Does the Honda Jazz fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Honda Jazz records 18.09 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 21.85 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.76, 95% interval −3.82 to −3.69). It ranks 483 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Honda Jazz by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Honda Jazz is “Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective”, recorded 74,073 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective | 74,073 | 3.90 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 54,038 | 2.84 |
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 48,621 | 2.56 |
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 44,395 | 2.33 |
| Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 21,294 | 1.12 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,901,658 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Honda Jazz gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
31.7% of Honda Jazz MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,776 miles later (39,553 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 39,553 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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