Toro sells millions of mowers, but some failures appear again and again. We break down the user-reported issues that crop up across multiple Toro models.

When the lawn mower repairman said he didn’t do carburetors, that should have been our first clue. Even I can fix a carburetor. Yep, I’ve watched two YouTube videos on carburetor repair. I’m primed.

The Takeaway: Toro’s mowers are usually among the best performers in our tests, and the electric Recycler is no exception. We found that its build quality and parts—like the hardy steel deck and ...