Harwoods Group Reviews 

We found Harwoods at Chichester very helpful and professional when buying our new car. A particular thank you to Paul Walter for his help and expertise.

Service and Mot today at Crawley. When it was booked in I asked for 2.30 pick up so I could get to school pick up on time, was advised this could be done. Reiterated this when car dropped off. Called and told it would be very nearly ready at 3 so arrived but car not ready. Excuse - it has to be logged into the system for a certain amount of time due to MOT’s being under government regulation!! Car not given back until 3.45 - staff could not be less bothered about this.

Fantastic company to buy a car from. Paul was our sales consultant who went above and beyond from the first point of contact.
He kept us well informed throughout the purchase process and even came in on his day off, a Sunday when business was closed to conduct our handover.
I would certainly not hesitate to recommend Harwoods Assured if you are looking for a quality car or first class service.
Samantha & John Doig

I am writing this review to urge extreme caution to anyone considering purchasing a vehicle from Harwoods BYD Coulsdon. Our experience has been the worst consumer nightmare imaginable.

We purchased a brand-new BYD Seal U from them on 16th August 2025. Within 5 minutes of driving away, the car’s audio and sensor warning systems completely failed—a major safety issue. We returned the car on 18th August and their managers confirmed the fault.

Since then, we have been subjected to nothing but neglect, silence, and broken promises:

Complete Silence: Despite countless emails and calls, they have ignored us for weeks.

Empty Promises: A manager named Francesca Corry called to assure us the issue would be expedited. That was over a week ago, and we have heard nothing since.

No Courtesy Car: They left our family without transportation, forcing us to rent a car at our own expense.

Irresponsible Behaviour: They have shown a blatant disregard for customer service, consumer law, and basic decency.

We have been forced to escalate this to Trading Standards, The Motor Ombudsman, and our finance provider. The mental distress and financial burden this has caused my family is unforgivable.

Do not make the same mistake we did. I cannot stress this enough: AVOID THIS DEALERSHIP.

If you do proceed, I advise you to:

Thoroughly test every function of the car before driving away.

Get every promise in writing.

Be prepared to fight for your basic consumer rights.

We would never have chosen this car had we known the dealership would abandon us the moment they had our money.

Had an MOT for our E-Pace today, with Harwoods Brighton. I opted to stay and wait and the staff could not have been more welcoming. They looked after me really well, with a newspaper and refreshments. Staff were friendly and polite. Fabulous service.

PART 1 DO NOT BUY A USED VEHICLE FROM HARWOODS AUDI SOUTHAMPTON I purchased my Audi Q5 on the 16/4/25 from Audi Southampton Harwoods Group, on the 29/July/2025 the water washer motor stopped working, I contacted Audi Swindon and arranged for the part to be replaced as I had an extended warrenty for a year which started from the day of purchase. Audi Swindon offered to carry out a Vehicle Health Check which I agreed too.
However I was shocked with the result of the health check to the tune of approximatly £1,195 as I at that time only owned the vehicle for 3 and a half months, I feel that I have been let down badley by Audi Southampton Harwoods Group as I would not expect to have so many faults in such a short time of ownership. Audi Swindon contact Tanya. been very helpful and has tried on numerous occasions to contact Harwoods Group but has had no reponse, I have also contacted Harwoods Group via email and throught there live chat but to no avail. I feel that Harwoods should be responsible for correcting these issues as I have only owned to vehicle for such a short period and can ill afford to pay out over a thousand pound to correct problems that should not have occured this early in my ownership of the vehicle, AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE
PART 2 In order for me and my wife to drive the Q5 I have just paid out £290 for two new Michelin tyres, I was also informed and showed the tracking which was off on all four tyres so in addition I have just paid an additional figure of £100 for all wheels to have the tracking sorted, add these costs to the £1,195, so far this the bill is £1,585 keep watching for the next installment.
PART 3 As you can see from below I have been requested once again send them information which I have done on the 12 Aug 2025, here we are on the 23 Aug 2025 and not a peep from them in any form not even an acknowledgment of messages sent, it is appaling that a company like this can ignore a customer completely after purchasing a car from them
PART 4 Dated 5 Sept 2025 still not a word or response from any of my communications
Part 5 Dated 20 Sept 2025 Still no communication or response in any shape or form
Part 6 Dated 14 Oct 2025 I am sorry to say once again but still have not heard anything from HARWOODS PLEASE READ THIS ARTICLE BEFORE YOU PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM HARWOODS
Part 7 This will be my final missive regarding the appalling after sales service from HARWOODS of Southampton Ihave paid for all the problems which should have been the responsibility of HARWOODS , I hope this info has been some use to you all with reference to the possible purchase of a used car from HARWOODS and if you did go ahead and purchase a car from them Ihope you got a better after sale service that I never got

