The Honda Jazz is BRILLIANT at one thing: review

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The Honda Jazz is an appealing supermini with a hidden spell of magic inside.
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The Honda Jazz has been around since 2002 in the UK, and over the intervening years its mix of practicality, reliability and low running costs has won a loyal band of repeat customers, who will swear by all of the unassuming supermini’s aforementioned characteristics.
All well and good, but the Jazz’s unassuming nature has made it hard to reach customers outside the group of buyers of a certain age and outlook who have traditionally homed in on the little Honda’s common-sense qualities.
The latest model introduced in 2020 is the fourth generation, and whereas in Japan it’s available with 1.3-litre petrol or 1.5-litre petrol-hybrid power, here in Europe we’ve so far been offered only the 1.5-litre e:HEV variant. That decision is in line with Honda’s stated intention to eliminate conventional powertrains from its European line-up by 2022, so don’t hold your breath for a cheaper petrol version here.
Still, the hybrid powertrain works well with the rest of the package, and as Nicola Hume finds out, the Jazz offers one or two moments of brilliance elsewhere.
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@Ambienfinity Год назад

There's nothing dull about reliability, just as there's nothing particularly enthralling about being sat in a broken down on the hard shoulder (where available). I've had three Jazzes and not one has ever gone wrong.

@klaseronen7535 Год назад

I'm close to 50 years-old and I couldn't care less about those "old people car" comments. I have driven this generation Jazz twice and it's a brilliant car. Simple but stylish, compact but roomy and very practical with a great visibility all around from the inside to the outside. Try it. The more you drive it, the more you most likely will like it. Thank you, Honda. And special thanks for those traditional knobs and buttons on the dashboard.

@hyri3188 Год назад

I cannot say enough about how good Jazzes are! My mum owns the 2015 Jazz and even with CVT, its quite fun to drive! Yea as a teenagers Id like manuals and some power, but man it’s practicality of everything is what i like a lot about Jazzes Edit: Yep she carries potted plants daily as well lol

@jaybo8136 Год назад

I have a 2023 jazz and love it, 60mpg,smooth and comfortable. And I am not a pensioner

@JoePeddie Год назад

The amount of reviews on this car saying it has a CVT gearbox :/ It is direct drive, it has no gear box

@missemd22 Год назад

The Jazz has been discontinued in Australia much to my annoyance. I’m no pensioner and I love this car. My BF is on her second one and she raves about Honda’s reliability and customer service. She recently found rust in her 2 yr old 2021 Jazz and they are going to fix and loan a car during the process at no cost to her. I’d buy this version in a heartbeat.

@toninocars Год назад

Jazz is a unique car in its class and more like an mpv than a small hatch., similar to what Toyota previously had to offer as Yaris verso

@allwheeldrive Год назад

Pretty upset that after your thorough review, it seems Honda made another great Jazz. Upset because we'll never see this car here in the US again.

@AndySnap Год назад

The UK buyer's demographic means the Jazz is one of the few cars I'm not sure I'd want to be seen driving. But when I did have the previous model as a loan car, it was pretty good. And the VTEC engine unexpectedly came alive at high revs, with a real kick. Like many small cars these days, the Jazz is expensive!

@dickschuurman4684 Год назад

So you don't decide what you drive, but let "public opinion" decide in which car you do would like to be seen? 😞😭

@MattOn1010 Год назад

Jazz wins for practicality, the Yaris wins in all other departments.

@dickschuurman4684 Год назад

@@MattOn1010 Can you clarify "all other departments", please? I'm realy curious...

@nostalgiachannel318 Год назад

I wanna know when this was filmed. It's definitely not been short sleeve weather in the UK for 3/4 months.

@PatrickTCAPIreland Год назад

Had a 1st gen Jazz Sport for my fist car, it was an awesome little car, shame I crashed it so it met a bad ending. Still love the idea of a Jazz and the new one looks great! but I have moved on to a CR-Z.

@ragazzi25 Год назад

Great little car!

