Faults:

I have only had it a year and put on 7000 miles, nothing but servicing so far. History log mentions a lot of wear and tear parts replaced as expected of the age and mileage. Exhaust is rattly - will get my local garage to look at it.

General Comments:

If you want a reliable small family car and do not have much cash to spend, a used Jazz is an excellent choice. Smart looking and nice inside and relatively comfortable for its size, the Jazz is one of the best small cars I have ever drove.

1.4 petrol is nothing to get excited about, but it is cheap to tax and insure while doing well over 40 mpg on average. DSI SE model is well equipped.

Still looks and feels modern for a 2008 car also. I plan to keep it till it no longer runs.

Faults:

Nothing, but the car has only done 1000km.

General Comments:

Bought this car, which will mainly be used by my wife, after test driving the Yaris, Swift, Mazda 2 and Colt. The others all had their good points and most were a bit quicker than the Jazz, but none could match it for all round practicality.

Certainly it's slow away from the lights - our old Echo felt marginally quicker - but if you use the gears and keep up the revs it can easily match traffic flow and has some very handy mid range performance - good for cruising and overtaking. It also handles really well, is comfortable and in fact, quite fun to drive.

Interior space is massive for the class and everything feels very good quality. I like the looks, especially the exterior. However I really didn't like the 'fake alloy' wheel trims that seem to be fitted to most base models these days, so I got genuine alloys thrown in as part of the deal, which also included mats, on-road costs and a 5 year warranty and roadside assistance. All for $18,750!

Judging by our previous experience with a CRV and comments by other Jazz owners it should be very reliable.

We're very happy with the Jazz as our 'second car' but for anyone using it as their only vehicle I'd recommend the 1.5 model.

Faults:

Handbrake does not hold when on any incline.

General Comments:

I purchased a new Honda Jazz 1.4 in March 2008, and was initially delighted with my purchase. However a couple of weeks after having the car, I was shocked to watch it roll down my driveway. This happened again a short while later, and at this point I took it back to the Honda dealer who checked the handbrake and advised me to park the car not only with the handbrake on, but also in gear.

The problem however is still there, and like a few other people I continue to bring it up with the dealer. I however phoned Honda direct today and they have logged my complaint, but need several other people to complain about the problem with the handbrake before they will recall the vehicles, so please if you have this same problem, phone Honda direct on 0845 200 8000 and hopefully we can get this problem rectified.