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It was the European-market name for the Honda City Mk I from 1982 to 1986, as City was already trademarked by Opel.

In Japan, the Jazz was a badge-engineered version of the Isuzu Mysterious Utility (MU), known in some countries as the first Opel Frontera .

More recently, it has been used for a five-door hatchback automobile introduced in mid-2001 in Japan, early 2002 in Europe, late 2002 in Australia, and early 2003 in Brazil. In some markets, it is called the Honda Fit. There is also a sedan model sold in Japan, the Fit Aria, which is produced in Thailand, where it is known as the Honda City.

Depending on the country, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 or 1.4 liter 8-valve engines and a 1.5 L VTECVTEC (standing for V ariable valve T iming and lift E lectronic C ontrol is a system developed by the car manufacturer Honda to improve the efficiency (and thus power) of its internal combustion engines. Introduction to VTEC In the regular four-stroke aut engine are available. A continuously-variable automatic transmission ( CVT) is standard in Japan, whilst export markets have this as an option and a 5-speed manual as standard.

The back seats fold up vertically (like movie theater seats), as well as flat down.