
- What comes in the box. Appliances Direct lists both “1 universal pan, 1 combination grid, 1 insert grid” and “2 oven shelves and 1 grill pan”; one owner says one shelf. Check the listing you buy from.
- The 5-year Bosch promotion. The 2026–27 free 5-year warranty terms list six cooking models and this is not among them. Assume 2 years unless your retailer confirms otherwise in writing.
- Noise and door temperature. No source we could read measured or mentioned either.
- The YouTube videos were confirmed by their exact titles and IDs appearing in two different web searches, not by opening them, and none of the search listings named the channel.
- Hotpoint’s current HO 258HZ X UK could not be reviewed to our standard because no video of it could be confirmed. We have not compared the two ovens.
Sources last checked 9 October 2026. Prices, promotions and review counts change — check them against the listing in front of you before ordering.