38% of 13 verified DJI Mavic 4 Proowners don't recommend it, and 2 describe specific problems — based on real owner comments from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
For balance: 54% recommend it. This page collects the complaints so you know what you're signing up for — read the full owner report for both sides. How we score
“My first Mavic 4 failed in less than 3 months (has a weird vibrating gimbal that started mid-flight out of nowhere) and I just parked it and bought another. It sucks, but it’s the risk you take with the state of the world right now.”— Suspicious-Block-614 on Reddit
“that camera on the Mavic 4 looks like a bad design as it seems to break very easily”— Lucian_FPV on Reddit
“I had my DJI remote shut itself down during a flight and refusing to turn back on”— ChemicalAdmirable984 on Reddit
“It's garbage since mavic 2”— mypotatoking on Reddit
“yes dji care is shit !!”— singh_prakhar on Reddit
Not complaints — practical notes from owners that didn't affect the score.
“Ive been having the same issue as you. Refuses to take off. Same code. Do your motors "twitch" like its trying to start?? Mine does, then says that code and also says it lost connection”— baddaytobeacoldbeer on Reddit
“It's in the actual DJI Fly App: Profile > Settings > Firmware Update https://preview.redd.it/e0yn0btdznsg1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0580346da259330ea5ba7eeeca45cd32a6913b46”— Tywine on Reddit
“Boat rolling and pitching too much probably for the IMU to return data that the flight controller expects to allow take off. Try holding the drone on power up and try to mimic being a gimbal.”— Lucian_FPV on Reddit
“It happened to me before. Here is the fix. Turn off your starlink. Thats it. It interferes with the wifi signal so much it will not connect. Try it. Thank me with gold 🪙”— Dudicalbiker on Reddit
“I mean obviously OP wasnt spying but with Mavic 4 pro you can do 28x zoom. So it's not like it wouldn't be a possibility. I can ID people from about 1 KM out on clear weather with the Mavic 3”— christoffer5700 on Reddit
“This too had something to do with a lack of connection, but I don't fully understand. Any 101 resources about GPS/ ATTI/ full connection/ initialization are appreciated!”— Historical_Falcon985 on Reddit
“I didn’t know this, thanks. I’ve had no trouble flying over water, but I always do it manually. So the sensors overestimate the distance, or they don’t work at all?”— 24Pura_vida on Reddit
“Some times in sport mode it turna off the obstacle avoidance as I see it's turned off its the middle button on the controller put it in normale. Hopefully this wil turn it on....”— No-Manufacturer-1508 on Reddit