Reliability Report · European Market

Honda Jazz Reliability

The Honda Jazz (current generation) scores 86/100 on our composite reliability index — excellent territory — drawn from ADAC, DVSA, TÜV data.

Composite Score
86
/ 100
Excellent
Sources: ADAC · DVSA · TÜV · latest 2024
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Reliability by Source

Each independent organization measures reliability differently. TÜV reports inspection defect rates by age band. ADAC reports pan-European breakdowns per 1,000 vehicles. NHTSA aggregates US consumer complaints. DVSA MOT data is the UK fleet's annual safety inspection — every car 3+ years old. Lower variance across sources = higher confidence in the composite.

TÜV (Germany)
Model years 2008–2023 · 2024 report
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88
/ 100
ADAC (European Auto Club)
Model years 2008–2023 · 2024 report
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87
/ 100
DVSA MOT (UK Inspections)
Model years 2003–2020 · 2023 report · n=304492
304,492 UK MOT tests · overall 20.4% fail rate vs UK fleet baseline
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83
/ 100

UK MOT Reliability Detail

Based on 304,492 MOT tests in the UK during the 2023reporting period. Score for each age band reflects this model's fail rate vs the UK-fleet baseline fail rate at the same age — a generation-aware metric.

Age 35 yrs
92
4.9% fail vs 10.9% fleet
40,657 tests
Age 69 yrs
91
9.0% fail vs 19.2% fleet
70,585 tests
Age 1014 yrs
86
19.1% fail vs 32.1% fleet
101,562 tests
Age 1520 yrs
71
37.5% fail vs 38.8% fleet
91,688 tests

Most Common MOT Failure Categories

#1
Headlamp
21,246
28.7%
#2
Wipers
14,798
20.0%
#3
Condition
14,147
19.1%
#4
Registration plate lamp(s)
13,399
18.1%
#5
Brake pads
10,327
14.0%

Categories ranked across all MOT tests of this model in the UK during the 2023period. "Condition" covers cosmetic / wear issues; suspension and braking dominate the rest.

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