Australia · costs in AUD
Upright freezer · 1 door
Miele FNS 37402 i Freezer
Miele FNS 37402 i is a 217 L upright freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3882).
- Total capacity
- 217 L
- 217 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.72
- Annual electricity use
- 281 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $90 / year
- $7.49 / month · $899 over 10 years
19% more electricity than the median of 61 comparable 150–249 L upright freezer registrations (236 kWh a year). It uses less than 13% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $14 a year more than the median, $144 over 10 years.
Uses 43% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (490 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh × 32c/kWh in AUD; change the price above to your tariff.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 150–249 L upright freezer sold in Australia, counted once per registration. Star ratings already account for size through the GEMS adjusted-volume formula; this comparison is in raw kWh against models a buyer would actually consider instead.
Miele FNS 37402 i running cost
- Per month
- $7.49
- Per year
- $90
- 5 years
- $450
- 10 years
- $899
281 kWh × 32c/kWh. No inflation or tariff change assumed. Fridges run continuously, so the label figure is a whole-year estimate under standard test conditions.
Capacity and compartments
- Total gross volume
- 217 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 217 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 387 L
- freezer compartment
- 217 L gross
Gross volumes exclude shelving. Fresh food = fresh food, chill and cellar compartments; frozen = freezer, two-star and ice-making (zero-star) compartments. Adjusted volume weights frozen space more heavily and is what the government uses to set the star rating for the size.
Similar upright freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 217 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artusi AINT4100200 L193 kWh/yr | 4 | $62 | |
| Miele FNS 7740 F213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $66 | |
| Liebherr SIFNh 5188213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $66 | |
| Liebherr SIFNh 5128213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $66 | |
| Miele FNS 7794 E213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $66 |
Freezers similar to the Miele FNS 37402 i
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmick MSF230 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 208 L | 2 | 317 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Throne MSF230 THRONE 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 208 L | 2 | 317 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Liebherr SIFNh 5188 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 213 L | 4 | 207 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| V-zug FR4T-53009 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 213 L | 4 | 207 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Liebherr SIFNh 5128 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 213 L | 4 | 207 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| V-zug FR4T-53005 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 213 L | 4 | 207 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Omega OIFFU212 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 212 L | 4 | 215 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Ikea FORSNÄS 40572988 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 212 L | 4 | 215 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 217 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Miele FNS 37402 i specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 560 mm
- Height
- 1,772 mm
- Depth
- 550 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 281 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.723
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 490 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.726
- Country of manufacture
- Germany
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3882
- GEMS registration id
- 177986
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Freezer
- Product class
- Class 10
- GEMS group
- Group 7: vertical freezer, automatic defrost
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- Designated a freezer, upright configuration (GEMS groups 6U or 7)
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: miele.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.