Based on my experience, lawns are the bigger sacred cow. Cars get vilified in certain places. Lawns? Just me and my friends on /r/nolawns and similar subreddits.
My rare mowing brings rabbits, frogs, insects of all kinds. Few mosquitoes, as there are critters that eat them. We keep the front trim (short) without seeding but the back a bit wild.
My neighbors? They complain sometimes. They are the ones who voted out the HOA and we are well in city guidelines, so no issues.
At least in my current state, the HOA has regulations that enable the voting out of the HOA should that be what the association members want. This dissociates the entity, much like a corporation dissolving.
I assume this is consistent in many states in the US.
My rare mowing brings rabbits, frogs, insects of all kinds. Few mosquitoes, as there are critters that eat them. We keep the front trim (short) without seeding but the back a bit wild.
My neighbors? They complain sometimes. They are the ones who voted out the HOA and we are well in city guidelines, so no issues.