Prices checked Oct 28, 2026. Scores are RepairOdds' own estimates.
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PS4 Slim (CUH-1215A): blue light of death

Repair odds for PS4 Slim CUH-1215A

RepairOdds' own estimate How is this scored?

Only path with a price: Pay a shop.Only a shop has a price so far (36, Long Shot); no DIY score yet.

A $70-$99 reball isn't guaranteed to fix it, and a used PS4 Slim is listed at $89.99.

DIY repair

No price yet
  • No verified parts price for a DIY fix yet. Hard-drive swap is easy and power-supply swap is moderate (iFixit), but a reball is board-level work.

Pay a shop

36
LONG SHOT
  • $70 - $99
  • Hands-off: you pay, they fix
  • Excludes shipping.
  • 94% of the $89.99 replacement
Replace $89.99 used PS4 Slim Video Game Trader (opens in new tab) · used PS4 Slim · checked Oct 28

Success odds: mixed (same for both paths). Bands: 75 and up worth fixing, 50 to 74 coin flip, under 50 long shot.

Show the arithmetic for both scores

Each score = 40% cost + 40% success + 20% difficulty. The DIY score is also capped on hard jobs (4/5 max 74, 5/5 max 60). Replacement price $89.99. Success points 55 (Mixed) for both paths: ConsoleMods describes the blue light as a generic failed-start-up signal with several causes (hard drive, power supply, main chip solder). A reball only fixes the chip-solder case, and shops warn it is not guaranteed. How is this scored?

DIY score: no score. No verified price yet, so RepairOdds shows "No price yet" rather than guess.

Shop score 36 (long shot): repair cost $84.50 (average of the quoted range) ÷ $89.99 = 0.939 → cost points 0. Difficulty points 70 (flat shop value).
0.40 × 0 + 0.40 × 55 + 0.20 × 70 = 36.0 → 36

Hard-drive swap is easy and power-supply swap is moderate (iFixit), but a reball is board-level work. Replacement price is the cheapest comparable listing found: Used PS4 Slim 500GB, console only.

What usually fails

Ranked by how strongly sources support each failure. We have no failure-rate data, so there are no percentages. Labels are RepairOdds' reading of the sources listed, not measured failure rates.

  1. 1 Very common
    HDMI port or HDMI driver chip failure (white light, no picture)

    ConsoleWizard describes the HDMI port as the PS4's weakest point on these models, with the driver chip next. Fix: Replace port or driver chip. (Price unverified)

    Sources: ConsoleWizard (opens in new tab)

  2. 2 Common
    Blue light of death: blinks blue, never boots

    Generic failed start-up self-test. Causes include cracked solder under the main chip (reball), hard drive, power supply. Fix: Test HDD and PSU, then reball if pressure on the chip makes it boot. (Reball $70-$99 (shops))

    Sources: ConsoleMods Wiki (opens in new tab), r/consolerepair thread (opens in new tab), ModChip Central (opens in new tab)

  3. 3 Reported
    Power supply failure

    Listed as a cause of no-boot and BLOD symptoms. Fix: Swap a known-good ADP-200ER supply. ($49.99 used (iFixit))

    Sources: Michal Turecki (opens in new tab), iFixit PS4 PSU (opens in new tab)

  4. 4 Reported
    Failing hard drive

    ConsoleMods lists the drive as a first thing to test for BLOD. Fix: Try another drive. (Price unverified)

    Sources: ConsoleMods Wiki (opens in new tab)

Free checks first

  • Unplug the drive and try another hard drive; a failing HDD can cause the blue light.
  • A WHITE light with no picture is an HDMI fault, not BLOD (ConsoleWizard), and a different, cheaper repair.
  • If a known-good power supply ($49.99 used at iFixit) changes nothing, stop spending.

Repair guides

RepairOdds doesn't write repair steps. These guides are on other sites.

Prices behind the odds

ItemSellerPriceNote
Shop quoteModChip Central (opens in new tab)$70APU/GPU reball; no free shipping; six-month warranty. Checked Oct 28, 2026
Shop quoteShipToFix (opens in new tab)$99Motherboard-only reballing, Fat and Slim. Checked Oct 28, 2026
Replace (used in score)Video Game Trader (opens in new tab)$89.99Used PS4 Slim 500GB, console only Checked Oct 28, 2026
Replace (other)Walmart (opens in new tab)$209.99Used PS4 Slim 500GB. Checked Oct 28, 2026

Mail-in reball of the APU/motherboard; excludes shipping. A reball will not fix BLOD caused by other parts. Prices change, so check the seller before buying. Shipping is not included. Some replacements are comparable current models rather than the identical TV or console.

Questions

Is a PS4 blue light of death worth fixing?

RepairOdds' own estimate is DIY no price yet vs paying a shop 36/100 (long shot). Mail-in reballs were quoted at $70-$99 (checked Oct 28, 2026) but are not guaranteed, and a used PS4 Slim was listed at $89.99.

What usually fails on a PS4 Slim CUH-1215A?

Sources point to the HDMI port and driver chip, the blue-light start-up failure, the power supply and the hard drive. Labels are RepairOdds' reading of sources, not statistics.

What should I test before paying for a reball?

Try a different hard drive and a known-good power supply, and check whether the light is blue (BLOD) or white (HDMI).

Other odds

Sources

Last verified Oct 28, 2026.