Honda 2nd JD Power Survey

Honda up to 2nd Place in the JD Power Owner Satisfaction Survey 2009

Introduction

A new car may look great in the showroom, but will bits fall off after a few hundred miles? It’ll go well on a test drive, too, but will the gearbox fail after six months in stop-start traffic?

You can learn a lot when you take a car for a spin, but it’s hard to tell what it’ll be like to live with. So, step forward the What Car?/JD Power Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Survey (VOSS) that asks many thousands of owners just that – you’ll get no closer to a crystal ball than this.

How it works

Owners are asked about every aspect of their car – from styling and boot space to comfort, performance costs and dealer service. This year, 15,764 owners told us all about how their cars had performed over nearly 284 million miles.

The cars – all registered between January 2006 and December 2007 – were rated by their owners in four areas in order to produce the overall VOSS result. Vehicle appeal is weighted as the most important of these areas, followed by vehicle quality and reliability, ownership costs and, finally, service satisfaction.

Honda Jazz Top Euro NCAP

Honda Jazz Achieves Top Euro NCAP Overall Safety Rating

May 27, 2009 - The New Honda Jazz has been rated one of Europe‘s safest cars, setting the benchmark for the supermini class, according to the new independent crash testing results from Euro NCAP

Euro NCAP’s new rating scheme focuses on the vehicle’s overall safety performance which gives consumers an easy to understand single score. The new system considers occupant protection in frontal, side, pole and rear impacts, child protection, pedestrian protection and the availability of driver aids. The Honda Jazz has been awarded the maximum 5-star rating which follows on from the 5 star results achieved by both the Honda Civic and the Honda Accord.


The new rating scheme, introduced in February 2009, uses a weighted score, combining many aspects of a car’s safety performance: adult (50%), child (20%) and pedestrian (20%) protection assessment results with the availability of safety assistance devices (10%). To qualify for inclusion, safety assistance devices (VSA for Honda) must be fitted as standard across 85% of the EU 27 2009 model range.

Euro NCAP's new assessment reflects Honda’s commitment to overall vehicle safety, complimenting Honda’s long standing in-house safety testing which seeks to improve real world safety. Honda’s car-to-car crash test facility at the Tochigi R&D plant analyses impacts between models of different sizes and weights and develops solutions to mitigate injuries for both for passengers and pedestrians.

Safety in the Honda Jazz

Vehicle Stability Assist

VSA (Vehicle Stability Assist) is designed to assist the driver in maintaining control during cornering, acceleration and sudden manoeuvres by applying braking to the right or left hand wheels as necessary and modulating the engine torque output as required.

Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE)

The Jazz is built around a survival cell constructed of 42% high tensile steel that disperses crash energy – boosting protection to those inside by 20%.

Developed in the car-to-car crash testing facility at Tochigi, the Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure is now a well-established weapon in Honda’s safety armoury. The new Jazz is the latest range to benefit from this highly effective technology
which provides a protective cocoon for occupants in a variety of real-world crash conditions. These may include a frontal collision between vehicles of differing heights, weights and frame construction.

The ACE™ body structure of the Jazz, is composed of highly efficient energy-absorbing polygonal cross-section side frames, a bulkhead (upper frame) which absorbs the upper part of the collision energy, and a lower member that helps prevent misalignment of the frames of the vehicles involved. This prevents cabin deformation whilst reducing the chances of vertical or lateral misalignment between the Jazz and another vehicle's safety structures.The structure provides exceptional stiffness which also benefits side impact performance to maintain cabin integrity.

Pedestrian Protection

The new Jazz also incorporates many features designed with pedestrian-protection in mind. Research has shown that these features can dramatically improve a pedestrian's chance of survival if struck by a moving vehicle. Features include windscreen wiper pivots designed to break away on impact, energy absorbing front wing mounts and bonnet hinges, as well as an unobstructed area beneath the bonnet allowing greater space for deformation.

Airbags and Seatbelts

On all models the dual front and side airbags are complemented by full length side curtain airbags to protect occupants in the front and rear. There are three-point seatbelts in all seating positions, the front seatbelts also have load limiting pretensioners. Two ISOFIX fittings in both the left and right rear seats together with tether anchor points in the rear roof ensure correct installation and provide secure child seat mounting points.

Braking

Front and rear disc brakes ensure road stability, which is further enhanced by the Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD) and Emergency Brake Assist (EBA).

Active headrests

The new Jazz is also equipped with front seat active headrests which reduce the likelihood of neck injury in rear impacts. As the occupant is pushed against the seat back, a rigid plate in the seat presses a link to the headrest pushing it up and forward to support the head.

To find out more about the Honda Jazz or to arrange a test drive please call: 01227 866266

£2000 Minimum Part Exchange on Used Honda

For four days, June 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th, Barretts Honda have a USED CAR EVENT.
Any Part Exchange against a Used Honda on these dates with receive the minimum of £2000 part exchange allowance, and applies to cars, bikes, vans, regardless of length of ownership, age or M.O.T status.

This is only the minimum, if your vehicle is worth more, you get more - top prices will be paid for all cars.

We will also provide beneficial finance rates and reduced extended warranty prices to ensure that this is the Weekend to buy a Used Honda.

To view our stock list click link: http://www.barrettshonda.com/used_honda.htm