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
Newer isn't always better and doesn't mean it will last longer....new tech and more electronics means more problems and less life span, I would stay with this until it starts costing too much too maintain with fixing it.
I'd go newer if it's a Toyota Yaris. Toyota somehow knows how to keep a model pretty much the same for 10 years or longer, and it will still be as reliable as the first year.
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.
I never fancy the design of this Honda Jazz/ FIT until i do some research and study of the fundamental of this car category, the fuel consumption economically viable save and the handling of this little car is tremendously good...so I've know, it's will never failed you.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I owned a 2012 model automatic Honda Jazz 1.5 litre. It was a great little car, and my daily driver until in June 2015, my wife died due to heart failure while driving it. After that, I just couldn't bear to keep it. However, my adult daughter bought a Jazz in 2018, and still drives it daily. Her husband is a drum teacher, and a drummer in a band, and the Jazz swallows all his gear when he needs to go to a gig. You are right to say that the 1.5 litre engine is the one to go for. I don't understand why Honda no longer sells the Jazz in Australia.
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.
A high percentage of cars are worth the same as in 2019. Due to the COVID- caused supply chain disruptions. And now there used EV market is tanking, anything ICE will keep holding its value. My wife bought a VW Polo new in Jan 2020 - after 4.5 years the used price is only around $2000 less than what we paid for a new car.
Fuel filter is under the handbrake, it just an excuse mechanics give to charge more. I know as I did it myself and have a 09 1.3! Great little car, underpowered though with 1.3.
More spacious interior without being that much physically larger, 1.5L engine also more powerful @@eyecontrol4900 Yaris and Mazda2 likely have a slight edge on reliability/running costs.
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 😢
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.
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 👍.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
@@sidjyothi I own a GD Jazz, similar issues to yourself with regards to noise. I generally like a bit of good music myself so I upgraded the factory paper speakers, sounded good at lower volumes, but given the thin metal in the doors and minimal padding in the door cards, it sounded absolutely awful at higher volumes with any real power behind them. I spent about $110 on some entry level sound deadening from any of the major retailers here in Aus (car builders kit) and my god, after doing just the doors themselves and leaving the door cards off it's made a ridiculous difference! I can hardly hear the road noise anymore. Don't sell it if you enjoy the car, try the sound deadening first.
@@sidjyothi Nope, there’s a lot of bare metal sections & where you have wiring, you can slide the material in behind it so that doesn’t interfere with anything like window travel.
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.
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
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 🥰
I am a 2nd owner of a 2007 Fit SPORT Automatic with currently 365, 5XX Miles (not Km). It has main door control issues, and intermittent "power" steering.
I own a 2004 Honda Jazz. In the last year I've had to fork out for repairs to the exhaust and ABS, which were costly, but whenever I feel like getting a more modern replacement for it, the garage men always say it's in spectacular condition and it's worth holding on to. Not sure if it's just because they get regular business!
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 👌😎
Jim is an absolute genius. My M8 had a jazz 1.4 se of this generation in the UK. He ran it for 180,000 miles and the only two things that went wrong in 11 years were a seized rear break caliper and what killed it, a snapped drive shaft! I couldn't believe it when Jim in Australia said this can happen. My M8 put it on eBay and someone bought it for 500 pounds, fixed the drive shaft and it's back on the road
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!
Keen to try the 1.5. Dad had a 1.3 and it was just awful. You had to rev the nuts off it just to make forward progress and it was the first car I've driven that actually encouraged you to drive at 10 below the limit like a grandma. If the 1.5 has some actual guts, that might be fun.
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..
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.
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.
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.
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've lived in cold climate states here in the US and I've never heard of the problems the mechanic mentions. Would never worry about those. Just body rust is all.
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!
I didn't think these would rust in Australia because they don't use salt on the roads. My Honda Odyssey leaks in the back despite the seals looking good. Seems to be a Honda thing. I left a drain plug removed and dry it if there's any water
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.
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
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.
@@rodcoates7941 The RS in Europe only had the 1.4 with 100 hp and manual airco. So I opted for the elegance. With leather steering and auto airco. No extra tupperware on the sides however.
Honda won't bring anything under $30k into the Aus market ever again. They're trying to forge a niche away from the economy brands and going back to their roots of sporty subpremium vehicles.
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 only regret is not seeing Honda making their Jazz anymore. Had my 2013 1.3l manual since brand new. It’s getting passed on to our daughter as her first car.
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.
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.
