Audi Approved Colchester Reviews Summary

Category: Audi dealer

Address: 475 Ipswich Rd, Colchester, CO4 0HQ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441206931588

Rating: 4.7
based on 144 reviews.

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "The service dept at Audi Colchester are excellent & always look after us impeccably."
  • "Steve from the service department is brilliant! He couldn’t do enough to help me out."
  • "The level of care the service team offered was outstanding! Very impressed!"
  • "Excellent service from a very attentive staff."
  • "The organisation soon arrival was spot on and the professionalism in both the mechanical aspect and the customer service."
  • "Chloe kept me updated as to progress of car service."
  • "Thomas Service Advisor was amazing."

Cons:

  • "COMPLETE TIME WASTERS."
  • "I wanted to book a service for my Audi here, but they didn't even bother answering their phone."
  • "Procedurally and processing of service and MOT as expected however not returning phone calls repeatedly."
  • "Unfortunately, since covid, they no longer are able to provide this service, which is a shame as I now have to have waiting appointments."
  • "Part of the bill couldn't be properly explained."
  • "I felt like they couldn't wait for me to leave."
  • "First of all they are not friendly, only thing they want is your money."

Quality of Work

Pros:

  • "Car went in for mot & the garage completed a couple of repairs & service as well so great to get all done in one visit."
  • "Took my Audi A3 in as 3rd party garage couldn’t fix my heating fault. Audi got the parts in next day and fixed it straight away no problems."
  • "Very honest reporting of issues/solutions, so I only paid for what was really needed."
  • "The free wash and vacuum left the car looking pristine."
  • "Had a small problem with my car, which was fixed quickly."
  • "The team worked fast to replace a faulty tyre for me at short notice."
  • "The technician even films the inspection and then e-mails it to you with his or her verbal report."

Cons:

  • "Insulting my intelligence - I am a fully qualified engineer in different fields of engineer."
  • "The door dent was properly done so no issues there but they had also forgotten to do the front bumper repair and also forgotten to do supply the missing mat."
  • "ANNOYED AND FRUSTRATED - THEY WASTED A DAY OF MY LIFE AND MY EXPENSES TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO VIEW A CAR WHICH DIDN’T EVEN DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE."
  • "I immediately went to look and could see that they had done a shoddy smart repair on the rear bumper way below any garage standards let alone Audi approved."
  • "Once completed they returned the car to me but when the driver arrived I was horrified by the rubbish job they had done on the front bumper and so refused delivery."
  • "Managed to badly scratch the plastic door threshold which then needed cosmetic repair."
  • "The vehicle was returned without being sanitised, there were sharp tools left on the back seat."

Customer Experience

Pros:

  • "The staff at Colchester Audi have been fantastic from the first time we become customers but now we feel more than that."
  • "I felt very safe leaving my car with this Colchester Audi dealer, very friendly staff."
  • "Very polite and friendly sales personnel."
  • "If you're looking for an Audi this is certainly the place to go, we highly recommend them."
  • "Really very impressed with the cars, the service, the staff."
  • "Everybody seems very friendly here."
  • "On every visit, I always receive a warm and friendly welcome from the receptionist and service advisors."

Cons:

  • "Owned Audis since 1998, and unfortunately, this is the worst experience I’ve had using one of their showrooms."
  • "I can not wait for the day my contract ends, you should be ashamed of yourselves for treating someone so naïve this way."
  • "Tried and came close to a deal, but it was a little one sided."
  • "Terrible service to be avoided if possible."
  • "I want to register my disgust at the way I have been mis sold my first lease car 5 years ago, an Audi A6 estate S-line/Diesel."
  • "Very disappointing. I booked my car in for a routine service and requested a courtesy car for the day which Audi Colchester confirmed however, upon dropping off my car, I was advised the courtesy car reservation was not showing on their records."
  • "I do not recommend this branch. Some of the staff are very rude."

Facilities and Amenities

Pros:

  • "Lovely office."
  • "They offered refreshments, free WiFi as I waited and were very prompt in completing the brake pad replacement job."
  • "Amazing coffee."
  • "The free wash and vacuum left the car looking pristine."
  • "I especially approve of the video explanation of the issues identified."
  • "Excellent service from Start to finish."
  • "Greeted with a smile."

Cons:

  • "Unfortunately, since covid, they no longer are able to provide this service, which is a shame as I now have to have waiting appointments."
  • "Servicing seems reasonably well done, however you never know the insides.. they never clean up your car properly."
  • "Rush my service, did not even wash my car."
  • "The vehicle was returned without being sanitised, there were sharp tools left on the back seat."
  • "Would have been five star if sunroof treatment had worked!"
  • "Apart from the ridiculously long wait to get a service appointment everything else was good."
  • "Booked a service for a brake pads + discs replacement, had to wait over a week."

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