New Zealand · costs in NZD
Bottom-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
LG GB-V300MBL Fridge
LG GB-V300MBL is a 340 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3451).
- Total capacity
- 340 L
- 253 L fridge + 87 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.51
- Annual electricity use
- 327 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $108 / year
- $8.99 / month · $1,079 over 10 years
12% more electricity than the median of 59 comparable 300–399 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (293 kWh a year). It uses less than 29% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $11 a year more than the median, $112 over 10 years.
Uses 33% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (488 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 300–399 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.
LG GB-V300MBL running cost
- Per month
- $8.99
- Per year
- $108
- 5 years
- $540
- 10 years
- $1,079
327 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
- 340 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 253 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 87 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 408 L
- freezer compartment
- 87 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 253 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 340 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr CNef 4315350 L187 kWh/yr | 6 | $62 | |
| Aeg OSC7P19ACF376 L193 kWh/yr | 6 | $64 | |
| Aeg 19CBSNV7376 L193 kWh/yr | 6 | $64 | |
| Miele KFN 4375 DD edt/cs330 L194 kWh/yr | 6 | $64 | |
| Liebherr SCNsdh 5253332 L194 kWh/yr | 6 | $64 |
Fridges similar to the LG GB-V300MBL
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WBB3402*L 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 335 L | 4 | 290 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WBB3402WL 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 335 L | 4 | 290 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Panasonic NR-BV361B 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 332 L | 4 | 285 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Midea HD-410RWEN 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 325 L | 4 | 277 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM325BMSFC 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 325 L | 4 | 277 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Midea MERB430FGF28AP 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 325 L | 4 | 277 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 340 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other LG models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| LG GB-B300PL335 L293 kWh/yr | 4 | $97 | |
| LG GB-B300MBL335 L293 kWh/yr | 4 | $97 |
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LG GB-V300MBL specifications
- Type
- Bottom-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- No
- Width
- 600 mm
- Height
- 1,720 mm
- Depth
- 720 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 327 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.513
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 488 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.801
- Country of manufacture
- Indonesia
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3451
- GEMS registration id
- 164655
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 30 September 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.