Honda JAZZ - 2021
45.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Honda JAZZ, model year 2021.
Sample size: 14,897 cars, 29,215 tests and 13,157 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: 14,897 cars
The 2021 Honda Jazz demonstrates significantly lower overall defect rates compared to the average car of the same year, with 45 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 42.7% better than the average of 79 defects per 100. The Jazz excels particularly in categories such as brakes and steering, showing an impressive reduction of nearly 90% in defects compared to the average. While the model shows some increase in defect rates across higher mileage segments, it remains consistent and reliable, with its worst performance noted in the 62,000–93,000-mile range. Overall, the Honda Jazz stands out as a dependable vehicle with notably fewer issues than its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 14,897 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 89.5% better
4.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 85.7% better
0.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
- EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
- A steering linkage component with: excessive movement between components or likely to become detached
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 9.7% better
13.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
- 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: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 73.2% better
3.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 21.4% better
68.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 71.4% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- A body panel or body component: likely to become detached
Equipment
▲ 80.0% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 92.6% better
0.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- 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)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,339
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,809
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,712
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 713
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
PRS
Occurrences: 524
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 409
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 367
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 318
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 308
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 247
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 409
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 308
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 247
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 130
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 62
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 21
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
A wheel: with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
FAIL
Occurrences: 11