Name: Mykin MSBS553WTDG
Brand: Mykin
SKU: ARF4149

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 553 L; 347 L fridge + 206 L freezer
Energy rating: 3.5; Star rating index 3.50
Annual electricity use: 470 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $155 / year; $12.92 / month · $1,551 over 10 years

4% more electricity than the median of 36 comparable 500–599 L side-by-side fridge freezer registrations (452 kWh a year). It uses less than 11% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $6 a year more than the median, $59 over 10 years.

Uses 17% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (564 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?

median 452377477

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 36 comparable 500–599 L side-by-side fridge freezer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 500–599 L side-by-side 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.

Mykin MSBS553WTDG running cost

Per month: $12.92
Per year: $155
5 years: $776
10 years: $1,551

470 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: 553 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: 347 L
Frozen storage volume: 206 L
GEMS adjusted volume: 715 L
fresh food compartment: 347 L gross
freezer compartment: 206 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 side-by-side fridge freezers that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 553 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Westinghouse WSE6240BB619 L300 kWh/yr	619 L	402 / 217	6	300	$99	93% of similar
Omega OIFSBS541541 L324 kWh/yr	541 L	274 / 267	5.5	324	$107	97% of similar
Omega OSBS583WBX582 L355 kWh/yr	582 L	372 / 210	5	355	$117	92% of similar
Haier HRF523XHG Series523 L368 kWh/yr	523 L	331 / 192	4.5	368	$121	89% of similar
LG GS-B600MBM602 L384 kWh/yr	602 L	379 / 223	4.5	384	$127	77% of similar

Fridges similar to the Mykin MSBS553WTDG

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Kogan KAMFSBS551D same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating	551 L	3.5	453	$149	same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
Kogan KAMFSBS551* same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating	551 L	3.5	453	$149	same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
Hisense HRSBS540BW 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating	541 L	4	415	$137	2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
Hisense HRSBS540Series 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating	541 L	4	415	$137	2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
Heller HSBS691WH 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating	532 L	3.5	452	$149	4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
Euromaid ESBS563S 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating	532 L	3.5	452	$149	4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 553 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Other Mykin models of similar size

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Mykin MSBS548B555 L470 kWh/yr	555 L	349 / 206	3.5	470	$155	11% of similar
Mykin MSBS5****555 L470 kWh/yr	555 L	349 / 206	3.5	470	$155	11% of similar

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Mykin MSBS553WTDG specifications

Type: Side-by-side fridge freezer
Configuration: Side by side
Doors: 2
Defrost: Variable defrost controller
Ice maker: –
Width: 897 mm
Height: 1,765 mm
Depth: 761 mm
Annual energy (label): 470 kWh
Star rating index: 3.504
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 564 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.657
Country of manufacture: China

11 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.

Model	Registration	Stars	kWh / yr	Capacity	Registration expires
MSBS5****	ARF3866	3.5	470	555 L	22 March 2031
MSBS548B	ARF3866	3.5	470	555 L	22 March 2031
MSBS548G	ARF3866	3.5	470	555 L	22 March 2031
MSBS548S	ARF3866	3.5	470	555 L	22 March 2031
MSBS548W	ARF3866	3.5	470	555 L	22 March 2031
MSBS548X	ARF3866	3.5	470	555 L	22 March 2031
MSBS555B	ARF3866	3.5	470	555 L	22 March 2031
MSBS555G	ARF3866	3.5	470	555 L	22 March 2031
MSBS555S	ARF3866	3.5	470	555 L	22 March 2031
MSBS555W	ARF3866	3.5	470	555 L	22 March 2031
MSBS555X	ARF3866	3.5	470	555 L	22 March 2031

Other model numbers on registration ARF4149

Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ARF4149
GEMS registration id: 181710
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 18 August 2031
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: MSBS5******
Designation: Refrigerator/freezer
Product class: Class 7
GEMS group: Group 5S: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, side by side
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 5S (frost-free fridge freezer, side by side)

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.