Honda JAZZ - 2004
415.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2004 is 384.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Honda JAZZ, model year 2004.
Sample size: 10,725 cars, 24,237 tests and 100,773 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 10,725 cars
The 2004 Honda Jazz has a higher overall defect rate than the average car of the same year, with 416 defects per 100 vehicles compared to 382. Notably, the Jazz excels in steering and equipment defects, showing significantly lower rates than the average, with reductions of 59% and 35% respectively. However, it performs worse in brakes and lights and electrics, where defect rates are 21% and 22% higher than average. Mileage-related trends indicate an increase in defects as mileage rises, with the highest rates observed in vehicles over 124,000 miles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 10,725 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 24.0% worse
203.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 164.2 / 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 disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 59.0% better
10.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 24.9 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 5.5% worse
30.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.3 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- 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: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 19.8% worse
131.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- 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
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 13.4% worse
354.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 312.9 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 7.9% better
58.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 63.6 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
Equipment
▲ 37.7% better
8.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 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
▲ 34.3% better
33.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.5 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
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: 11,015
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,144
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,856
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,893
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,356
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,700
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,443
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,296
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 3,001
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,951
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,908
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,397
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,106
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,036
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,030
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 850
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 794
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 742
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 696
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 686