Still owing this one already 340000k.. no problem at all. Driven very hard for work and uber. Only oxygen sensors dead. I bought a pair of genius parts overseas($150 compare here $550)and replaced it . Driving perfect.
I have a 2015 EX with the 6 speed manual and the engine is extremely smooth even at higher revs. It purrs like a nursing kitten. I refuse to sell it. The fuel economy is not as good as my 2018 Civic turbo though. It rarely gets about 40 miles per gallon and here in the states that's still good but my civic will go as far as 47 miles on one gallon of gas. Sorry if you in other countries don't understand my measurement units. But we don't understand yours either. The only thing I don't like about it is the small gas/petrol tank. I can only go about 300 to 320 miles on a tank so I'm constantly dropping in a station for a fill up. My Civic will go well over 400 miles between fill ups.
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.......
Like every reviewer of Jazz on You Tube this reviewer also misses the storage compartment under the base of the left hand magic seat. Lift the seat and you can open the compartment for more storage space. It's not easy to find if you don't know about it.
Air con compressors tend to go on them, mine went at 110k miles, quoted £700 to replace - didn't bother as I'm in UK but might be more of an issue for Aussies. Other than that, dead reliable, great car
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?
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.
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.
Fluid change only helps up to a certain point. They're meant to be regularly replaced anyway - like 2 years 30,000kms or whenever the shudder returns. Cars that have been neglected or driven harder can end up With a permanent shudder that fluid changes can't fix.
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 🤣
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) 😂
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.
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
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.
I know this video is focused on the second gen Jazz/Fit, but I owned a third gen (2015) and it was a reliability nightmare. Mine was the US market one, which may have explained the issues, being a new design built in a then-new factory in Mexico. We bought it brand new and had it for 1 1/2 years, and it went back to the Honda dealer no less than 12 times. Electrical gremlins, faulty alternator, water leaks, sagging bumpers, clutch issues, exterior trim that fell off.....it was an embrassment. Like in this video, the front seats weren't roomy for tall people and the rear seats were the priority. Granted, it was insanely practical. It was noisy on the highway and even with the 6th gear, would be revving its guts out. Long trips were exhausting. We couldn't get out of it fast enough and traded it for a Chevrolet Sonic/Holden Barina that surprisngly proved to be more reliable and refined to live with. The second gen was assembled in Japan and I feel like they had better build quality. Overall, it was a miserable penalty box with a big back seat.
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 ;)
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
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
Newer isn't always better and doesn't mean it will last longer....new tech and more electronics means more problems and less life span, I would stay with this until it starts costing too much too maintain with fixing it.
@@dalesmith4985That's what he tells her every year when it goes for it's service. 😂
I'd go newer if it's a Toyota Yaris. Toyota somehow knows how to keep a model pretty much the same for 10 years or longer, and it will still be as reliable as the first year.
Invest in after market infotainment and maybe even parking camera & sensor - you effectively still have a modern ultra mini.
I brought this model, albeit the Sports L, for my youngest daughter, fantastic set of wheels.
Thank you Adam for letting the host review your car.
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Thanks Adam, you're a legend.
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
True baba😂
I forgot to get mine serviced for 50,000km. No issues at all.
Word, I saw some peeps shoving a whole cow inside. No cap!
Between ReDriven and Garbage Time my 'Drummers reviewing nuggets on youtube' niche is satisfied. Keep up the fine work
mighty car mods arent drummers but they are also have music related origins hahaha. something with aussies car youtubers and music production
Nuggets and Sweet tunes, can't go wrong with those!
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!
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.
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.
I never fancy the design of this Honda Jazz/ FIT until i do some research and study of the fundamental of this car category, the fuel consumption economically viable save and the handling of this little car is tremendously good...so I've know, it's will never failed you.
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.
"And still have the front seat if the gig goes really well"
Peak journalism right here!
This line had me ROFLMAO
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.
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.
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.
Carries more than a cyberpunk in bet!
I owned a 2012 model automatic Honda Jazz 1.5 litre. It was a great little car, and my daily driver until in June 2015, my wife died due to heart failure while driving it. After that, I just couldn't bear to keep it. However, my adult daughter bought a Jazz in 2018, and still drives it daily. Her husband is a drum teacher, and a drummer in a band, and the Jazz swallows all his gear when he needs to go to a gig. You are right to say that the 1.5 litre engine is the one to go for. I don't understand why Honda no longer sells the Jazz in Australia.
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.
