Honda Jazz
Registered from 2002 to 2022.
About this model
The Honda Fit or Honda Jazz is a small car manufactured and marketed by Honda since 2001 over four generations. With a five-door hatchback body style, it is considered a supermini in the United Kingdom, a subcompact car in the United States, and a light car in Australia. Marketed worldwide and manufactured at ten plants in eight countries, sales reached almost 5 million by mid-2013. Honda uses the "Jazz" nameplate in Europe, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia and India; and "Fit" in Japan, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan and the Americas.
From the Wikipedia article Honda Fit, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2007 1.3 petrol. 6,490 of 24,773 tests failed, 26%.
Better than 52% of 2007 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 935 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 55% | 3,568 |
| Lights and electrics | 40% | 2,609 |
| Suspension | 36% | 2,319 |
| Tyres and wheels | 19% | 1,230 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 18% | 1,176 |
| Body and structure | 16% | 1,016 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
Where it stands out against its peers
- Brakes: failed more often than 94% of 2007 cars — 55% of its 6,490 failed tests, where an ordinary 2007 car has 34%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 55% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Suspension — 36% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Tyres and wheels — 19% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 18% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Lights and electrics — 40% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 16% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
When it starts failing
At 200k+ miles this one fails 36% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 13% | 12% | 212 | |
| 20–40k miles | 18% | 16% | 1,965 | |
| 40–60k miles | 22% | 21% | 4,437 | |
| 60–80k miles | 26% | 24% | 5,894 | |
| 80–100k miles | 28% | 27% | 5,389 | |
| 100–120k miles | 30% | 29% | 3,643 | |
| 120–140k miles | 31% | 30% | 1,951 | |
| 140–160k miles | 31% | 30% | 844 | |
| 160–180k miles | 35% | 30% | 296 | |
| 180–200k miles | 32% | 30% | 85 | |
| 200k+ miles | 36% | 29% | 44 |
24,760 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.3 petrol · 101 hp · 1155 kg · 2530 mm wheelbase · 5.5 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2020 | 1.5 petrol · 1300 kg · 2517 mm wheelbase · 4.3 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 1.3 petrol · 1172 kg · 2530 mm wheelbase · 5.6 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 1.3 petrol · 1174 kg · 2530 mm wheelbase · 5.6 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2017 | 1.3 petrol · 106 hp · 1156 kg · 2501 mm wheelbase · 4.8 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 1.3 petrol · 100 hp · 1166 kg · 2527 mm wheelbase · 4.8 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2015 | 1.3 petrol · 99 hp · 1157 kg · 2510 mm wheelbase · 5.1 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2014 | 1.3 petrol · 98 hp · 1155 kg · 2495 mm wheelbase · 5.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2013 | 1.3 petrol · 98 hp · 1162 kg · 2495 mm wheelbase · 5.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2012 | 1.3 petrol · 98 hp · 1167 kg · 2492 mm wheelbase · 5.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2011 | 1.3 petrol · 98 hp · 1160 kg · 2457 mm wheelbase · 5.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2010 | 1.3 petrol · 1150 kg · 2495 mm wheelbase · 5.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/0063/19
A defect in the gas generator of the front-seat passenger airbag leads to uncontrolled inflation and the release of metal fragments when the airbag is activated. This can cause the occupants of the vehicle to be injured.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/01111/22
A communication disruption between two processing units that operate the collision mitigation braking system may cause the front wide angle camera to fail to work properly after starting the vehicle, increasing the risk of an accident. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/01906/24
The fuel pump impeller's defective molding can cause the impeller to have low density, which can lead to cracking. This can result in the impeller absorbing too much fuel, deforming, and potentially causing the fuel pump to fail. This failure can lead to the engine stalling while driving or failing to start, creating a risk of accidents and injuries to vehicle occupants. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/0355/15
The passenger airbag inflator may produce excessive internal pressure if deployed. The increased pressure may cause the inflator to rupture propelling metal fragments causing injury to the occupant.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/0474/16
Abnormal deployment pressure may lead to rupture of the driver's air bag inflator case. In this event, metal fragments could be propelled into the passenger compartment, potentially causing injury to a vehicle occupant.
Recall of the product from end users