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Country of Origin - does it affect reliability?

I've heard that some Honda Jazz cars were built in China/Thailand and not Japan,does this affect build quality/reliability?

What problems should I look out for?

Asked on 14 December 2012 by meterman66

Answered by Honest John
The last two years production of the old model Jazz for UK sales came from Guangzou, China. No consequence on reliablility. But tyres sometimes prone to cracking.

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