New Zealand · costs in NZD
Reverse cycle fixed air conditioner
Mitsubishi Electric MXZ-5F100VGD Heat Pump
Mitsubishi Electric MXZ-5F100VGD is a 10 kW reverse cycle fixed heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC8772).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 3.5
- Heating: 2.5
- Annual electricity use
- 3,703 kWh
- 522 cooling + 3,181 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $1,222 / year
- $102 / month · $12,220 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 10 kW cooling
- 10 kW heating
18% less electricity than the median of 26 comparable 10 kW reverse cycle fixed registrations (4,539 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 77% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 50% (this compares very different sizes, so the cohort figure above is the useful one).
Annual kWh is the government label figure for a residential user in the cold zone (Canberra climate: Canberra, Hobart, Ballarat, alpine areas). All of New Zealand is the cold zone on the Zoned Energy Rating Label. Cost = kWh × 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
Mitsubishi Electric MXZ-5F100VGD running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 3,703 | $1,222 | $12,220 |
| Mixed zone | 1,941 | $641 | $6,405 |
| Hot zone | 2,605 | $860 | $8,597 |
At 33c/kWh. Formula: cost = annual kWh × price. The kWh figure is the label’s residential estimate for that zone; commercial-profile figures are in the specifications.
Heat pumps that use less electricity
Same configuration and type, cooling capacity within 12% of 10 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actron Air MRC-100CS-49.5 kW heating9.4 kW cooling3,543 kWh/yr | 4 | $1,169 | |
| Kaden KM9.09.4 kW heating9 kW cooling3,556 kWh/yr | 4 | $1,173 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Panasonic CU-5Z100VBR12 kW heating10 kW cooling4,542 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $1,499 | |
| Panasonic CU-5Z100DBR12 kW heating10 kW cooling4,478 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $1,478 | |
| Hisense AMW4-100U4RAA11 kW heating10 kW cooling4,623 kWh/yr | 3 | $1,526 | |
| Daikin 5MXM100RVMA11 kW heating10 kW cooling4,337 kWh/yr | 3 | $1,431 | |
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Mitsubishi Electric MXZ-5F100VGD specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Fixed
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 10.00 kW
- Cooling power input
- 2.84 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 10.00 kW
- Heating power input
- 2.07 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.72
- COP, full load (tested)
- 5.02
- Rated AEER
- 3.49
- Rated ACOP
- 4.78
- Standby power (PIA)
- 7.0 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- 59.6 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- Yes (mode 1 on off, mode 2 50 percent, mode 3 75 percent)
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Mitsubishi Electric MXZ-5F100VGD zoned energy rating figures
As published for each climate zone. Residential figures drive the star ratings; commercial figures assume a commercial usage pattern.
| Zone | Profile | Cooling stars | Heating stars | Cooling kWh | Heating kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,114 | 990 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 3.5 | 2.5 | 522 | 3,181 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,424 | 491 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 3.0 | 3.0 | 836 | 1,105 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 3,232 | 107 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2,440 | 165 |
Part-load test points (16 values)
- h__h2_ext_cap_power_rated
- 3450 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 860 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- h__h1_half_cap_power_rated
- 810 W
- h__h1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_ext_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_ext_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 8900 W
- h__h1_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 5000 W
- h__h2_is_capable_extended_load
- Yes
- c__low_temp_have_min_cap_results
- No
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 5000 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- No
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8772
- GEMS registration id
- 168493
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 14 June 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.4:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 20
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.