Model
Miele G 5266 SCVi SF
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 5266 SCVi SF cost to run per year?
The Miele G 5266 SCVi SF costs about $43 a year to run and sits near the top of the cheapest-to-run leaderboard, rank #141 of 709. 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. Once capacity is factored in, it outperforms 91% of the dishwasher models we track on efficiency, not just on headline running cost. At 16 place settings, it is a large dishwasher for the class, which runs 2 to 18 place settings; 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 G 5266 SCVi at $43/yr runs a little cheaper and the Miele G 5266 SCVi SFP 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 5266 SCVi SF'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 5266 SCVi SF 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 5266 SCVi SF 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 5266 SCVi SF 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 5266 SCVi SF 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 5266 SCVi SF uses 25.1% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 16 place settings, the Miele G 5266 SCVi SF 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. A larger dishwasher heats more water per cycle, so bigger capacity generally means a higher annual energy figure, independent of how efficient the unit is.
- Water heating. The booster heater that brings water up to sanitizing temperature is usually the single largest electrical load in a dishwasher's cycle.
- Cycle length and drying method. Cycle selection, eco versus heavy, air-dry versus heated-dry, moves real running cost more than most owners realize for a given capacity.
Common questions
Is the Miele G 5266 SCVi SF cheap to run?
Yes, relatively. At $43 a year it ranks #141 of 709 dishwasher models we track, in the cheaper part of its class to run.
How much does the Miele G 5266 SCVi SF cost per month?
Roughly $3.56/mo, spreading the $43/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 230 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $43 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Miele G 5266 SCVi SF 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 5266 SCVi SF_06152023121128_80173476View certified dishwasher listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Miele and G 5266 SCVi SF 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.