MOT comparison

Nissan Note Mk1 vs Honda Jazz Mk2

How the Nissan Note Mk1 (E11) (2006–2013) and the Honda Jazz Mk2 (GE) (2008–2015) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Nissan Note Mk1 (E11)

1,666,996

MOT tests compared · built 2006–2013

Passes more often in 0 of 15 mileage bands

Honda Jazz Mk2 (GE)

1,793,261

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2015

Passes more often in 15 of 15 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Nissan Note Mk1 Honda Jazz Mk2

Under 10,000 miles 91.2% vs 95.2%

25,345 and 66,649 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 87.2% vs 92.2%

112,607 and 231,338 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 81.7% vs 89.6%

178,187 and 289,661 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 76.0% vs 86.6%

196,874 and 272,224 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 70.4% vs 83.7%

193,680 and 232,108 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 65.3% vs 80.5%

181,233 and 187,758 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 60.8% vs 77.0%

162,405 and 147,095 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 57.2% vs 73.2%

142,943 and 111,047 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 54.2% vs 69.6%

120,316 and 80,551 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 51.6% vs 66.5%

98,686 and 57,579 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 48.6% vs 63.0%

155,998 and 77,240 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 46.0% vs 59.4%

65,971 and 27,660 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 44.3% vs 56.8%

22,988 and 8,765 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 43.8% vs 55.9%

7,058 and 2,566 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 43.1% vs 55.0%

2,705 and 1,020 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Nissan Note Mk1 fails more often on

Front coil spring

Fails over 20 times as often as the Honda Jazz Mk2: 5.3% of MOTs against 0.08%.

In 15 of 15 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Stop lamp

Fails over 20 times as often as the Honda Jazz Mk2: 4.9% of MOTs against 0.20%.

In 15 of 15 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Front suspension arm

Fails over 20 times as often as the Honda Jazz Mk2: 5.2% of MOTs against 0.46%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints

Honda Jazz Mk2 fails more often on

Rear brake pad

Fails over 20 times as often as the Nissan Note Mk1: 2.5% of MOTs against 0.00%.

In 12 of 15 mileage bands · Braking System
Rear brake disc

Fails over 20 times as often as the Nissan Note Mk1: 1.1% of MOTs against 0.00%.

In 9 of 15 mileage bands · Braking System

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.