Model
Miele G 7986 SCVi
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 7986 SCVi cost to run per year?
Rank #39 of 709 puts the Miele G 7986 SCVi among the cheapest dishwasher models we track to keep running, at roughly $39 a year. 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. Size-adjusted, this model beats 99% of dishwasher models we track on efficiency, a standout even among the class's efficient models. 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 7936 SCi at $39/yr runs a little cheaper and the Bosch DWHD661EFP at $40/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 7986 SCVi'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 7986 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 $39/yr, here is what the Miele G 7986 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 7986 SCVi 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 7986 SCVi 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 7986 SCVi uses 31.6% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 16 place settings, the Miele G 7986 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 7986 SCVi 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 7986 SCVi 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 7986 SCVi 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 7986 SCVi_10102023103223_80185868View certified dishwasher listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Miele and G 7986 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.