Welcome to the forum. Good move from an A class to a Honda - we get quite a number of A classes with serious (expensive) electrical problems, particularly the semi autos ….. Yet to see a Honda with anyting but minor niggles.
Power steering on the jazz is electronic, and feels a bit stiff and self centring is less than most, but you soon get used to it.
Easiest cure for the casette problem is to find a single CD player, they often appear on ebay for around Ā£70-80. It is a straight plug in and play, and unless you are an audio enthusiast the quality is acceptable.