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16,059 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Jazz EX I Mmd Cvts pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 16.0 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.
Pass
93.5%
Pass-after-fix
2.5%
Fail
3.6%
Avg miles
16,726
Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%
Petrol cars first registered from January 2006 meet Euro 4 — compliant in London ULEZ, Birmingham CAZ, Bristol CAZ, and Glasgow LEZ.
Performance by cohort
2 year bands · 16,059 tests
Pass rate is broadly flat across the cohorts — new and old Jazz EX I Mmd Cvt examples track each other at the test bay.
Pass
93.5%
Fail
3.7%
PRS
2.5%
Avg mileage at test
18,582 mi
Pass
93.5%
Fail
3.5%
PRS
2.5%
Avg mileage at test
15,954 mi
Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.
The picture
Across 2,998 MOT tests, the Jazz Ex I-Mmd Cvt returns 95.0% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a defective wiper blade. A seriously damaged tyre and wipers that don't clear the screen round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 14,093, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
ABI Insurance Group
Below the fleet average — generally reasonable to insure. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.
Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →
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Wiper blade defective
245 occurrences · 1.5% of tests
A tyre seriously damaged
182 occurrences · 1.1% of tests
Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
89 occurrences · 0.6% of tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
52 occurrences · 0.3% of tests
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view
51 occurrences · 0.3% of tests
A tyre cords visible or damaged
47 occurrences · 0.3% of tests
A tyre seriously damaged
42 occurrences · 0.3% of tests
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
19 occurrences · 0.1% of tests
Obligatory mirror or device slightly damaged or loose
12 occurrences · 0.1% of tests
Tyre obviously under inflated
11 occurrences · 0.1% of tests
Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.
Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures
£100–£185
If every one of this Jazz EX I Mmd Cvt's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →
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Year-band analysis
First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. Pass rates barely move across bands here, so the year you buy Honda Jazz EX I Mmd Cvt makes little measurable difference to MOT outcomes.
Best band to buy
93.5%
2021+ registration
the 2021-on band climbs to 93.5% — a 0.0-point improvement. Failures here are mostly wear items: blade defective, has a cut in excess of the… — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band. Post-2020 examples are early in their MOT life and generally show the cleanest records.
Band to be cautious about
93.5%
2018–2020 registration
On the 2018–2020 band, the data shows a 93.5% pass rate against a fleet average of 93.5% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: blade defective, has a cut in excess of the…, and does not clear the windscreen effectively. Average mileage on test for this band is 18,582 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.
Best band to buy: 2021+ (93.5% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: 2018-2020 (93.5% pass). That's a 0.0-point spread across 4,715 older tests and 11,344 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.
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Digital tyre-tread depth gauge
Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.
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Owner reports · Honest John
Verbatim faults logged by owners on honestjohn.co.uk over recent years. We didn't summarise — these are the words people typed in.
What's good
A brilliantly practical and versatile small hatchback, the Honda Jazz has few drawbacks other than its disappointing infotainment set-up.
Where it falls short
A brilliantly practical and versatile small hatchback, the Honda Jazz has few drawbacks other than its disappointing infotainment set-up.
Report of a 2017 Honda Jazz breaking down in the live lane of a motorway. Police got the car started but dealer couldn't diagnose the issue. Thought it could be the EGR valve. This has now been replaced and car is running fine.
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Complaint about uncomfortable driver's seat in Honda Jazz. "It feels like a plate or mechanism has been installed just below the upholstery making the seats feel like I’m sitting on cinder blocks." That will be the fuel tank that is located beneath the front seats. No solution to this.
Report of problem with TPMS of 2015 Honda Jazz crying wolf on a hot day after a tyre had to be replaced with a new one, so about 7mm v/s about 5mm of the other tyre on the same axle. The heat that driving on a hot summers day puts into the air in a tyre can increase its pressure by up to 3PSI and if that takes it over the set disparity in the TPMS, the alarm goes off. Can sometimes by sorted out with a pump, a gauge and some patience. There may be a software fix to make the system less sensitive and only alarm when a greater disparity is detected. (Turned out there is a software fix that de-sensitises the system slightly to allow for the fitting of non standard tyres.)
Report of radio and hands-free phone of May 2018 Honda Jazz "going wrong" after 3 months. Supplying dealer could not fix it. Dealer refused to replace the radio. Dealer claims that he has not witnessed the radio being faulty, but owner says he has. Once dealer had the car for 2 days tryong to fix it. Suggested letter to dealer principal threatening small claims for the cost of repairing/replacing the radio.
Report of failing acceleration in February 2019 Honda Jazz 1.3i-VTEC CVT-7. C annot get above a speed of 5 to 10 miles per hour. Owner took it in to Honda twice, they checked the electronics and cannot find a fault. There is an Adjustable Speed Limiter which the Honda dealer suggested owner must have pressed. But this cannot be activated below 18mph.
Report of clutch judder since new in 2018 Honda Jazz 1.3iVTEC, now at 1,500 miles. Dealer unwilling to remedy.
Complaint of a/c failure in 2017 Honda Jazz 1.3iVTEC soon after service. Went back to dealer and was re-gassed. Dealer thought losing gas from condenser but wasn't sure and unable to fix. Reader referred to a/c FAQ: /faq/air-conditioning.
Complaint of October 2017 Honda Jazz with 8,000 miles cutting out on four recent occasions while waiting at crossroads or traffic lights. "Just dies completely. After 3 to 4 minutes, it will get going again."
Report of intermittent failure of front and rear parking sensors, automatic headlight dip and lane deviation sensors. The faults are intermittent working on occasion then switching off sometimes when driving. Owner took it back 5 times, and the dealer has contacted Honda to try and fix the fault but so far nothing has helped and they are waiting to hear from Honda again.
Report of parking sensor problems with 2017 Honda Jazz 1.5iVTEC Sport CVT-7 now at 16,000 miles. "Randomly they would switch themselves off and pressing the button had no effect. The only way to get them back on was to stop the car and turn the ignition off then back on, and then the manual switch for the sensors would work. As it was random, Honda initially wouldn’t do anything without proof. So owner had to wait until the fault materialised, then drive straight to the dealer and get them to hook up their computer and get the download whilst the car was in fault mode. They obtained a code and replaced the module. Owner had a couple of repeats since, but nothing like it was, and nothing over the last few months.
Report of self-dipping headlignts of 2017 Honda Jazz no longer working.
Source: honestjohn.co.uk · 20 reports indexed, top 12 shown
Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.
If you own a Jazz EX I Mmd Cvt and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.