@rolo_061 Год назад

I was like where is she heading at 01:27

@Yorkshiremadmick Год назад

Me too 😂😂😂😂

@JMB1891 Год назад

It’s not the latest though, as there’s going to be a facelift due next month. So it’s the current version 😂

@christina5879 Год назад

Nicola looks best in tight light blue jeans👌

@DJGamesHD Год назад

She really does, she's gorgeous

@christina5879 Год назад

@@DJGamesHD Yes Dan. Tight jeans fits her so well

@DJGamesHD Год назад

@@christina5879 not just that she is in general just a very attractive woman

@telefan2 Год назад

Get a life

@blueskimo1 Месяц назад

at mark 2:30 i thought the car was going off the road 😅

@kinocchio Год назад

Why you reviewing it now? It came out a while back

@Birmingham_racing Год назад

I'm 35 I've always liked the jazz

@phil1980a Год назад

Looks like a dolphin in that colour. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing. Still overlooked as not a youthful brand.

@thindo Год назад

Thought it was in an accident at the front before she said it's new

@misterhoeflak Год назад

Brilliant. I'm now just waiting for Nicola to come up with a bra support level scale to measure ride quality... I'm seriously considering one of these. Interestingly, all but one spec in NZ is combustion engine-only.

@mohammadalhdrami1008 Год назад

And were das it made in

@ridingdriving Год назад

jazzy

@mohammadalhdrami1008 Год назад

Ok. Were das it madein

@englishtime5327 Год назад

Horrible bubble shape

@Inc.Co. Год назад

Have you seen the front of that thing? Hideous!

@Jestersson Год назад

I had the 1.5 sport (2018) and it was the worst Honda I’ve owned. The gearbox was notchy and often refused to go in 2nd gear and the info screen went blank and refused to switch on 3 times. I bought the car brand new with only 4 miles on it and sold it with only 6400 miles. Honda refused to acknowledge a gearbox problem but did repair and replace the head unit. Car itself was noisy as hell on the m/way and despite it having 130bhp was gutless and understeered like crazy. Oh and the condensation was ridiculous, the inside of the windows were literally dripping wet every morning during winter, the air con was useless. Again, Honda didn’t find a problem. Sold it after 3yrs hated it.

@AC-id5ow Год назад

The 2014 design is way better. This just looks like it's in a Gurning competition. Don't know what the designer was thinking. Terrible decision for the front.

@flyme195 Год назад

Definitely still a car for the oldies. If it wasn’t, it wouldn’t have a god awful CVT gearbox. As for the wheels, didn’t know manufacturers made them that small anymore

@gap9992 Год назад

it doesn't have a CVT gearbox !

@robinholmescnx Год назад

Those little plants could have gone in the boot.

@dalesmith4985 Год назад

Car reviewers always say, the ford fiesta is more fun to drive but fail to say they are rubbish for long term reliability and you are still better off with a Honda or Toyota.

@alicaramba7680 5 месяцев назад

No one buys Fiesta with a prospect of driving it for 15+ years. Obviously, no one properly cares about a car to be sold in aftermarket after 4-5 years, if not sooner. More, younger people doesn't even know how to care and have no money for a qualified service. That said, there are better and worse cars, better and worse services, but overall quality, reliability gap between different international automakers isn't that big (discount Fiat, though I understand why cars built with Italy in mind are so unreliable to the North of The Alps).

@borisdemelo Год назад

It’s a real shame that in UK car culture the Jazz is an “old people’s car”. I owned the 2nd gen a couple years ago and it was such a joy to drive on twisty, hilly roads. Great feeling through all the controls.

@MrLense Год назад

Not gonna lie, I always see a pensioner, English Heritage stickers on them. Car enthusiasts will k swap the Gen 1 and gen 2 models though

@philpaxton2078 Год назад

I had a 1.4 EX and loved it. So much boot space and able to carry 2 bikes and three people at the same time. Also, if you selected Sport mode and let it 'change up', well not quite, but whatever the CVT equates to changing up, at the rev limiter, it used to give people a bit of a surprise.

@johnfrank4513 Год назад

Which car should buy Hyndi i30 or honda jazz which is more reliable and good ?

@lilyyang6252 Год назад

lol it's the same in the US (as Honda Fit), I zoom past older people driving the Fit all the time. I'll probably drive my Fit till I'm much older (I hope).

@leftylinky8826 Год назад

My 2009 Jazz is hitting up 150,000kms and yet to experience a single mechanical issue. Legendary car.

