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EGO Power+ LM2135 Select Cut Mower: is it worth it long term?

The battery mower that convinced people to give up petrol, and the one most often still in use years later. The regret, where it exists, is almost never about the mower itself — it is about what the batteries cost to replace.

Regret score21/100Low regret
Would buy again86%of owners
Long-term satisfaction8.4/10after a year or more
VerdictBUYMedium confidence

This entry is written from the 4 sources listed at the bottom of the page. The numbers are our editorial estimates drawn from that material, not measurements, and no statistical sample sits behind them.

Is the EGO Power+ LM2135 Select Cut Mower worth it long term?

On the evidence gathered here, yes. 86% of owners say they would buy it again, and satisfaction is still 8.4 out of 10 two years in. Owners years in report the deck and motor simply keep going.

What goes wrong with the EGO Power+ LM2135 Select Cut Mower after six months?

By the end of the first season most owners have stopped thinking about it, which is the highest compliment a mower gets.

What are the common long-term problems with the EGO Power+ LM2135 Select Cut Mower?

Battery capacity falls gradually, which shows up first on the last strip of lawn. A dead battery out of warranty is an expensive decision. Owners with larger plots end up buying a second battery they did not budget for.

Does the EGO Power+ LM2135 Select Cut Mower hold up?

Owners years in report the deck and motor simply keep going. Sentiment across the ownership period stays close to flat, which is rare: it reads 8.9 out of 10 in the first week and 8.4 two years later.

Who should buy the EGO Power+ LM2135 Select Cut Mower?

Worth it for: Lawns up to about a third of an acre; People who hate maintaining a petrol engine; Anyone who already owns EGO batteries. Think twice if: Large or steeply sloped properties; You need to mow long wet grass regularly; You want the cheapest possible mower.

How owners feel about the EGO Power+ LM2135 Select Cut Mower over time

Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.

Estimated satisfaction by stage of ownership
At purchase8.1 / 10
First week8.9 / 10
One month8.7 / 10
Six months8.6 / 10
One year8.5 / 10
Two years or more8.4 / 10

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Sources

Every complaint and every piece of praise above traces back to these. The summaries are ours; nothing is quoted, and no link, quote or username anywhere on this site is invented.

  1. My EGO lawn mower review after years of use LeafScore

    Multi-year owner account covering cut quality, battery life and storage.

  2. 6 EGO Power+ lawn mowers reviewed and compared All Things Backyard

    Comparison across the range including runtime and battery cost.

  3. EGO Power+ self-propelled 56V mower user reviews Paul's Mower Reviews

    Collected owner reviews of the self-propelled models.

  4. EGO customer reviews Trustpilot

    Customer reviews, weighted toward service and warranty experiences.