The topic MacBooks are still the hardest laptops to fix, consumer group says is currently the subject of lively discussion — readers and analysts are keeping a close eye on developments.
This is taking place in a dynamic environment: companies’ decisions and competitors’ reactions can quickly change the picture.
Apple is leading the pack in one laptop category, but it’s not an award anyone would want to flaunt. The MacBooks have taken the throne as the worst in laptop repairability.
The latest Failing the Fix report from the U.S PIRG Education Fund ranked these notebooks at the bottom. In the 2026 edition of the annual report, the group measured both major smartphones and laptop brands on how repairable their products were.
The report used European repair data and additional adjustments tied to Right to Repair lobbying and support. In the laptop section, the PIRG ranks ASUS with a B+ rating, followed by Acer with a B. HP, Dell, Samsung, and Microsoft were all tied at B-, while Lenovo got a C. Then there’s Apple, which finished last with a C-.
PIRG is pretty direct about the result. In the official summary, it says Apple is “finally” last among laptop brands covered in the scorecard, with no grade change from 2025 to 2026. The group further adds that laptop repairability as a whole looks fairly stagnant this year, with only slight movement across the major brands.
PIRG uses laptop grades based on France’s repairability index for laptops. The scoring looks at factors such as how hard a device is to disassemble, the availability of spare parts, and repair documentation, tool and fastener requirements, and software support. There’s extra weight given to disassembly because that is the part of repair that most likely reflects the real-world difficulties consumers would face.
While the report found that Apple made some real progress on parts pairing in the smartphone space, MacBooks don’t get a similar treatment, and finish in last place in laptops this year.