In 50 years if mowing i have just bought this self propelled HRR216VYUA. It is very user friendly. I only use the mulching setting and mainly on very thick buffalo grass. It cuts beautifully and I find it very easy to control and does cut backwards so I'm surprised to read so many complaints. Plenty of power and speed is very fast also. It even pulls me up slopping ground.
Highly recommend.

Don't buy Honda. brought my new honda mower as I was over 2stroke mowers and family members raving about honda.first time I used my self propelled I couldn't pull it backwards and it kept stalling in 3inch tall grass. Went back to the store and they said I must be pushing it too fast (its self propelled) so Itried to slow down the speed nope still stalls. Then this week I hit something hard in the lawn and bent the crank shaft . The auto blade shut off doesn't work when you run over something. Thanks honda for making such rubbish mowers .never buy this mower

Honda used to be good that is why I bought one,wrong!!!! This thing is a piece of garbage, wasted my money.Cant pull it backwards and has been the same since new.Been back to the dealer three times and it ended up being my fault apparently,gets grass under the drive that causes the problem.Hello it is a mower and I cant be held responsible for crappy engineering !!!!!!!! These things are lemons, waish i could get my money back and buy something decent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Purchased in May2017. As a gardener, I wanted to replace my Rover and thought I'd choose a top of the line Honda. What a mistake. This thing is so heavy to push, the self propelling system just doesn't work (even when catcher is empty) and doesn't pull backwards (repaired twice already). The catcher has a stupid lip for it to hang off which fill with clippings so you have to clean it out regularly with your nail. The wheels are worn out after about 40hours usage! Doesn't like to start after being on a dirt road (trailered) for one km. Should I continue???? Just so poor. Do not waste you money.

purchased mower 2 wks ago it has been raining on and off first trial.grass wasn't long just some winter grass and weeds .mowed ok but when I went to hose underneath couldn't believe the amount of grass stuck to base .catcher didnt have much at all. think the small opening to the catcher is a bad design fault.

Having gone to some expense in establishing a new lawn, I thought I'd go all out and purchase a new mower to maintain the lawn at its best. Purchased the self-propelled Honda HRR216VYUA, what a mistake. It is a very heavy mower and seems grossly underpowered even for the lightest of jobs. To make matters worse, the rear wheels lock up so it can't be pulled backwards. The weekly mowing of my suburban block has become quite a workout. No need to go to the gym. Have twice returned it to the local dealer but after a few weeks the problems return. Seems like a major design fault with this model.

This is the most work and repairs l ever had to do on a mower and l buy a new mower every 3 years
I am very unhappy with this mower.
This mower has cost more to keep running than any other l have owned 3 sets of back wheels as you can not pull the mower back wards as tha wheels lock up now the drive shaft is stuff please explain.

I purchased this mower January 2014 (our summer time). For use at my garden: from september to march 3 hours per week. Now I must change: traction system, rear wheels, brake system, mulching knives A and B, write and left arms. I like Honda products but this time very dissapointed.

Have had this mower (HRR216VYU) now for over one year. Worst thing I ever did buying this mower, would have given it no stars if I could have. Had a Masport mower before this for over 15 years, it was 100% on this Honda thing. This mower is heavy, doesn't have a throttle as such. Have to have it running flat out all the time, and when it sees grass with any length it dies. It sounds like it is under a constant load all the time when mowing grass that the Masport would fly through. Don't think this motor will last half as long as the Masport at this rate. Did write a review on Honda page, they did not reply. Buy something else.

This is the best mower I have ever owned. The mower operates in 3 modes. Mulching; with catcher or without the catcher. It is self propelled and I have been using on wet grass and long grass. Occasionally it clogs up with the wet grass, but not on dry grass. It can be driven to were you want it without the blades turning. An excellent feature. Starts first pull. Bought it from Masters at Rouse Hill for about $850 after a discount.

I recently purchased a HRR216VYU Honda mower knowing the fantastic quality and reliability that they have as I have previously worked at a Honda dealership before . It starts first pull, cuts very clean,fills the bag really well without clogging and is very easy to control however I have found it is severely under powered and keeps stalling out on my Sir Walter Buffalo even when cutting on a higher height first .Pretty disappointing after spending that kind of money and it cant cut without stalling out. I was torn between a Toro mower with a bigger engine and picked the Honda for the quality and reliability reasons however I think the bigger engine would have been the better option .

12 months now and still going strong.
Makes mowing our 1200 sq/mtr slopping block of Sir Walter a breeze.
A little heavy to drag backwards but if you're smart you won't be doing that to often.
My partner is 43 kg's and even she can get the job done without to much effort..