Best Engel Portable Fridges / Freezers

This fridge was bought for work ute, but gets used camping as well. Over ten years has had hard life in back of ute, keeps working. Has been… Read more

underwater in two floods. Cleaned up and plugged in, away it goes. I cannot praise this fridge enough. Absolute beauty and will get another when time comes

Unreal little fridge – After buying a dometic cf11 and it subsequently failing after 6months I managed to get a hold of one of these MD14F fridges. It’s set to -11c and for… Read more

24/7 that’s all it’s does. Just works. At 41c ambient it sits in -10.3c. I don’t have to worry about it. It just works. Can’t beat an Engel. Perfect size for a freezer or small fridge. Only thing I don’t like is you have to have a thermometer inside to adjust the temp to where you want it and after getting it right it’s good to go.

No Legend In Reliability – Bought my 32L due to Engel's reputation for reliability and longevity. At only 11 years young, with weekend use once a month, sadly my 32L has died… Read more

due to an apparent blockage in the cooling system. Over $800 to repair, while a new unit costs $1200. I would expect this from a cheaper fridge, but Engel promotes their product as being superior and built to last. I won't be forking out the extra cash for another Engel, as I have friends who've had better longevity from cheaper brands.

Engel Reliability and Warranty Service Disappointing – I bought this fridge based on apparent quality and reputation as I had an Engel fridge previously and it lasted a reasonable amount of time, and… Read more

worked well. This unit has now failed after 18 months and has not even been really used. I returned it to the retailer as it is still under warranty, however was referred back to a service agent, who has advised it will require a new cooling unit to be installed. Upon checking there are only 3 service agents covering the whole Melbourne area (50km radius) Engel now expect me to take to a service agent (at my own time and cost) which is a 2 hour round trip and I will need to make another trip again to collect, when it is (eventually) repaired. That will be 4+ hours of my time - I should be able to return through the retailer for a warranty repair. If Engel have such minimal product support, they should have to manage the logistics. I'm not happy with the product failing or the Engel attitude (so far) to making good on a warranty matter - which should not have been necessary for a premium priced product that has hardly been used. Engel should either replace the fridge or arrange to collect, repair and return to me.

Hard to believe – I bought the new 40 l Engel combo recently for my new campervan conversion. After building the base for it I fitted it and connected to 12 V. I noted… Read more

the elevated noise level because I had Engel fridges previously. Interestingly the high pitch noise it produces even without the compressor working is a constant. It's impossible to sleep in the van with it going. Turning it off while sleeping results in the temperature reaching 12 degrees after 6 hours even in cool conditions. While I don't doubt " A LEGEND IN RELIABILITY" , for my application it's useless. While i did some research before buying there was nowhere information provided on this elevated noise level. I doubt that anyone would buy if they would be aware of it, except for hearing impaired people maybe....