The assessment
How it scores, by category
Market position
The data
Solar module
Produces DC electricity at the roof. It contains no system-level power conversion or storage.
- Product role
- None in the module.
- Published range
- 465–495 W
- Electrical layer
- DC module output
- Construction
- Monofacial, All-black
What the documents establish
Published evidence, source-reviewed non-disclosure and unresolved questions remain separate from the product score.
Performance guarantee: 30-year linear output
Wattage figure based on the sourced rated power (495 W) applied to the guaranteed floor; modular/format differences aside, this is the same rated-power spec shown above.
Modelled effective output, year by year
Year 1 to year 25. Rated 495 W at STC.
How this is modelled
Modelled from this panel’s own published first-year (1%) and annual (0.35%/yr) degradation figures, compounded against its 495 W rated (STC) output. This is a datasheet-derived estimate, not a field measurement or a warranty guarantee. Actual output also depends on site irradiance, temperature, soiling and system design.
| Year | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watts | 490 W | 483 W | 474 W | 466 W | 457 W | 448 W |
| % of rated | 99.0% | 97.6% | 95.8% | 94.1% | 92.3% | 90.6% |
Verification & sources
Market context
Global evidencechange in the site menu
Global benchmark. This scorecard is benchmarked globally. A global score does not imply local availability, certification, warranty coverage, or installer compatibility.
Benchmark anchor. The score uses the highest exact current rating established for the retained AU scope. Scored model: AIKO-A495-MCE54Mb · checked 2026-08-09. Evidence.
Australian warranty decision
1 product record
Read the Australian warranty as a claim pathway: the headline term is separate from remedy, labour, freight, site work, transfer and registration conditions.
AIKO Neostar 3S54 Full Black 495 W · Solar panel
Australian evidence checked 2026-08-10.
Covered9 sources
Australian warranty scope: Australia and New Zealand; the regional residential instrument names AIKO-A-MCE54Mb without a wattage limit and provides a 25-year product term and 30-year performance term for the retained range.
Structured claim terms: Recorded.
- Term
- 25 yr product / 30 yr performanceStated in the structured comparison
- Product remedy
- ConditionalAIKO may repair, replace or otherwise settle an accepted defect under the warranty terms.
- Labour
- Not statedRemoval, repackaging, installation and reinstallation are borne by the customer.
- Freight
- ConditionalFreight follows the original sales-contract trade terms rather than unconditional cover.
- Removal and reinstallation
- Not statedRemoval and reinstallation are borne by the customer.
- Transferability
- CoveredTransfer requires AIKO agreement and a tripartite agreement; no rubric transfer band is credited.
- Registration and conditions
- Not statedClaims must be submitted in writing with supporting purchase and defect evidence.
Sources & references · checked 2026-08-17
Strong evidence coverage
16 of 16 scored criteria link directly to a published source.
Values marked estimated, derived, or not found remain visible on the audit sheet and do not carry the same evidential weight as a linked source. Coverage measures direct links, not an independent guarantee that a claim is correct.
Record correction. Corrected 2026-08-17: the rear-contact architecture this record has always documented was stored only under a descriptive key the rubric does not read, so the scored contact criterion was being treated as undisclosed and floored. The datasheet evidence and the recorded value are unchanged; the score rises from 65.0 to 67.0 and the architecture pillar from 72.4 to 83.4 because a disclosure the manufacturer did publish is now counted. Every other AIKO record already carried the scored key; this one did not. Re-verified 2026-08-17 against AIKO's current datasheet, 202606 V2.1, retrieved and text-extracted rather than read from the product page. AIKO re-documented this family between May and June 2026: the sheet is now titled "Neostar 54", the 3P/3S generation designator is dropped, the filename carries a G4 prefix, and the printed SKU table reads AIKO-A480-MCE54Mb through AIKO-A495-MCE54Mb. AIKO's own product page still shows the older band, so page and datasheet disagree on the manufacturer's own site. AU range stays 465-495 W: the CER export lists AIKO-A465 through AIKO-A495-MCE54Mb to 4 June 2028, so the 465-475 W bins remain Australian-approved even though the current global sheet starts at 480 W. Scored model and score are unchanged, and the scored bin appears in both the current sheet and the regulator listing. Previous primary source: https://aikosolar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Neostar-3S54_193-AIKO-A-MCE54Mb_480-495W-1762%C3%971134%C3%9730_202604_V2.1_EN.pdf
