c/kWh
Total capacity
386 L
386 L freezer
Energy rating
3.5
Star rating index 3.52
Annual electricity use
319 kWh
Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost
$105 / year
$8.77 / month ยท $1,053 over 10 years

6% less electricity than the median of 23 comparable 350โ€“499 L upright freezer registrations (339 kWh a year). It uses less than 61% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $7 a year less than the median, $66 over 10 years.

Uses 44% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (570 kWh a year MEPS level).

Cost = label kWh ร— 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 23 comparable 350โ€“499 L upright freezer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 350โ€“499 L upright freezer sold in New Zealand, 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.

Haier HVF430VW running cost

Per month
$8.77
Per year
$105
5 years
$526
10 years
$1,053

319 kWh ร— 33c/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
โ€“
Frozen storage volume
386 L
GEMS adjusted volume
689 L
freezer 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 upright freezers that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 386 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Beko BVHF404W404 L268 kWh/yr4.5$88
Gaggenau RF461306344 L272 kWh/yr4$90
Fhiaba RS600FZ3IA348 L282 kWh/yr3.5$93
Fhiaba RS600FZ6IA348 L282 kWh/yr3.5$93
Gaggenau RVF467590404 L290 kWh/yr4$96

Freezers similar to the Haier HVF430VW

ModelCapacityStarskWh / yr
Hisense HRVF384S
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
384 L3352
Westinghouse WFB4204SC
same capacity, same door count, similar star rating
388 L3.5309
Westinghouse WFB4204**
same capacity, same door count, similar star rating
388 L3.5309
Vogue 355380
2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating
380 L3.5316
Coldstream CSF360
5% smaller, same door count, similar external size
366 L2.5379
Electrolux EFE4227BC
same capacity, same door count
388 L2.5386
Electrolux EFE4227**
same capacity, same door count
388 L2.5386
Gaggenau RVF467590
5% larger, same door count, similar star rating
404 L4290

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 386 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Compare HVF430VW with another freezer

Haier HVF430VW specifications

Type
Upright freezer
Configuration
Upright
Doors
1
Defrost
Variable defrost controller
Ice maker
โ€“
Width
705 mm
Height
1,725 mm
Depth
691 mm
Annual energy (label)
319 kWh
Star rating index
3.516
MEPS level (maximum allowed)
570 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre
0.463
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ARF3571

Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ARF3571
GEMS registration id
169013
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
8 May 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
HVF430V series
Designation
Freezer
Product class
Class 10
GEMS group
Group 7: vertical freezer, 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 freezer, upright configuration (GEMS groups 6U or 7)

Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.