USED Honda JAZZ/FIT - The BEST small car? 

A friend of mine has one of these. She keeps saying she wants to get rid of it for something newer but every year her mechanic talks her out of it. Lol

Thank you Adam for letting the host review your car.

"And still have the front seat if the gig goes really well" Peak journalism right here!

Between ReDriven and Garbage Time my 'Drummers reviewing nuggets on youtube' niche is satisfied. Keep up the fine work

Here in Zimbabwe Honda fit is a national treasure, that car is super tough and reliable. They can take alot of abuse and still keeps going

Finally, my car is featured! This is one of the most reliable cars my family ever owned 😂 owned a used 2013 RS since 2016 until now and it never failed me ever once!

These are brilliant. We have had 3. All 1.5 manual. The first lasted 550,000km , the 2nd was crashed at 280,000km and the third is still strong at 290,000km. The only common fault is that the rear wheel bearings need replacement at about $200,000km. One had the rear brake drag fault once but otherwise been bulletproof. Tyres and the odd new battery. Perfect first car or great cheap transport. Oh and the space is nuts. I once picked up a single bed mattress in the jazz. And I have used the magic seat upright for things - eg suitcases and plants.

Old lady down the street from us has one of these, in white. Tough as old boots, and the car works like a charm too. She uses it to lug around potted plants and bags of fertiliser.

My parents bought one new in 2003, it's still going, it won't die! In fact they gave it to their granddaughter as her first car.

Got the late 2014 Jazz. Not one single problem, period. Spacious, fuel efficient, comfortable enough. No reason to get rid of it after 10 years.

Had an EX jazz here in Ireland for 7 years...Great little car. Gave it to my dad. Drive a crv now...more room for the family And the drive shaft snapped on my jazz too.

My wife is on her third Honda Jazz now and she's had 15 years of fault-free driving. We recently gave her 2014 3rd generation model to our adult son, and we found a 2019 model with only 12,000 kms on the clock with full service history. Feels like a new vehicle. On a recent trip to Japan we saw current model (4th gen) Honda Fits everywhere, especially hybrids. It just amazes me that Honda Australia stopped importing these. I've noticed however that grey imports are now available in Australia.

This is the most reliable car I have ever owned. Very low maintenance. And I have owned corollas and a civic. After owning it, I have no desire to go back to German cars and regretted buying a Fiesta after it.

Prices for the jazz have gone up in the past 5 years here in Aus. I bought a 2009 GE auto 1.3 with the safety pack in 2019 for $6600. Had 100,000 km on the odo. They're still selling for more than that now. It is an excellent car, reliable and cheap to run and fun to drive. Goes ok on the highway. The most expensive service was to replace the fuel filter, the back seat has to come out to get access.

My grandad owned one of these until he gave up driving last year [aged 90], always quite enjoyed driving it. The Jazz never actually got the 1.5l engine in the UK until the tail end of the 3rd generation about 5 or 6 years ago, which is a shame cause it otherwise might not have had the same "shopping trolley for old people" image.

My driving instructor had one of these for teaching us in (me and my siblings) and besides the seats not having much lumbar support, it was a brilliant little car. The manual in his Jazz was surprisingly resilient and forgiving for the learners he took in it. What Hullsy said about the mechanical side of things I'd believe after having driven one. Also massive congrats guys on hitting 250k subscribers as you've earnt each and every one of them🎉👏🎉. Also my old man has said that 2 people he talks to regularly may be subscribing to yourselves as well. Brilliant job as always guys and look forward to Sunday's video as per usual 👍.

These and an early gen rav 4 are the perfect car for someone who just wants to go from A to B

I had this gem of a car. Never gave me trouble. Super reliable and super practical. It was such a fun to drive. It took across the Nullarbor to Melbourne, Sydney and back - an absolute Nugget! It broke my heart when in had to sell it 😢

Got a friend with a mid 2000s 1.3 cvt Jazz owned from new...as long as you get the transmission fluid changed semi regularly and make sure the 8 (yes 8!) spark plugs are all replaced when needed they'll go forever. She absolutely loves that little thing and will never get rid of it. Only thing that grates her is the weak air con

I have the 2010 Honda Jazz, 1.5 auto, I bought it when it had about 40000 kilometers on it, it now has close to 250000, with very few problems. A couple of engine mounts and not much else, would definitely get another one.

