Honda Jazz MOT pass rate and common failures

75% of Honda Jazz MOTs passed first time, above the 68% for all cars at the same ages.

75%passed first time (cars its age: 68%)
2.7mHonda Jazz MOTs counted since May 2018
3,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's Honda Jazzs against every car first registered the same year, at the same ages. Newer cars have only had their first few MOTs, so they look better. Years with fewer than 5,000 MOTs are left out.

Share of MOTs passed first time, by year first registered. All cars: every car first registered that year, at the same ages.
Registered	Jazz	All cars	MOTs
2023	93%	88%	5k
2022	93%	88%	20k
2021	93%	86%	42k
2020	93%	86%	42k
2019	92%	85%	82k
2018	91%	84%	120k
2017	90%	83%	127k
2016	89%	80%	146k
2015	88%	78%	151k
2014	85%	74%	167k
2013	83%	71%	176k
2012	80%	68%	180k
2011	78%	65%	168k
2010	73%	62%	187k
2009	71%	61%	205k
2008	62%	59%	180k
2007	60%	58%	183k
2006	59%	57%	182k
2005	57%	56%	154k
2004	57%	55%	113k
2003	57%	56%	68k
2002	55%	56%	35k

Compare two years of the Jazz, age for age.

First-time pass rate by age

Share of MOTs at each age that passed first time. Ages with fewer than 10,000 Honda Jazz MOTs are left out.

Commonest reasons for failure

Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.53.5
Position lamp not workingOther cars its age: 2.93.4
Brake pads less than 1.5mm thickOther cars its age: 1.92.5
Parking brake efficiency too lowOther cars its age: 1.62.3
Stop lamp (brake light) not workingOther cars its age: 2.51.7
Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.71.5
Brake excessively bindingOther cars its age: 1.01.4
Brake pipe excessively corrodedOther cars its age: 1.11.3

Out of every 100 Honda Jazz MOTs, against other cars at the same ages.

Where it comes up more than other cars its age

Headlamp has a product on the lensAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.92.7
Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movementAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.31.6
Headlamp has a product on the light source but not seriously reducing light outputAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.10.2
Headlamp has a product on the light source so that the light output is severely reducedFail. Other cars its age: 0.00.1
Fuel hose deterioratedAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.00.0
Service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair.Advisory. Other cars its age: 0.00.0

Out of every 100 Honda Jazz MOTs. Only items noted well above other cars of the same ages.

Miles a year

Typical miles a year between one MOT and the next: 4,500 at 3 years old, 3,500 at 20. Rounded to the nearest 1,000.

Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs, 20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its retests count as one MOT, and a fail put right at the test counts as a first-time fail, as the DVSA counts it. About Honda Jazzs in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Honda Jazz's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.