c/kWh
Total capacity
202 L
148 L fridge + 54 L freezer
Energy rating
5
Star rating index 5.00
Annual electricity use
180 kWh
Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost
$59 / year
$4.95 / month ยท $594 over 10 years

34% less electricity than the median of 49 comparable 200โ€“299 L top-mount fridge freezer registrations (272 kWh a year). It uses less than 94% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $30 a year less than the median, $304 over 10 years.

Uses 47% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (343 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 49 comparable 200โ€“299 L top-mount fridge freezer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 200โ€“299 L top-mount fridge 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.

Chiq CTM200NSS5E running cost

Per month
$4.95
Per year
$59
5 years
$297
10 years
$594

180 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
202 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume
148 L
Frozen storage volume
54 L
GEMS adjusted volume
244 L
freezer compartment
54 L gross
fresh food compartment
148 L gross, 166 L net

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 Chiq CTM200NSS5E

ModelCapacityStarskWh / yr
Panasonic NR-TC221BUSA
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
202 L5180
Hisense HRTF206series
2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
205 L4.5196
Hisense HRTF206S
2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
205 L4.5196
Heller HFF261S
3% smaller, same door count, similar external size
197 L3.5238
TCL P220TM*
3% smaller, same door count, similar external size
197 L3.5238
TCL P220TMB
3% smaller, same door count, similar external size
197 L3.5238

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 202 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Other Chiq models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Chiq CTM200NSS5E202 L180 kWh/yr5$59
Chiq CTM201NB202 L218 kWh/yr4$72

Compare CTM200NSS5E with another fridge

Chiq CTM200NSS5E specifications

Type
Top-mount fridge freezer
Configuration
Upright
Doors
2
Defrost
Variable defrost controller
Ice maker
โ€“
Width
545 mm
Height
1,465 mm
Depth
590 mm
Annual energy (label)
180 kWh
Star rating index
5.004
MEPS level (maximum allowed)
343 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre
0.736
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ARF4190

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

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ARF4190
GEMS registration id
182458
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
13 September 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
CTM20*N**5E
Designation
Refrigerator/freezer
Product class
Class 5
GEMS group
Group 5T: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, top-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 5T (frost-free fridge freezer, top-mounted freezer)

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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.