For This model has flaps to divide the boot or stop things sliding around and extra kit for a little more than the 1.2 SE. The engine is strong, with no great penalty in economy.

Against Avoid the optional semi-automatic gearbox, which provides slow and jerky gearchanges.

Honda Jazz Hatchback

What Car? says

3 out of 5 stars

Yes, it comes with big-car features, but they add up to something not far short of a big-car price – and that’s much too much to pay for a supermini.

What Car? readers say

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Key facts

0–60mph
11.8 secs
Top speed
113 mph
Average mpg
50.4
Tank range
464 miles
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Buyer's notes

Target Price team says:

Buyers have the choice of three engines: two pure petrols, one hybrid. Both the 1.2 and the 1.3 (badged 1.4) offer decent driveability, but we prefer the larger, stronger of the two.

Aided by its electric motor, the hybrid is the most powerful Jazz, but performance is hampered by a standard automatic gearbox.

All versions can top 50mpg, but for maximum economy, check out the hybrid – it can manage 62.8mpg. That said, it’s far more expensive than many more economical diesel superminis, so it’s tough to recommend.

Many buyers will want an automatic gearbox, and that’s available in the form of a continuously variable transmission. It’s standard on the hybrid model and an option on 1.3-litre versions.

While the Jazz isn’t as polished as other superminis, it’s reliable: top supermini for the last seven years in our JD Power customer satisfaction survey. It’s also more practical than most superminis, with a particularly clever boot and rear seating.

Reader test team says:

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1.4 EX model september 2009, mileage around 25000. Onthe roads round eastbourne it suffers badly from the uneven and broken road surfaces. Little…

Graham Barnard

2 out of 5 stars

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I bought the iShift version of this car and so regretted it. The peformance was jerky and poor bordering on the dangerous in terms of overtaking etc.…

Paul Madge

2 out of 5 stars

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My wife and I compared the Honda Jazz to the VW Polo, Nissan Note and Ford Fiesta, overall the Jazz was in our opinion, quieter and much smoother to…

Allan Smith

4 out of 5 stars

Honda Jazz Hatchback 1.4 Si 5dr

My second review of the Honda Jazz having owned it for 1 year and having done 4,000 miles. Car is still as practical as ever and have never struggled…

Roy Lim

4 out of 5 stars
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