2008 Honda Jazz — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2008 perform at MOT as they age

18 years

Current Age

57.3%

Latest Pass Rate

306,063

Total Tests (All Years)

83,739 mi

Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Compared to Average at Age 16

This car: 57.3%

Average: 52.7%

✅ 4.6% above average (10212 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2008 Honda Jazz as it ages.

2 yrs85.4%

→ ↑0.1%

3 yrs85.5%

→ ↑0.1%

4 yrs85.6%

→ ↓2.6%

5 yrs83.0%

→ ↓0.9%

6 yrs82.1%

→ ↓2.6%

7 yrs79.5%

→ ↓2.3%

8 yrs77.2%

→ ↓3.2%

9 yrs74.0%

→ ↓4.5%

10 yrs69.5%

→ ↓2.1%

11 yrs67.4%

→ ↓1.5%

12 yrs65.9%

→ ↓1.8%

13 yrs64.1%

→ ↓2.2%

14 yrs61.9%

→ ↓2.4%

15 yrs59.5%

→ ↓2.2%

16 yrs57.3%

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Age	Pass Rate	Tests
2 yrs	85.4%	603
3 yrs	85.5%	25,454
4 yrs	85.6%	25,143
5 yrs	83.0%	25,237
6 yrs	82.1%	25,101
7 yrs	79.5%	24,936
8 yrs	77.2%	24,753
9 yrs	74.0%	24,466
10 yrs	69.5%	16,968
11 yrs	67.4%	17,962
12 yrs	65.9%	18,615
13 yrs	64.1%	22,795
14 yrs	61.9%	17,882
15 yrs	59.5%	21,612
16 yrs	57.3%	14,536

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2008 Honda Jazz pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

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Built	Pass Rate	Tests
2024 (16 yrs)	57.3%	14,536
2023 (15 yrs)	59.5%	21,612
2022 (14 yrs)	61.9%	17,882
2021 (13 yrs)	64.1%	22,795
2020 (12 yrs)	65.9%	18,615
2019 (11 yrs)	67.4%	17,962
2018 (10 yrs)	69.5%	16,968
2017 (9 yrs)	74%	24,466
2016 (8 yrs)	77.2%	24,753
2015 (7 yrs)	79.5%	24,936
2014 (6 yrs)	82.1%	25,101
2013 (5 yrs)	83%	25,237
2012 (4 yrs)	85.6%	25,143
2011 (3 yrs)	85.5%	25,454
2010 (2 yrs)	85.4%	603

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2010

85.4%

Age (yrs) 2Tests 603Avg Mileage 19,933Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 6.6%

2011

85.5%

Age (yrs) 3Tests 25,454Avg Mileage 20,128Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 6.4%

2012

85.6%

Age (yrs) 4Tests 25,143Avg Mileage 26,175Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 5.7%

2013

83.0%

Age (yrs) 5Tests 25,237Avg Mileage 32,165Top Failure Brakes — 13.9%

2014

82.1%

Age (yrs) 6Tests 25,101Avg Mileage 37,990Top Failure Brakes — 17.0%

2015

79.5%

Age (yrs) 7Tests 24,936Avg Mileage 43,859Top Failure Brakes — 22.4%

2016

77.2%

Age (yrs) 8Tests 24,753Avg Mileage 49,229Top Failure Brakes — 26.8%

2017

74.0%

Age (yrs) 9Tests 24,466Avg Mileage 54,806Top Failure Brakes — 33.8%

2018

69.5%

Age (yrs) 10Tests 16,968Avg Mileage 59,528Top Failure Brakes — 44.0%

2019

67.4%

Age (yrs) 11Tests 17,962Avg Mileage 64,395Top Failure Brakes — 49.8%

2020

65.9%

Age (yrs) 12Tests 18,615Avg Mileage 68,858Top Failure Brakes — 57.0%

2021High Fail Rate

64.1%

Age (yrs) 13Tests 22,795Avg Mileage 71,700Top Failure Brakes — 61.6%

2022High Fail Rate

61.9%

Age (yrs) 14Tests 17,882Avg Mileage 75,498Top Failure Brakes — 65.2%

2023High Fail Rate

59.5%

Age (yrs) 15Tests 21,612Avg Mileage 79,596Top Failure Brakes — 71.7%

2024High Fail Rate

57.3%

Age (yrs) 16Tests 14,536Avg Mileage 83,739Top Failure Brakes — 65.3%

MOT results for 2008 Honda Jazz by test year
Test Year▲	Age (yrs)▲▼	Pass Rate▲▼	Tests▲▼	Avg Mileage▲▼	Top Failure▲▼
2010	2	85.4%	603	19,933	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 6.6%
2011	3	85.5%	25,454	20,128	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 6.4%
2012	4	85.6%	25,143	26,175	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 5.7%
2013	5	83.0%	25,237	32,165	Brakes — 13.9%
2014	6	82.1%	25,101	37,990	Brakes — 17.0%
2015	7	79.5%	24,936	43,859	Brakes — 22.4%
2016	8	77.2%	24,753	49,229	Brakes — 26.8%
2017	9	74.0%	24,466	54,806	Brakes — 33.8%
2018	10	69.5%	16,968	59,528	Brakes — 44.0%
2019	11	67.4%	17,962	64,395	Brakes — 49.8%
2020	12	65.9%	18,615	68,858	Brakes — 57.0%
2021	13	64.1%	22,795	71,700	Brakes — 61.6%
2022	14	61.9%	17,882	75,498	Brakes — 65.2%
2023	15	59.5%	21,612	79,596	Brakes — 71.7%
2024	16	57.3%	14,536	83,739	Brakes — 65.3%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2008 Honda Jazz, with age trends.

Brakes

36.0%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

29.2%

↑ Increases with age

Suspension

16.8%

↑ Increases with age

Tyres

15.5%

↑ Increases with age

Body, chassis, structure

11.5%

— Consistent

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

Category	At Youngest	At Oldest	Change	Trend
Brakes	4.0% (2 yrs)	65.3% (16 yrs)	+61.3%	🔴 ↑
Suspension	0.5% (2 yrs)	49.1% (16 yrs)	+48.6%	🔴 ↑
Tyres	4.6% (2 yrs)	25.7% (16 yrs)	+21.1%	🔴 ↑

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About This Data

This page shows how Honda Jazz cars manufactured in 2008 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2010 to 2024, covering 306,063 tests. Pass rates naturally decline with age as components wear.

Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.