Australia · costs in AUD
French door fridge freezer · 4 doors
TCL C440BFG Fridge
TCL C440BFG is a 412 L french door fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3224).
- Total capacity
- 412 L
- 270 L fridge + 142 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 5.5
- Star rating index 5.52
- Annual electricity use
- 249 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $80 / year
- $6.64 / month · $797 over 10 years
31% less electricity than the median of 38 comparable 400–499 L french door fridge freezer registrations (363 kWh a year). It uses less than 92% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $36 a year less than the median, $365 over 10 years.
Uses 52% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (520 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 400–499 L french door 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.
TCL C440BFG running cost
- Per month
- $6.64
- Per year
- $80
- 5 years
- $398
- 10 years
- $797
249 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
- 412 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 270 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 142 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 500 L
- fresh food compartment
- 270 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 106 L gross
- zero-star compartment
- 36 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.
Fridges similar to the TCL C440BFG
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAT412BMFWC same capacity, similar external size, similar star rating | 412 L | 5.5 | 249 | same capacity, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAT412BMFWB same capacity, similar external size, similar star rating | 412 L | 5.5 | 249 | same capacity, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Mitsubishi Electric MR-HS421EX-MB-A 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 421 L | 4 | 345 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Mitsubishi Electric MR-HS421EX-SS-A 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 421 L | 4 | 345 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Fisher & Paykel RS80A1 1% larger | 417 L | 3 | 411 | 1% larger |
| Fisher & Paykel RS80AU1 1% larger | 417 L | 3 | 411 | 1% larger |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 412 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other TCL models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCL TRF440BHB412 L249 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $80 | |
| TCL P421CDB421 L356 kWh/yr | 4 | $114 |
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TCL C440BFG specifications
- Type
- French door fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 4
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 703 mm
- Height
- 1,725 mm
- Depth
- 689 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 249 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.521
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 520 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.498
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3224
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3224
- GEMS registration id
- 157620
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 13 November 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- C440BF*
- 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 three or more 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: tcl.com/au. How the derived figures are calculated.