I have two jazz/fits, a first gen GD and a third gen GK. I’ve owned a lot of different cars and these are some of the best allrounders out there. The GD has really short gearing (3100rpm at 100km/h), and could do with some more legroom (I’m 6’4”) but it’s more fun to drive than a GK, it feels more like a classic Honda. The GK Jazz is more comfortable. A good compromise is the second gen GE, same as in this video. Change the spark plugs regularly (especially in the twin spark models) and do an occasional valve adjustment and these cars are bombproof.

Had a Jazz VTI 2006 for 17 years. Great little runabout. Only issues was the paint peeling on the side mirrors (age though), but just issues that you’d expect after 17 years so overall a solid car for 250,000 kms. Got a Mitsubishi ASX now, which is brilliant 🥰

Been waiting for this video

Honda should bring back the Jazz as the market needs a car like this.

The amount of space in this is really surprising. Great video just what I needed since I am considering getting a jazz for myself.

The space is insane, it's very reliable, HOWEVER, massive caveat, it's bloody loud! Your ears will go before the car gives up the ghost. I kid you not, at freeway speeds, the interior noise is 82db. That's just nuts!. I'm selling mine, just couldn't live with the noise 3 months into ownership.

Ive had my 2011 VTI for 3 years now and its been stellar. It has filled in as a work vehicle when my van has broken down more than once, swallowing a whole van load of tools :) Problems: Rust under the doors and in the engine bay-ive treated and recoated them which seems to have got it under control. Ive replaced a solenoid in the transmission. The AC compressor was replaced after it sprung a leak. And the door lock actuators have been replaced under warranty. The thing is absolutley amazing in day to day driving, and that includes some long haul stuff. And no Sht I literally just put some Wipertech wipers on my Jazz, they are killer!

Got ours here in NZ as a 2005 import 10 years ago with 56,000kms. Now sitting on 150,000. So nice to drive. Quiet, smooth, peppy. Have put on 6 new tyres - 4 of those all new 3 months ago (yep - the rears just wouldn't die). One seized left front brake caliper. CVT additive every 2-3 years. Normal servicing. And that's it. Never once missed a WoF. Always starts. Everything works. Still looks smart. Magic seats helped us move house three times. Easily fits a drier and a Wever family Q in the box into the back. Incredible. We'll probably never sell it.

I have the hybrid, 162000 miles and and still going strong🤞🏼

Have had a 2012 Jazz auto since 6 months old. .Great for carrying beehives (4) with bees. And pallets. and shopping and.. Very reliable. At 12 years old, new front /rear disks and pads and front anti roll bar bushes and tie rods (potholes are bad for suspension.).. Easy to park, cheap to run..

My mates wife wanted a 2nd hand Honda Jazz & I found one in his price range. I got the price lower as it had been in a small accident & bent the reo bar behind the bumper. Everything else checked fine. I sourced another reo bar & bolted it on. It was auto but it had the flappy paddles. For a tall bloke like me, it fit me well & the space is unbelievable. The only problems they've had is that replacing the headlight globes can be a pain & parts from wreckers can be hard to find. I've never seen it have rust but when they got it, I got cavity wax in all the areas where rust can occur. Driving it around town & parking is so easy. Highly recommended for someone who wants a small car but isn't a car minded person. Servicing them is a doddle.

I wonder if we've yelled it out enough for Honda Aus to bring the Jazz back?

Rockin the Sneans as always

I had one of these. Very reliable and practical. As for fun to drive, that’s not how I remember it 😂

Thank you Adam! 😁

THE best small car. We have a 2013 sport model and its near perfect for what it is. SO MUCH room inside. We use it as a tiny pickup truck and its so much cheaper to own and drive than a small truck. It has needed pretty much zero repairs (owned almost 7 years) just routine stuff. I love the thing!

LETS GOO i've been waiting for this one

I just purchased a 2013 manual cr-z which basically has this exact engine and set up and it gets so much shit for not being the crx ( which people with nostalgia glasses on need a second view at because it wasn’t that great) but the jazz/Fit (I’m from the states) gets so much love and it’s the same car just about.

