74.4%
Honda Jazz pass rate
Used Honda Jazz buying guide
In 2025, Honda Jazz cars passed 74.4% of 339,813 initial MOT tests, 2.1 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Honda Jazz MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+2.1
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Jazz sits 276th of 575 models in the data. Honda as a brand averaged 72.5%, so this model runs 2 points ahead of its own brand. Honda Jazz cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 91.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 64.7%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Honda Jazz MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Jazz compares with similar cars.
Jazz fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Honda Jazz cars tested in 2025. Diesel made up just 0% of tests.
Where the Jazz fails its MOT
Where Honda Jazz cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were position lamp not working (8.2%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (6%) and brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (4.5%). See every common Jazz MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Honda Jazz that failed, not a claim that every Jazz has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Jazz?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 28.5% of Jazz failure items.
2
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 20.5% of Jazz failure items.
3
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 16.8% of Jazz failure items.
4
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 10% of Jazz failure items.
5
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 9.6% of Jazz failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
Jazz vs similar cars
Head-to-head comparisons on the same 2025 DVSA data.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Honda Jazz failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Honda models
The most-tested Honda models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Jazz.
Used Honda Jazz FAQs
Is the Honda Jazz reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 74.4% first-time pass rate for the Honda Jazz across 339,813 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Honda Jazz cars fail their MOT more often?
Honda Jazz cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 91.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 64.7%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Honda Jazz?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, brakes and suspension. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Honda Jazz's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.