Australia · costs in AUD
Bottom-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
Liebherr SCNsdh 5253 Fridge
Liebherr SCNsdh 5253 is a 332 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2984).
- Total capacity
- 332 L
- 229 L fridge + 103 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 6
- Star rating index 6.22
- Annual electricity use
- 194 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $62 / year
- $5.17 / month · $621 over 10 years
34% less electricity than the median of 48 comparable 300–399 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (293 kWh a year). It uses less than 92% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $32 a year less than the median, $317 over 10 years.
Uses 60% 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 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.
Liebherr SCNsdh 5253 running cost
- Per month
- $5.17
- Per year
- $62
- 5 years
- $310
- 10 years
- $621
194 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
- 332 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 229 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 103 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 413 L
- freezer compartment
- 103 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 229 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 bottom-mount fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 332 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr CNef 4315350 L187 kWh/yr | 6 | $60 |
Fridges similar to the Liebherr SCNsdh 5253
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miele KFN 4375 DD edt/cs same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 330 L | 6 | 194 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Majestic M373RETRO same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 330 L | 3.5 | 330 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Coldstream CBR320 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 323 L | 2.5 | 401 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Ikea ALINGSÅS 80567961 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 316 L | 4 | 298 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| LG GB-W300MBL same capacity, same door count | 332 L | 4 | 293 | same capacity, same door count |
| Smeg FAB32LSV5AU same capacity, same door count | 331 L | 4 | 298 | same capacity, same door count |
| Smeg FAB32RSV5AU same capacity, same door count | 331 L | 4 | 298 | same capacity, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 332 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Liebherr models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr CNef 4315350 L187 kWh/yr | 6 | $60 |
Compare SCNsdh 5253 with another fridge
Liebherr SCNsdh 5253 specifications
- Type
- Bottom-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 597 mm
- Height
- 1,855 mm
- Depth
- 675 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 194 kWh
- Star rating index
- 6.220
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 490 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.470
- Country of manufacture
- Germany
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2984
- GEMS registration id
- 151667
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 13 December 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: andico.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.