2004 Honda Jazz 1.3 from Turkey
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
1st Jun 2010, 16:47
After having replaced Yokohama tyres with Bridgestone B250, the car's stability in turns has been drastically improved.