I bought a first gen GD Jazz vti-s as it was cheaper than fixing my Subaru's head gasket and it was one of my favourite cars I've ever had. I got it at 200k kms and put on another 70k of hard driving after I modded it with suspension, wheels and a full exhaust system and it never gave up, still had the original clutch at 270k. Also the best part of the car was even though it wasn't fast, the way the 1.5 vtec engine revved, it had a boost of power from 5krpm to the redline unlike most other cars which drop off up that end so it was as joy to drive. The only issues I did have were coil packs - very common and especially if cheaper spark plugs are used and the roof leaked at the back of the rails, a bit of silicon fixes that, both common issues. I've got a Fiesta ST now and while it's has so much more performance it's no where near as practical and has more rattles as the jazz, also the stock suspension isn't comfortable at all.

Very informative

I loved my Jazz!! I had a manual though and would like automatic. I sorely miss it!

Lol. Wrecked me with "in case the gig goes REALLY well". Awesome.

This is a little late for me. I just bought a 2005 1.5l manual Jazz earlier this week. I'm moving soon & needed something a little bigger than my motorcycles to carry boxes & stuff & the Jazz fit the bill. And while it's not as fast as my Aprilia or KTM, it's nippy enough to pull away from most traffic at the lights & is a hoot around corners, even on the skinny stock rims. I was going to use it for a couple of months & then sell it, but it's so much fun to drive & was so cheap to buy that I'm going to keep it.

Nice little nugget. Watched a few k20/k24 swapped videos on these. Mad things. You get your better half to buy one. Then, have it as a little side project (at her cost) 😂

My drive shaft literally just snapped this week on my 74k miles Jazz.. cost me ~£240 for the part and £444 for including maintenance (GBP) I love the car though, got it from my parents for 2.5k and it’s a 2010 with great boot capacity and dynamics with the load layout. I just went to a music festival with 2 friends and myself with a ridiculous amount of camping gear while also getting use of my rear view mirror. Love the car, love it to bits.

Fun fact, the Honda CRZ is based on the Jazz running gear. The engine has some mods but quite a bit is interchangeable. Not everything but the Jazz hybrid and CRZ have a lot in common. Plus the MX5 maybe a better drive but the CRZ eats it for space and comfort as the range of seat adjustability is slightly limited especially seat rake. Currently 2014 CRZ with cvt(wider gear spread)glass roof,17 inch alloys and leather seats. Goes like a Swiss watch. Cheers.

I purchased a used Fit, the sport trim of the Gen 2 for $CAN 14K from a dealer with 80K KMs on it. Got rear-ended in it once (and had it fixed), and had maintenance done regularly; zero issues. After 3 years of ownership and and extra 50K KMs sold it back to another dealer for $CAN 13,5K. Would cost $CAN40 to tank, which I'd do every 2-3 weeks as an occasional user. Best car I ever owned. It's amazing and I miss it every day.

I had one for 16 years, never had any problem. Sold month ago to friend's son.

These things are amazingly reliable and have an incredible amount of space for the size of the car. The cvt on the 1.5 is fun with the paddle shifters. Highly recommend 👌😎

I still love the little 1.5L 5 door manual Toyota Echo. Took it places ppl wouldn't dare 😂 and it's still running well after I sold it

After 6 months looking for the best bang for Buck around town reliable small second hand car that could hold enough gear for camping I bought a 2013 Jazz Vibe! Driving 1.5 and 1.3 manuals around town were almost zero difference and the later upgraded gen2 is much harder to find in 1.5 manual, most are Auto. The Jazz Vibe is 1.3 and Jazz VibeS is the 1.5. The later upgraded Gen2 1.3 is closer to 1.4 than 1.3 with increased HP over the earlier 1.3. I was sold on a Honda CRV after your( Along with many others) reliability reports but so was everyone else it seems because good ones are pretty hard to find especially with the amount of backpackers using them for traveling around Australia You cant guarantee the correct service history! Thats why I swapped to looking at the Jazz/Fit and it wasn't a mistake! look for one made in Japan as they were also made in Thailand for Australia and if your not freeway driving everyday the 1.3 is good enough! Getting an average 6.7L per 100Km,s stop start traffic around town but am sure the 1.5 would be the same.

I had one of these for 14 years. Never broke once! I decided to buy something new so I went for the Civic, already spent some time at the shop…

My first car. Only complaint was the rear suspension. Other than that, it was almost perfect. Sadly it is not sold in AU anymore.

