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Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (Gen 1)

What is likely to break, when it happens, and how expensive it can be — from source-linked reports.

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

1 failure reports

Reliability summary

What is likely to go wrong, when it happens, and how expensive it can be — from source-linked failure reports.

Reliability signal

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1 failure report · Insufficient data · Data confidence: Very Low

Need at least 5 failure-signal reports before showing an A–F grade.

Most common issue
Single-earbud failure under warranty
Typical first failure
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Median of reports with timing
Median repair cost
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What breaks?

Failure types

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  • Single-earbud failure under warranty1 · 100%

When does it break?

Failure timing

Months after purchase, using reports that included timing.

No timing data yet for this model.

What does it cost?

Reported repair costs

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No reported repair costs yet for this model.

Median months to failure

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Failure reports

1

Median repair cost

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Still recommend

0%

% repaired

100%

% mfr warranty

100%

% extended warranty

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% support helpful

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Single-earbud failure under warranty

Earbud electronics

Source-linkedVerify source — Reddit post

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Gen 1 earbuds purchased brand new less than a year earlier failed when one earbud stopped working properly. Bose initially offered only refurbished Gen 1 units with a three-month warranty and refused Gen 2 equivalents until the owner escalated and eventually received brand-new Gen 2 replacements.

UnverifiedEvidence ★★★☆☆Mfr warranty
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Months until failure

Not stated

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

Yes

Manufacturer warranty

Yes

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

No

AI extraction confidence

92%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★☆☆ (3/5)

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