Model
Crosley CFWMH45125AX
Rank #334 means 333 of the 388 washing machine models we track cost less to run each year; the 28th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 28% of those models.
What does the Crosley CFWMH45125AX cost to run per year?
The Crosley CFWMH45125AX costs about $30 a year to run, well up the cost table for its class at rank #334 of 388. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 28 suggests its capacity is doing more work than its efficiency to keep the headline cost down. At a IMEF of 2.76, its integrated modified energy factor is the single figure that best explains how it earns its running-cost number.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Crosley CFWMH45125AW at $30/yr runs a little cheaper and the Ge GTW500BMZWS at $30/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A washing machine typically stays in service for somewhere around 10 years; over that span, the Crosley CFWMH45125AX's $30/yr adds up to roughly $300 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Crosley CFWMH45125AW.
By the numbers
The Crosley CFWMH45125AX 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 $30/yr, here is what the Crosley CFWMH45125AX adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Crosley CFWMH45125AX costs about $300. That is roughly $100 more than the class median, which would run closer to $200 over the same ten years.
How the Crosley CFWMH45125AX compares
The washing machine class we track runs from $7 to $58 a year. At $30/yr, it runs about $10 a year above the class median of $20, and it is about $23 a year more than the cheapest washing machine to run at $7.
What drives its running cost
At 4.5 cu ft, the Crosley CFWMH45125AX is a mid-size washing machine for its class, which spans 1.9 to 6 cu ft with a median of 4.5 cu ft, putting it squarely in the middle of the class on the size lever that drives most of the cost. Beyond size, its IMEF of 2.76, above the class median of 2.76, is the class's own efficiency yardstick, integrated modified energy factor, and it is what separates two similarly sized models with different running costs.
- Spin and wash efficiency (IMEF). IMEF is this class's core efficiency yardstick; two washers with the same drum size can carry meaningfully different IMEF figures and running costs.
- Drum volume. A larger-capacity washer can wash more per load, which can lower cost per pound of laundry, but it also draws more water and energy per cycle if you are not filling it.
- Water heating. Most washers rely on your home's hot water supply, but internal-heater sanitize or hot-wash cycles use meaningfully more electricity than a cold or warm wash.
Common questions
Is the Crosley CFWMH45125AX cheap to run?
Its $30/yr running cost, rank #334 of 388, is above what most washing machine models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Crosley CFWMH45125AX cost per month?
About $2.51 a month, which is the $30 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: 162 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $30 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Crosley CFWMH45125AX for its size?
28th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 334 | Crosley CFWMH45125AW4.5 cu ft | $30 |
| 333 | Ge Adora GTW495*****4.2 cu ft | $30 |
| 332 | Ge GTW485BMM***4.2 cu ft | $30 |
| 331 | Ge GTW470BMM***4.2 cu ft | $30 |
| 330 | Maytag MHW8630H**5 cu ft | $30 |
Source
ES_92264_CFWMH45125AX_072820230209953_7061582View certified washing machine listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Crosley and CFWMH45125AX 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.