We need a review of the 2008-2012 fiesta!

my sister has owned the sports model before this one and it has been a fantastic car worst feature is the stereo is integrated into the dash in such a way that you can't just pull it out to put in a better one

My wife has a 2017 Fit. I like this car a lot. The CVT transmission no so much. If I had bought the car just for me it would have had a manual transmission.

My mum has a 2016 jazz. Its like driving a go kart but damn its so big inside for such a small car.

This also happens to be the best looking jazz of all the marks.i also have the facelifted version and one thing i can agree on is that the front seats doesnt go low enough,so not nice if you are tall.but it makes up for it with its looks, reliability and fun to drive factor.and the rear suspension is a bit hard.and the rims like on the car in this video really looks good on the car

My daughter has a 2017 Jazz and it's a Tardis. I'm 6'2" and can easily and comfortably sit in the rear seat, it's bonkers. Couldn't do that in a Mazda 6. We load it up with all our archery gear on the weekend with out issue. Going to upgrade the strange Panasonic double din head unit for her soon to get a CarPlay one. The factory one doesn't have volume buttons on it unless you go back to the home screen. There's volume buttons on the steering wheel but the head unit is pretty basic and crappy.

We have one of these as the grocery getter at work, top little car

I had a Gen 1 Jazz from new for 12 years, I had the 1.3 with the CVT, It was a great car, in some ways it was better than the Gen 2, the CVT can be fun to drive once you get familiar with it, I could be quicker to 80 than a V8 clumbsydore or FallCon in the Jazz simply because if you feather the accelerator pedal just right and keep the engine at peak torque with the CVT it's peak torque to the wheels until 80-90km/h then the revs start going up so they're much quicker than the 1.3 engines specs would let you think especially as other cars had to disengage power to the wheels to swap cogs. Most people have a tendency to just mash the accelerator pedal, that will just result in a lot of noise and no action, driving a CVT like this is just wasting fuel.

Have a 2005 jazz, unfortunately we didn't get the 1.5l till the generation after this one in the uk. Did a 1000 mile + roadtrip last year with 3 people and it did great. Unfortunately slips out of 5th gear now and can't decide if I should get it fixed. Got used to a bigger engine and cruise control with regular long jerneys now.

I have a 1.3 5 speed, 2012 GE Id agree completely on getting the 1.5, but if the 1.3 is available you wont be missing out. Bought mine September 2017, with 39k on the odometer, now showing 173000k and change. Replaced the rear shocks @80000k, cant bitch about that, carried a concrete outdoor table with 2 concrete benches and the plinths for them home after my wife made a marketplace purchase. No idea what they weighed, but my front wheels had zero weight in the steering, I suspect contact with the road was ...tentative. 80k service shocks were leaking. Replaced them. Replaced a relay in the Air conditioning system. Thats it, purely service items at service time. The writing in the LCD screen is no longer visible, the heat from Queensland summers while it sat in the sun in a carpark cooked it. Everything works, just a certain amount of random selection when going through your presets. Cant fault my little pick up truck, readout shows 5.9l/100 a little rough math on fill up shows closer to 6.5, no complaints. Done at least 1/2 a dozen 1200k day trips, yeah, its not a Bentley, but we went for dinner that evening without issue. It has a towbar for a 6 x 4 trailer, it knows its there but just use a little common sense. Great little car, can't fault it, service it every 10k as specified and I suspect it will go forever. I am looking at updating the entertainment,with dashcam and all the yadda yadda, any suggestions?

These things are brilliant, super dependable, fairly cheap, and capable of a mean handbrake turn

These are a great car for your first car. Another great video too. As a musician, there were not too many gigs that resulted in a score. Sad.

I love my Jazz. It isn't fast, never gonna set pulses racing. But it's practical. My partner drives an Alto that has a more perky engine but the inside looks like it was bought from Temu. Dear me, you are so right about a sixth gear 🤣

Check this: This model Fit Hybrid is available with a 6 spd manual in Japan. We get them here in New Zealand as used imports. Generally higher spec inside too with leather steering wheel.

Had one for a few years. There is no better car for carrying large dogs around and it also had the best manual gearshift I've ever experienced.

Please do a 120 series Prado soon

Ivery nearly bought one of these 3 years ago (2015 model). However, unbeknown to the salesman I was dealing with, his colleague sold it earlier on that day. I was gutted. Bought a Hyundai i10 1.2 instead.

