Australia · costs in AUD
Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
LG GP-R386MBL Fridge
LG GP-R386MBL is a 386 L fridge without a separate freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3979).
- Total capacity
- 386 L
- 386 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.50
- Annual electricity use
- 162 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $52 / year
- $4.32 / month · $518 over 10 years
1% more electricity than the median of 47 comparable 300–399 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (161 kWh a year). It uses less than 45% of them.
Uses 50% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (324 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 fridge without a separate 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.
LG GP-R386MBL running cost
- Per month
- $4.32
- Per year
- $52
- 5 years
- $259
- 10 years
- $518
162 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
- 386 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 386 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 386 L
- fresh food compartment
- 386 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 fridge without a separate freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 386 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr SRBsdh 5260384 L112 kWh/yr | 6 | $36 | |
| Liebherr SRBbsh 5260384 L112 kWh/yr | 6 | $36 | |
| Miele KS 4383 ED edt/cs399 L115 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Miele KS 4783 ED edt/cs399 L115 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Haier HCF420W418 L125 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 |
Fridges similar to the LG GP-R386MBL
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr SRBs*h 5260 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 384 L | 6 | 112 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Liebherr SRBsdh 5260 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 384 L | 6 | 112 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Samsung Electronics SRP406RS same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 387 L | 4 | 170 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Samsung Electronics SRP400RS same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 387 L | 4 | 170 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Miele KS 4383 ED edt/cs 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 399 L | 6 | 115 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Miele KS 4783 ED bst 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 399 L | 6 | 115 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 386 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other LG models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| LG *P-*386386 L162 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $52 | |
| LG GP-R386PL386 L162 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $52 |
Compare GP-R386MBL with another fridge
LG GP-R386MBL specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 595 mm
- Height
- 1,860 mm
- Depth
- 707 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 162 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.503
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 324 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.420
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3979
- GEMS registration id
- 177395
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 1
- GEMS group
- Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, 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 refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume of 200 L or more
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.