I was recently charged £615 to be told that my 2018 Range Rover Velar (with 94,000 miles and a full JLR dealership service history) needs a new engine — costing over £15,000, which is more than the car is worth.

The car failed to start with no prior issues or warning signs. The AA suspected a timing chain issue and advised recovery to a dealership. I contacted Harwoods Land Rover Brighton, who quoted a £246 inspection fee.

After inspection, they suspected timing chain issues but couldn’t confirm the extent of the damage without further testing — requiring an additional £492 incl. VAT, bringing the total to £738. This was later reduced to £615 as a goodwill gesture.

They later confirmed internal engine failure and quoted £16,865.60 for engine replacement (reduced to £15,850). Harwoods raised a case with Jaguar Land Rover UK, but they refused any goodwill contribution, citing the vehicle’s age and mileage.

This is unacceptable for several reasons:

A complete engine failure at 94,000 miles with no warning is unreasonable for a premium-brand vehicle.

The car has a full JLR service history.

Diesel engines are generally expected to last far longer.

A £15,000+ engine replacement is disproportionate and raises concerns about the vehicle’s reliability.

JLR’s refusal to support or contribute, even partially, is extremely disappointing. I expected better from a brand that markets itself as premium. If you're considering a Range Rover Velar — or any Jaguar Land Rover vehicle — I strongly urge you to think carefully about long-term reliability and support

Avoid like the plague, bought a used discovery last year had dpf fault within two months which they wouldn't cover, now one year in turbo went and blew the engine up, approached harwoods and they weren't interested, £19000.00 gone just like that.

I recently took my Volvo XC90 to Harwoods Volvo Croydon Service Centre after having a very poor experience with another authorised Volvo dealer. From the moment I arrived, the service team at Volvo Croydon were polite, friendly, and very helpful.

The technical team quickly found the problem with my car and fixed it without delay. Throughout the whole process, the service team kept me well informed and made sure I knew what was happening at every step.

I am very pleased with the way everything was handled and feel much more confident about the care my vehicle received. I highly recommend Harwoods Volvo Croydon Service Centre to anyone looking for professional and reliable service.

Thank you to the whole team at Harwoods Volvo Croydon Service Centre.

Vehicle required bodywork under the insurance. Harwoods were the recommended business and I have to say that I can see why. Outstanding customer service/comms from everyone involved. Even down to the car being fully valeted. Thank you Lisa, Claire, Gareth and Rich. I’d definitely recommend you guys👍

We are first time customer of Harwoods and went there to view a second car which did not holdour interest.As we wandered around the showroom Mr Kelli Bragg introduced us to the Dolphin Comfort which was on show! We were very impressed with his professionalism as he demonstrated his knowledge of the car, We went on a test drive and fell in love with it, We agreed on a part exchange and bought the car. The whole process was very smooth and the hand over was awesome. Mr Bragg was very helpful throughout the process as we started a new journey into electric cars. We must thank him for kindness and help.

We have been Harwoods customers for many years (about 18 years) but in the last 5 years their service department have let us down repeatedly, their service manager does not answer his phone or return calls. Our car cost over £4,000 in repairs on the last visit back in April and they failed to fix the problem. The car was due to be collected today (3 months of waiting) and they have not turned up, no response to our phone call, no apologies, crickets ….. definitely not the standard of care or service we are accustomed to and will be looking for somewhere new to spend our hard earned money. Would not recommend Harwoods Basingstoke to anyone ever again.

