Macbook Pro shuts down at 30% battery [duplicate]

I have a Macbook Pro from late 2011. it shuts down when the battery percentage is anywhere from 20-45%. Everything that I've been reading online says that the battery is dying and needs to be replaced, but I replaced the battery less than six months ago, and to my knowledge, they're supposed to last upwards of 4 years.


The first thing I'd recommend you try is resetting your MBP's System Management Controller (SMC).

Resetting the SMC

To reset the SMC on your particular MBP follow these steps:

  1. Shut down your MBP
  2. Unplug the power cable from your Mac
  3. For 10 seconds, press and hold at the same time the shiftcontroloption keys (on the left side of the built-in keyboard) and the power button
  4. After 10 seconds let go of all keys and the power button
  5. Plug in the power cable
  6. Turn your MBP back on with the power button

Once you've done this I'd fully charge your MBP and then test to see if the same behaviour returns.