Model
Vitara VFFR1803ESE
Rank #662 means 661 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 77th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 77% of those models.
What does the Vitara VFFR1803ESE cost to run per year?
The Vitara VFFR1803ESE costs about $81 a year to run, more than most of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track; it ranks #662. It uses 15% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $94/yr to run, a saving of roughly $13 a year. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it edges out 77% of the class, a modestly above-average showing. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 17.7 cu ft (the class spans 1.2 to 31.7), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Stovv F18HF01SW at $81/yr runs a little cheaper and the Beko BFBF30116SSIM at $81/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A refrigerator typically stays in service for somewhere around 12 years; over that span, the Vitara VFFR1803ESE's $81/yr adds up to roughly $972 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Hamilton Beach HBF1770.
By the numbers
The Vitara VFFR1803ESE 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 $81/yr, here is what the Vitara VFFR1803ESE adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Vitara VFFR1803ESE costs about $810. That is roughly $130 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $940 over the same ten years.
How the Vitara VFFR1803ESE compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $81/yr, it runs about $17 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $73 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $94/yr, the Vitara VFFR1803ESE uses 15% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 17.7 cu ft, the Vitara VFFR1803ESE is a mid-size refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, right in the middle of the capacity range, so capacity is roughly a wash compared with the rest of the class.
- Interior volume. More cubic feet of cold air to maintain generally means a bigger compressor and a higher running-cost figure, even among efficient models.
- Counter depth vs standard depth. Standard-depth models generally offer more interior volume per unit of width than counter-depth models, a tradeoff between built-in looks and cubic feet.
- Compressor technology. How a compressor cycles, full on/off versus a variable-speed inverter design, is one of the biggest hidden differences behind two fridges with similar cubic feet but different running costs.
- Placement and ventilation. Ventilation clearance around the back and top matters more than most owners expect; a fridge starved of airflow runs its compressor longer to hold the same temperature.
Common questions
Is the Vitara VFFR1803ESE cheap to run?
Its $81/yr running cost, rank #662 of 1,000, is above what most refrigerator models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Vitara VFFR1803ESE cost per month?
About $6.73 a month, which is the $81 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: 435 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $81 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Vitara VFFR1803ESE for its size?
77th 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_1145610_VFFR1803ESE_12102025023360_4557291View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Vitara and VFFR1803ESE 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.