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Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Miele K 2601 Vi Fridge
Miele K 2601 Vi is a 357 L fridge without a separate freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3058).
- Total capacity
- 357 L
- 357 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.51
- Annual electricity use
- 157 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $52 / year
- $4.32 / month · $518 over 10 years
2% more electricity than the median of 52 comparable 300–399 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (154 kWh a year). It uses less than 48% of them.
Uses 56% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (357 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 fridge without a separate 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.
Miele K 2601 Vi running cost
- Per month
- $4.32
- Per year
- $52
- 5 years
- $259
- 10 years
- $518
157 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
- 357 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 357 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 361 L
- fresh food compartment
- 305 L gross
- chill compartment
- 52 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 357 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr SRBbsh 5260384 L112 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Liebherr SRBsdh 5260384 L112 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Miele KS 4783 ED bst399 L115 kWh/yr | 6 | $38 | |
| Miele KS 4383 ED edt/cs399 L115 kWh/yr | 6 | $38 | |
| Gaggenau RVC467190390 L135 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $45 |
Fridges similar to the Miele K 2601 Vi
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RS6121S Eseries same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 358 L | 5 | 146 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6121SRHE1 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 358 L | 5 | 146 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Gaggenau RC462504 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 357 L | 4 | 173 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC2450R/L 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 377 L | 4.5 | 160 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC2450R/R 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 377 L | 4.5 | 160 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba KS600FR6A 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 368 L | 2.5 | 235 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Fhiaba XS600FR6A 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 368 L | 2.5 | 235 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Vogue 355388 same capacity, same door count | 359 L | 3.5 | 190 | same capacity, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 357 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Miele K 2601 Vi specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 610 mm
- Height
- 2,134 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 157 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.510
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 357 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.435
- Country of manufacture
- Türkiye
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3058
- GEMS registration id
- 152778
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 26 February 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 1
- GEMS group
- Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, 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 refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume of 200 L or more
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: miele.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.