Model
Gaggenau DF210701
Rank #383 means 382 of the 709 dishwasher models we track cost less to run each year; the 47th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 47% of those models.
What does the Gaggenau DF210701 cost to run per year?
Among the 709 dishwasher models we track, the Gaggenau DF210701's $45/yr running cost ranks it #383, close to dead center. It uses 21.8% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $57/yr to run, a saving of roughly $12 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 47% of dishwasher models we track, right in the class's middle band. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 13 place settings (the class spans 2 to 18), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Frigidaire Professional PDSH4816**** at $45/yr runs a little cheaper and the Gaggenau DF211701 at $45/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A dishwasher typically stays in service for somewhere around 9 years; over that span, the Gaggenau DF210701's $45/yr adds up to roughly $405 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Bosch SGE53C***.
By the numbers
The Gaggenau DF210701 normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $45/yr, here is what the Gaggenau DF210701 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Gaggenau DF210701 costs about $450. That is roughly $120 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $570 over the same ten years.
How the Gaggenau DF210701 compares
The dishwasher class we track runs from $15 to $45 a year. At $45/yr, it runs about $1 a year above the class median of $44, and it is about $30 a year more than the cheapest dishwasher to run at $15. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $57/yr, the Gaggenau DF210701 uses 21.8% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 13 place settings, the Gaggenau DF210701 is a mid-size dishwasher for its class, which spans 2 to 18 place settings with a median of 14 place settings, putting it squarely in the middle of the class on the size lever that drives most of the cost.
- Place-setting capacity. Place-setting capacity is the main driver of how much water a cycle has to heat, and heating that water is most of a dishwasher's electricity use.
- Water heating. Most dishwashers have a booster heater that raises incoming water to sanitizing temperature; this heating step, not the pump or motor, accounts for most of a cycle's electricity use.
- Cycle length and drying method. Heavy or sanitize cycles run longer and hotter than a normal or eco cycle, and heated-dry options cost more to run than air-dry or condensation drying.
Common questions
Is the Gaggenau DF210701 cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $45/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #383 of 709, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Gaggenau DF210701 cost per month?
About $3.71 a month, which is the $45 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 240 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $45 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Gaggenau DF210701 for its size?
47th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_31649_DF210701_012220261225130_6997651View certified dishwasher listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Gaggenau and DF210701 are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.