2012 Honda Jazz 1.3L Petrol · FH12 EEN

The 2012 Honda Jazz presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 8 July 2025 at 20,102 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, continuing an unbroken sequence of clean results across the available history. Annual mileage sits exceptionally low for a fourteen-year-old vehicle. The records show 14,653 miles in July 2021, rising to 15,689 by June 2022, 16,805 by June 2023, 18,816 by July 2024, and 20,102 by July 2025. That equates to roughly 1,100 to 1,300 miles added each year. No gaps or sudden accumulation appear. The clean sheet across all five tests suggests the previous keeper used the car lightly and kept it serviced to a standard that avoided advisory flags on tyres, brakes, suspension, or corrosion. A buyer should still arrange a physical inspection despite the flawless MOT trail. Low use and long standing periods can allow brake calipers to seize, tyres to craze, and underbody corrosion to develop unseen by the annual test. The tester recorded no structural or mechanical advisories, yet the age alone warrants checking suspension bushes, coil springs, and exhaust condition for deterioration through disuse. Given the sparse but clean record, the prudent step is a pre-purchase inspection focusing on brake disc condition, handbrake operation, and hidden rust on sills and subframes. The history implies careful ownership, but no MOT substitutes for hands-on assessment of a car that has covered under 21,000 miles in its life.