Owned many Audis over last 25 years, usually bought from new or nearly new. I recently went to Southampton Audi to look at a very near new Rs3 saloon. The inexperienced salesman did his best but clearly lacked “product knowledge”. Tried to tell me the boot in a RS3 saloon was same size as Hatchback. He couldn’t explain correctly how PCP works and added on all sorts of extras to a quote without first explaining or asking whether I wanted or needed addons. Never mind. The worst aspect was the attitude of the branch general sales Manager who refused to allow me to put golf’s clubs in boot to check whether they fitted. Because it was her demo car she had the boot full of junk and didn’t want to unload it (would have taken maximum of 1 minute). The salesman tried his best to explain to her the customer request but she just declined while stuffing herself with food. As the car was advertised for sale both on Autotrader and Harwoods site it was disappointing to see it presented filthy and full of personal junk. Audi, you have in the past excelled on pre sales service, but this was an appalling experience. The attitude of the GSM lost you the sale. I have since purchased brand new from another dealership who will get a significantly different review.

All the detail is there already - no need to send an email.

Took £1000 deposit for a car. Then, when cancelling this - within the period defined in their own Terms & Conditions and covered by the Distant Selling Act and cooling off period further covered by UK law - HARWOODS refused to return my money. Forcing me to seek an action in the small claims, where legal fees are non-recoverable. ABSOLUTE AND UTTER DISGRACE.

Company happy to take a deposit straight away with the condition that the sale of a BYD goes through before end of month, vehicle not been transferred to workshop for checks etc and Harwoods Coulsdon can’t tell me when it will go in or when I would receive the vehicle.
Really bad service from a JLR dealership
Don’t buy from this compant

If I was writing a review on the showroom, the pretty, welcoming receptionists - 5 Stars. The service assistants - 4/5 stars. However, the review surely must be about the care of my car and over the many years I have been using Maidenbower to service my cars, I have always, in my innocence, given them a 5 star rating - until now, when it has become clear it is all ‘smoke and mirrors’ and that any actual problems not highlighted by the customer or not immediately obvious during the inspection by the engineers, get missed as has been my recent experience. Problems which I would have expected the mechanics/engineers to have picked up on either at the MOT or at the oil
change during the annual service, but thankfully
identified a few days later and dealt with by my local garage, CMW Ansty. So no Stars for Audi Maidenbower!

I have been dealing with Tom to purchase my new Audi e-tron. The customer service has been one of the best, I don't live local so this has been a remote sale. I got a phone call the morning after following my reservation, received a se it now same day, we were on a timescale due to plans which Tom has gone all out to make sure the car was prepped and ready for me for the required date. Honestly the best service. Cant fault anything at this stage.

My Audi TTS was involved in an accident and then taken to the insurance company approved repairer, they did an awful job of the repair and I was gutted! The car was subsequently taken to Harwoods Accident Repair Centre in Southampton for corrective repairs, David,Claire and the team have done an outstanding job of bringing the car back to its former condition. I have to say that not only was the repair work excellent but the communication and customer service was outstanding. It is a big ask to get a company to put right someone else’s poor quality work but David’s team didn’t hesitate. Thank you guys!

Really really disappointed to to be writing this review, after having 2 Audi's in the past from your Portsmouth branch as well as getting my partner at the time to also get an Audi after having nothing but good things previously.
My car is due a service to which it should of been done 3 months ago but financial constraints meant it went in today, to now be told no that was the oil service the car still needs a service.
Despite £1000 later (oil service, 2 tyres, spark plugs and gearbox oil change) I am now told i STILL need a 'service'.
How many extra 'services' are there Harwoods group i feel make up just to keep making money off of what was a loyal customer.
I NOW want nothing to do with Audi and will be doing anything to get away and advise all friends and family the same!

Pathetic company seemingly run by amateurs: none of their email addresses work, including on their own website. Called to make an appointment. The receptionist for some reason was unable to do this most simple of tasks. Promised to call me back. But NEVER did. If they show such disdain before they have my money, imagine what they'll do when they DO!