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Honda Fire blade vs Honda Jazz: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Honda Fire blade
88%
MOT pass rate · 42 vehicles
More reliable
Honda Jazz
81%
MOT pass rate · 404,148 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Honda Fire blade is the more reliable of the two — 88% pass first time versus 81%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Honda Fire blade Honda Jazz
MOT pass rate 88% ✓ 81%
MOT failure rate 12% ✓ 19%
Faults & advisories per test 0.7 ✓ 1.7
Dangerous-fault share 1% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 54,745 mi 77,994 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 42 404,148

Most common faults

Honda Fire blade

  1. Exhaust noisy (7.1.2)
  2. Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.3(ii))
  3. Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.3(ii))
  4. Exhaust noisy (8.1.1 (a))
  5. Rear Brake pad(s) close to minimum limit (1.1.13 (a))
  6. Front Brake pad(s) close to minimum limit (3.2.A1f(i))

Honda Jazz

  1. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  5. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Honda Fire blade is the more reliable of the two — 88% pass first time versus 81%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Honda Fire blade report Full Honda Jazz report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.