@robsmith4790 Год назад

My 2009 version (1396cc) is over 154000 Miles. One bit of welding 2yrs ago. Otherwise does the job brilliantly. Had it 10 years and I hit 60 years old, last year😂 so I’m NOW, in the ‘older’ category. Agree, the next, 3rd gen, version wasn’t good, rough engine, bad mirrors. Irritating infotainment. This version will probably have my money.

@christopherleetrf Год назад

RU-vid algorithm brought me here and I was surprised the Honda Jazz are driven by seniors in the UK. Over here in east asia the Jazz/Fit are driven by street racers ripping them through corners with semi slicks. The RS version has a little more power but the point of the Jazz is its agility.

@paparazzi8472 Год назад

On the last Jazz model, there was a version with a manual transmission + sunroof. This is not the case in the new Jazz model. Goodbye HONDA Jazz!

@xAvatisx Год назад

Here in the UK it's also nicknamed the rolling roadblock 😂

@wisruteb Год назад

@@xAvatisx That title goes to Toyota Prius where I live.

@realsushrey Год назад

Seems like a car I will like to own- I am 23.

@wardieleppan8443 Год назад

I have a 2013 Jazz (Fit) in part because I wanted something into which I could easily put my road bike . The clever fold down seats make that so easy. Great car around town and frugal when it comes to consumption and inexpensive to run and service. Only sad that Honda Canada will no longer be bringing in the Jazz. Seems Canadians are too in love with their awful SUVs 😢

@popdufc4139 Год назад

I bought one in 2020. I was looking for a hybrid and this was, by far, the best. More of an electric car with a petrol engine running a generator. Looking for a new car and still not ready to go full electric. Juke is an option but I am buying another jazz. First time I have bought the same car EVER. Negative is service costs.

@martinwilson2660 Год назад

As always I have zero interest in this car. So I watched all 6 minutes and 29 seconds.

@ronittaynee3600 2 месяца назад

B bouche liki aller

@davids6557 Год назад

I'm on my third inherited jazz, first one did 172k miles without missing a beat. They are bomb proof, cheap to maintain and actually very good to drive. True they lack in power, but you can throw it about easily and its the best car I've ever owned.

@dogsbodyish8403 8 месяцев назад

It's not a CVT - e- or otherwise. All gearing is fixed, and it works in series-hybrid mode at low speeds (engine drives a generator which powers the battery and electric motor) and parallel hybrid at higher speeds (engine drive wheels directly, along with the electric motor). Very similar to the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. Different form the Toyota Hybrid Drive system (misleadingly labelled "e-CVT" by Toyota) - but that equally has totally fixed gearing (in a particularly ingenious form). They all drive a bit like a CVT though, with the engine "spooling-up" when you put your foot down...

@AlexisTichko Год назад

It isn't a CVT gearbox, actually there is no gearbox on the Honda Jazz hybrid, only a direct link with the engine when you need more power or on highways. Honda did, somehow, emulate a form of gearing but that is virtual.

@sp-tw8ij Год назад

The Jazz is a brilliant city car, decent mpg (60mpg all day long) , plenty of room for four passengers (five is a tight squeeze). I had mk1, mk 3 and new shape. Also decent on motorways, and has sufficient amount of acceleration to overtake. Reasonably good on the twisted as long as your not doing silly speeds. Had to have EX model has it had geared seats and heated steering wheel. Ride on big wheels is firm, but not uncomfortable. Dash looks a little dated, but works just fine. Yes, some cars have better digital displays, but Honda( in my opinion) have the right balance.

@markvetter4711 Год назад

Love my 2009 Honda Fit, American Jazz, and would happily buy a new hybrid version, but the geniuses at Honda cut it from the US market. My wife still misses her 2003 Honda Element, and regrets trading it in, should have spent the money on refurbishing instead of a disappointing new car. I also miss my 1994 Del Sol, I hope Honda drops a new two seater convertible soon, at 50 my midlife crisis is eminent, and Honda has no cool options.😂

@garytorresani8846 Год назад

I have a 2019 Fit. I may be a senior, but this car us fun to drive, gets great gas mileage, love the magic seats. In other words, a great commuter car. And I have taken it on long trips. Honda made a mistake not bringing the new Jazz/fit to US and Canada. Not everyone wants or needs a SUV. The Element is a work of genius. Lots of them on the US west coast. Folks falling over backwards to find one on the used car market, including myself. Honda should bring a new element to market. It WILL sell.

