What does the right-to-repair score measure?

It measures how easily a product can be repaired across the factors regulators focus on: whether spare parts are available and affordable, whether repair instructions are published, how deeply the device must be disassembled to reach common failures, whether ordinary tools suffice, and how long software and security updates are provided.

How is the weighted score calculated?

Each factor is rated 0 to 10 and multiplied by its weight. The weighted ratings are summed and divided by the sum of the weights, then scaled to a 0 to 100 index. This mirrors the approach of repairability indices, where the most impactful factors, such as spare-parts and disassembly, carry the largest weight.

Which laws does this relate to?

It reflects the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products framework and product-specific Ecodesign regulations that mandate spare-parts availability and repair information for goods such as appliances, displays, and electronics, along with the EU Right to Repair Directive and comparable UK measures. National details vary by product group.

What software-support duration should I aim for?

Longer is better and increasingly mandated. Regulators are pushing minimum security-update periods measured in years beyond the last unit sold. A device whose hardware is repairable but is bricked by an end of software support has poor real-world longevity, which is why software is a scored factor here.

Is the score an official repairability index?

No. It is an internal design and triage aid that approximates the regulatory factors. The official French repairability/durability indices and any product-specific Ecodesign scoring use prescribed sub-criteria and formulas. Use this to compare design options early, then validate against the binding methodology.

What is the Right-to-Repair Product Scorer?

Assess a product against the EU Ecodesign repairability criteria — spare-parts availability, repair documentation, disassembly with common tools, and software/support duration. Produces a weighted repairability score out of 100 and flags gaps. For product designers and compliance engineers. It runs free in your browser on Gera Tools, with nothing uploaded.

Right-to-Repair Product Scorer

Name: Right-to-Repair Product Scorer
Creator: Gera Tools
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Right-to-repair rules increasingly require manufacturers to make products repairable: spare parts must be available, instructions published, and devices designed so common failures can be reached without specialist tools. This scorer turns those factors into a single weighted repairability index so you can compare designs and spot gaps before launch.

The regulatory landscape driving this tool

Several overlapping regulatory frameworks are pushing repairability into product design requirements:

EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR): extends the original Energy-Related Products rules to a much broader set of goods, mandating spare-parts availability, repair instructions, and disassembly depth for product categories being phased in from 2025 onward.
EU Right to Repair Directive (adopted 2024): gives consumers the legal right to have goods repaired by the manufacturer or authorized third parties for a set period after purchase, at a reasonable price. Applies to smartphones, tablets, computers, washing machines, dishwashers, and more.
UK Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act and Right to Repair regulations: UK has adopted equivalent measures largely mirroring EU requirements post-Brexit, covering similar product categories.
France’s Repairability Index (indice de réparabilité): a scored label from 0–10 required on consumer electronics sold in France since 2021, formally assessing documentation, disassembly, spare-parts availability, price of parts, and broader repairability criteria.

This tool approximates the spirit of these frameworks as a product-design triage aid, not an official compliance document.

How it works

Five factors are each rated 0 to 10 and combined with weights:

factors: spare parts, documentation, disassembly depth,
         tool requirements, software/support duration

score (0–100) = Σ(rating × weight) / Σ(weight) × 10

Spare-parts availability and disassembly depth carry the heaviest default weights because they most directly determine whether a repair is even possible. The lowest-scoring factors are surfaced first so remediation effort goes where it moves the index most.

Scoring guide for each factor

Spare parts (highest weight):

0 = no parts sold externally, proprietary assembly only
5 = some parts available through authorized dealers at elevated prices
10 = all serviceable parts publicly available, competitively priced, sold for the full required duration

Documentation:

0 = no service documentation published
5 = user manual only; no repair or disassembly guide
10 = full service manuals, schematic diagrams, and diagnostic software available to independent repairers

Disassembly depth:

0 = chassis is glued or ultrasonically welded; no non-destructive entry
5 = standard screws but adhesive-bonded battery/screen
10 = all serviceable components reachable non-destructively with common tools; common failure points near the top of the disassembly tree

Tool requirements:

0 = requires proprietary tools or jigs unavailable on the open market
5 = standard Torx or Phillips; one or two specialty bits needed
10 = entirely standard tools (Phillips, flat, hex); no proprietary fasteners

Software/support duration:

0 = updates stopped before product reached market; no reset/unlock available
5 = 2–3 years of security updates from date of purchase
10 = minimum 7–10 years of security updates from last unit sold; device unlockable for third-party software after support ends

Notes

A high hardware score is undermined by short software support — a phone you can open in two minutes is still e-waste once security updates stop. Aim for spare parts that are both available and affordable relative to the new product price; regulators look at the ratio of part price to device price. This index is a design-stage triage aid, not the official Ecodesign or French repairability/durability index — validate against the binding methodology for your specific product group before claiming compliance.