Dell Pro 16 Plus

Laptop

Dell Pro 16 Plus

1 source-linked failure report. Most reported: Bricked under 1 year due to unavailable parts during keyboard repair. Typical failure around 9 mo.

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

1 confirmed failure reports

Reliability summary

What is likely to go wrong, when it happens, and how expensive it can be — from source-linked failure reports. Counts are reports in our database, not a population failure rate.

Reliability signal

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

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Most common issue
Bricked under 1 year due to unavailable parts during keyboard repair
Typical first failure
9 mo
Median of confirmed reports with timing
Median repair cost
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What breaks?

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  • Bricked under 1 year due to unavailable parts during keyboard repair1 · 100%

When does it break?

Failure timing

Months after purchase, using reports that included timing.

What does it cost?

Reported repair costs

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Median months to failure

9

Failure reports

1

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Median repair cost

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Still recommend

0%

% repaired

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% mfr warranty

100%

% extended warranty

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% support helpful

0%

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Bricked under 1 year due to unavailable parts during keyboard repair

Keyboard / system board

9 months

Forum / discussionIndexed Oct 8, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — Reddit post

Reddit r/Dell: "Dell Pro 16 Plus bricked due to "unavailable" parts. It's less than a year old.". I'm absolutely livid. I purchased a brand new Dell Pro 16 Plus through a local computer shop in September 2025, but purchased the warranty through Dell. A single key came loose from my keyboard back in mid-June. Fine, okay, I paid for the on-site repairs since I work from home and this is my primary work machine. It was simple enough. Technician replaced my keyboard, then told me there was an issue when he rebooted it. The cooling fan no longer worked. I was initially told it could be repaired within the week, then was informed that Dell did not have the parts necessary to get my machine up and running. The tech said I can still use the laptop, but it can't handle what I need it to do for work without getting extremely hot (above 95C) and that makes me too nervous. After getting the runaround for a few weeks, I finally pestered customer service enough to get some answers. I was told that it would be repaired late last week, but recei

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Months until failure

9 months

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

Not stated

Manufacturer warranty

Yes

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

No

Would recommend

No

AI extraction confidence

88%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★☆☆ (3/5)

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