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Bottom-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
Kogan KAM529LBMF* Fridge
Kogan KAM529LBMF* is a 529 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3260).
- Total capacity
- 529 L
- 370 L fridge + 159 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.50
- Annual electricity use
- 440 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $145 / year
- $12.10 / month · $1,452 over 10 years
11% more electricity than the median of 32 comparable 500–599 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (395 kWh a year). It uses less than 9% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $15 a year more than the median, $149 over 10 years.
Uses 23% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (572 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 500–599 L bottom-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.
Kogan KAM529LBMF* running cost
- Per month
- $12.10
- Per year
- $145
- 5 years
- $726
- 10 years
- $1,452
440 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
- 529 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 370 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 159 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 654 L
- fresh food compartment
- 370 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 159 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 bottom-mount fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 529 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RF505BRNQX1515 L159 kWh/yr | 8 | $52 | |
| Haier HRF510BEC517 L169 kWh/yr | 8 | $56 | |
| Hisense HRBM503E503 L174 kWh/yr | 8 | $57 | |
| Electrolux EBE5002*E496 L254 kWh/yr | 6 | $84 | |
| Electrolux EBE5002WE496 L254 kWh/yr | 6 | $84 |
Fridges similar to the Kogan KAM529LBMF*
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inalto IBM529X same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 529 L | 3.5 | 440 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Mykin MBM529* same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 529 L | 3.5 | 440 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Hoover HV-RBM529 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 529 L | 3.5 | 440 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Inalto IBM529* same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 529 L | 3.5 | 440 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Mykin MBM529X same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 529 L | 3.5 | 440 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Liebherr ECBN 8872 1% smaller, same door count | 522 L | 4.5 | 338 | 1% smaller, same door count |
| Liebherr ECBN 6156 1% smaller, same door count | 522 L | 2 | 566 | 1% smaller, same door count |
| Fhiaba XS900HST6A 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 556 L | 3.5 | 404 | 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 529 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Kogan KAM529LBMF* specifications
- Type
- Bottom-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 440 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.503
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 572 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.673
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3260
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3260
- GEMS registration id
- 158896
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 31 January 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- KAM529LBMF*
- 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 one or two doors
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.