A high percentage of cars are worth the same as in 2019. Due to the COVID- caused supply chain disruptions. And now there used EV market is tanking, anything ICE will keep holding its value.
My wife bought a VW Polo new in Jan 2020 - after 4.5 years the used price is only around $2000 less than what we paid for a new car.
Fuel filter is under the handbrake, it just an excuse mechanics give to charge more. I know as I did it myself and have a 09 1.3!
Great little car, underpowered though with 1.3.
any reason to get a Jazz over a Mazda2 or Toyota yaris ?
More spacious interior without being that much physically larger, 1.5L engine also more powerful @@eyecontrol4900
Yaris and Mazda2 likely have a slight edge on reliability/running costs.
@@eyecontrol4900 The room and storage space inside! Also the trim & Fit is quality.
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 😢
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.
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 👍.
I solved the lumbar support by putting an old jumper on the seat xD It's great now
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.
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.
a channel that reviews used cars...this is what common folks need.
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.
By cvt additive you mean Cvt service ie fluid change?
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.
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.
Just turn up the music lol
@@ketufo that’s the best part. The volume on the stereo is cranked up to 32/36. It’s just a cacophony inside the car
@@sidjyothi I own a GD Jazz, similar issues to yourself with regards to noise. I generally like a bit of good music myself so I upgraded the factory paper speakers, sounded good at lower volumes, but given the thin metal in the doors and minimal padding in the door cards, it sounded absolutely awful at higher volumes with any real power behind them. I spent about $110 on some entry level sound deadening from any of the major retailers here in Aus (car builders kit) and my god, after doing just the doors themselves and leaving the door cards off it's made a ridiculous difference! I can hardly hear the road noise anymore. Don't sell it if you enjoy the car, try the sound deadening first.
@@Kurisuvision doesn’t fitting the sound deadening material foul with the wiring along the doors, the floor, etc etc
@@sidjyothi Nope, there’s a lot of bare metal sections & where you have wiring, you can slide the material in behind it so that doesn’t interfere with anything like window travel.
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.
This is the best channel I've found for researching used cars
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
These and an early gen rav 4 are the perfect car for someone who just wants to go from A to B
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 🥰
I am a 2nd owner of a 2007 Fit SPORT Automatic with currently 365, 5XX Miles (not Km). It has main door control issues, and intermittent "power" steering.
I own a 2004 Honda Jazz. In the last year I've had to fork out for repairs to the exhaust and ABS, which were costly, but whenever I feel like getting a more modern replacement for it, the garage men always say it's in spectacular condition and it's worth holding on to. Not sure if it's just because they get regular business!
The amount of space in this is really surprising. Great video just what I needed since I am considering getting a jazz for myself.
Honda should bring back the Jazz as the market needs a car like this.
Agree. It’s a shame they killed it in the Aussie market while NZ still getting the newer model.
or atleast bring the Honda City Hatchback in Australia
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 👌😎
« Even space left In case the gig goes really well »😂
Jim is an absolute genius. My M8 had a jazz 1.4 se of this generation in the UK. He ran it for 180,000 miles and the only two things that went wrong in 11 years were a seized rear break caliper and what killed it, a snapped drive shaft! I couldn't believe it when Jim in Australia said this can happen. My M8 put it on eBay and someone bought it for 500 pounds, fixed the drive shaft and it's back on the road
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!
Keen to try the 1.5. Dad had a 1.3 and it was just awful. You had to rev the nuts off it just to make forward progress and it was the first car I've driven that actually encouraged you to drive at 10 below the limit like a grandma. If the 1.5 has some actual guts, that might be fun.
how were you not on australian top gear!! you're the best!! :D
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..
I have one and I’m watching this video feeling very smug. It’s nice to see a recent video on the GE
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 had one of these. Very reliable and practical. As for fun to drive, that’s not how I remember it 😂
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.
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.
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've lived in cold climate states here in the US and I've never heard of the problems the mechanic mentions. Would never worry about those. Just body rust is all.
I have the hybrid, 162000 miles and and still going strong🤞🏼
Damn good buyers guide.
Thank you guys.
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!
I didn't think these would rust in Australia because they don't use salt on the roads. My Honda Odyssey leaks in the back despite the seals looking good. Seems to be a Honda thing. I left a drain plug removed and dry it if there's any water
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!
Im currently looking for a Honda Jazz 2nd gen. Video is very timely!
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.
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
Thanks Adam for letting Adam review Adams car, Legend
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.