I bought a 2006 1.5 Jazz pre-covid for $3500 with around 110,000km and sold it for $4000 at the end of last year with 135,000km!

Finally retiring my Honda Fit after 20 years. No problems at all.

My sister in law has the first generation Jazzand the only problem she has had apart from the recall for the air bag is all the coil packs went her husband replaced the coil packs and she will never sell it

Good little cars and still looks nice in my opinion

Rust is the biggest killer for these, My 2010 jazz sport door rusted out near the edge. Seems like a common issue as ive seen many parts fit/jazz with same rust spot above the drain hole.

This is the most ridiculous - but well made, let's be clear about that - self appreciation post to sell something I've seen so far. And it was made by Aussies, and you just know they can get away with it. Thanks for the video, I hope you get a good price for your Fit Jazz :) The story about the front seat after a gig, can be for another video ;)

Muygen spec FTW

In the uk, these are great cars. Spacious and reliable, best car iv owned

7:11 if wasn't removable, it is now 😅

Do the Hyundai Getz next, if your too poor to buy a Jazz, buy a Getz, really cant kill them.

Have you looked at the GWM Cannon yet?

20 years later that 20,000$ has devalued by a considerable amount.. 20k back then is the equivalent of 32k in today's spending power..

After watching Jim, if you have a 2005 and get CVT shudder, a $125NZ transmission fluid change including the Honda additive will 100% fix it. Totally and utterly gone. Then we just keep it up when servicing. And sounds like our caliper might have been the rear? it cost $175NZ to fix from memory. Best car ever made.

We had 3 Honda jazz’s Absolutely loved them We had a gen 1 2004, 2011 and a 2015 The worse one we had was the newest 1 It literally rusted away in under 12months We traded it fast The only problem we had was the body Yes the boot used to leak in the gen 1 It was due to the glue what they used to glue the roof on shrunk so it just leaked The roof need to be removed and reattached After 8yrs and 760,000ks Absolutely zero mechanical issues But the body was shit 2011 Auto blow up with only 800klms on it Was replaced under warranty But paint fade and rear wheel bearings was our only problem We would do regular trips from Gold Coast to Newcastle every yr several times a yr plus the wife used it to drive back n forth to work Over an hr each way Jazz no 2 was written off from an accident No 3 Sorry It was just a dud

The car is actually spacious inside.

Here in NZ, the Suzuki Swift is the number one subcompact hatch on the road. Most people I see drive the Jazz are retiree woman, even the RS models.

These things (all generations) hold their value very well. Theyre reliable, nimble & practical. The only let down is the image of a granny wagon

Interesting 🤔 The hybrids are so common, this side.

The 2 front doors rusted out along the bottom of the doors on the inside with mine ,2010 model

its so cheap in Australia, in my country a second hand Jazz is around $17k AUD

I want to get one but it is a struggle to find one with cruise control in France

will 6ft4 be able to fit?

It's my car aside from my Lexus LS430. It's very good, very reliable but nearly too slow to be honest, Torque, what torque?

I bought my 2019 1.5 Yaris for more then it cost when it was new 😬

can you imagine an Si version of this car?!

Fuel tanks under the seats 🤔.

I hope you can feature Genesis Coupe next 🙏🏻

I'm not sure about the GE, but with the first-gen GD there was an additional interior config which Honda called "Refresh". You basically take the front seat headrests off, and then the front seats could recline all the way back and essentially fold flat with the rear seat base. I guess the idea is you could then sit on the back seat with your legs all the way out, or you know, lay down with a friend.......

I have a 2008 Mazda2 with 215k on the clock. Besides scheduled maintenance and tyres it has not cost a cent more. 20Km/L and a rather sporty drive. Probably the most reliable car I have ever had. The Honda is by far the most practical with a touch of ''class''. The Yaris is soo small and has a really bad ride quality. Besides it being a Toyota it brings nothing to the table.

How topical !!! We are in market for a small runabout for my kids to learn on, albeit an auto. It's a toss up between this , a Swift and a Mazda 2. The only concern I have with the Jazz is the CVT.....seems the Gen 2 has this sorted, good to know. An aside, after a few months of looking, there are loads and loads of trashed Jazzes on the market, often with "ambitious" unrealistic pricing and dodgy, sketchy service records. A common issue seems to be the paint, hard to find an older Gen 1 car without seriously trashed paintwork.