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French door fridge freezer · 3 doors
Mitsubishi Electric MR-CX328ER-R-A Fridge
Mitsubishi Electric MR-CX328ER-R-A is a 328 L french door fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF4182).
- Total capacity
- 328 L
- 248 L fridge + 80 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.52
- Annual electricity use
- 304 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $100 / year
- $8.36 / month · $1,003 over 10 years
5% less electricity than the median of 13 comparable 300–399 L french door fridge freezer registrations (320 kWh a year). It uses less than 69% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $5 a year less than the median, $53 over 10 years.
Uses 36% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (476 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 french door 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.
Mitsubishi Electric MR-CX328ER-R-A running cost
- Per month
- $8.36
- Per year
- $100
- 5 years
- $502
- 10 years
- $1,003
304 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
- 328 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 248 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 80 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 371 L
- cellar compartment
- 68 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 80 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 180 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.
Fridges similar to the Mitsubishi Electric MR-CX328ER-R-A
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omega OIFF341 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 341 L | 3.5 | 324 | 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Inalto IIFF341 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 341 L | 3.5 | 324 | 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Vogue 353320 2% smaller, similar star rating | 320 L | 3 | 377 | 2% smaller, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAHFREN362F 10% larger, similar star rating | 362 L | 3 | 390 | 10% larger, similar star rating |
| Vogue 353404 10% larger, similar star rating | 362 L | 3 | 390 | 10% larger, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAHFREN362E 10% larger, similar star rating | 362 L | 3 | 390 | 10% larger, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 328 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Mitsubishi Electric models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Electric MR-CX328EX-W-A328 L304 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $100 | |
| Mitsubishi Electric MR-CGX328ER series328 L304 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $100 |
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Mitsubishi Electric MR-CX328ER-R-A specifications
- Type
- French door fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 3
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- No
- Width
- 600 mm
- Height
- 1,698 mm
- Depth
- 660 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 304 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.516
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 476 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.818
- Country of manufacture
- Thailand
Other model numbers on registration ARF4182
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4182
- GEMS registration id
- 182106
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 2 November 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- MR-CX328ER series
- 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 three or more 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. Manufacturer: MitsubishiElectric.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.