THE HONDA JAZZ / FIT (mk2) BUYERS GUIDE | AVOID THIS CAR until you watch this!
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- A review of ALL the common problems with the second generation Honda Jazz / Honda Fit to make sure YOU buy the best car possible.
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I`ve had one for almost 8 years, is it the most glamorous looking car?-nope!
Is it the fastest car?-it wouldn`t pull the skin off a custard-trust me!
Is it roomy then?-Yup
Can I fit two dogs in the back? Whatever his name is above missed the magic seat system, it`s brilliant, especially if you have dogs or a cargo to transport
Should you consider buying one, well, let me tell you this, in 8 years of ownership, I`ve spent £160 twice, yup, 320 smackaroonies on brakes (which reflects my style of driving-no I`m not a pensioner) I love mine, 1.4 petrol & it`s the most reliable car I`ve ever owned, (& I`ve had a few-trust me) make yer own mind up!
The dedication is admirable
After my leather seated top of the range Ford Focus Ghia ended up going to we buy any car after 6 months of ownership following a crack in the engine at 30,000 miles, I just wanted something reliable so purchased Honda Jazz EX for £5,300 from a Honda dealership in West Bromwich (despite not being a Granny). With the exception of rear break callipers sticking at 13 years old (maybe down to inactivity caused by covid lockdown) and a clutch change and spark plug change at 75,000 miles, nothing has gone wrong with it (and despite its car for OAP status, I actually find it can be quite fun to drive - just wish they had made a Type R version in this country with the huge BHP like they did in other countries). Great video.
Thank you for putting together the best review of the Honda Jazz. Was lucky enough to find by chance a mint condition one. Your guide provides all you need to know.
Enjoyed this review 👍🏼 Subscribed and hi from Australia 🇦🇺
This channel is far and away not only better, but more informative than many of the others, what car, wow, high peak etc. I come away from these videos having learned about the car I'm interested in rather than feeling I've just watched someone chat waffle.
Nice review pal
We've had a 2010 since 2016. Cheers for the heads up on the dull lights. Only other things to add. Driveshaft snapped. Judder was happening before this, if you have a judder while pulling away, also get the driveshafts inspected as well as the clutch. If doing the clutch, do a 3 piece clutch and slave cylinder. Plate above the driveshaft known to randomly vibrate. (Easy fix with a few repair vids on TH-cam). Biggest one, seems to have a retirement person's cred. I couldn't care less, if you are also reading this and a fan of the jazz enjoy the car for what it is . Hope this helps someone somewhere.
As a new and grateful sub to your channel and avid comment reader, you don’t seem to answer many comments where there are questions
According to CarWow this is the most reliable car of all cars. I’m amazed U were able to find such a long list of weak spots.
Love the dedication in this vid in snow and low battery. I’m now a subscriber 😊
Great vid, nice dog, lovely little car...just subscribed 😊
Thank you for the review
love the video. cool accent dude
yeah plenty of space in the instrument cluster for a thermostat gauge... yet they didn't include it
tiny battery annoying as well... doesn't go well with the very cold winters here in sweden
This is one the most reliable Hondas. As good as a Toyota. My Fiesta has worse reliability.
Toyotas and hondas are practically identical in terms of reliability
Yes, the fiesta WOULD Have worse reliability, it's a fraud.
Same here 😑
I bought one last week after watching this video. I've been without a car for a year because I find it so stressful looking for one, but thanks to this video I knew what to look out for, and the laughs definitely helped. Thank you!
You are very welcome! Great choice.
Update
hows it going so far ?
Just had a wiper mechanism fail. But engine wise, is great.
Great video thank you
Good info, thanks!
Very welcome!
Mine one was i shift and had problems with actuator a few times. Otherwise the leak was also in the boot but fixed. Apart from that at 130k miles its still doing well.
super helpful thank you
The Civic 1.4 petrol engine was my mums car. This car was SUPER reliable in every way..
What is the mpg in your mums car? My 1.4 automatic is very low
@@R.B_B
When she gave it too me it was averaging 40ish 38mpg..I would put in a tenner and she gave about 70miles average
Have had my 09 Fit since 2012. By far one of the best cars I have ever had. Only problems were key ignition locked up, rear latch handle broke to fold down seat, daytime headlights quit working and now a small oil leak coming from somewhere.
I have a 2013 Honda Fit(Jazz for non Americans lol). Still works great!
