Honda Jazz vs Vauxhall Corsa

The Honda Jazz has the better MOT record of the two — 16.1% fail rate versus 22.4% for the Vauxhall Corsa across comparable years. The biggest single difference is suspension, where the Corsa records failures noticeably more often.

16.1%
Jazz fail rate
22.4%
Corsa fail rate
6.23pp
Difference

Side by side

MOT figures compared
MetricHonda JazzVauxhall Corsa
MOT tests analysed1,950,5015,864,073
Pass rate83.9%77.6%
Fail rate16.1%22.4%
Fail rate compared (lower is better) Honda Jazz 16.1% Vauxhall Corsa 22.4%
Overall MOT fail rate across comparable model years.

Where they differ

Failure-area share, by category
CategoryJazzCorsa
Suspension5.4%10.3%
Lighting & signalling8.9%11.5%
Brakes6.9%5.6%
Visibility4.5%5.7%
Tyres4.0%5.1%

Methodology & source. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-27. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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