Harwoods Group Reviews 2,250

TrustScore 3 out of 5

3.2

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Evaluating 99 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Customers generally appreciate the helpful and professional staff, often highlighting specific individuals for their excellent service and communication during the car purchasing process. Many found the sales experience to be positive, with staff providing good information and making the process enjoyable. However, some people were dissatisfied with the quality of the products, citing issues related to vehicle condition or requiring unexpected maintenance shortly after purchase. There were also concerns about customer service, with some experiencing long wait times, unreturned calls, and a perceived lack of care from certain staff members. Additionally, some customers reported concerns regarding vehicle preparation, including its condition upon handover.

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

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... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Poor customer service left for 30 mins before being seen after I reminded them I was there. Car not washed as part of service. Lost my key for 20 minutes. Some check in staff rude and entitled.... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My Faith in Audi Main dealers has been restored after my shocking experience at Guilford Audi. I just took delivery of a loveley used A5 Sportback at Southampton Audi . Ellie Maybank looked after... See more

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Company details

  1. Car Dealer
  2. Auto Body Shop
  3. Car Service

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Harwoods has been the leading automotive retailer group in the South of England for over 90 years. The company has built up a loyal base of customers through its dedication to customer service which remains at the forefront of our business ethos. Remaining fiercely independent in a market dominated by large PLCs, Harwoods has been able to offer customers unrivalled levels of care from both a sales and aftersales perspective.


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3.2

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TrustScore 3 out of 5

2K reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Audi Chandlers Ford

Audi Chandlers Ford

Highly recommend these guys. Amazing service.
I’d recommend talking to Niel Batista. Very good.

January 31, 2025
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Thanks for leaving us a review, Mr. S. We're pleased you had a positive experience here at Harwoods Audi. We look forward to sharing your kind comments with Niel.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant service from start to finish

Brilliant service from start to finish. Izzy and the team were knowledgeable, professional and kept me informed at all stages. Very refreshing for a main dealer in the UK. First time for an Audi and Harwoods n
Portsmouth Audi made the experience very pleasant

January 29, 2025
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Reply from Harwoods Group

Hi, SG. Thank you for leaving us a review. We're pleased to hear that you're satisfied with the service provided by Izzy and the team here at Harwoods. Happy Motoring!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rude sales and crazy trade in - don't even call them !

Having purchased many cars "over the phone" in the past I have to say that my experience earlier today was shocking ! The salesman - Mark was rude, argumentative and just would not listen to the point that I had to hang up. Having provided Mark with a range to aim for my expected cost of change, also provided the trade in price quoted by Motorway he finally succumbed to providing me with an outrageous offer which I duly thanked him for but unsurprisingly rejected

Update 7.2.25
Thanks for your follow up - I emailed and called Rehan Khan sharing the detail of the call and I’m currently waiting for a response from management at Harwoods Crawley

Update14.2.25
Follow up from Rehan Khan where he offered an improved trade in before they sold the car elsewhere. Just to close the review I subsequently used Motorway to offer my car for sale to other dealers and they secured a sale which was approximately £3k more than Harwoods final offer - lesson learnt 😏

February 6, 2025
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Reply from Harwoods Group

Hi Mr Kaszycki, we are sorry to hear you have had a negative experience with us. So we can investigate your matter further, please email customerservices@harwoods.co.uk with a reference of your review and your best method of contact. Kind regards, Customer Service Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very poor experience

I was going to purchase a Discovery Sport, to be fair the finance company took a while to approve but the problems began after. I was constantly told we’ve been trying to email/phone you…. Ok I’m on the phone now why can’t I come and collect. One excuse after another, we’re just getting it valeted and will call at 3pm, 3pm turned into another week, and after 2/3 weeks of this I’d had enough. I believe the customer experience is vital for repeat business and recommendations and I cannot honestly do either. Here comes the punchline, everyone person in Coulsdon that I’ve emailed for my deposit back has ignored me, they’ve illegitimately held onto this since September. I would stay well clear, I have now reached out to the directors to see if they really value their reputation because it’s gone to a point of being ridiculous.

September 7, 2024
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Reply from Harwoods Group

Hi Sharon, we are sorry to hear you have had a negative experience with us. So we can investigate your matter further, please email customerservices@harwoods.co.uk with a reference of your review and your best method of contact. Kind regards, Customer Service Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Review for Harwood’s Land Rover Brighton

Review for Harwood’s Land Rover Brighton

I purchased a used vehicle from Harwood’s Land Rover Brighton in October 2024, and the experience has been nothing short of appalling. The vehicle had significant issues, and during my ownership, it spent more time off the road than on it.

I had to contact Land Rover Assist multiple times, but despite the clear evidence of ongoing problems, there was no proper response from the dealer. The process involved endless diagnostics, but with no practical solutions or genuine commitment to resolving the issues. Instead of providing any meaningful customer service, the response was lackluster, and the lack of communication was completely unacceptable.

