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Which is more reliable in a Honda Jazz - i-Shift or CVT-7?

Please help me choose between a Honda Jazz i-Shift and a Honda Jazz CVT. Which is more reliable? I can spend £3000 and I want the most reliable car. It doesn't matter if it is the first generation or second.

Asked on 31 August 2017 by stanislav plevneliev

Answered by Honest John
The i-Shift is terrible. Do not buy an i-Shift. It's an automated manual fitted from 2009 to 2011 in an effort to improve fuel economy but it was so hated by buyers that Honda had to resume the CVT-7 in 2011. The CVT-7 is far more reliable.

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