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Ford Fiesta vs Honda Jazz

Both are superminis. First-time MOT failure at age 7, and what each one is known to fail on.

The Honda Jazz is the more reliable of the two. It fails its first MOT at age 7 11.8% of the time, against 21.2% for the Ford Fiesta.

Ford Fiesta

21.2%

fail at age 7

Rank 162 of 239 · 51k miles at 7 · 1,110,523 tests

Honda Jazz

11.8%

fail at age 7

Rank 19 of 239 · 37k miles at 7 · 234,469 tests

What each one fails on

Measured

The faults each records most at ages 6 to 9. Same figures as each full report.

A stub axle swivel pin and/or bush excessively wornAdvisory6.7%

Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioningFail5.9%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory5.7%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedAdvisory4.8%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory3.1%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornFail2.5%

Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brakeAdvisory3.0%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory1.2%

Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brakeFail0.7%

A suspension joint dust cover severely deterioratedMinor0.7%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory0.6%

A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioningFail0.6%