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Honda Jazz vs Honda Spada: 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 Spada
93%
MOT pass rate · 10 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Honda Jazz (81%) and Honda Spada (93%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Honda Jazz Honda Spada
MOT pass rate 81% 93% ✓
MOT failure rate 19% 7% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 1.7 0.8 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 2% 0% ✓
Average mileage 77,994 mi 108,656 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 404,148 10

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 Spada

  1. Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
  2. Items removed from driver's view prior to test
  3. Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front lower inner rear bushes slightly perished (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  4. Offside Rear Outer Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt centre row of seats
  5. Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))
  6. Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Honda Jazz (81%) and Honda Spada (93%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Honda Jazz report Full Honda Spada 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.