Model
Miele G 7966 SCVi
Rank #141 means 140 of the 709 dishwasher models we track cost less to run each year; the 91st efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 91% of those models.
What does the Miele G 7966 SCVi cost to run per year?
Among the 709 dishwasher models we track, the Miele G 7966 SCVi's $43/yr running cost ranks it #141, comfortably in the cheap-to-run group. It uses 25.1% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $57/yr to run, a saving of roughly $14 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 91 means the low running cost is not just a function of size; it is genuinely efficient for its class. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 16 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 Miele G 7916 SCi at $43/yr runs a little cheaper and the Viking Range, Llc FDWU724 at $43/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 Miele G 7966 SCVi's $43/yr adds up to roughly $387 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Miele G 5006 SCU.
By the numbers
The Miele G 7966 SCVi 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 $43/yr, here is what the Miele G 7966 SCVi adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Miele G 7966 SCVi costs about $430. That is roughly $140 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $570 over the same ten years.
How the Miele G 7966 SCVi compares
The dishwasher class we track runs from $15 to $45 a year. At $43/yr, it runs about $1 a year cheaper than the class median of $44, and it is about $28 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 Miele G 7966 SCVi uses 25.1% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 16 place settings, the Miele G 7966 SCVi is a large dishwasher for its class, which spans 2 to 18 place settings with a median of 14 place settings, and larger dishwasher models generally cost more to run than smaller ones in the same class, simply because there is more to keep cold, spin, heat, or light.
- 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 Miele G 7966 SCVi cheap to run?
Yes. Its $43/yr running cost puts it at rank #141 of 709, below what most dishwasher models we track cost to run.
How much does the Miele G 7966 SCVi cost per month?
About $3.56 a month, which is the $43 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: 230 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $43 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Miele G 7966 SCVi for its size?
91st percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_0031629_G 7966 SCVi_06152023121128_80173476View certified dishwasher listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Miele and G 7966 SCVi 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.