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Apple Airpod (3rd Generation)

1 source-linked failure report. Most reported: Overheating. Typical failure around 1.2 yr.

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

1 confirmed failure reports

Reliability summary

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Reliability signal

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

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Most common issue: Overheating
Typical first failure: 1.2 yr; Median of confirmed reports with timing
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Overheating1 · 100%

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Overheating

Stereo or Hi-fi Components or Accessories (546)

14 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 22, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20240405-7D934-2147339936. Severity: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received. Product: Apple Airpod (3rd Generation) (Apple Air Pod (Gen 3) - WHITE Serial No. M63T4VT2PT). Incident: I burnt my finger on my Apple Airpod (gen3). My Apple Airpod was charging wirelessly on the Apple wireless charger. When I grabbed it, the casing was very hot, and the back metal contacts were even more hot and it burnt my finger. I was alarmed of the heat, and inspected the earbud but couldnt see anything visual externally, but when i opened the case, i saw that the left earbud had melted in side the case.

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Months until failure

14 months

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AI extraction confidence

90%

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Evidence quality

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