Customer reviews from LEGO
LEGO - Technic Volvo EC500 Hybrid Excavator 42215
Average customer rating
2.1
(7 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 7 reviews
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Star
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14%of customers recommend this product.
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1 out of
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Customer Reviews for LEGO - Technic Volvo EC500 Hybrid Excavator 42215
Customer Rating
1
PhantomPain
on August 13, 2025
Posted by: PhantomPain88
Verified Purchase:No
Was thinking about buying this before I read all the poor reviews. Thanks you for saving me a ton of money 💰 🙏🏽. Past annual flagship Lego sets were so much better than this. What happened, Lego?
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
1
Poor Experience
on August 13, 2025
Posted by: EsquireSensibleBag104
Verified Purchase:No
I really love Lego excavators but this one missed the mark. At this price point I don’t care about motorized functionality. I want pneumatics!! It just helps everything move more realistically. Further, I’d love if Lego could introduce some hydrolics. Fisher Technik could do it so why not Lego?
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Posted by: Don4802
Verified Purchase:Yes
I bought this as a pre-order after passing over a few others options which had average reviews. Now, I wish I waited as my experience is much like others. I do like the excavator but the overall cost for the set troubles me. It was too easy and too quick to build with mediocre functionality. Perhaps Lego would consider a remote control function for an item at this value. I would also like Lego to consider using more black and grey connectors so that the end result may look a bit more authentic. I understand this could complicate the build for some but the use of the app can assist in offering clarity to piece selection.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Posted by: Technicsjunkie
Verified Purchase:Yes
For the price I paid, I was expecting more. While the functionality that is there is nicely situated in a control panel and the gearing is always fascinating to witness during the build, I must agree with other reviewers that the lack of mobility and no function for swinging the arm was a real minus. Just one medium sized motor?? And the functions are so slow as to make playing with the set meaningless. I love LEGO and until recently, LEGO'S ingenuity set it apart from the Chinese sets like Mould King, but they are catching up VERY fast. On top of all this, the set was missing a part that stopped construction until I found a similar piece in another set that I could borrow. I'm still waiting for the part from Denmark.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from LEGOBy Leah, LEGO® Customer Service, August 26, 2025
Thank you for your review. We're sorry that your new set is not what you had expected it to be and that you had a piece missing. It's certainly not the experience we want our fans to have. We appreciate the feedback and will make sure that it's passed on.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
1
Someone at Lego is having a laugh…
on October 22, 2025
Posted by: LuckyKangaroo044
Verified Purchase:No
…all the way to the bank. At us, the suckers that paid such a crazy price for such an underwhelming set. The price is “wow,” while the set is a solid “meh.”
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
1
Useless and has to many flaws
on November 24, 2025
Posted by: DuquePythorEncantador009
Verified Purchase:No
Useless and has to many flaws and errors in the product, it is not worth the price of the product, only one motor, super slow functioning, and lacks of range of motion for deep excavation when lowering the angle to excavate something. Bring back the Liebherr R9800 Set 42100 that was worth more than this set 10/10, was disappointed.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
5
Volvo Excavator Awesome quality build
on August 31, 2025
Posted by: JoeShiesty
Verified Purchase:No
I really enjoyed this build. Well designed and functional. Would recommend
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO