Model
Miele F 2471 SF
Rank #330 means 329 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 14th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 14% of those models.
What does the Miele F 2471 SF cost to run per year?
At $79 a year to run, the Miele F 2471 SF sits close to the middle of its class on cost, ranking #330 of 622 freezer models we track. It uses 12% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $89/yr to run, a saving of roughly $10 a year. Once capacity is factored in, its efficiency percentile of 14 is among the lowest in its class. At 7.8 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 2461 Vi at $79/yr runs a little cheaper and the Miele F 2471 Vi at $79/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 2471 SF's $79/yr adds up to roughly $1106 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Miele F 2461 Vi.
By the numbers
The Miele F 2471 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 $79/yr, here is what the Miele F 2471 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 F 2471 SF costs about $790. That is roughly $100 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $890 over the same ten years.
How the Miele F 2471 SF compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $79/yr, it runs about $4 a year above the class median of $75, and it is about $54 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $89/yr, the Miele F 2471 SF uses 12% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 7.8 cu ft, the Miele F 2471 SF is a small freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is.
- 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 2471 SF cheap to run?
It is about average. At $79 a year it ranks #330 of 622 freezer models we track, close to the middle of its class on running cost.
How much does the Miele F 2471 SF cost per month?
Roughly $6.62/mo, spreading the $79/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 428 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $79 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Miele F 2471 SF for its size?
14th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 330 | Miele F 2461 Vi7.8 cu ft | $79 |
| 329 | Frigidaire FFUE2024A*20 cu ft | $79 |
| 328 | Fisher & Paykel RS30F*E*16.7 cu ft | $79 |
| 327 | Whirlpool WZF57R16F***15.7 cu ft | $78 |
| 326 | Thermador T18IF901SP8.6 cu ft | $78 |
Source
ES_0031629_F 2471 SF_02142019034744_70215609View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Miele and F 2471 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.