Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI Reviews 

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50 Penarth Road, CF10 5RS Cardiff, Wales, GB

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Both Andrew and Tom were very helpful and explained everything to me beforehand. The car was beautifully presented and buying it was so easy as Andrew did everything for me. He took lots of time sho... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is the first time I have ever purchased a used car on line without physically seeing it; although I had the same model before and felt comfortable with the quality of the mini countryman.... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Generally good sales experience, in the sense they sold us a car they had for sale. All smiles and quick replies to questions. Salesman asked for a 10 star review for thier internal processes. Nic... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I enjoyed my experience at Sytner Harold Wood and felt that Katy delivered excellent service. I also enjoyed our informal chats about family and Upminster which made the whole thing seem more personal... See more

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In our state-of-the-art dealerships across the UK, Sytner Group represents the world's most prestigious car manufacturers. Our success has been built by every team member working together and contributing to our one team ethos. We strive to deliver an exceptional customer experience; our employees are highly trained, enthusiastic, knowledgeable and driven to deliver our fundamental commitment to our customers; of getting it right first time and making each and every interaction special. Our ultimate aim is to be considered the best company to work for in the industry and the best company to do business with.


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  • 50 Penarth Road, CF10 5RS, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

  • 029 2055 8970

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good experience

Very good experience, everything explained well and dealt with very positively. Staff very friendly

June 14, 2023
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Thank you for your kind words, Peter. We are delighted to hear that you had a positive experience with us. Our team is committed to providing excellent customer service and we are glad that you felt welcomed. Regards, Dean James, Head of Business

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

excellent from start to finish

excellent from start to finish. Vaida Kuhlins was amazing

June 1, 2023
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Thank you for your kind words, Dr Morgans. We are delighted to hear that you had an excellent experience with us here at Sytner Cardiff MINI. We are especially pleased to hear that Vaida Kuhlins was able to provide you with such an amazing service. We strive to ensure that all of our customers have the best possible experience when they visit us, and it is great to hear that we have achieved this with you. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Regards, Dean James, Head of Business

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have always wanted to buy a mini from…

I have always wanted to buy a mini from Synter which after waiting 5years I done. I have had my car 2 years 11 months 2016 plate when I bought the car it had done 22.838 miles on it. I had it in the June the car was serviced by Synter in the march. The timing chain on my car has snapped an destroyed the engine the cost of this to repair is £10,000. The service I have received from mini since is shocking they have just totally left us in limbo with no car and no support to repair the car. They are blaming me for no service on the car since but when we requested a service we were told the car had not done enough mileage. I am so disappointed in the way we have been treated I always believed in a main dealer and had such high expectations of mini I’ve never wanted to own a different make car it’s always been mini I am totally devastated and do not know where to go from here.

May 31, 2023
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Dear Emma, thank you for your review and I'm sorry to hear your 2016 MINI has suffered a timing chain issue. I have looked into the detail behind your review and can see that you purchased the car in June 2020 and at the point we prepared the car, the next servicing was required in January 2022 or 18,000 further miles, whichever came first. MINI's have condition based servicing and the intervals will vary based upon driver profile. It is now May 2023 and in the 3 years since you purchased the vehicle, you have not undertaken any oil servicing with MINI and it is overdue by 504 days/6214 miles. This would have been visible on the dashboard every time the vehicle was started, as a reminder. As a result of this and also the fact that the car is over 3 years outside of manufacturer warranty, neither MINI UK or Sytner Cardiff are in a position to contribute financially towards the required repairs to your vehicle as it has not been maintained to manufacturer recommendations. I really do empathise with your situation but hope that you are able to understand why this is the response. I will speak to our parts and service management team to see if there is anything we or MINI UK can do as a goodwill gesture towards the parts costs and labour rate, we will be in touch to let you know if we have been able to reduce the quotation. If there is anything further you would like us to try and help with, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Regards, Dean James, Head of Business.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent dealership!

