Skip to content
Rebate.Blue

Mitsubishi Electric heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical Mitsubishi Electric heat pump beats 60% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well above average. Mitsubishi Electric has 156 heat pump models in this list.

Covers heat pumps sold new today (R-454B and R-32 refrigerant). See older R-410A models · Updated

Overall score

60%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well above average

Ranked 6 among brands with a QMID on file. Based on 217 models with every rating.

Mitsubishi Electric, rating by ratingStrongest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 66%), weakest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 54%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 55%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 54%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 66%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 63%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 60%

Average (50%)

Each bar: the share of similar heat pumps a typical model beats on that rating.

Want Mitsubishi Electric’s ranks and its models inside every size class? Switch to Advanced

Rebate standards

Share of this brand’s models that meet the efficiency levels rebate programs use. Programs can have other rules too.

  • 81%

    meet CEE 2025 Tier 1, the level many utility rebates use.

    126 models. All brands: 57%.

    See them

  • 67%

    meet Xcel Energy Colorado’s cold-climate rebate levels.

    104 models. All brands: 53%.

    See them

  • 10%

    reach the cold-climate tier: full heating output and a COP of 2.1 or more at 5°F.

    15 models. All brands: 3%.

    See them

Mitsubishi Electric all-around best, by size

Balances heating (5°F output and efficiency, HSPF2) and cooling (SEER2, EER2), each rating against units their size.

Showing Ducted, 2.5–3 tons (27,000–38,999 Btu/h cooling), the most-listed ducted size. Pick yours above. What size is my system?

30 of Mitsubishi Electric’s 30 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1PUZ-AK30NLHZ2***with ducted air handler PVA-AA30NLMitsubishi Electric2.5 tons · 30,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 88.7Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    100% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.30 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    10.1 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    21.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    13.5 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    93.9score / 100Heating 89 · Cooling 99
  2. 2PUZ-AK30NLHZ***with ducted air handler PVA-AA30NLMitsubishi Electric2.5 tons · 30,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 81.1Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    94% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.30 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    9.3 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    21.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    13.5 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    90.0score / 100Heating 81 · Cooling 99
  3. 3PUZ-AK36NLHZ2***with ducted air handler PVA-AA36NLMitsubishi Electric3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 83.7Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    100% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    21.2 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    12.1 (EER2)
    Great
    89.0score / 100Heating 84 · Cooling 94
  4. 4PUZ-AK36NLHZ***with ducted air handler PVA-AA36NLMitsubishi Electric3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 76.5Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    95% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    9.2 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    21.2 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    12.1 (EER2)
    Great
    85.4score / 100Heating 77 · Cooling 94
  5. 5PUZ-AK36NL2***with ducted air handler PEAD-AA36NLMitsubishi Electric3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 52% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026
    Heat kept at 5°F
    53% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.60 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Winter efficiency
    9.2 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    20.1 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    12.5 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    80.2score / 100Heating 65 · Cooling 96

These are certified test ratings, not a recommendation for your home. The right size comes from a load calculation by a contractor.

What to do next

The advanced view has Mitsubishi Electric’s ranks on each rating, its models inside every size and type, cold-weather curves and its newest certifications.

Open the advanced view