Despite sending numerous emails and making multiple phone calls to address these issues, my concerns were repeatedly ignored. It was only when I escalated the matter directly to the CEO that I received any real response.

After months of frustration, I had no choice but to reject the vehicle, and eventually, after significant delays, I received a refund in January 2025.

This entire experience has been incredibly stressful and disappointing. I would strongly advise anyone considering purchasing from this dealership to proceed with extreme caution. Beware.

January 31, 2025
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Reply from Harwoods Group

Hi Mark, we are sorry to hear you have had a negative experience with us. So we can investigate your matter further, please email customerservices@harwoods.co.uk with a reference of your review and your best method of contact. Kind regards, Customer Service Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Francesca in Audi Portsmouth Service…

Francesca in Audi Portsmouth Service was very patient and helpful assisting us to link iPhone to Audi A3 MMI on Friday 24th January 2025. Excellent service.

January 24, 2025
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Reply from Harwoods Group

Hi, JCM. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're pleased to hear that you had a great experience thanks to Francesca. We will be sure to pass on your kind comments. Have a great day!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Professional and informative.

Very professional and informative sales executive, Matt Mcfarlane. Answered all questions I had. Although I didn’t end up purchasing a car from Brighton as I went for another car manufacture. I’d highly recommend them if you’re looking at buy a Land Rover.

January 13, 2025
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Reply from Harwoods Group

Hi, SC. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your wonderful experience here at Harwoods Brighton. We're thrilled to hear that our service is worthy of five stars!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had an amazing service!

Had an amazing service at Harwoods Audi, was well looked after and given very satisfactory explanations about all my questions and concerns. I bought an used Audi A6 and the guy looking after me was Cha, strongly recommend using Harwoods Audi, great team!

December 14, 2024
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Good Morning, Rosen. Thank you for sharing your experience with us here at Harwoods Audi. We're delighted to hear that your experience was a positive one. Cha will appreciate your kind words.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Can I just say how fantastic the…

Can I just say how fantastic the service was at Five Oaks Today, took my Audi A1 in for servicing and really pleased with the service . In particular the customer service by Anjuli was faultless and helpful. Thank you will definitely bring my car back here.

January 16, 2025
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Reply from Harwoods Group

Hi, David. Thank you for your review. We strive to provide a hassle-free and quality service to all our customers and it's great to hear that we have achieved this for you. Thank you for choosing Harwoods Audi Five Oaks.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Purchase of a used Audi e-tron

I purchased a used Audi e-tron. As I lived 5 hours away from the dealership I did not want to travel to view the car and I was reliant on the vehicle appraisal given by the salesperson. In my case this was Eric Van-Mol. Erik gave me an honest assessment of the vehicle, which is refreshing for a salesperson. Once the sale was agreed he provided me with constant updates. Due to other commitments I was only able to collect the car on a day that suited me. Erik came in on his day off to handover the car and finalise the paperwork. Very happy customer Thank you Erik for all the attention to detail.

December 28, 2024
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Reply from Harwoods Group

Hello, Mark. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on your car buying experience here at Harwoods. It brings us great joy to learn about the excellent service you received, thanks in large part to the efforts of Erik. We will be sure to share your kind words with them and the rest of the team.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

We had a pretty good experience buying…

We had a pretty good experience buying our new car from Harwoods.
Our salesman was Damian at Hargroves Chichester, he was very nice and not al all pushy. We brought just before Xmas 22nd and were supposed to pick up the car on the 2nd Jan this didn't happen due to a failed mot ( just tyres) they said this would be sorted and the tyre replaced. It only failed on one tyre but as I had pointed out that two other tyre were worn, although not a failure they did replace them so we were very happy. We picked the car up and took it home very happy. The next day we got a call that they had to take the car back because there was an issue with mot of which I'm not to certain what it was, they picked car the up that night and left us with a curtesy car ( top of the range Jag😁) we collected are car the following day all OK with full mot and as a good will gestures for the messing around they gave us an afternoon tea with bubbly as a thank you for bearing with them.
So I think they went above and beyond to get things done and although it was a bit of a faf I think they handled it well and done there best considering the time of year.
A big thank you to Damian for keeping us updated and with full explanations at all times.
Thanks Guys

January 3, 2025
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Reply from Harwoods Group

Hello, Martin. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on your car buying experience here at Harwoods. It brings us great joy to learn about the excellent service you received, thanks in large part to the efforts of Damian. We will be sure to share your kind words with them and the rest of the team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

No pushy sales!

Bought from Audi Five Oaks and the service was fantastic, no pushy sales. Charlie has been great throughout the process, would highly recommend. Thank you

January 3, 2025
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Reply from Harwoods Group

Hello, Ben. Thank you for sharing your kind comments today. Charlie will be delighted to hear that you left with a positive impression. Happy Motoring!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Marc Nicholls - Well done

Rang up Landrover Crawley and spoke to Marc Nicholls who was extremely helpful which is a nice change from 90% of sales people out there who just blab on to you and then never call you back.

