Model
Miele G 7216 SCU
Rank #39 means 38 of the 709 dishwasher models we track cost less to run each year; the 99th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 99% of those models.
What does the Miele G 7216 SCU cost to run per year?
The Miele G 7216 SCU holds rank #39 of 709 on running cost, at about $39 a year, a genuinely cheap result for the class. It uses 31.6% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $57/yr to run, a saving of roughly $18 a year. Its 99th size-adjusted efficiency percentile puts it in a small top tier of the class once capacity stops flattering the comparison. 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 7196 SCVi SF at $39/yr runs a little cheaper and the Miele G 7266 SCVi at $39/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 7216 SCU's $39/yr adds up to roughly $351 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Fisher & Paykel DW24UT2I3.
By the numbers
The Miele G 7216 SCU 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 $39/yr, here is what the Miele G 7216 SCU 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 7216 SCU costs about $390. That is roughly $180 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $570 over the same ten years.
How the Miele G 7216 SCU compares
The dishwasher class we track runs from $15 to $45 a year. At $39/yr, it runs about $5 a year cheaper than the class median of $44, and it is about $24 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 7216 SCU uses 31.6% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 16 place settings, the Miele G 7216 SCU is a large dishwasher for its class, which spans 2 to 18 place settings with a median of 14 place settings, size is usually the single biggest lever behind a running-cost figure, and at this end of the range there is more capacity to service, which tends to push the number up.
- 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 7216 SCU cheap to run?
Yes. Its $39/yr running cost puts it at rank #39 of 709, below what most dishwasher models we track cost to run.
How much does the Miele G 7216 SCU cost per month?
About $3.25 a month, which is the $39 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: 210 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $39 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Miele G 7216 SCU for its size?
99th 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 7216 SCU_10102023103223_80185868View certified dishwasher listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Miele and G 7216 SCU 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.