PIRG: Apple and Samsung are 2026's worst for repairability

PIRG Education Fund released its annual Failing the Fix scorecard: Apple scored a D- for smartphones, Samsung a D, Lenovo a C for laptops and Apple a C-. Scores draw on France's repairability index and the EU's EPREL rules.

• Apple scored D- for smartphones, Samsung D
• Lenovo scored C for laptops, Apple C-
• PIRG uses France's index and EU EPREL data
• Points deducted for lobbying against right to repair