Thanks Marc

January 3, 2025
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Reply from Harwoods Group

Hi, Simon. We're delighted to hear that you feel the service provided by Simon was friendly and professional. We hope you have a great day!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Reply from Harwoods Group

Hi, Bellarose. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're pleased to hear that you had a great experience thanks to Ammar. We will be sure to pass on your kind comments. Enjoy your new Volkswagen!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hi went to Crawley Audi had a great…

Hi went to Crawley Audi had a great experience with the wonderful reception team who looked very festive Danny and Debbie I recall . They greeted me with lovely smiles offered coffees. And even ordered a taxi nothing was to much trouble . Thank you Crawley Audi

December 17, 2024
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Reply from Harwoods Group

Thanks for leaving us a review, Mr. Constance. We're pleased to hear that you had a positive experience here at Audi Crawley. We look forward to sharing your kind comments with Danny and Debbie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very poor service.

Very poor service.
I have been using harwood for a number of years, starting with my evoque, f pace, and now range rover.
As much as we love rangerovers, they are extremely unreliable, and i have been sending mine back and forth to the dealership. It's always a long wait, and repairs are not carried out to the best.
My boot strat failed ( bought the car brand new and covered 25k miles), and the service i received from the service manager Hayley Brook has been appaling, just reluctant to do anything, trying to pass on to another department or another garage.
I had to get landrover involved to resolve the repair.
Another repair that has been done by the garage 4 times is still not rectified, and she is reluctant to solve this or admitt liability.
It is always frustrating when the staff forget that we have spent over 100k on a car and that a level of service must be provided for our repeat customs.
I have filed a complaint with land rover, they have told the garage to solve this, yet over a week has passed, and i am still waiting for Hayley's call.
I'm very disappointed hardwood
Mr. N HUSSAIN
N11OBH

December 9, 2024
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Reply from Harwoods Group

Hi, we are sorry to hear you have had a negative experience with us. So we can investigate your matter further, please email customerservices@harwoods.co.uk with a reference of your review and your best method of contact. Kind regards, Customer Service Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bentely Hampshire & Pulborough were a…

Bentely Hampshire & Pulborough were a pleasure to do business with, they worked together to ensure a smooth collection of a very special approved used GT Continental. Big thank you to Harry Martin and Kevin Frost for getting me into my dream car.

November 22, 2024
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Reply from Harwoods Group

Hi, Garry. Thank you for sharing your positive experience. Harry and Kevin will be delighted to hear your comments. Enjoy your new car and have a great day!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ben at Harwoods in Crawley was super…

Ben at Harwoods in Crawley was super helpful with the purchase of our new Tiguan and we were very pleased with how the whole process went.
We are so happy with our new family car.
Thank you Ben, and all of the team, for all of your help.

December 13, 2024
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Reply from Harwoods Group

Hello, Ben. We're glad that you chose Harwoods to supply your new Tiguan. Ben and the entire team will appreciate your kind words. We hope you enjoy many years of motoring!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

5 OAKS AUDI PERSONNEL REVIEW

I purchased my Audi A6 SE TDI in 2007 which has been serviced and maintained by 5 Oaks Audi in Billingshurst during the past 17 years and, because of its age and 117,000 miles, has required some major work. During that time I have dealt with a number of different personnel at the Garage and have always received the courtesy and hospitality from the individuals concerned. My recent visit involved an MOT and replacement Road Spring which was handled by Anjuli MacDuff and Darrin Rance. Such lovely people who explained the work involved and cost implications. I have had several dealings with Anjuli since she has been at 5 Oaks and it's such a pleasure to have someone who understands customer requirements. Thankyou Anjuli, I look forward to arranging a service with you soon. Have a lovely Christmas to everyone who has been involved with my car over the years and a Happy New Year too. Peter Ireland

November 8, 2024
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Reply from Harwoods Group

Good Morning, Peter. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about your excellent and long-standing experience with us here at Audi Five Oaks. We're delighted to hear that your experience was a positive one. Anjuli will appreciate your kind words. Enjoy the holidays!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stay well clear of these we bought an f…

Stay well clear of these we bought an f pace in February the engine management light come on 30 miles into our journey home not mentioning the 4 tyres that were all on the legal limit we have had numerous issues with the car since purchasing it and Harwoods Brighton don’t give a toss we even had it in another dealership and have a report from them that Harwoods have carried out suspect work on it they even cancelled our finance agreement without our consent which has now impacted our credit rating and got us into debt with our finance agreement STAY CLEAR GUYS

December 10, 2024
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Reply from Harwoods Group

Hi Mr Aylesbury, we are sorry to hear you have had a negative experience with us. So we can investigate your matter further, please email customerservices@harwoods.co.uk with a reference of your review and your best method of contact. Kind regards, Customer Service Team

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