New Zealand · costs in NZD
Bottom-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
Smeg FAB32RCR5AU Fridge
Smeg FAB32RCR5AU is a 331 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF4195).
- Total capacity
- 331 L
- 234 L fridge + 97 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.00
- Annual electricity use
- 298 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $98 / year
- $8.20 / month · $983 over 10 years
2% more electricity than the median of 59 comparable 300–399 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (293 kWh a year). It uses less than 44% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $2 a year more than the median, $17 over 10 years.
Uses 39% 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.
Smeg FAB32RCR5AU running cost
- Per month
- $8.20
- Per year
- $98
- 5 years
- $492
- 10 years
- $983
298 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
- 331 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 234 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 97 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 407 L
- freezer compartment
- 97 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 234 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 331 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr CNef 4315350 L187 kWh/yr | 6 | $62 | |
| Liebherr SCNsdh 5253332 L194 kWh/yr | 6 | $64 | |
| Miele KFN 4375 DD edt/cs330 L194 kWh/yr | 6 | $64 | |
| Whirlpool WB3560EUBL313 L220 kWh/yr | 5 | $73 | |
| Whirlpool WB3560EUXX313 L220 kWh/yr | 5 | $73 |
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| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majestic M373RETRO same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 330 L | 3.5 | 330 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Eurotech 352331 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 330 L | 3.5 | 330 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Panasonic NR-BV361B same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 332 L | 4 | 285 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| LG GB-W300MBL same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 332 L | 4 | 293 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF346B Series same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 334 L | 4.5 | 263 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF346BW same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 334 L | 4.5 | 263 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba S600TST3A same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 328 L | 3.5 | 292 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba S600TST6A same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 328 L | 3.5 | 292 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 331 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Smeg FAB32RCR5AU specifications
- Type
- Bottom-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Fixed time controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 601 mm
- Height
- 1,968 mm
- Depth
- 788 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 298 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.002
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 488 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.732
- Country of manufacture
- Türkiye
Other model numbers on registration ARF4195
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
- Smeg FAB32RLI5AU
- Smeg FAB32LCR5AU
- Smeg FAB32RPK5AU
- Smeg FAB32LPG5AU
- Smeg FAB32RSV5AU
- Smeg FAB32***5AU
- Smeg FAB32LWH5AU
- Smeg FAB32LSV5AU
- Smeg FAB32LYW5AU
- Smeg FAB32LPK5AU
- Smeg FAB32LPB5AU
- Smeg FAB32LLI5AU
- Smeg FAB32RPB5AU
- Smeg FAB32RWH5AU
- Smeg FAB32LBL5AU
- Smeg FAB32RYW5AU
- Smeg FAB32RPG5AU
- Smeg FAB32RBL5AU
- Smeg FAB32LRD5AU
- Smeg FAB32RRD5AU
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4195
- GEMS registration id
- 182470
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 13 October 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- FAB32***5AU
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.