Model
Miele F 2411 Vi
Rank #320 means 319 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 21st efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 21% of those models.
What does the Miele F 2411 Vi cost to run per year?
Ranking #320 of 622, the Miele F 2411 Vi runs at roughly $78 a year, neither the cheapest nor the priciest in its class. It uses 17% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $92/yr to run, a saving of roughly $14 a year. Normalized for capacity, it beats only 21% of freezer models we track, a below-average efficiency result. At 8.6 cu ft, it is a small freezer for the class, which runs 1.1 to 23 cu ft; size and efficiency are the two levers behind the figure above, and this dataset does not carry a separate efficiency-factor column for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Miele F 2411 SF at $78/yr runs a little cheaper and the Thermador T18IF900SP at $78/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A freezer typically stays in service for somewhere around 14 years; over that span, the Miele F 2411 Vi's $78/yr adds up to roughly $1092 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Bosch B18IF900SP.
By the numbers
The Miele F 2411 Vi 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 $78/yr, here is what the Miele F 2411 Vi 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 F 2411 Vi costs about $780. That is roughly $140 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $920 over the same ten years.
How the Miele F 2411 Vi compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $78/yr, it runs about $3 a year above the class median of $75, and it is about $53 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $92/yr, the Miele F 2411 Vi uses 17% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 8.6 cu ft, the Miele F 2411 Vi is a small freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, less capacity to service is usually the first reason a running-cost figure lands on the low side, before efficiency even enters the picture.
- Interior volume. Cubic feet of frozen storage is the first lever behind a freezer's running cost, ahead of insulation or defrost type.
- Insulation and defrost type. Two freezers of the same size can differ meaningfully on running cost based on insulation quality and whether they run an automatic-defrost heater.
- Chest vs upright design. Chest freezers open from the top, so cold air, which sinks, stays inside when the lid opens; upright freezers lose more cold air per door opening for a similar capacity.
Common questions
Is the Miele F 2411 Vi cheap to run?
It is about average. At $78 a year it ranks #320 of 622 freezer models we track, close to the middle of its class on running cost.
How much does the Miele F 2411 Vi cost per month?
Roughly $6.47/mo, spreading the $78/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 418 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $78 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Miele F 2411 Vi for its size?
21st percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 323 | Miele F 2411 SF8.6 cu ft | $78 |
| 322 | Liebherr MF 246111.5 cu ft | $78 |
| 321 | Gaggenau RF4117048.6 cu ft | $78 |
| 320 | Bosch B18IF900SP8.6 cu ft | $78 |
| 319 | Frigidaire FFUE1626AW15.5 cu ft | $77 |
Source
ES_0031629_F 2411 Vi_02072019040259_70213076View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Miele and F 2411 Vi 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.