Wonderful team at Cardiff Sytner MINI, willing to go above and beyond to make sure your buying experience is first class. I felt cared for, important, and exceptionally well looked after. I wouldn’t hesitate to return to this showroom in the future it was great to see a good female representation in the team too!

May 23, 2023
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Thank you for your kind words, AB! We are delighted to hear that you had a great experience with us and that you felt well looked after. We are proud to have a diverse team and we look forward to welcoming you back soon. Regards, Dean James, Head of Business

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant service

Brilliant service. Nothing was to much trouble
Would recommend sytner mini Cardiff. Viada was amazing !

May 6, 2023
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Thank you for your kind words, Siân. We are delighted to hear that you had a great experience with us and that Viada was amazing. We strive to provide the best service possible and are glad that we could meet your expectations. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Regards, Dean James, Head of Business

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sytner mini Cardiff

Where do I begin with this.
I took my mini for a simple sunroof and windscreen seal replaced. The car went in on the Monday and didn’t hear anything by Wednesday was told it would be a 1 day job. Turns out they smashed my windscreen and didn’t have the seal for the sunroof. At this point being told lies about the car. After a week I pick the car up. Well there was glass all inside the car they had stained and damaged my headliner, scratched and dented the brand new A pillars I provided, broke the front trim around the windscreen and also broke the drivers side sun visor. Took it back immediately the person works in the service department done a runner. Went back the next day showed them what had happened and they said they would fix it. I thought that’s good thank you. It Got worse, it went back it 2 weeks later .On the 5th day of them having it, and the person said all done you can collect it Monday, on Saturday I went there just to see the car because I couldn’t wait. Oh he lied it had sat there for 5 days in the broken state that it was in but now full of bird mess and dust and mud. Went there on the Monday he didn’t ring mind He told me that I should go to BMW because I can clearly get the parts easier than he can. And I said I need my car for the weekend because I’m going to castle Combe. That week they replaced the trim pieces on the front and a pillars and wet vac the headliner. I take my car and they said they would order a new head liner and drivers side sun visor. After months of battling for these to be replaced being thrown around here and there my grandfather rang BMW in England got hold of head office and told them that this has been going on for 7 months and threatened legal action and the papers I had a new headliner and sun visor 3 weeks later. And one last thing they kept loosing my car no one knew where it was and the receipt was incorrect on the mileage also.
I would truly avoid Sytner MINI Cardiff and and the person is absolute disgrace to the MINI brand. And if you ask anyone about their quality of work they all say run. The one thing they did do good on in all fairness was if you want a back street garage go to them.

finally, yes, I am satisfied with the work carried out. You did not do it as a goodwill gesture because you wouldn’t have replaced the headliner if you hadn’t damaged it beyond repair and I had been told on a number of occasions the “we will have the headliner next month”. I also rang you to say thank you on the level of work carried out and how happy I was with it and your words to me were “ I’m glad your happy with the headliner”. The bold one did lie he is rude and it’s such a shame you have people like that working for yourselves. And you blame my car for things braking yes the car is 21 but when it goes to its regular garage for work to be carried out nothing ever brakes then.

May 16, 2022
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Dear Bradley, thank you for taking the time to post your feedback and I offer my apologies that you have been disappointed with the service received. We agree that the windscreen cracked when removing it to replace the seal. We apologise for this but hope that you appreciate that the vehicle is 21 years old and this was not due to incompetence or lack of care, these things can unfortunately happen when working on a vehicle of that age and we took full responsibility for bearing the cost of putting the situation right. You claimed staining/damage to the headlining and as a goodwill gesture, we agreed to replace it free of charge. Due to the age of the vehicle, this part was no longer available from MINI worldwide, we had to request one to be specifically made, which as expected would take a significant amount of time. We strongly refute your unsubstantiated claims that our Service Advisor 'did a runner', lied to you or 'lost your car'. We ultimately paid for your headlining to be replaced by a third party as the parts had no confirmed ETA and whilst I again apologise that the initial repairs didn't go as smoothly as we would have hoped, I don't feel there is anything further we could have done after that point to have met your expectations. I hope that you are now satisfied with your vehicle and you enjoy it moving forward. Regards, Dean James, Head of Business.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Disappointing

