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Mr. Coffee 5-Cup Programmable Coffee Maker

Mr. Coffee 5-Cup Programmable Coffee Maker

By Mr. · Coffee Makers · Kitchen & Cooking · More from Mr.

  • Capacity up to 25 oz (5 cups)
  • Model BVMC-PC05BL2-NP
  • Dimensions 9.7 x 6.4 x 10 in
  • Weight 3.17 lb
  • Programmable Brew Later and Grab-A-Cup Auto Pause

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Summary

A compact 25 oz programmable drip coffeemaker for one or two people, with Brew Later scheduling, Grab-A-Cup auto pause and a two-hour auto shut-off. Check the box before you buy: the manufacturer lists a reusable filter and a water-filter disk as included, while some retailers mark both as sold separately.

Strengths

  • The small footprint fits a dorm, office or tight counter.
  • Brew Later schedules a pot for the morning, unlike the non-programmable 5-cup model.
  • A true 25 oz half-pot matches what one or two drinkers use, where an 8- or 12-cup machine brews more than they need.
  • Grab-A-Cup auto pause lets you pour a cup mid-brew.
  • The two-hour auto shut-off is a genuine safety feature, especially for older users.
  • The removable basket and dishwasher-safe carafe make cleanup simple.

Weaknesses

  • The glass carafe is notably breakable, and replacements are hard to find.
  • Owners report Ec6 and Ec2 error codes, brew-function failure and premature shut-off.
  • The 2-inch charcoal filters are hard to source; 12-cup-size filters do not fit.
  • The printed manual is widely criticized as inadequate.
  • The machine is not built to be disassembled; snap-fit plastic makes opening it destructive.
  • The warming plate runs cool, so coffee does not stay piping hot.

Verified specifications

ModelBVMC-PC05BL2-NP (item number 2132049).
Capacity25 oz, about two 12 oz cups; the carafe is marked at 10, 15, 20 and 25 oz.
Power120 V, 650 W, with a 24-inch cord.
Dimensions9.7 × 6.4 × 10 in; 3.17 lb.
ProgrammingBrew Now and Brew Later, with an LCD clock and hour/minute buttons.
Auto pauseGrab-A-Cup stops the drip when you lift the carafe.
Auto shut-offtwo hours on the warming plate.
Brewing extrasa presoak cycle and a Strong/1-4 Cup button.
Filtrationcarbon water-filter disk and frame, claimed to remove up to 97% of chlorine.
Filtera 5-cup reusable nylon filter is listed as included; paper basket filters also fit.
Warming platelower-wattage heater with a non-stick surface.
Dishwasherthe glass carafe, lid and brew basket are top-rack safe; the filter frame and disk are not.
Warrantyone-year limited.
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Brewing and controls

25 oz is the reservoir maximum, and the brewed yield comes in slightly lower because the grounds hold water. The manual’s starting point is six level tablespoons of coffee for a full pot and three for two cups. Brew Later remembers the set time but has to be armed again each day; it will not brew on its own the next morning. Grab-A-Cup pauses the drip when you pull the carafe out, but you have to put it back promptly, and minor dripping mid-pour shows up in owner reports. One owner reports about five minutes for a pot.

Running costs and filters

Paper basket filters are cheap: a 200-count box of Melitta 4-6-cup filters costs $2.69 at Target (October 2026), and one filter a day works out to about $4.91 a year. The reusable nylon filter would make that zero, but some owners report their unit shipped without it. Mr. Coffee’s own 5-cup carbon disks (BVMC-SC05PC05-WF-PDQ) are specified for replacement every 30 days, or roughly 50 brew cycles; a 12-pack of a third-party brand sells for $13.49 at Target, though a buyer reports it does not fit the 5-cup machine, and the correct 2-inch disks are hard to find. Descale with undiluted white vinegar every 30 days or so, or every 80 brews in soft water and 40 in hard; one cycle takes 20 fl oz of vinegar.

Coffee itself dominates the cost: a full pot uses about 30 g of grounds, roughly 24.1 lb a year at one pot a day, and a 2-lb bag supplies about 30 pots. Electricity is minor. The 650 W element running ten minutes is about 0.108 kWh, about 39.5 kWh a year and roughly $9.88 at $0.25/kWh, though that ignores the warming plate and standby draw. One filter a day plus that brew electricity works out to about $14.79 a year, before coffee.

Reliability and repairability

The evidence for this model is owner reports rather than lab tests; no instrumented test of this exact programmable SKU turned up. iFixit’s device page documents recurring Ec6 and Ec2 codes, brew-function failure and premature shut-off, with Mr. Coffee blaming the power supply and some owners getting no fix from another outlet. Other owners describe a brew basket that overflowed with grounds on first use, mold in the water line after a basket of grounds sat for four days, and a machine that brewed half a cup and stopped after two uses. These are individual reports, not a failure rate. iFixit also notes the machine cannot be opened without breaking snap-fit plastic, so repair beyond descaling is unrealistic, and the manual states there are no user-serviceable internal parts. The one-year warranty runs alongside Target’s 90-day return window, which is not the same thing.

Is it worth it?

At or below $30 it is a functional pick for a single user or a small office where 25 oz is enough, and the programmable features are real conveniences at that price. Target ran it at $17.99 (October 2026) and Walmart listed it at $29.47 (October 2026); Best Buy indexed $27.99 but showed it not available new, and iFixit reports a $21.99-$39.99 range. A replacement carafe is its own problem: no confirmed genuine part number or price exists, a third-party cupsync pot for the BVMC-PC05BL2 was listed at $26.49, out of stock, and another seller starts around $33.98, so a new machine can cost less than a speculative-fit carafe. Above $40-45 the case weakens: Target’s own Mr. Coffee 12-cup programmable is $19.99 and a Hamilton Beach 46290 12-cup is $27.99, and the carafe and filter caveats bite harder.

Which model this is

This page covers the Mr. Coffee 5-Cup Programmable, model BVMC-PC05BL2-NP, item number 2132049, sold in black and black-and-chrome. A Canada variant, BVMC-PC05BL2-033, shares the specs but is not sold in the US. Keep it apart from the non-programmable 5-Cup Mini Brew Switch maker and the 12-cup programmable line, which shuts off after four hours.

The listing behind this page is ASIN B081DNWG7N.

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