The best petrol lawn mowers with electric start, compared.
Top pick: Draper 08671 420 mm Best value: Not awarded – The method withholds a best value. A higher price in this set is a strimmer, a blower or a second mower, not a cheaper way to one electric-start mower. Updated October 2026.
A petrol lawn mower with electric start is a walk-behind mower. A petrol engine drives the blade, and a starter battery cranks that engine from a button or a key. People in the UK buy one when a cordless or mains mower has run out of power or cable, and when pulling a cord is the part they want to drop. The battery only cranks. It does not drive the wheels. A cordless or mains mower is a different product. You recognise a suitable one when the listing is one petrol mower, states electric start in plain words, and still shows a pull-cord backup. Then judge whether the wheels are driven or pushed, the cutting width, and whether the manual allows the petrol at a UK pump. A cut near 42 cm and a cut near 51 to 56 cm are different jobs. If the manual is silent on E10, GOV.UK points you to E5 super unleaded, 97 or higher. Those checks, in order, are set out in the [petrol lawn mower buying guide](/hub/lawn-and-garden-equipment/petrol-lawn-mower-electric-start/sub/petrol-lawn-mower-electric-start-buying-guide).
A petrol lawn mower with electric start is a walk-behind mower. A petrol engine drives the blade, and a starter battery cranks that engine from a button or a key.
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Should the price cover one mower only?
The Draper 08671 is the only single-mower title in this set, listed at £207.40 on amazon.co.uk with a 132 cc engine, a 420 mm cut, heights from 25 to 75 mm, and a 45 litre bag. The bullet claims an electric start button, but Draper’s own page for 08671 does not mention a button and instead lists a 410 mm cut, 23 kg, and self-propelled drive. The Amazon file shows 3.4 from two reviews, which is too small a sample to say how the starter behaves after a winter in a UK shed. A weight cell of 3 kg cannot describe a steel-deck petrol mower, so you should not plan lifting or storage from that figure. Drive is unanswered on the listing: the page does not confirm self-propelled, and the operation mode cell says Manual. The file does state 24 months on parts and 12 months on labour. Read it as one machine whose button is still unverified against the manufacturer, not as a tested pick.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want one petrol mower title near £200 and will check the carton for a button before you trust the Amazon bullet.
Less suitable: You need the manufacturer to confirm electric start, a stated self-propelled drive, or a review sample larger than two.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this listing claim an electric start?
Yes. The bullet says a 132 cc Euro 5 engine and an electric start button. It does not mention a recoil cord.
Is it self-propelled?
The page asks and does not answer. The operation mode cell says Manual.
Can I use the weight cell?
The saved listing prints 3 kg. That cell conflicts with a steel-deck petrol mower, so it is not a weight you can plan storage around.
This Hyundai row is a bundle at £421.79, so that figure is not the price of a mower on its own. Product 1 is described as a 139 cc four-stroke, self-propelled, with electric start and a recoil backup, and the bullets put the mower cut at 430 mm. The same carton includes a 52 cc two-stroke petrol strimmer and brush cutter with a 450 mm cut, a harness, and a metal blade. The saved listing has no customer-review line, so there is no UK star sample for either tool. The power-source cell says Corded Electric and a width cell says 450 mm, both of which clash with the petrol mower bullets, and the rank sits in Grass Trimmers. Six cutting positions are listed without a millimetre range. Buy the row only if you wanted the strimmer as well, because comparing £421.79 with the £207.40 single title treats two engines as one.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already wanted a petrol strimmer in the same order as a small electric-start mower and will ignore the corded-electric cell.
Less suitable: You wanted one mower, a price you can compare with a single title, or a listing with UK reviews.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the £421.79 the price of the mower alone?
No. The title and bullets include a 52 cc petrol strimmer and brush cutter with a 450 mm cut, a harness, and a metal blade.
Does product 1 claim electric start?
Yes. The bullet says electric start with a recoil backup, at the push of a button, and says the mower is self-propelled.
Why does a cell say corded electric?
The power-source cell says Corded Electric, and the width cell says 450 mm. Those cells conflict with the petrol mower bullets. The rank in the file sits in Grass Trimmers.
The £455.99 Hyundai listing pairs a claimed 139 cc electric-start mower with a 52 cc two-stroke backpack leaf blower, so the shelf price is the pair. Product 1 says electric start with a recoil backup and self-propelled drive, with the title at 17 inches or 42 cm and a bullet at 430 mm. The title also prints a three-year warranty, which the other Hyundai rows in this set do not. There is no customer-review line in the file, so the score stays at 0 and is not a lab result. Height cells say a maximum of 17 inches and a minimum of 15 inches, which copies the width class rather than a normal cutting height of a few centimetres. Wheel size is given as 9 inches. Treat the blower as the reason for the price, and do not use those height cells when you set the deck.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a backpack blower in the same order and accept that the mower claim is unreviewed in this file.
Less suitable: You wanted a mower-only price, usable cutting-height figures, or any UK review count.
Specifications
Common questions
What else is in this price?
A 52 cc two-stroke backpack leaf blower. The £455.99 in the saved listing is the bundle, not a mower-only price.
Does the mower claim a pull cord as well as the button?
Yes. Product 1 says electric start with a recoil backup, and the page asks about that backup.
Are the cutting-height cells usable?
They say a maximum of 17 inches and a minimum of 15 inches. That matches the width class, not a normal mower height, so do not treat them as the cut height.
