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HONDA JAZZ Used Car Review

In 2002 Honda raised the bar for city-car practicality with its Tardis-like Jazz. Its monobox five-door form combined with clever flip-folding 'Magic' rear seats and a flat floor to bring unrivalled versatility and interior space.

Pros

Cons

  • Sensationally practical interior for its size
  • Big boot becomes spacious with rear seats folded
  • Good performance and efficiency from 1.5L engine
  • Good interior quality and presentation
  • Overly firm ride of latest model
  • Pricing tends to be high for segment
  • No Isofix child-seat anchorage points
This is general information and should not be relied on as purchasing advice.
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Overview of the Honda Jazz

Overview of the Honda Jazz

In 2002 Honda raised the bar for city-car practicality with its Tardis-like Jazz.

Its monobox five-door form combined with clever flip-folding 'Magic' rear seats and a flat floor to bring unrivalled versatility and interior space.

HONDA JAZZ GENERATIONS (SINCE 2002)

2002-2008

2008-2014

2014 onwards

RUNNING COSTS

Fuel Consumption (2014 onwards)

1.5L 4-cylinder: 5.8 to 6.2 litres per 100km

= Highly economical.

= Good economy.

= Average fuel use.

= Heavy consumption.

Servicing

SIMILAR MODELS TO HONDA JAZZ

WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR: HONDA JAZZ (2014 ONWARDS)

The Jazz seems to be a car that Honda got right. Complaints are few and far between, but there are a couple of checks we'd make before any money changes hands.

The first would be to make sure the park-brake not only holds the car on a hill, but also makes a distinct clicking noise when you apply the brake.

Some earlier models had a manufacturing flaw that saw the ratchet mechanism fail, the park-brake release and the car roll down any hill it was parked on. There's a high likelihood that it was fixed by this stage of the game, but we'd still check it.

The clever interior means that a lot of these cars were used to transport dogs, surfboards, mountain bikes, you name it. So, make sure the interior isn't too badly beaten up.

Finally, there was a recall for these cars built in the 2015 model-year to check a fundamental part in the CVT transmission. If this part broke, the car could either lose drive or experience a front-wheel lock-up. Check with a dealer to ensure the recall has been attended to.