You lucky kiwis also got the RS model too, it had another 10kw over the VTi
@@rodcoates7941 The RS in Europe only had the 1.4 with 100 hp and manual airco. So I opted for the elegance. With leather steering and auto airco. No extra tupperware on the sides however.
I wonder if we've yelled it out enough for Honda Aus to bring the Jazz back?
Honda won't bring anything under $30k into the Aus market ever again. They're trying to forge a niche away from the economy brands and going back to their roots of sporty subpremium vehicles.
I had a first gen on a 07 plate here in uk, superbly reliable car but cat was sawn off so traded it in .
We have one of these as the grocery getter at work, top little car
We need a review of the 2008-2012 fiesta!
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 only regret is not seeing Honda making their Jazz anymore. Had my 2013 1.3l manual since brand new. It’s getting passed on to our daughter as her first car.
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.
Have 2009 GE 1.3 manual, 225k km. O issues owned it for 5+ years. Bought second hand with 150k km for $4.5k .
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…
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.
Still owing this one already 340000k.. no problem at all. Driven very hard for work and uber. Only oxygen sensors dead. I bought a pair of genius parts overseas($150 compare here $550)and replaced it . Driving perfect.
I have a 2015 EX with the 6 speed manual and the engine is extremely smooth even at higher revs. It purrs like a nursing kitten. I refuse to sell it. The fuel economy is not as good as my 2018 Civic turbo though. It rarely gets about 40 miles per gallon and here in the states that's still good but my civic will go as far as 47 miles on one gallon of gas. Sorry if you in other countries don't understand my measurement units. But we don't understand yours either. The only thing I don't like about it is the small gas/petrol tank. I can only go about 300 to 320 miles on a tank so I'm constantly dropping in a station for a fill up. My Civic will go well over 400 miles between fill ups.
I have a first generation 1.4 i-dsi manual since 2005.
In 19 years I only had to replace a $3 rubber gasket on the clutch master cylinder
I think I remember you guys asking what goes wrong with these in one of the Facebook groups
I have 2003 one automatic 1.3 petrol the best car I have ever owned it has even sunroof and power side mirrors
My mum has a 2016 jazz. Its like driving a go kart but damn its so big inside for such a small car.
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.......
Yep, I've commented in his older Honda CRV review that the CRV does the same thing.
My first car. Only complaint was the rear suspension. Other than that, it was almost perfect. Sadly it is not sold in AU anymore.
Thank you Adam! 😁
I had one for 16 years, never had any problem. Sold month ago to friend's son.
Not in America sadly...since they discontinued them here, they have gone up in value and a used Fit is generally more than a used Civic.
I loved my Jazz!! I had a manual though and would like automatic. I sorely miss it!
Like every reviewer of Jazz on You Tube this reviewer also misses the storage compartment under the base of the left hand magic seat. Lift the seat and you can open the compartment for more storage space. It's not easy to find if you don't know about it.
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
Lol. Wrecked me with "in case the gig goes REALLY well". Awesome.
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.
Air con compressors tend to go on them, mine went at 110k miles, quoted £700 to replace - didn't bother as I'm in UK but might be more of an issue for Aussies. Other than that, dead reliable, great car
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
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.
Been waiting for this video
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.
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.
Fluid change only helps up to a certain point.
They're meant to be regularly replaced anyway - like 2 years 30,000kms or whenever the shudder returns. Cars that have been neglected or driven harder can end up With a permanent shudder that fluid changes can't fix.
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 🤣
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) 😂
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.
LETS GOO i've been waiting for this one
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
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.
Rockin the Sneans as always
I know this video is focused on the second gen Jazz/Fit, but I owned a third gen (2015) and it was a reliability nightmare.
Mine was the US market one, which may have explained the issues, being a new design built in a then-new factory in Mexico. We bought it brand new and had it for 1 1/2 years, and it went back to the Honda dealer no less than 12 times. Electrical gremlins, faulty alternator, water leaks, sagging bumpers, clutch issues, exterior trim that fell off.....it was an embrassment.
Like in this video, the front seats weren't roomy for tall people and the rear seats were the priority. Granted, it was insanely practical. It was noisy on the highway and even with the 6th gear, would be revving its guts out. Long trips were exhausting.
We couldn't get out of it fast enough and traded it for a Chevrolet Sonic/Holden Barina that surprisngly proved to be more reliable and refined to live with.
The second gen was assembled in Japan and I feel like they had better build quality.
Overall, it was a miserable penalty box with a big back seat.
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.
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 ;)
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