Name: Chiq CTM515NW4
Brand: Chiq
SKU: ARF4105

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 515 L; 386 L fridge + 129 L freezer
Energy rating: 4; Star rating index 4.02
Annual electricity use: 380 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $125 / year; $10.45 / month · $1,254 over 10 years

3% more electricity than the median of 10 comparable 500–599 L top-mount fridge freezer registrations (369 kWh a year). It uses less than 40% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $4 a year more than the median, $36 over 10 years.

Uses 16% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (450 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?

median 369338402

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 10 comparable 500–599 L top-mount fridge freezer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 500–599 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 CTM515NW4 running cost

Per month: $10.45
Per year: $125
5 years: $627
10 years: $1,254

380 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: 515 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: 386 L
Frozen storage volume: 129 L
GEMS adjusted volume: 616 L
freezer compartment: 129 L gross, 129 L net
fresh food compartment: 386 L gross, 386 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.

Similar top-mount fridge freezers that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 515 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Chiq CTM51N*5E515 L312 kWh/yr	515 L	386 / 129	5	312	$103	90% of similar
Chiq CTM513NBS5E515 L312 kWh/yr	515 L	386 / 129	5	312	$103	90% of similar
Samsung Electronics SRT5300S465 L319 kWh/yr	465 L	357 / 108	4.5	319	$105	74% of similar
Mitsubishi Electric MR-458ER series458 L330 kWh/yr	458 L	310 / 148	4.5	330	$109	33% of similar
Mitsubishi Electric MR-458ER-W-A458 L330 kWh/yr	458 L	310 / 148	4.5	330	$109	33% of similar

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Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
TECO TFF513*NTVAH same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating	513 L	4	381	$126	same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
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LG GT-500SM 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating	507 L	3.5	418	$138	2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
Smeg FAB50***5AU 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating	524 L	4.5	341	$113	2% larger, same door count, similar star rating
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Mitsubishi Electric MR-505ER-SB-A 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating	505 L	4.5	345	$114	2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 515 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Other Chiq models of similar size

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Chiq CTM513NBS5E515 L312 kWh/yr	515 L	386 / 129	5	312	$103	90% of similar
Chiq CTM512NSS5E515 L312 kWh/yr	515 L	386 / 129	5	312	$103	90% of similar

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Chiq CTM515NW4 specifications

Type: Top-mount fridge freezer
Configuration: Upright
Doors: 2
Defrost: Variable defrost controller
Ice maker: –
Width: 750 mm
Height: 1,680 mm
Depth: 785 mm
Annual energy (label): 380 kWh
Star rating index: 4.015
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 450 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.617
Country of manufacture: China

1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.

Model	Registration	Stars	kWh / yr	Capacity	Registration expires
CTM51N*5E	ARF3386	5	312	515 L	18 July 2029

Other model numbers on registration ARF4105

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

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ARF4105
GEMS registration id: 181318
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 23 October 2031
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: CTM51*N**
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.