Honda JAZZ - 2009
252.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Honda JAZZ, model year 2009.
Sample size: 24,056 cars, 52,463 tests and 132,250 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 24,056 cars
The 2009 Honda Jazz shows a lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 252 defects per 100 vehicles versus 310. The model performs particularly well in categories such as Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, and Body/Structure, where it has significantly fewer defects than average. However, it does exhibit a higher rate of issues related to Lights & Electrics. Additionally, as mileage increases, the defect rate of the Honda Jazz tends to rise, aligning with typical trends observed in vehicles. Overall, the Jazz stands out for its reliability in various key areas compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 24,056 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 5.7% worse
124.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- 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
Steering
▲ 0.6% better
16.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 8.1% better
21.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing 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
Lights & Electrics
▼ 21.5% worse
98.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- 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
▲ 30.2% better
209.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 46.0% better
22.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 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
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
Equipment
▲ 28.9% better
5.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- 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:
Other
▲ 81.7% better
6.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11,383
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,878
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,949
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,081
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,653
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 5,233
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,692
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,674
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,412
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 3,809
Serious faults (Top 10)
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,730
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,030
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,666
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,485
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,400
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,246
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,208
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,079
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 916
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 821