2004 Honda Jazz 1.3
Summary:
Low maintenance, reliable car
Faults:
The car was running well, the reason for selling was - moving to a different country. Import charges were pretty high so was not wanting to take it with me. The only "issue" was the steering wheel - was worn, but that should be for 240k kilometers...
General Comments:
The car is super reliable All I did was change the engine oil and filters each 10000km . Each 40k I changed spark plugs.
The battery died after 4 years, I changed with a little bit bigger one. Istanbul is a relatively hot city, so the air conditioner was often used, that was the reason for buying a bigger battery.
Twice I changed transmission oil, just because manufacturer recommends it - not because I had issues.
Twice front left bulb was changed.
Brake discs were changed 2 or 3 times.
I used 10w 40 engine oil. At that time I did not know that should use 0W 20 so average consumption was around 7.5/100 km (with the air conditioner on).
Sometimes the car was loaded much more than recommended, but it was OK. Had no problems with it.
Once, in the first year I used silicone spray for one of the front doors... Once wishbones were changed.
Briefly that is all I did for that car. I have never had issues, except the battery. Last I saw the car - was on 320 000 km. the owner was happy and had no issues with it. It is an urban car. After 145km/h you could hear the engine :) So up to that speed the car becomes noisy. Concerning the comfort - it's OK for a city car, but for a long motorway journey, at higher speed - better use a limousine.
Would recommend it to those who are looking for reliable car with low maintenance cost. No need of "courting" for that car model - just do not forget to change the oil and filters on time and you won't have other issues. At least I did not have.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 6th December, 2023
19th Feb 2005, 19:50
I agree with the happy Jazz owner. (S) he's not exaggerating. I'm a French Jazz owner and I'm extremely happy with it. General belief that Japanese cars are rubbish is very wrong. They are better than most German cars, and way better than all their french competitors. I've had no fallen parts, no serious problems, in fact, no problems at all with Jazz. Jazz is probably one of the best cars Honda ever built.