Used Honda Jazz 2015-2020 reliability review

Name: Used Honda Jazz 2015-2020
Rating: 4
Author: Mark Pearson

The well-built Honda Jazz offers class-leading space and practicality. It's reliable and good value, too

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What should I look for in a used Honda Jazz?

The Jazz is mostly used as an urban car, so check for bodywork scuffs and kerb damage on the alloy wheels. Check the seats all slide and fold as they should.

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Is a used Honda Jazz reliable?

Honda dealers always get excellent reports, and Honda as a brand is consistently at or near the top of most reliability surveys.

In our 2023 What Car? Reliability Survey, the firm finished sixth out of 32 manufacturers, with an excellent overall score of 95.9%. This placed it above Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Mercedes and Volkswagen, but below Mini, Suzuki and Toyota.

This generation of Jazz came fifth out of 19 cars in the small car category. The present-generation Jazz came seventh.

Tips & Advice

Check for outstanding recalls

Many cars are recalled so that faults can be put right. Recall work shouldn’t cost you a penny, and they’ll make your car safer or more mechanically robust. Checking if your car has been recalled is easy

Choose the right breakdown cover

You may already have a breakdown policy through your home insurance or new-car warranty so check to avoid paying twice

Make sure you have warranty cover

New cars usually have warranties that last between three and seven years that can help cover the cost of mechanical faults. But this protection can last longer with an extended warranty

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About the writer

Name: Mark Pearson

Title: Used cars editor

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Mark Pearson has been a motoring journalist for more than 15 years and is currently the used cars editor for What Car?.

Mark spent his formative years at the BBC, where, at various times, he scheduled, broadcast and archived television and radio programmes and researched, wrote and produced promotional material.

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