2005 Honda Jazz 1.3L Petrol · DA05 YLO

The 2005 Honda Jazz presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 4 September 2025 at 119,935 miles passed with no defects recorded, and the three prior passes from 2022 through 2024 likewise showed clean sheets. No advisories or mechanical faults appear across the five-year record, indicating the vehicle has been presented for test in sound condition each time. Recorded mileage sits low for a 21-year-old car at 119,935 miles, an average of roughly 5,711 miles per year. The DVSA data shows gentle accumulation: 111,992 miles in August 2022, 115,363 in July 2023, 118,361 in July 2024, and 119,935 in September 2025. The sparse history with no flagged wear items means the record alone gives little insight into consumable replacement cycles, though the low annual use suggests prolonged standing periods are plausible. A failed test dated 20 July 2023 at 115,363 miles is logged immediately before a passing result on the same day and at identical mileage, with no defects cited on either entry. This pattern points to an administrative or procedural rejection rather than a mechanical fault, and the same-day pass confirms the car was roadworthy. Buyers should still verify the V5C and any test centre notes for that date. Given the clean MOT trail, a buyer should focus a physical inspection on age-related corrosion to structural panels and subframes, degraded suspension bushes, and brake disc condition from low-use standing. The absence of advisories does not exempt a 2005 vehicle from perishable rubber components or hidden rust. A pre-purchase check of tyre sidewalls, fluid leaks, and exhaust integrity remains sensible.