Honda JAZZ - 2002
457.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2002 is 375.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Honda JAZZ, model year 2002.
Sample size: 2,605 cars, 5,685 tests and 25,997 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 2,605 cars
The 2002 Honda Jazz has an overall defect rate of 457 per 100 cars, which is 22% higher than the average for its year at 374 defects per 100 cars. While tyre wear is a noted issue across many vehicles, this model stands out positively in the steering and equipment categories, showing significantly fewer defects compared to the average. However, it performs poorly in lights and electrics, as well as wheels, suspensions, and axles, where defect rates exceed those of the average car by notable margins. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase as the vehicle ages, particularly in the higher mileage brackets.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,605 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 3.5% worse
172.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 167.0 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
Steering
▲ 70.8% better
7.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 8.1% worse
32.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.6 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 47.6% worse
141.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 96.0 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 55.3% worse
458.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 295.2 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 17.1% better
57.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 45.0% better
8.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 31.2% better
36.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 53.6 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions test unable to be completed
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,969
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,327
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,540
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,211
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,176
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,088
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 903
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 889
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 783
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 660
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 660
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 425
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 299
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 267
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 243
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 209
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 205
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 187
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 187
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 167