MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) - battery condition: replace now

@Johnb-one is correct that your battery needs replaced. The "Replace Now" indicates the battery capacity has dropped to extremely low levels from its original design capacity. I'm not sure what percentage, but I do know that if is likely below 75% of its original design capacity since it would say "Replace Soon" once it had dropped below 80% of its design capacity. "Replace Now" means you would not get much runtime out of the battery (maybe a couple hours at best). If this is the original battery, then you've gotten close to 10 years out of it (even if you replaced once before, you likely have 5 years on it...again very likely it is worn out just based on age).

Apple still supports the non-Retina model so you can still get an original Apple battery repair.

Of course there is a possibility there is another hardware issue, but only Apple or an AASP can tell you for sure since the laptop would need to be tested with a known good battery. The battery is usually the weakest link and your battery is already showing problems with the "Replace Now" condition.

Hi, crayolaink, your battery is considered as a consumable item with a finite number of charge cycles… when your charge cycle count gets mighty low or you see “replace now” on your screen then that’s pretty much it… you can try to calibrate the battery ( or re-calibrate it) but if your cycle count is low or you see “replace now” then your only real option is to contact your local aasp ( apple authorized service provider) or your local Genius Bar, in your nearest Apple Store and take ‘er in for a new battery…

john b

You’re welcome… here’s how to calibrate the battery on a MacBook pro from 2012 ( see link) :

https://www.lifewire.com/calibrate-macbook-air-battery-2260856…

as well, resetting the smc/pmu and zapping pram 3-4 times on startup should be helpful… here’s how ( yup, another link) : https://www.macworld.com/article/224955/how-to-reset-a-macs-nvram-pram-and-smc.html

John b