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Surface Pro Pro 4

2 source-linked failure reports. Most reported: Fire / ignition. Typical failure around 5.6 yr.

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

2 confirmed failure reports

Reliability summary

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2 confirmed failure reports · Insufficient data · Data confidence: Very Low

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Most common issue
Fire / ignition
Typical first failure
5.6 yr
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Median repair cost
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What breaks?

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  • Fire / ignition1 · 50%
  • Battery failure1 · 50%

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Failure timing

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Median months to failure

67

Failure reports

2

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Fire / ignition

Computers (Equipment and Electronic Games) (557)

68 months

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

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20210920-AA775-2147360457. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Surface Pro Pro 4. Source model text: Surface Pro 4. Incident: My Microsoft surface Pro4 started showing yellow discoloration on the screen over time. One day while using it, I heard a "ping" and the screen detached from the body of the device. Online research suggests this happened as a result of a swollen battery, which poses a fire/chemical danger and not repairable. I have not used the device since then.

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Months until failure

68 months

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

Not stated

Manufacturer warranty

Not stated

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

Not stated

AI extraction confidence

92%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

Discussion

Battery failure

Computers (Equipment and Electronic Games) (557)

66 months

Government / agencyIndexed Oct 16, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — SaferProducts.gov incident

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20220608-10BFF-2147355730. Severity: No Incident, No Injury. Product: Surface Pro Pro 4 (Microsoft Surface Pro 4 256 GB). Incident: Microsoft Surface Pro 4�s (2-in-1 tablet) battery expanded, resulting in a bulge that pushes the screen out. I have experienced severe screen flickering issues just over 3 years after purchasing this brand new device from the Microsoft store (bought December 2016). Then, a free months after screen flickering issues, the tablet/laptop does not operate at all unless it is plugged in to a charging cable. I reached out to Microsoft, went into the store, and they told me that it is out of warranty. They did not inform me that there was a supposedly extended warranty for this defective device. I was only at most 2 months out of warranty!!! The only option they offered was that I pay $500 to receive a REFURBISHED device of the same model. No thanks. I continued using the product as I did not have a budget to buy another $1K+ device (bought an [REDACTED] for ~$500 at [REDACTED] for basic computer use). Now that my SP4�s screen is bulging out due to the expanded battery, I am afraid to charge it to restore the tablet back to manufacturer�s setting (since the product does not turn on without being plugged in). TERRIBLE!

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Months until failure

66 months

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

Not stated

Manufacturer warranty

Not stated

Extended warranty

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Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

Not stated

AI extraction confidence

88%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★★☆ (4/5)

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