- Sourced valuesData card →
- Archived copy of the primary sourcePDF ↗
Product record history
3 changes to this record · 106 products changed in this update
6 changes to this record · 1 product changed in this update
Contact: Evidence status
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- sourced
Contact: Evidence sources
- Before
- Not previously recorded
- After
- https://aikosolar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Neostar-3S54_193-AIKO-A-MCE54Mb_460-475W-1762%C3%971134%C3%9730_202604_V2.1_EN.pdf; https://aikosolar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Neostar-3S54_193-AIKO-A-MCE54Mb_480-495W-1762%C3%971134%C3%9730_202604_V2.1_EN.pdf
Source revision
- Current text
- Corrected 2026-08-17: the rear-contact architecture this record has always documented was stored only under a descriptive key the rubric does not read, so the scored contact criterion was being treated as undisclosed and floored. The datasheet evidence and the recorded value are unchanged; the score rises from 65.0 to 67.0 and the architecture pillar from 72.4 to 83.4 because a disclosure the manufacturer did publish is now counted. Every other AIKO record already carried the scored key; this one did not. Re-verified 2026-08-17 against AIKO's current datasheet, 202606 V2.1, retrieved and text-extracted rather than read from the product page. AIKO re-documented this family between May and June 2026: the sheet is now titled "Neostar 54", the 3P/3S generation designator is dropped, the filename carries a G4 prefix, and the printed SKU table reads AIKO-A480-MCE54Mb through AIKO-A495-MCE54Mb. AIKO's own product page still shows the older band, so page and datasheet disagree on the manufacturer's own site. AU range stays 465-495 W: the CER export lists AIKO-A465 through AIKO-A495-MCE54Mb to 4 June 2028, so the 465-475 W bins remain Australian-approved even though the current global sheet starts at 480 W. Scored model and score are unchanged, and the scored bin appears in both the current sheet and the regulator listing. Previous primary source: https://aikosolar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Neostar-3S54_193-AIKO-A-MCE54Mb_480-495W-1762%C3%971134%C3%9730_202604_V2.1_EN.pdf
The previous text is not reproduced here: both versions run to a full research paragraph. Both are in the JSON record linked below.
Primary datasheet
2 changes to this record · 4 products changed in this update
Source revision
- Before
- Neostar 3S54 MCE54Mb 460-475 W and 480-495 W v2.1 sheets, ANZ residential warranty and CER export checked 2026-08-10
- After
- Re-verified 2026-08-17 against AIKO's current datasheet, 202606 V2.1, retrieved and text-extracted rather than read from the product page. AIKO re-documented this family between May and June 2026: the sheet is now titled "Neostar 54", the 3P/3S generation designator is dropped, the filename carries a G4 prefix, and the printed SKU table reads AIKO-A480-MCE54Mb through AIKO-A495-MCE54Mb. AIKO's own product page still shows the older band, so page and datasheet disagree on the manufacturer's own site. AU range stays 465-495 W: the CER export lists AIKO-A465 through AIKO-A495-MCE54Mb to 4 June 2028, so the 465-475 W bins remain Australian-approved even though the current global sheet starts at 480 W. Scored model and score are unchanged, and the scored bin appears in both the current sheet and the regulator listing. Previous primary source: https://aikosolar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Neostar-3S54_193-AIKO-A-MCE54Mb_480-495W-1762%C3%971134%C3%9730_202604_V2.1_EN.pdf
Primary Source
- Before
- https://aikosolar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Neostar-3S54_193-AIKO-A-MCE54Mb_480-495W-1762%C3%971134%C3%9730_202604_V2.1_EN.pdf
- After
- https://aikosolar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/G4-54Mb-1762_AIKO-A-MCE54Mb_480-495W-1762%C3%971134%C3%9730_202606_V2.1_EN.pdf
This is review.solar's publication history. It does not claim the product changed on the recorded date, and it excludes compatibility, system pairing, installation suitability and relative leaderboard prose. Open the complete JSON record.
Evidence timeline
Recorded verification events for this scorecard. These are evidence checks, not historical score snapshots.
- Core scorecard evidence checked
- AU market evidence checked
- Series benchmark evidence checked
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Our reading
Neostar 3S54 Full Black scores 68, placing 29 of 47 in the Premium Performance class against a class average of 68.9. Its strongest scoring dimension is architecture & design (88), above the class average of 86. Sustainability scores 46, the lowest pillar for this product. The class average on sustainability is 52. Underlying specifications include a module efficiency of 24.8%, N-type ABC cell technology, 25-year product warranty backed by a 30-year performance term.