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Honda Jazz vs Toyota Yaris

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 18.2% for the Toyota Yaris.

Honda Jazz

11.8%

fail at age 7

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

Toyota Yaris

18.2%

fail at age 7

Rank 112 of 239 · 45k miles at 7 · 323,618 tests

What each one fails on

Measured

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

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%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory8.8%

A suspension component excessively damaged or corrodedAdvisory5.9%

A wheel bearing excessively roughAdvisory2.8%

A wheel bearing excessively roughFail2.5%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory2.5%

A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioningFail1.8%