MOT performance
Honda Jazz hybrid: MOT pass rate and common failures
Of 34,672 MOT tests on hybrid Honda Jazzs in 2023–2024 (on average 4.1 years old at test, median 18,724 miles), 91.3% passed first time, against 73.6% of 637,316 petrol Honda Jazz tests. Allowing for age, mileage and fuel, hybrid Honda Jazzs failed 19% less often than comparable cars — 0.81× against 0.86× for the Honda Jazz as a whole.
34,672 MOT tests on 24,716 vehicles, 2023–2024 · Source: DVSA (Open Government Licence) · Analysis: 73 Auto
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| Figure | Value | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| First-time pass rate | 91.3% | ±0.3 pts (95%), n = 34,672 |
| All Honda Jazzs | 74.5% | n = 673,876 |
| Failures vs similar cars | 0.81× | same age, mileage and fuel = 1.00; Honda Jazz overall 0.86× |
| Tests with a dangerous defect | 2.0% | n = 34,672 |
| Average age at test | 4.1 years | n = 34,672 |
| Registration years covered | 2010–2022 | DVSA first-use date |
Hybrid against the other Honda Jazz fuels
Official DVSA test results by fuel, with 73 Auto's adjusted ratio (failures against cars of the same age, mileage and fuel). The hybrid cars were tested 7.4 years younger on average than the petrol ones, so the raw pass rates partly reflect age; the adjusted column doesn't.
| Fuel | Tests | Average age | First-time pass | vs similar cars | Dangerous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 637,316 | 11.5 yrs | 73.6% | -14% | 7.3% |
| Hybrid | 34,672 | 4.1 yrs | 91.3% | -19% | 2.0% |
Where hybrid Honda Jazzs differ
- Steering: hybrid Honda Jazzs failed 297% more often than the Honda Jazz overall, relative to comparable cars (1.54× vs 0.39×).
- Noise, emissions and leaks: hybrid Honda Jazzs failed 82% less often than the Honda Jazz overall, relative to comparable cars (0.12× vs 0.67×).
- Brakes: hybrid Honda Jazzs failed 37% less often than the Honda Jazz overall, relative to comparable cars (0.77× vs 1.22×).
| Area | Hybrid (vs similar) | All Honda Jazzs (vs similar) |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 3.1% (-23%) | 4.8% (-17%) |
| Driver's view of the road | 2.7% (+7%) | 5.3% (+1%) |
| Lights, reflectors and electrical | 2.3% (-28%) | 10.6% (-14%) |
| Suspension | 0.8% (-15%) | 6.6% (-32%) |
| Brakes | 0.8% (-23%) | 8.4% (+22%) |
Most common hybrid Honda Jazz failure items
3 of these 5 items are not among the Honda Jazz's ten most common failures overall.
| Item | Area | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|
| Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively | Driver's view of the road | 2.03% |
| Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords | Tyres | 1.27% |
| Headlamp aim: too high | Lights, reflectors and electrical | 0.61% |
| Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm | Tyres | 0.55% |
| Condition: has ply or cords exposed | Tyres | 0.54% |
Pass rate by age, by fuel
| Age at test (years) | hybrid pass rate (tests) | petrol pass rate (tests) |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | 93.1% (8,303) | 92.2% (51,519) |
| 5-6 | — | 89.6% (70,721) |
| 7-8 | 86.0% (1,206) | 86.8% (70,488) |
| 9-10 | 85.2% (2,872) | 81.5% (76,325) |
| 11-12 | 81.2% (3,148) | 76.4% (77,833) |
| 13-15 | 74.8% (512) | 65.3% (131,280) |
| 16+ | — | 55.2% (155,353) |
Honda Jazz by registration year
Registration-year pages cover every fuel of that year.
- 2002 Honda Jazz · 53.7%
- 2003 Honda Jazz · 55.4%
- 2004 Honda Jazz · 55.0%
- 2005 Honda Jazz · 54.5%
- 2006 Honda Jazz · 55.8%
- 2007 Honda Jazz · 56.5%
- 2008 Honda Jazz · 58.2%
- 2009 Honda Jazz · 67.5%
- 2010 Honda Jazz · 70.4%
- 2011 Honda Jazz · 75.8%
- 2012 Honda Jazz · 78.0%
- 2013 Honda Jazz · 80.8%
- 2014 Honda Jazz · 83.0%
- 2015 Honda Jazz · 85.8%
- 2016 Honda Jazz · 88.3%
- 2017 Honda Jazz · 89.2%
- 2018 Honda Jazz · 90.2%
- 2019 Honda Jazz · 92.2%
- 2020 Honda Jazz · 93.6%
- 2021 Honda Jazz · 93.4%
What this does and doesn't tell you
Fuel is DVSA's recorded fuel type; plug-in and self-charging hybrids are grouped as hybrid. A difference between fuels can come from the engines themselves, or from how the cars are used — diesels typically cover more miles, and the adjusted ratio allows for mileage band but not for every difference in use. For one car, its own MOT history is the better guide: see MOT check.
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About this data. These are MOT test results, not a measure of mechanical reliability: a car's MOT outcome reflects its condition on the day, which depends on how it has been maintained and driven as well as how it was built. Figures cover class 4 vehicles (cars and light vans), normal tests only (retests excluded), outcomes pass, fail and pass after rectification at the station; vehicles at least 2.5 years old at test. Tests from 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-30. “Compared with similar cars” means compared with the national rate for cars of the same age, mileage band and fuel. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Makes and models are matched to 73 Auto's vehicle catalogue; tests that can't be matched are left out rather than guessed. See how the MOT figures are produced.