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John Deere E120

2018–202020 HPgasolinelawn
A
Good
Score: 68.7/100
Recalls
322
Found
Known Issues
2
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Auction Records
0
No price data
Reliability
A
69/100

Specifications

Engine Power20 HP
Engine (kW)15 kW
Fuel Typegasoline
Transmissionhydrostatic
Categorylawn
Production Years2018–2020

Safety Recalls

322 found
Safety recall — John Deere JD-8R370 (Japanese market, reference 1241810)

Japanese manufacturer safety recall affecting the lighting. Declared production window: 2021–2022.

LightingJP
On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern.

On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern. Canadian regulations require all companies to provide this information in the owner's manual.

OtherCA
On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern.

On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern. Canadian regulations require all companies to provide this information in the owner's manual.

OtherCA
On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern.

On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern. Canadian regulations require all companies to provide this information in the owner's manual.

OtherCA
Safety recall — John Deere JD-7R310 (Japanese market, reference 1241260)

Japanese manufacturer safety recall affecting the electronic control. Declared production window: 2020–2024.

Electronic controlJP
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Known Issues

2 reported
1 low1 medium
CA: John Deere Review by Bryan from Nampa, ID (1/5 stars) These mowers ar
medium

These mowers are the biggest bunch of garbage I have ever seen. I have an E120 and it is a huge POS. For a company that has been around as long as John Deere, you would think they could make a riding mower that can pick up the cut grass without constantly getting clogged. I spend more time getting off the mower, clearing the tube of grass, putting it back together and all to do it all over again i

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How to change the oil in my e120 and also general tips
low

John Deere says just buy an oil filter easy change thing but all the comments on youtube say it only changes half the oil, and you need to go and drain oil from the engine itself or something. So, how do you actually change up all the oil. Also some general tips to make sure that the john deere machine is taken care of would be helpful

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Market Value

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Hours Benchmark

Class: Compact (0–40 HP)
Low use150 /year
Typical300 /year
High use500 /year
Typical lifetime6,000 hours
Expected life15 years

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