Australia · costs in AUD
Top-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
Chiq CTM512NSS5E Fridge
Chiq CTM512NSS5E is a 515 L top-mount fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3386).
- Total capacity
- 515 L
- 386 L fridge + 129 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.01
- Annual electricity use
- 312 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $100 / year
- $8.32 / month · $998 over 10 years
15% less electricity than the median of 10 comparable 500–599 L top-mount fridge freezer registrations (369 kWh a year). It uses less than 90% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $18 a year less than the median, $182 over 10 years.
Uses 31% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (450 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 500–599 L top-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 CTM512NSS5E running cost
- Per month
- $8.32
- Per year
- $100
- 5 years
- $499
- 10 years
- $998
312 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
- 515 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 386 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 129 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 616 L
- freezer compartment
- 129 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 386 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.
Fridges similar to the Chiq CTM512NSS5E
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TECO TFF513WNTVAH same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 513 L | 4 | 381 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| TECO TFF513*NTVAH same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 513 L | 4 | 381 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| LG GT-500SM 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 507 L | 3.5 | 418 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Smeg FAB50LCR5AU 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 524 L | 4.5 | 341 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Smeg FAB50RCR5AU 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 524 L | 4.5 | 341 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Mitsubishi Electric MR-505ER-SB-A 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 505 L | 4.5 | 345 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 515 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Chiq models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CTM515NW4515 L380 kWh/yr | 4 | $122 | |
| Chiq CTM515NW515 L380 kWh/yr | 4 | $122 |
Compare CTM512NSS5E with another fridge
Chiq CTM512NSS5E specifications
- Type
- Top-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 750 mm
- Height
- 1,680 mm
- Depth
- 785 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 312 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.009
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 450 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.506
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3386
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3386
- GEMS registration id
- 163373
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 July 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CTM51*N**5E
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 5
- GEMS group
- Group 5T: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, top-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 5T (frost-free fridge freezer, top-mounted freezer)
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.