The Honda Jazz is designed to be an easy car to drive – particularly around town. Petrol engine is economical, but the Honda Jazz could do with a diesel or hybrid engine to match rivals.This generation of Honda Jazz is under pressure to maintain the model’s reputation for excellent reliability.The manual is easily the best choice if you enjoy driving, mustering fuel economy of 56.5mpg and emitting 116g/km of CO2, for an annual tax bill of £30 if registered before the rates change in April 2017. The CVT model costs the same to tax, while economy increases to 61.4mpg, but performance is blunted in the process.