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title: "Bosch error code E80"
description: "Bosch error code E80: there is a problem in the drive circuit. What the code covers, what to check first, and what it does not tell you — on washers."
url: "https://esbosch.djwp.xyz/error-codes/error-code-e80/"
date_modified: "2026-08-28"
Appliance type: "Washers"
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# Bosch error code E80

### What this one means

There is a problem in the drive circuit.

### What the code covers

A published cause names a circuit rather than a component, which is the single most useful thing to know before ordering a part. This one covers:

- The motor
- The electronics driving it

### Worth doing before you call

- Cut power for thirty seconds and try one short cycle

### Then what

The manufacturer’s own guidance is that this needs a technician, and we agree — the drive circuit is not something to open in a laundry closet.

This code is published for washers. [The full list of codes](https://esbosch.djwp.xyz/error-codes/) has the rest.

What this code means

What this one means

There is a problem in the drive circuit.

What the code covers

A published cause names a circuit rather than a component, which is the single most useful thing to know before ordering a part. This one covers:

The motor

The electronics driving it

Worth doing before you call

Cut power for thirty seconds and try one short cycle

Then what

The manufacturer’s own guidance is that this needs a technician, and we agree — the drive circuit is not something to open in a laundry closet.

This code is published for washers. The full list of codes has the rest.

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