Disappointed that after enquiring about a used car, I called for a third time to chase to be told the car has now sold. I discussing using my own finance instead of Mini’s, which the rep said “we’d really like you to use” and obviously had a higher APR. Not sure I’d ever have heard if I hadn’t chased, the last conversation we had was “I’ll call you back in 10 minutes” after they were checking with a manager about a contribution, no call came, no missed calls for either me or my wife and when I rang the next day they weren’t in the office. A day later the car is “gone”.
It seems disorganised or I was dodged to sell the car with Mini finance. Either way wouldn’t recommend.

April 20, 2023
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Dear Chris, I'm sorry you were disappointed with the service received. All of our used car stock can be sold at any time by any one of 18 Sytner MINI sites, the only guarantee of securing a car is to place a reservation fee, which can be done either over the telephone or online at either Sytner MINI or MINI.CO.UK websites. I understand you remain disappointed to have missed the car, but if there is anything further we can assist with in an effort to find you an alternative, please don't hesitate to let us know and we would be delighted to assist. Regards, Dean James, Head of Business

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Magnificent service

Magnificent service. We were treated like royalty and every question was answered, no matter how many, nor how complicated. The whole experience was both informative and sensitive and they were not happy until we were. You won’t find a car and service like this anywhere.

March 14, 2023
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Thank you for your kind words, Richard. We are delighted to hear that you had such a positive experience with us here at Sytner Cardiff MINI. We strive to provide the best service possible and it is wonderful to hear that we achieved this for you. We are committed to ensuring that all of our customers are happy and that their questions are answered. We are glad that you found the experience both informative and sensitive. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Regards, Dean James, Head of Business

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant service and a great experience!

We are loving our new mini! The whole process from viewing, test driving, negotiating and purchase to handover was a breeze with Teah helping us every step. Incredibly helpful, no pressure and just a lovely person to deal with.

February 9, 2023
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Dear Emma, thank you for this fantastic feedback regarding the customer service received at Sytner Cardiff MINI, I will be sure to pass this on to Teah and the team! I hope you are loving the new MINI and we look forward to speaking with you again soon. Regards, Dean James, Head of Business

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Professional and helpful

Great experience buying a Mini through Cardiff Sytner - Teah was helpful and professional all the way through, especially when things were held up and changes had to be made to the order half way through. Teah kept me updated and the handover was seamless.

October 24, 2022
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Dear Lauren, thank you for this great feedback which I will be sure to share with Teah and the MINI Team. We look forward to seeing you again soon at Sytner Cardiff! Regards, Dean James, Head of Business

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Rachel Fogg and Rory Ellis did a great…

Rachel Fogg and Rory Ellis did a great job

November 12, 2022
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Dear Amy, thank you for this great feedback which I will be sure to share with Rachel, Rory and the MINI Team. We look forward to seeing you again soon at Sytner Cardiff! Regards, Dean James, Head of Business

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Friendly , helpful and knowledgeable salesman Sam Edmonds.
Excellent service ! Made buying my car easy . Great communication throughout the process.

November 6, 2022
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Dear Mrs Ryan, thank you for this fantastic feedback regarding the customer service received from Sam and the team at MINI Cardiff, I hope you are enjoying the new car and we look forward to your next visit! Regards, Dean James, Head of Business

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent experience

Excellent experience purchasing a mini from Cardiff. Teah Bowen made the whole process seamless from start to finish. From the test drive to finding the perfect used mini for our family. Communication was great and she really understood what our requirements were. She was friendly, not pushy and was very helpful when we had any queries. Fabulous customer service.

September 29, 2022
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Dear Ceri, thank you for this excellent feedback regarding your recent purchase of a MINI from Sytner Cardiff, I'll be sure to pass on the feedback to Teah and the wider team. We look forward to seeing you again soon! Regards, Dean James, Head of Business

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super service. Very enjoyable.