At £752.39 this listing sells two petrol mowers, not a single wide machine. Product 1 claims electric start with a recoil backup, a 560 mm cut, and a 196 cc four-stroke. Product 2 is a 508 mm recoil pull-start, also claimed as 196 cc and self-propelled. The style line and model cell say HYM510SP, and the file does not say which of the two machines that name belongs to. That string is not the HYM510SPE a UK review site priced at £460, so the bag size and weight from that review do not transfer here. The title says 4-in-1, but the bullets never list four functions, and grass collection is asked and left unanswered. There is no review line. Skip it unless you actually want a second, pull-start mower in the same order.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a wider electric-start mower and a second 51 cm pull-start mower, and you will not treat the price as one deck.
Less suitable: You wanted one electric-start mower, a grass bag confirmed in the bullets, or the reviewed HYM510SPE.
Specifications
Common questions
Do both mowers have electric start?
No. Product 1 claims electric start with a recoil backup. Product 2 is described as an easy recoil pull-start.
What does 4-in-1 mean here?
The title says 4-in-1. The bullets do not list four functions. Grass collection is asked and not answered.
Which mower is HYM510SP?
The model cell and the style line say HYM510SP. The same listing describes a 56 cm electric-start mower and a 51 cm recoil mower, and it does not say which name belongs to which.
Four amazon.co.uk listings were scored from the saved files. Where a star line exists, the score is the rating times 15, plus 1 when the count is under 10, minus 10 when the weight cell is implausible. Listings with no star line score 0. That is 42 for the single title and 0 for the three bundles. This is not a lab test. The method awards no top pick and no best value, because three rows are bundles and three have no review line.
Star line
75%Where a star line exists, the applied points are the amazon.co.uk rating times 15. Five stars would be 75. A listing with no star line scores 0 for the whole row. The weight is that cap.
Thin review count
15%The method adds 1 point when the review count is under 10. It does not add 15 points. Listings with no star line do not receive the point. The weight is 15 so these criteria sum to 100.
Weight cell
10%Minus 10 when the weight cell is implausible, as with 3 kg on a steel-deck petrol mower. The weight is 10, matching that deduction.
Confirm one petrol mower, a stated electric start and a pull-cord backup before you compare width, drive or the pound figure. A second machine in the title means the price is not the mower.
A petrol lawn mower with electric start is a walk-behind mower whose blade is driven by a petrol engine and whose engine is cranked by a small starter battery, usually from a button or a key. People in the UK buy one when a cordless or mains mower has run out of power or cable, and when pulling a cord is the part they want to drop. The starter battery only cranks. It does not drive the wheels, and a cordless or mains mower is a different product. Check the listing in this order.
A strimmer, a blower or a second mower means the shelf price is not the mower’s price. Comparing that figure with a single title treats two engines as one. A two-stroke tool in the same carton also uses different fuel.
A corded-electric cell on a petrol title, a height cell that copies the cutting width, or a weight cell of 3 kg on a steel-deck mower is not a specification. Ignore it and read the bullet that names the mower.
Fuel left about 30 days is a starting problem. If the manual is silent on E10, use E5 super unleaded (97+). Charge the starter battery before you treat a hard start as a broken mower. Do not put strimmer mix in a four-stroke tank.
The machine has to be petrol, and the listing has to state electric start in plain words. The starter battery only cranks. A cordless or mains mower is a different product. The price has to be one mower: a strimmer, a blower or a second mower means you are not looking at the mower’s price. A recoil cord normally remains, so a listing that never mentions a pull-cord backup is unfinished. A thin star line, or a manufacturer page that never mentions the button, is a reason to slow down.
Self-propelled or push is a separate choice. The button does not drive the wheels, and a rear roller has to be named. About 42 cm and about 51 to 56 cm are different jobs. Ignore a width cell that belongs to the other tool. If the manual is silent on E10, GOV.UK points you to E5 super unleaded (97+). Do not store petrol for about a month. Read the guaranteed sound power label on the machine. Schedule 3 Stage II limits are 96 dB up to 50 cm and 98 dB from there to 70 cm.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You will store petrol, and you want one mower rather than a second machine in the price. The Draper 08671 title is the only single-mower listing in this set, at about £207.40, and the bullet claims an electric start button. Draper’s own page for 08671 does not mention a button, so check the carton. The line is 3.4 from two reviews, and the weight cell says 3 kg.
Check the fuel and the starter battery before you buy another mower. If the manual is silent on E10, GOV.UK points you to E5 super unleaded (97+), and fuel left about 30 days is a starting problem. The Hyundai row that claims electric start and a recoil backup also includes a 52 cc strimmer, so about £421.79 is not a mower-only price.
Hyundai photos in this set are bundles. One price can be a mower plus a strimmer, a mower plus a backpack blower, or two mowers at about £752.39. On the two-mower listing the style line says HYM510SP, and the file does not say which machine that name belongs to. Electric start is claimed on one of the two.
The score is 42 for the only listing with a star line and 0 for the three listings with no review line. The method does not name a top pick or a best value. Three of the four rows are bundles, so a higher pound figure is usually a second machine. The single title’s electric-start bullet is not confirmed on the manufacturer page. None of these scores is a lab test.
Not awarded
The method withholds a best value. A higher price in this set is a strimmer, a blower or a second mower, not a cheaper way to one electric-start mower.
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Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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