Wearable

Garmin Forerunner 245

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: Battery failure / bloated pack; self-replaced
Typical first failure: —; Median of reports with timing
Median repair cost: —; Reported costs only
Highest reported repair: —; Not a guarantee

What breaks?

Failure types

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Battery failure / bloated pack; self-replaced1 · 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

Distribution of owner-reported repair costs — not a quote or guarantee.

No reported repair costs yet for this model.

Median months to failure

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Failure reports

Median repair cost

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Still recommend

% repaired

100%

% mfr warranty

% extended warranty

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% support helpful

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Battery failure / bloated pack; self-replaced

Battery

Source-linkedVerify source — Reddit post

Reddit post by u/dinosaras (r/Garmin). Refurbished Forerunner 245 battery life collapsed to 3–4 days with poor charging contact; owner found a bloated pack and self-replaced battery 361-00086-00 after no local Garmin repair center.

UnverifiedEvidence ★★★☆☆Not under mfr warranty

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Months until failure

Not stated

Repair cost

Not stated

Repaired

Yes

Manufacturer warranty

Extended warranty

Not stated

Support helpful

Not stated

Would recommend

AI extraction confidence

90%

Verification status

Unverified

Evidence quality

★★★☆☆ (3/5)

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