Bought a Jazz brand new in 2005 for my wife. She uses it mainly for commuting, the school run and the occasional road trip. We also use it for those occasions where we need to move bulky items, as it's the largest car either of us owns.

So far, the Jazz only let her down once. This was due to a wear and tear item, being the battery. Other than wear and tear items like brakes, tyres, batteries and the odd rear wheel bearing, the Jazz has been completely reliable.

The car has one issue: reverse gear on the CVT gearbox takes around 15 sec...Read more

If Honda service centre in Prahran gets hold of your car they will be sure to suggest many expensive repairs and when you say you can't afford them they will pull the old scare tactic of roadworthiness. They wanted $500 to replace a rubber that insulates the engine vibration from the car body. When I asked to be shown the problem they said they couldn't, it was actually just a prediction of what might happen as the car gets older. How can what might happen later make the car unroadworthy now and since when is vibration grounds for unroadworthin...Read more

Bought the Honda Jazz VTi 2007 model brand new in Jan 2008 (last of this series). It's been a great little car for the family. Loads of space for 3 kids and 2 adults. The rear seats fold flat, turning the car into a mini-van. I've fitted a 42" Flat Screen TV in its box in the back. Car has had several recalls to do with the Airbags.
Since new, we have driven over 100,000 Km's. The Tires have been replaced twice. The services at Honda are expensive and what I don't like is the CVT gearbox service where they have to flush it twice with oil. Unti...Read more

Purchased our 2005 VTiS in 2007, with 14k on the clock. Now has 190k and runs as good - if not better than when we got it, no noises, no oil usage, no rattles everything works and gets 6L/100 around town. Years ago we had the dreaded CVT shudder, the Honda dealer was no help, however they sold me the improved CVT fluid, I changed the fluid, drain/fill, easy job, shudder gone. That was at approx 50K. Now I change CVT fluid every 30k and have had no issues at all, the CVT has not been apart and works great well as great as the CVT is, it does not...Read more

I bought this car to replace my ageing 1992 Honda civic 2 door hatch back. It was incredible to drive, no more bending down to sit inside, having 5 doors was a plus, as well as the huge cargo area in the back with the seat folded flat. Brilliant engineering by Honda. I have the 1300 manual transmission model, easiest clutch in the world, nicely spaced pedals too. The motor pulls like a train with the manual transmission, even with the air conditioning running. I average 4.8 litres per 100kms, worse I have ever had is 6 litre per 100, driving l...Read more

I won't buy another Honda in Australia after experience with our Jazz. Our little Jazz is still running like new other than the cvt problem. if you search internationally, honda (and also Nissan extended to 10 year)has mostly extended warranty on the cvt, but honda australia won't and dealers are not helpful because they can make a lot more money on 'fixing' the problematic cvt than being honest with their customers. I have estimated their markup of repairing cvts based on the costs of parts and labor, it would be almost 500%. How can you be ho...Read more

Where do I start? Well I bought my partner a 2003 Honda Jazz Gli 1.3L CVT and at first it was a great car, very economical, comfortable and an all round pleasure to drive... That is until the first of a myriad of issues would arise, the first of which was a flogged out rear wheel bearing after only 20xxxkm's, then came the A/C compressor bearing dying at 25xxxkm's and then the infamous CVT shudder showed it's terrible head. Honda replace the starter clutch under warranty and told me they had changed CVT fluids and that it would not be an issue ...Read more

This is the first and probably only brand new car I've bought and I've largely been very happy with it. Given the size of the car, you can fit a surprising about of stuff inside, once you fold the seats down. We've had two children since buying the car and cannot now fold the seats down with two child seats in the car and we do struggle now if we need to pack much in the boot.
The only mechanical issues we've had with the car is a rebuilt auto gearbox after around 60,000km and despite being careful drivers who regularly keep the tyres inflat...Read more

My mum owns an automatic 2002 Honda Jazz, which I frequently drive to run short errands. I really do not like how the top of the dashboard infront of the steering wheel is raised because I find I need to crane my neck forward to get a better view of the road. I know there is a seat adjustment, but if I adjust the height, I won't be comfortable with my feet on the pedals. Also, there has been a 'new car' smell since the day my Mum bought the car - brand new from the Honda dealership - and during long trips in the car it gives me a migraine. I th...Read more

I purchased this car to replace a Toyota Starlet. I believe I was totally sucked in by the sales people! They carried on like it was a purchase which I would never regret etc etc. I liked the look of it and the demo which I drove seemed really nice so I decided against better judgement to get one. I noticed on the way driving home that the steering was not as easy as the demo, and I called the dealership the next day to ask whether I was given a car which didn't have power steering, I was assured I wasn't. To this day I suppose I will neve...Read more

I love my Jazz as it has saved me a lot of money in fuel efficientcy. I just hope they rectify the major blind spot in their newer models as it is just dangerous.
These cars are the best for fuel economy. I have an automatic and the drive is so smooth I often find myself waiting to hear the gears change and they dont. The one continuous gear is great. Their CD player is great for sound as well as the amount of speakers in the car.
Their is one major problem with the Jazz that could be very dangerous. Thei front panel on the passenger side that ...Read more

I really liked our 2003 Jazz. We had it for 7 yrs until it came off worse in an altercation with a roadside fence. It was written off, but even then I managed to drive it home. Not a good feeling to have it written off. Was our family car for some years until we got our 2nd. Rear seats folding down flat was awesome, so versatile. I loved the higher driving seat, one of the highest outside of an SUV type. Looks great on the road and we found it economical with fuel. Engine size was fine for our use. A great zippy little car for parking,...Read more