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Honda Jazz vs Vauxhall Corsa

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 29.9% for the Vauxhall Corsa.

Honda Jazz

11.8%

fail at age 7

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

Vauxhall Corsa

29.9%

fail at age 7

Rank 218 of 239 · 51k miles at 7 · 745,043 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%

Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deterioratedMinor16.1%

Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etcFail12.1%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory10.0%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedFail6.9%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory3.5%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedAdvisory3.3%