Model
Miele F 2672 Vi
Rank #429 means 428 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 31st efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 31% of those models.
What does the Miele F 2672 Vi cost to run per year?
Among the 622 freezer models we track, the Miele F 2672 Vi's $84/yr running cost ranks it #429, in the above-average-cost group. It uses 17% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $100/yr to run, a saving of roughly $16 a year. Size-adjusted, this model trails most of its class on efficiency, ahead of just 31% of freezer models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 11.2 cu ft (the class spans 1.1 to 23), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Gaggenau RF463706 at $84/yr runs a little cheaper and the Thermador T24ID905LP at $84/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 2672 Vi's $84/yr adds up to roughly $1176 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Gaggenau RF463706.
By the numbers
The Miele F 2672 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 $84/yr, here is what the Miele F 2672 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 2672 Vi costs about $840. That is roughly $160 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1000 over the same ten years.
How the Miele F 2672 Vi compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $84/yr, it runs about $9 a year above the class median of $75, and it is about $59 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $100/yr, the Miele F 2672 Vi uses 17% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 11.2 cu ft, the Miele F 2672 Vi is a mid-size freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, neither the size advantage of a small unit nor the size penalty of a large one applies here, so its running cost is a fairer test of efficiency alone.
- Interior volume. As with refrigerators, more cubic feet of frozen storage generally means a bigger compressor and a higher annual energy figure.
- Insulation and defrost type. Better-insulated cabinets lose less cold to the surrounding room, and frost-free (automatic-defrost) freezers run a periodic heating element that a manual-defrost model does not.
- Chest vs upright design. Door orientation affects how much cold air escapes per opening: top-opening chest designs generally hold cold better than front-opening upright ones.
Common questions
Is the Miele F 2672 Vi cheap to run?
Its $84/yr running cost, rank #429 of 622, is above what most freezer models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Miele F 2672 Vi cost per month?
About $7.02 a month, which is the $84 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: 454 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $84 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Miele F 2672 Vi for its size?
31st percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 429 | Gaggenau RF46370611.2 cu ft | $84 |
| 428 | Zline RBCFVL-188.7 cu ft | $84 |
| 427 | Vitara VBCR1660EWE8.7 cu ft | $84 |
| 426 | Kucht KR180TF8.7 cu ft | $84 |
| 425 | Koolmore KM-PRC-F188.7 cu ft | $84 |
Source
ES_0031629_F 2672 Vi_09012020122758_80044906View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Miele and F 2672 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.