What a great channel, came across you by chance, but very glad I did, I have subscribed and given you the old 👍
Haven't had any of these problems. Love the flexibility n space, not the most desirable but you'll forget that on its plus points which are the main appeal. Great road trip car.😊
really for road trips ? how ? i dont like driving with 4 k rpm on the autobahn haha xD
@@marvin2678nice space, good on petrol what more you need? Road trips are not about speed that's called a race :)
In the Netherlands max speed is 100 Kmh, my Jazz does about 2500 rpms at that speed. Totally acceptable. Even drying on the german highway with higher speeds drives great.@@marvin2678
@@alexanderfrederiks8481 & i'm confirming what i haven't had
Not desirable until you have owned one, then you just laugh, at everyone else.. 😂 It’s a great little mini van as well, with proper fold down seats.. I used to call mine the Tardis, you turn up to collect something and people laugh saying you will never get that in there.. the only limit tends to be the tailgate width, if you have that covered, it’s in.❤
we own the 3rd gen jazz along with a civic type r good car i put better tyres on it makes it better to drive
Almost 300 000km on my 11j old Jazz hybrid. Only two problems so far: heating had to be fixed and I had a leaking thru the antenna. Both easy fixed. Very happy with my car. Battery is still good
do you like the hybrid and whats your fuel usage ? i have a 1.2 l 2013 jazz and use 6.6 l gas ...
@marvin2678 it's about 5 to 5.3 l. It really depends how I drive and how many people are in the car.
@@SwissTanuki Not Bad Not Bad
This was fun to watch! Thank you 🙏
My wife has a 2015 Jazz, my local maintenance garage said if you want a reliable car buy a Toyota or a Honda.
Good watch 👍😊
Good strong cars but i may add the batteries are tiny, so will need changing every few years depending on the climate , plus the 1.2 is utterly gutless in hilly regions such as my area in Wales !
Im 6ft and could use another notch on the drivers seat slider , guess the Japanese market client are ok on this tho, but sadly not us taller folk.
Have run a series 2008/9 used Jazz i-Shift EX, with all the “bells and whistles”, for 6 years. Reliability has indeed been good, but the battery sucks. Lower cc capacity cars in this class, by other car makers, typically have batteries with twice the capacity. On decent commuting runs it’s fine, but for popping into the village for a paper or pint of milk on a regular basis it soon runs out of steam. An ideal car for the retiree, like me, but if it’s just used for popping down to the local store or Sunday church expect the battery to run flat very quickly…..especially in Winter!! Oh! Yes, had the brake switch fault, but the local Honda franchise had to contact Honda direct before they discovered it. Not before they’d already spent about 6 hours trying to solve the problem themselves. Cost me an arm and a leg! On the up side, the garage did waive the vehicle recovery cost…………….bravo for that!!
Oh! Nearly forgot. Great presentation, liked it a lot…………..and that’s coming from a Sassenach! Mind you, I’d rather a Scottish Terrier for a pet than massive Rotweiler……..😉
Best wee car !
Had a Mk 1 for six years and went everywhere, even with all the family tucked inside and not one thing played up, unlike a brief encounter with a Golf, an Astra and a Brava. Constant faults and rough handling. Went back to a Jazz Mk 3 and again absolutely flawless, light and responsive. Now traded in for a (ugly ish) Mk 4 hybrid for a bit more power but still want the practicality.
What were the mk1 jazz faults you found lol
Most reliable car best engine never had problem with had this for years
They are very very reliable
I've had my 2009 Jazz since 2020 - Has cost me over £1500 to get door actuators replaced - Both rear doors were permanently locked as was front passenger. Now the drivers front has started sticking!!
If you check your Engine weekly for any leaks /problems I cannot see the problem . I squeezed a larger Battrey in mine and it works fine . Change oil every 4k , no problems !
What's the size of your larger battery? I hope to give it a try.
I also wanna know
Brilliant cars
I never knew about that gearbox option and owned a Jazz for 14 years..😂 earlier shape cvt. In this one you also have a pan roof.. never seen that.. in my market..
What Option ?
I’ve had a 2 Honda jazz’s. Never had any issues with head gaskets so I don’t know how you have drawn that conclusion. On the 52 plate jazz there was a recall on gearbox bearing. Which I had issues with. Also the clutch master cylinder can start creaking badly but never leaked. On both jazz’s I never had a boot leak. Early Jazz’s had a faulty EGR valve. Honda replaced under Warranty.
The Jazz is one of the most practical and reliable cars I’ve ever bought. That good I’ve had 2 and would buy a 3rd
Hes not drawing any conclusions, hes just referring to mentions online by other people. Your sample of 2 cars really isnt big enough to represent the thousands upon thousands of these things around. But then again, its probably a very rare issue, that online researching makes it seem like its much more common than it is.
Saying it can happen doesn’t mean every car will have the same problem
This is not entirely accurate. True, there's no engine temperature gauge but it does have a warning light. At about 1:50 you say that the first thing you know about an overheated engine is a blown head gasket. No, the red warning light flashes if it's a bit too hot and will stay lit if hotter than that. So the car does have a means of knowing if there's a problem. Otherwise it's an excellent runabout for city driving but not really intended for long distance highway driving. Our 2009 model has got 200k km on the clock and it's still like brand new.
Once that red light is on the damage is done in most cases sadly. That being said they are indeed great cars, very reliable. Just wish they’d added a temp gauge!
