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Upright freezer · 2 doors
Mitsubishi Electric MF-U218ET-W-A Freezer
Mitsubishi Electric MF-U218ET-W-A is a 218 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3189).
- Total capacity
- 218 L
- 218 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.51
- Annual electricity use
- 241 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $80 / year
- $6.63 / month · $795 over 10 years
2% more electricity than the median of 69 comparable 150–249 L upright freezer registrations (236 kWh a year). It uses less than 41% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $2 a year more than the median, $17 over 10 years.
Uses 47% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (451 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh × 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 150–249 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.
Mitsubishi Electric MF-U218ET-W-A running cost
- Per month
- $6.63
- Per year
- $80
- 5 years
- $398
- 10 years
- $795
241 kWh × 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
- 218 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 218 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 389 L
- freezer compartment
- 116 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 102 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.
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Same type, total capacity within 12% of 218 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artusi AINT4100200 L193 kWh/yr | 4 | $64 | |
| Miele FNS 7740 F213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 | |
| Liebherr SIFNh 5128213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 | |
| Liebherr SIFNh 5188213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 | |
| Miele FNS 7794 E213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 |
Freezers similar to the Mitsubishi Electric MF-U218ET-W-A
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr SIFNh 5188 2% smaller, similar star rating | 213 L | 4 | 207 | 2% smaller, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba RS450FZ3IA 2% larger, similar star rating | 223 L | 3.5 | 238 | 2% larger, similar star rating |
| Miele FNS 7740 F 2% smaller, similar star rating | 213 L | 4 | 207 | 2% smaller, similar star rating |
| V-zug FR4T-53009 2% smaller, similar star rating | 213 L | 4 | 207 | 2% smaller, similar star rating |
| Liebherr SIFNh 5128 2% smaller, similar star rating | 213 L | 4 | 207 | 2% smaller, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba XS450FZ6IA 2% larger, similar star rating | 223 L | 3.5 | 238 | 2% larger, similar star rating |
| Ikea FORSNÄS 40572988 3% smaller, similar star rating | 212 L | 4 | 215 | 3% smaller, similar star rating |
| Omega OIFFU212 3% smaller, similar star rating | 212 L | 4 | 215 | 3% smaller, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 218 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare MF-U218ET-W-A with another freezer
Mitsubishi Electric MF-U218ET-W-A specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 542 mm
- Height
- 1,496 mm
- Depth
- 650 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 241 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.510
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 451 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.619
- Country of manufacture
- Thailand
Other model numbers on registration ARF3189
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3189
- GEMS registration id
- 155946
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 26 August 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- MF-U218ET 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. Manufacturer: MitsubishiElectric.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.