MacBook Pro Retina 13" from Early 2015 (A1502) suddenly shuts down at 50%

Hi, I have a MacBook Pro Retina 13" from Early 2015 (A1502) that has started to suddenly shut down when the battery is at around 50%. I have been using this laptop almost every day but mostly plugged. The battery has only 187 cycles as you can see below. The condition of the battery is listed as "normal" in the System Report, and I have also tried resetting the SMC (System Management Controller) as suggested in: Macbook air dies around 40-50% - Help! - Apple Community. Can this issue be solved or it is time to buy a new laptop?

ioreg -l -w 0 | grep Capacity
  | |      "AppleRawCurrentCapacity" = 4904
  | |      "AppleRawMaxCapacity" = 4993
  | |      "MaxCapacity" = 4993
  | |      "CurrentCapacity" = 4904
  | |      "LegacyBatteryInfo" = {"Amperage"=0,"Flags"=5,"Capacity"=4993,"Current"=4904,"Voltage"=12666,"Cycle Count"=187}
  | |      "BatteryData" = {"StateOfCharge"=99,"PMUConfigured"=0,"CellVoltage"=(4210,4251,4205),"Serial"="D865292W0C2FY5HAJ","LifetimeData"={"UpdateTime"=1683281151},"SystemPower"=2052,"DesignCapacity"=6559,"CycleCount"=187,"Voltage"=12667,"Qmax"=(6211,6075,6138)}
  | |      "DesignCapacity" = 6559

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.6

Posted on May 5, 2023 03:21 AM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on May 5, 2023 10:04 AM

The battery can be replaced, if necessary.


Get help with your Mac laptop battery - Apple Support


MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro computers with built-in batteries should have their batteries replaced only by an Apple Authorized Service Provider or Apple Store, or by an Independent Repair Provider that uses genuine Apple parts.

Similar questions

1 reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

May 5, 2023 10:04 AM in response to biomendi

The battery can be replaced, if necessary.


Get help with your Mac laptop battery - Apple Support


MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro computers with built-in batteries should have their batteries replaced only by an Apple Authorized Service Provider or Apple Store, or by an Independent Repair Provider that uses genuine Apple parts.

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

MacBook Pro Retina 13" from Early 2015 (A1502) suddenly shuts down at 50%

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.