What a cracking video! I bought a 13 plate JAZZ 1.4 I-VTEC ES Plus a month ago and loving every moment with it. I've had 8 Hondas over the years ranging from Civics, Accords(hatchbacks, saloons and Aerodecks) and Jazz - the latest one is up among the favourites so far. You Tube algorithm keeps on throowing me 'how to turn your Jazz into a campervan' so seriously looking into it. I paid a wee bit over the odds to get it through a garage and was well examined on the forecourt and test drive before money changed hands. Looking for an Android head unit for it now as the present stock CD/Radio/MP3 unit is a bit too 'noughties'.
Fitting into the slightly older driver demographic, the Jazz suits me well as it's comfortable, nippy, responsive and has a comfy armrest - seriously, I've done all the boy racer type stuff when younger so to keep on motoring, Hondas just tick the box for me. Thank you for the view
I love mine 2011 GG3.. love to pin it too. Too sad it has a torsionbar rear.. (which tiny car doesna?) Wendt from multilink and Pirelli PzeroNero to... that and levelled with Turanzas.. still a ferkin brilliant car! :)
If the 2009 Honda jazz has Air Con how many Kevlar type belts belts are fitted. ?
I asked on another channel and got a confusing answer..
4:52 impressive. Maybe these L series Honda tends to exhaust easily the 12v battery.
Also the battery is very small
Hi Enzo. Enzo seemed to enjoy his run in the little Jazz. Has he ever been in a GT-R?? Can you do a review of the new GR HiLux pls??
When you say that blown head gaskets is a thing, because there is no temperature gauge, thats not entirely correct. The head gaskets are NOT a known issue at all...
The i-shift joke took me out 😭😭😭
This model isn't targeted by cat converter thieves either. They put the cat more tucked towards manifold , too hard to grind the pipe off towards the engine manifold. Don't get a mk1 one you Will be a target.
I was looking at the jazz for a first car but the insurance is insane on these old models.
That might be because they hold their value and therefore insurance in more to cover it, many other small cars plummet in value
+ probably it has to do with relatively high CO2 levels for today standards in this car category (sub 100 g/km, this engines are in 129g/km levels)
How much was the insurance rate?
what did you get in the end ?
An alarm went off in my car when the coolant was empty
Is the Honda Jazz a cam belt or a drive chain?
All chain driven
The 2014 model does about 8mpg less than my 2007 car, but it is a much better car to drive and for comfort.
That’s odd! Did you change from manual to auto?
Rear brakes binding? Very common n all Hondas?
Very reliable but a lot of those cars are falling apart with rust. If you get a nice one could still be good value.
would you consider it good for a second car or for a learning driver?
Yes absolutely!
yeah bro its my first car
I have a 2018 fit EX . My first car and been driving it now for 5 years and I don’t plan on changing it anytime soon. It’s so fun and easy to drive. So wonderful for beginners
Honda Makes Power,,,,,💪✌️
Give me an old Honda Anytime preferably EK1 Civic !!!😂
No temperature guage is just plain stupid, what does it cost to fit, a couple of quid?
I like how the first 2 generations look the third generation they ruined it
it looks nearly the same ?
ok my bad youre right hahah
Scottish accent is so weird but funny 😅
rust 5:10
ishift 6:38
Just about every car on the road has some sort of problems.
I had a Honda Jazz for 6 years engine very reliable never let me down its just everything else like suspension parts that go quickly and CVT very jerky and noisy plus my steering rack failed.
Bet you finished that McFlurry 😂
Didn’t get the chance 😂
Good review but why this stupid title?
I have owned 3(Three) different Honda since 2009 till now ,l do not agree with you. That's the most reliable car to someone who maintain normal service. The secret is on service.
the mk1 honda jazz came out in 1982
Scottish Car Eejit: No temp gauge (thermometer symbol) means, blue, cold, do easy, no light OK. RED too hot... yes you still know. But if you ignore the Owners Manual, written in 11 languages, +500 pages thick... well, you're a Scottish thick one...
Bonus points for using the word eejit! 🤝🏻 bravo
@@ScottishCarClan I love Scotland... yoursa is almost 50% us...! :)
@@ScottishCarClan And when on the already anal part path: I own a 2011 GG3 (prolly an ES 1.4 in yours terms, the middle trim) I'm going to add a (*drumroll*) Not a thermometer for the coolant but OIL! In that way, in my sense, I can keep a duly eye on the REAL situ about temp.. Still insist any that blows head gaskets is eejits! :)
Please stop with these bs clickbait titles. You just cause arguments.
they only do it to get views.. i have owned a honda fit for years with no issues. I will never get rid of this car..
UK built? Sounds like an awful lot of issues for what should be a reliable Japanese vehicle?
I've been eyeing up the latest Civic for my partner (because) it's now built in Japan rather than Swindon...
No. If you search the Internet it will tell you Jazz was built in Swindon uk. But I can tell you for a fact it wasn't built here in the end. All Jazz in UK are Japan built. I've got 2011. Never had an issue with it. Rust? Really? I haven't seen a rusty one yet.
You Are wery cleyar.