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French door fridge freezer · 3 doors
Mitsubishi Electric MR-CX363ER-ST-A Fridge
Mitsubishi Electric MR-CX363ER-ST-A is a 363 L french door fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF4181).
- Total capacity
- 363 L
- 283 L fridge + 80 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.51
- Annual electricity use
- 320 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $106 / year
- $8.80 / month · $1,056 over 10 years
About the same electricity as the median of 13 comparable 300–399 L french door fridge freezer registrations (320 kWh a year). It uses less than 46% of them.
Uses 34% 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 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-CX363ER-ST-A running cost
- Per month
- $8.80
- Per year
- $106
- 5 years
- $528
- 10 years
- $1,056
320 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
- 363 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 283 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 80 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 406 L
- fresh food compartment
- 215 L gross
- cellar compartment
- 68 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 80 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 french door fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 363 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eurotech 352387382 L261 kWh/yr | 5 | $86 | |
| Mitsubishi Electric MR-CX328EX-W-A328 L304 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $100 | |
| Mitsubishi Electric MR-CX328EX-SS-A328 L304 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $100 |
Fridges similar to the Mitsubishi Electric MR-CX363ER-ST-A
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAHFREN362* same capacity, similar star rating | 362 L | 3 | 390 | same capacity, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAHFREN362F same capacity, similar star rating | 362 L | 3 | 390 | same capacity, similar star rating |
| Vogue 353404 same capacity, similar star rating | 362 L | 3 | 390 | same capacity, similar star rating |
| Inalto IIFF341 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 341 L | 3.5 | 324 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Omega OIFF341 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 341 L | 3.5 | 324 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| LG GK-BD380 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 386 L | 3.5 | 377 | 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 363 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-CGX363ERL-GWH-A363 L320 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $106 | |
| Mitsubishi Electric MR-CGX363ER series363 L320 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $106 |
Compare MR-CX363ER-ST-A with another fridge
Mitsubishi Electric MR-CX363ER-ST-A specifications
- Type
- French door fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 3
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- No
- Width
- 600 mm
- Height
- 1,820 mm
- Depth
- 660 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 320 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.513
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 488 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.787
- Country of manufacture
- Thailand
Other model numbers on registration ARF4181
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4181
- GEMS registration id
- 182105
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 20 October 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- MR-CX363ER 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.