8 years & 1,00,000 km with my Jazz petrol: Overall experience & costs

Maintenance has been a stress-free affair and very reliable, with no major part failures or breakdowns.

BHPian varunswnt recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

I own a 2016 Jazz 1.2 i-vtec MT with magic seats having clocked 1 lac kms.

Jazz powertrains

• 1.2 i-vtec Manual (Slow car needs regular downshifts, average AC cooling and it also kills performance, average fuel efficiency)
• 1.2 i-vtec Auto (Decent automatic and helps reduce frequent downshift fatigue, comparable fuel efficiency to manual, Still a slow car, Good city car)
• 1.5 i-dtec Manual (Compared to petrol performance, this engine gives very enjoyable performance and very good fuel efficiency, loud engine noise though, Good highway car)

i-vtec engines are best enjoyed beyond 4000 rpm, which I do frequently at lower gears whenever I see an open patch . If you are alone in car then switch off AC and it will be even more enjoyable.

Jazz has the best interior space management; old people don't face ingress and egress problems, and it has very good boot space as well.

Jazz ride quality is good in front seats, but rear seats remain unsettled on concrete highways, unlike European cars. Road noise creeps in most in rear seats due to missing wheel well cladding. Pothole and thud absorption are good.

Maintenance has been a stress-free affair and very reliable, with no major part failures or breakdowns. I have not been very punctual with service intervals. In these many years of my ownership, so far I have had

• Brake pads changed three times in 100k kms
• Front Disc brake rotors change at 100k kms service, were skimmed twice in 100k kms before change
• Brake fluid changes three times in 100kms
• Transmission fluid changes once in 100k kms
• Engine Coolant change at 100k kms
• Spark plug change at 70k kms service
• Battery changes thrice in 100k kms
• Rear window winding motor failure at ~60k kms, got it replaced
• Headlight bulbs changed twice in 100k kms, rest all are factory stock
• Factory tyres lasted till 45k kms, 2nd set are upsized MRF perfinza which I need to change ASAP, no uneven tyre wear, not much wheel alignment delta even after longer intervals
• Pair of front lower control arms changed due to rubber cracks at 80k kms service

Nagging issues which need to be rectified at frequent service intervals.

• Dashboard squeaks
• Front passenger A pillar noise
• Front passenger door rain water leakage

Read BHPian comments for more insights and information.