Pass rate
72.8%
Below average — 0.3 pts ahead of the 72.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 74,124 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £34–£94
2006 Honda Jazz MOT pass rate
- 2006
- typical 86,515 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
28.1% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£55 for Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. What fitting it takes →
9.2 pts down across model years — 10.1% in 2002, 0.9% in 2009.
Which year to buy
- Best 2023 97.7% pass
- Avoid 2002 71.6% pass
Across the 22 years on record, a spread of 26.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 64.5%
- Typical mileage
- 87k mi
The 2006 Honda Jazz MOT pass rate is 72.8% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 28.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Honda Jazz does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.3× the national share
Brakes make up 28.1% of everything recorded on the 2006 Honda Jazz, against 20.9% nationally — 7.2 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2006 Honda Jazz compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.5%, so this figure is 0.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 64.5%. The median 2006 Honda Jazz in this dataset had covered 86,515 mi.
100% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 72.8% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 72.7% of the time, April–September 72.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp lens slightly defective", noted on 7.18% of tests.
- 74,124 recorded tests behind this page.
- 72.8% overall pass rate, 64.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Honda Jazz, the average is 83.3% — best year 2023 (97.7%), worst 2002 (71.6%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 74,124
- Typical mileage (median)
- 86,515 mi
- Make and model
- Honda Jazz
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Jazz MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 60% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (100% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Jazz
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 20,625 | 75.2% |
| South West | 11,132 | 68.1% |
| North West | 7,940 | 72.0% |
| West Midlands | 7,017 | 74.8% |
| East of England | 6,766 | 75.1% |
| London | 5,433 | 79.7% |
| Yorkshire | 4,635 | 70.6% |
| East Midlands | 4,431 | 72.5% |
| Scotland | 2,513 | 62.0% |
| Wales | 2,236 | 67.3% |
| North East | 1,388 | 65.1% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2006 Jazz
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2006 Jazz
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 7.2% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly defective”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the suspension joints 2.8% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the brake pipes 2.8% of tests
“rigid brake pipes excessively corroded”
Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2006 Jazz through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £34–£94 — and 53% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £34–£94
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 53%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 74,124 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Jazz, side by side
22 model years on record, from 2002 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 71.6% to 97.7% — a spread of 26.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2002 71.6% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2003 72.6% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2004 72.3% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2005 71.8% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2006 72.8%headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2007 73.0% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2008 73.7% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2009 79.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 81.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 84.4% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2012 85.5% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2013 87.3% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2014 89.0% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2015 90.5% wipers blade defective
- 2016 91.7% wipers blade defective
- 2017 92.6% wipers blade defective
- 2018 93.4% wipers blade defective
- 2019 94.8% wipers blade defective
- 2020 96.0% wipers blade defective
- 2021 96.1% wipers blade defective
- 2022 96.4% wipers blade defective
- 2023 97.7% wipers blade defective
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2006 Honda Jazz with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2006 cars with a similar record
- Toyota Rav-4 72.8%
- Suzuki Ignis 72.8%
- Smart Mcc City 72.8%
- Volvo XC70 72.7%
- Ford Fusion 72.6%
- Volkswagen Eos 73.0%
Closest pass rates among 2006 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2006 Honda Jazz 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 233,308 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 66,292 | 28.10% | 20.89% | +7.21 |
| Suspension | 55,694 | 23.60% | 20.98% | +2.62 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 37,038 | 15.70% | 12.21% | +3.49 |
| Tyres | 27,639 | 11.70% | 19.76% | −8.06 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 15,272 | 6.50% | 5.57% | +0.93 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 10,234 | 4.30% | 5.52% | −1.22 |
| Visibility | 8,137 | 3.50% | 4.97% | −1.47 |
| Non-component advisories | 6,028 | 2.60% | 4.18% | −1.58 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 4,072 | 1.70% | 1.76% | −0.06 |
| Steering | 2,902 | 1.20% | 2.57% | −1.37 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 7.2% | £5–25 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.5% | £5–20 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 5.3% | £45–110 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.6% | £5–25 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.8% | £40–150 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 2.8% | £80–180 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 2.8% | £60–150 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.6% | £3–12 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 2.5% | £180–450 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.4% | £30–80 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 26.6% | £80–180 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 21.3% | £40–150 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 14.9% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 13.8% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 12.0% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 10.1% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1,609 | 87.2% | 23,489 mi |
| 30-60k | 13,643 | 78.3% | 47,828 mi |
| 60-90k | 24,717 | 73.1% | 75,423 mi |
| 90-120k | 20,927 | 70.5% | 103,773 mi |
| 120k+ | 13,192 | 68.2% | 141,452 mi |
Source: 74,124 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2006 Jazz MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2006 Honda Jazz?
72.8% of the 74,124 2006 Honda Jazz tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.5% for cars first used in 2006. First-attempt pass rate: 64.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2006 Honda Jazz?
The three most recorded items are headlamp lens slightly defective (7.18%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (6.50%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (5.27%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2006 Honda Jazz MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.2% of the time, falling to 68.2% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2006 Honda Jazz in this dataset had covered 86,515 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2006 Honda Jazz?
Petrol: 72.8% pass rate across 74,083 tests. Diesel: 70.7% pass rate across 41 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2006 Honda Jazz MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 72.7% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 72.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.