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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

Midea MCA3U-12FNXD0/MOB30-12HFN8

A++

Uses less electricity than 70% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €44 a year, €445 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.8
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.6
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€44 / year
+€272 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 15 % below the typical 184 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (67% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.6) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Midea has 96 models in this group; this one is number 44 among them. On the register since 2021 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 865 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 864 use less.

Median 184 This model · 157 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Panasonic S-36PK2E5B / U-36PZH2E5 157 kWh same
  2. A++ Hitachi RAC-35WPE / RAK-35RPE 157 kWh same
  3. A++ Midea MCA3U-12FNXD0/MOB30-12HFN8 157 kWh
  4. A++ Maxa CSDS35R 157 kWh same
  5. A++ MDV MCA3U-12HRFNX-QRDAW/MOB30-12HFN8-QRDA 157 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period MCA3U-12FNXD0/MOB30-12HFN8 NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €44 €1 −€44
5 years €222 €4 −€218
10 years €445 €8 −€436
15 years €667 €13 −€654

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 157 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 959 kWh / yr

Same size, lower running cost

On sale, at least 10% less energy, same size group

Model CoolingSEER kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
A++ Midea MCA3U-12FNXD0/MOB30-12HFN8 (this model)
3.5 kW7.8 157 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €44 €436
3.0 kW9.3 102 €16 €156
3.0 kW8.8 103 €15 €153
3.0 kW8.8 103 €15 €153
3.0 kW9.0 112 €13 €127

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A++
SEER
7.8
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.6 / –
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
3.1 kW
Yearly cooling
157 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
959 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
51 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 870)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Midea under one model number.

MCA3U-12FNXD0/MOB30-12HFN8

  1. Placed on the EU market
  2. First published in the EU register (EPREL)

Questions

How much does the Midea MCA3U-12FNXD0/MOB30-12HFN8 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 157 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €44 a year, or €445 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.8 and SCOP 4.6 in the average climate: higher is better.