My whole car buying experience was easy and very enjoyable, due mainly to the professionalism and hard work of my salesperson Teah Bowen. She was friendly, knowledgeable and, very importantly, her communication was excellent. When a blip did occur manager Rory Ellis was swift to put things right in a very gracious manner.
I am a very happy customer.

September 26, 2022
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Dear Lisa, thank you for this excellent feedback regarding your recent purchase of a MINI from Sytner Cardiff, I'll be sure to pass on the feedback to Teah, Rory and the wider team. We look forward to seeing you again soon! Regards, Dean James, Head of Business

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Huge thanks to Teah and the rest of the team

We've been looking for the perfect Mini for a while and the Sytner Cardiff team made our dreams come true. Huge, huge thanks to the team, and especially Teah, for their amazing customer service and attention to detail in making this all happen.

September 30, 2022
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Dear Phil, thank you for this excellent feedback regarding your recent purchase of a MINI from Sytner Cardiff, I'll be sure to pass on the feedback to Teah and the wider team. We look forward to seeing you again soon! Regards, Dean James, Head of Business

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Rachel and Caitlin provided excellent…

Rachel and Caitlin provided excellent service from start to finish. Rachel was exceptional in her approach - not salesy, but very knowledgeable and very friendly. I would highly recommend.

September 23, 2022
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Dear Mrs Cooper, thank you for this excellent feedback regarding your recent purchase of a MINI from Sytner Cardiff, I'll be sure to pass on the feedback to Rachel, Caitlin and the wider team. We look forward to seeing you again soon! Regards, Dean James, Head of Business

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Teah couldn’t have been more helpful

Teah couldn’t have been more helpful. The entire team made it a simple process with all my questions answered.

September 21, 2022
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Dear DB, thank you for this excellent feedback regarding your recent purchase of a MINI from Sytner Cardiff, I'll be sure to pass on the feedback to Teah and the wider team. We look forward to seeing you again soon! Regards, Dean James, Head of Business

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great team

A great team, only went to look but ended up buying the car on the day, we first met Tom only the apprentice but a nice bloke and I'm sure he will do well in the future, we then did the figures and finance with Nick who was also great and sorted everything out for us. We also met the manager Rob Clear who I have dealt with in the past and he was great and also sorted a little rip in the back seat out for us

September 17, 2022
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Dear Michael, thank you for this excellent feedback regarding your recent purchase of a MINI from Sytner Cardiff, I'll be sure to pass on the feedback to Tom, Rob, Nick and the wider team. We look forward to seeing you again soon! Regards, Dean James, Head of Business

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I like minis so I have had a number of…

I like minis so I have had a number of them over the years. I feel like a valued customer . Vaida Kuhlins looked after me . We did have an issue with the car that I ordered as there was delay with the sun roof so we went back to the table and changed the order . The car arrived the following week . Vaida is very good at her role , eager to help

September 19, 2022
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Dear Nikki, thank you for this excellent feedback regarding your recent purchase of a MINI from Sytner Cardiff, I'll be sure to pass on the feedback to Vaida and the team. We look forward to seeing you again soon! Regards, Dean James, Head of Business

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I want to say how fantastic Teah was

I want to say how fantastic Teah was . He customer service was outstanding.
There had been an issue with my mini which had been previously sold by the same dealership, however rather than go into great detail it was quickly rectified by Rob the manager who again was really supporting and provided a great service. This is my 7 mini but the next service I have ever reviecied in any on your dealerships. Please can you make sure Teah , Rob and Nick are all fed the positive feedback around the service they provided .

September 16, 2022
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Reply from Sytner Group - Sytner Cardiff MINI

Dear Mrs Weare, thank you for this excellent feedback regarding your recent purchase of a MINI from Sytner Cardiff, I'll be sure to pass on the feedback to Teah, Rob, Nick and the wider team. We look forward to seeing you again soon! Regards, Dean James, Head of Business

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