@damieg82 Год назад

Loved my 2016 Jazz, but what she said about the ride quality is true... it's too firm! It's one of the reasons I sold it after 4 years of ownership, and didn't replace it with this new one. I like it so much I even looked into if the Honda City spring/dampers are interchangeable, because those have a much more compliant ride, but sadly they can't fit. Everything else about the Jazz was ace, and it never let me down or left me wanting, apart from a comfier ride.

@piglet5287 Год назад

That's strange. I test drove one in 2021 and found the suspension too sloppy. It made me feel carsick even while driving, which is unusual for me. Maybe there's an underlying lack of body control which we all noticed in different ways

@TeemarkConvair Год назад

i bought my "FIT" (JAZZ)new in 2015, base model 6 speed, and it 's a BLAST to do the "twisty bits"! I do concur about road noise, it is loud, and in my US spec gen 2 i cut out and attached a matte black cover to the dash, the sun/glare off the top of it is actually dangerous. I wondered why Honda dropped it from the US market,, maybe i'm too old? hmm 78? Living in the New York Fingerlakes region there are quite a lot of the two generations of Fit here.

@rubel247 Год назад

Hate the look of this car reminds me of a frog but loved the look of the old model if it looked anything like the old model would have considered it so I bought a Yaris cross much nicer similar price

@Pres.Shinra Год назад

The car is very good but geez it's ugly and expensive

@jonathonedwards6741 Год назад

It’s a great car is the jazz but it’s so boring.

@nevillechant27 Год назад

Probably the best rear end of 2023

@imwjamie Год назад

Whos ??

@alexander1485 Год назад

@@imwjamie the presenter

@polopowered Год назад

Taken the crown from Rebecca Jackson, who now covers it up..

@8arcbal Год назад

Looks fantastic in tight fitting jeans 😍👍

@hectorheath9742 Год назад

The 'old people's car' stigma is getting hackneyed now but Honda could help by offering a powerful engine. I'm an old man now, but still got all my teeth and a libido! We don't all have a cane and slippers.

@shane6961 Год назад

Now take a corner with those plants back there 😄

@Kingsoupturbo Год назад

The flip up seat option is really smart, and then they fold flat too, impressive!

Год назад

It's and old feature, my 2007 civic had that seats too...

@dimekoza Год назад

Still no Civic review?! Come on Auto Express, move it. And let Nicola do it...

@alanduffell6820 Год назад

At £21 - £27,500 for a new Jazz. Get yourself a Dacia Sandero Stepway for £10,000 less and walk away with a smile. Yes it may not be as posh or refined, but the Jazz ain't £10,000 better. Brand snobs need not apply.

@barrieainge4937 Год назад

Totally agree, and they're very reliable.

@casmirron 16 дней назад

I like that backseats feature, because I'm gardener. My 20 years old Mitsubishi Colt has something like this with the backseats. You can remove them totally so you have tons of space for plants or other objects for the garden. No other car has that kind of features, but this Honda Jazz is close to it. Overall it looks very good.

@SarahWalker-Smith 3 дня назад

Just about to buy the crosstar version and heard about the brake simulator recall in Japan. So we’re somewhat concerned that In the UK they haven’t recalled as yet, due to a shortage of parts and small numbers affected . I understand the problem goes beyond the Jazz and affects the HRV and CRV. Honda have apparently slowed production to cope with the situation. The brakes don’t fail completely but are compromised and they recommend going to a dealership asap if you experience brake problems. What the effect would be at high speed on a motorway I don’t know. An article in the Telegraph claimed that one customer in UK had to pay 60% of the cost of repair. My local dealer has confirmed one car with the problem. Very disappointed. This was going to be our fourth Honda. We planned to drive it through France and Spain in retirement.

@rolandfry5688 Год назад

A very egotistical presenter, who cares what she thinks. It is the car, not her.

@dominicr4740 Год назад

Might it not of made sense to wait for the facelift model range? Given this was put on RU-vid only a couple of months before the model sales start.

@marios.8184 Год назад

I hope Honda bring back the Jazz in Brazil!!! I love this little car! It's perfect for big cities like Sao Paulo.

