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Honda Jazz vs Honda Jzr: reliability comparison

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

Honda Jazz
81%
MOT pass rate · 404,148 vehicles
Honda Jzr
89%
MOT pass rate · 22 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Honda Jazz (81%) and Honda Jzr (89%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Honda Jazz Honda Jzr
MOT pass rate 81% 89% ✓
MOT failure rate 19% 11% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 1.7 0.4 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 2% 0% ✓
Average mileage 77,994 mi 84,553 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 404,148 22

Most common faults

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))

Honda Jzr

  1. Offside Front Inner tyre side wall starting to crack
  2. Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)
  3. Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
  4. Offside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)
  5. Nearside outer track rod end joint cover split/missing
  6. Offside outer track rod end joint cover split/missing

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Honda Jazz (81%) and Honda Jzr (89%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Honda Jazz report Full Honda Jzr 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.