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Honda Jazz vs Honda Md90: 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 Md90
89%
MOT pass rate · 43 vehicles
More reliable
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Honda Md90 is the more reliable of the two — 89% pass first time versus 81%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Honda Jazz Honda Md90
MOT pass rate 81% 89% ✓
MOT failure rate 19% 11% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 1.7 0.3 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 2% ✓ 4%
Average mileage 77,994 mi 41,304 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 404,148 43

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 Md90

  1. Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
  2. Drive chain slightly loose (6.1.7 (c) (i))
  3. Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))
  4. Front suspension has a slightly reduced damping effect (2.3.6c)
  5. Nearside Drive chain slightly loose Cannot inspect properly as fully enclosed chain but inspection cover off so can see chain lose, (6.1.7 (c) (i))
  6. Nearside Rear Drive chain worn but not considered excessive will need replacing soon (6.1.7 (c) (i))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Honda Md90 is the more reliable of the two — 89% pass first time versus 81%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Honda Jazz report Full Honda Md90 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.