@nelsonmonteirofernandes7519 Год назад

Foi um tiro no pé da Honda tirar o fit de linha!!!🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽

@Rapscallion2009 Год назад

Weird. This was clearly shot in the summer, but came out in January - midwinter.

@jodyjo_gd3 Год назад

I own an 07 Fit (Jazz) and it's such a fun car to drive on track and practical. My disappointment with the new one is that no manual transmission is offered.

@MarkFrankUK 27 дней назад

I want to replace my old Ford B-Max but the Jazz seems to have a couple of disadvantages: No place for a spare wheel (The puncture repairs kits often don't work). You can't get heated front windows.

@swapneelmohile6804 Год назад

This is the most practical and honest review, magic seats is the USP of the product too bad it is given miss in India post 2017 . This new model has taken the game ahead.

@aka7kak8 Месяц назад

honda hybrid maybe not most efficient, but for city driving offer best drive train comfort , in fact thats electric car with generator as power source, and battery as buffer, if to hide/exclude ICE noise would be indistinguishable from real EV. on highway this one is indeed too noisy and start to feel under powered, but I really enjoyed driving in city, comfortable and refined, mostly silent eco driving. if honda would make design like modern toyotas it would sell much better

@jameshalfpenny4726 Год назад

Twisty do’s 😁

@jimj2683 3 месяца назад

It would look much cooler if they made the design more clean and honest. A bit like a VW UP! Just a square minimalist futuristic box with rounded edges would be perfect.

@paullacey2999 Год назад

Not at that price...

@6ettinold Год назад

Car journo's are still using the Ford Fiesta as their go-tp benchmark. You would have more chance of finding Prince's Harry and William chucking back pints in a Wetherspoons than you would finding a Ford dealer able to order you a new Fiesta before production ceases in Cologne in June this year. They are extinct and therefore pointless as a new car comparison. Stop it.

@ivanmihailovic421 Год назад

How hard is it to say that noise insulation is very bad.

@user-ck6kq8zl2i Год назад

I wanted to see you get a bike in there really.

@mikemoss1528 Год назад

Look on RU-vid there are people getting far more than bikes in there.

@Christmascancelled Год назад

The car is brilliant in many ways 👍

@peachandtoffee Год назад

look how they massacred the design

@MrGMawson2438 Год назад

I don't wear a bra 😆

@Dutchy1979 3 месяца назад

I love my 2019 gk5 Jazz and i'm 45😊

@DoubleDee10136 Год назад

It’s so nice to see you back on YT again Nicola so honest and genuine car reviewer ❤️❤️❤️

@nickhayley Год назад

Those potted plants were a terrible choice to highlight just how amazing the magic seats are. Those plants would have fit on the back seat without even raising them up.😂

@alparslanozkan1300 2 месяца назад

1:26 going off road !

@paparazzi8472 Год назад

On the last Jazz model, there was a version with a manual transmission + sunroof. This is not the case in the new Jazz model. Goodbye HONDA Jazz!

@royed31 Год назад

terrible review

@snailer06 Год назад

Slightly fuglier, not cuter. They discontinued the Fit in the USA.

@johnsharpe734 Год назад

Why is 0 to 60 so important? You cant get to your destination that much quicker whatever youve got.... I usually catch them all up a couple of minutes later....less stressed....

@slavikrybka Год назад

As an owner of GD5 Jazz i must admit, that unfortunately, there is no reason to desire new Jazz over old ones. You've got more space with first generation in the back - 380/1300L, reliability proven by years and yet quite modern design which is more mature than 2009-2014 model and this 2023 and not that boring as Ford Fusion of those years. Jazz goes to it's end. Sad to see.

@gpierre90 Год назад

Hi Nicolas, now I won't lie, Honda engines, with their tech and magic seats are brilliant, I just sold my i20 2017 and bought the previous gen Fit/jazz, and looks wise I prefer the previous gens looks, I'm sorry but the new front lights look bulbous and hideous in my opinion. There are other manufacturers that rivals the Honda Jazz that looks much better.

@arad907 Год назад

I think it’s still old folks car. The front design reminds me of the old man in UP Animation😅😅, and that’s a company which gave us Honda e, an attractive small EV. Honda e proves they can design attractive cars, but they prefer to design ugly ones and laugh at us while buying every thing they make.