Which small, reliable, automatic 5 door car?

I'm quite happy with my CVT Jazz as I don't require driving pleasure, I've two motorcycles for that. I just want from a car easy reliable and pleasant motoring and for me the Jazz does just that. It's also just had standard Honda servicing with nothing extra required for the CVT.
 
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wuyanxu said:
Is there any known reliability problems with it? Any reason not to consider it apart from the fact it's boring to drive?



What servicing does the CVT need? Apart from the normal engine oil and many filters change, any special servicing needed for your Honda Jazz CVT over the 7 years?
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No known reliability issues, it is a Honda. There is nothing to fear from that point of view. The only difference is the gearing constantly varies (in theory) once peak torque is reached so the car is always in the peak torque band and hence a smaller engine can be used more efficiently. The first attempts were like two opposing cones with s drive belt that did constantly vary but the production version is pretty much a standard auto with more ratios.
 
There seems to be a cold start judder issue with the jazz cvt. I don't know how common it is. Might be worth investigating further.
 
viv1969 said:
The only experience I have in the class is the old man's Hyundai i20 (from new).
Wouldn't touch another one with a bargepole.
Not only has the car been shockingly poor, Hyundai's customer service has been appalling.
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Just shows how experiences can vary... I found them to be very good, they almost couldn't do enough.

These days now the car is well out of warranty I use an independent.

Due to past woes I wouldn't touch a Ford or Vauxhall or based on a dealer friends feedback any Audi/VW group car.
 
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woof woof said:
Just shows how experiences can vary... I found them to be very good, they almost couldn't do enough.

These days now the car is well out of warranty I use an independent.

Due to past woes I wouldn't touch a Ford or Vauxhall or based on a dealer friends feedback any Audi/VW group car.
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Absolutely. I found Vauxhall (from new) to be brilliant, and Audi too (used). :-)

Doesn't stop this particular Hyundai having been a heap of poo from new though! ;)
 
I've never heard of the cold start problems with the Jazz before. I have two friends with CVT's and there are three more in my road none of which have seem to have had a problem. There are now six Jazz in my road with two houses having two each and everyone seems happy with them as the two with the doubles started off with one Jazz plus one of another make. As has been said if you're an enthusiastic driver then something like a Golf would be a better buy but if you just want to go from A to B with the minimum of fuss the Jazz is worth a look.
 
velocette said:
I've never heard of the cold start problems with the Jazz before. I have two friends with CVT's and there are three more in my road none of which have seem to have had a problem. There are now six Jazz in my road with two houses having two each and everyone seems happy with them as the two with the doubles started off with one Jazz plus one of another make. As has been said if you're an enthusiastic driver then something like a Golf would be a better buy but if you just want to go from A to B with the minimum of fuss the Jazz is worth a look.
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The further you buy into a particular models life cycle the less "characteristics" like this you will come across. Issues like this were fixed through ecu software, if the car visited the dealer then it should have been done under a service bulletin.
Worst issue I know off and have experienced with Honda is the rear brakes binding, same supplier and same issues evident across Volkswagen products.
The Jazz can be a fun wee car to chuck about, the new 1.4 is more peppy than the old 1.6.
The manual box is great, just not a fan of the cvt, but has been said if you are looking at an a to b then hard to beat. Inside of Jazz is a tardis and can swallow loads with the back seats down
 
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