Australia · costs in AUD
Bottom-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
Chiq CBM396NW3 Fridge
Chiq CBM396NW3 is a 396 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF4114).
- Total capacity
- 396 L
- 281 L fridge + 115 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.00
- Annual electricity use
- 272 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $87 / year
- $7.25 / month · $870 over 10 years
7% less electricity than the median of 48 comparable 300–399 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (293 kWh a year). It uses less than 73% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $7 a year less than the median, $67 over 10 years.
Uses 47% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (515 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 300–399 L bottom-mount fridge 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.
Chiq CBM396NW3 running cost
- Per month
- $7.25
- Per year
- $87
- 5 years
- $435
- 10 years
- $870
272 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
- 396 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 281 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 115 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 486 L
- fresh food compartment
- 281 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 115 L gross, 166 L net
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 bottom-mount fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 396 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRBM418E417 L153 kWh/yr | 8 | $49 | |
| Haier HRF420BEC433 L155 kWh/yr | 8 | $50 | |
| Liebherr CNef 4315350 L187 kWh/yr | 6 | $60 | |
| Hisense HRBM418D417 L187 kWh/yr | 7 | $60 | |
| Electrolux EBE4302SE425 L190 kWh/yr | 7 | $61 |
Fridges similar to the Chiq CBM396NW3
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panasonic NR-BX421H 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 376 L | 5.5 | 233 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Yokohama YOKF416 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 416 L | 5 | 273 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAT416BMFNC 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 416 L | 5 | 273 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAT416BMFNA 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 416 L | 5 | 273 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TCL P445BFW 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 416 L | 5 | 273 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TCL P445BFB 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 416 L | 5 | 273 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 396 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Chiq models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CBM394NSS6E396 L223 kWh/yr | 6 | $71 | |
| Chiq CBM39*N**6E396 L223 kWh/yr | 6 | $71 |
Compare CBM396NW3 with another fridge
Chiq CBM396NW3 specifications
- Type
- Bottom-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 703 mm
- Height
- 1,720 mm
- Depth
- 703 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 272 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.002
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 515 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.559
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Chiq model numbers starting with CBM39N
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBM39*N**6E | ARF3407 | 6 | 223 | 4 August 2029 |
Other model numbers on registration ARF4114
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4114
- GEMS registration id
- 181314
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 7 September 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CBM39*N**
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 6
- GEMS group
- Group 5B: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, bottom-mounted freezer
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- GEMS group 5B (frost-free fridge freezer, bottom-mounted freezer) with one or two doors
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.