AirPods (1st–4th gen)
The standard stemmed AirPods. Batteries are the usual reason they come in — the cells are tiny, and after two or three years a full charge often will not last a commute.
AirPods · Pro · Max
AirPods Repair
Battery replacement, deep cleaning and single-side faults on AirPods, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max. Apple does not repair AirPods — it replaces them at close to the price of new ones. We repair them. Post them to us from anywhere in the UK. Battery replacement from £39, charging repair from £35 and speaker repair from £65.
Fixed Quote First
We diagnose it and quote a fixed price before any work. The £45 diagnostic fee is waived when you go ahead with the repair.
UK-Wide Mail-In
Post it in; £15 tracked, insured return postage.
Board-Level Work
Micro-soldering in-house; never sent on.
90-Day Warranty
On parts and labour for the repair.
Not in Newcastle? Post it to us
We repair AirPodses by post for customers right across the UK. Book online, send it in, and we diagnose it and confirm a fixed price before any work starts — with a diagnosis (the £45 fee is waived when you go ahead with the repair). It comes back to you tracked and insured.
- Diagnosed and quoted before any work
- Tracked, insured return delivery
- 90-day warranty, same as in store
What needs fixing?
Pick the fault and you will get the detail for that specific repair — what causes it, how we tell it apart from the faults it gets confused with, and what we actually do about it.
Battery Replacement
A full charge that no longer lasts a commute, or one side dying first.
What we doCleaning & Refurbishment
Muffled sound, a case that will not charge them, and years of accumulated wax.
What we doOne Side Not Working
One side silent, quiet, or dropping out while the other is fine.
What we doWhich AirPods do you have?
AirPods Pro (1st & 2nd gen)
Silicone-tipped with active noise cancellation. The tips trap far more wax and debris than open AirPods do, so cleaning resolves a surprising share of "one side is quiet" faults. The 1st gen also had a crackling and ANC fault Apple covered under a service programme that has now closed.
AirPods Max
Over-ear, and a genuinely different machine. Ear cushions, headband and internal cabling are all serviceable, which makes repair far more worthwhile than on the in-ear models.
Not sure which revision you have? Send it in and we will identify it during the diagnostic — you do not need to work it out before booking.
AirPods repair FAQs
Can AirPods be repaired?
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Yes. Worn batteries, failed speaker drivers, charging faults and blocked speaker meshes are all repairable on AirPods, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max, even though the housings are sealed and Apple itself only swaps the unit. Most of the pairs sent to us need a battery or a proper clean.
Does Apple actually repair AirPods?
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Not in the way people expect. Apple's out-of-warranty "repair" for AirPods is a replacement unit, priced close enough to a new pair that most people simply buy new ones — which is exactly why so many working AirPods end up in drawers over a dead battery in one side. We repair the pair you own.
Can you replace the battery in a single AirPod?
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Yes, and it is usually the sensible thing to do, because batteries rarely fail evenly. If one side dies noticeably sooner than the other, that side is the one that needs the cell. We will tell you honestly whether the second one is close behind and worth doing at the same time.
One of my AirPods is quiet or has stopped working. Is it broken?
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Often not. The single most common cause is compacted earwax and debris in the speaker mesh, which muffles one side long before anything electrical fails. A proper clean restores it. If a clean does not fix it, the fault is usually the battery or the speaker driver on that side, and both are repairable.
How much does AirPods repair cost?
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Battery replacement from £39, charging repair from £35 and speaker repair from £65, the same prices our booking page shows. Other faults, and cleaning, are quoted once we have seen them. Posting them in adds £15 tracked, insured return postage. We run a full diagnostic and give you a fixed quote before any work starts. The £45 diagnostic fee is waived when you go ahead with the repair.
Do you repair AirPods Max?
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Yes. AirPods Max are built more like a conventional headphone than the in-ear models, so the ear cushions, headband and internal cabling can all be serviced, along with battery and noise-cancelling faults. Book them under AirPods and choose AirPods Max as the model.
Is repairing them actually cheaper than replacing them?
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Almost always, and by a wide margin. We give you a fixed quote after the diagnostic, so you can compare it against the price of a new pair before committing to anything. If the honest answer is that yours are not worth repairing, we will say so.
Can I post my AirPods to you?
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Yes, and most of the AirPods we work on arrive that way — they are small, light and cheap to post. Our mail-in service covers the whole UK. You post the device to us, and £15 covers tracked, insured return postage. We review every mail-in request first and email you the address once it is approved.
Book your AirPods repair
Post it to us from anywhere in the UK, or walk in to 119 New Bridge Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2SW with free private parking in front of the shop. You get a diagnosis (the £45 fee is waived when you go ahead with the repair), a fixed quote before any work starts, and a 90-day warranty on parts and labour.
iRepair Labs is an independent repair workshop with no affiliation to Apple Inc.. AirPods is a trademark of Apple Inc..