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4.0Our centre star rating is based on customer satisfaction scores from real customers. It is based on information collated by BMW UK over the past 90 days of new car sales and aftersales service transactions, where the customers have subsequently elected to complete a satisfaction survey online or by phone. You will also see below customer comments, which are unedited.
440 ratings and 209 comments received in the last 90 days.
24 April 2024
Very good to deal with
12 April 2024
Helpful and fast
11 April 2024
Not rushed on either purchase or handover. Informative and friendly
10 April 2024
Even when things went a little wrong the guys really dud try to put right and we will go back and we will recommend
09 April 2024
Sofiane was fantastic
04 April 2024
Easy, flexible, straightforward process.
04 April 2024
Made to feel very special ??
03 April 2024
The process was pretty smooth and the car arrived in good time. Actually earlier than expected.
03 April 2024
Did all they could to secure a stock vehicle for me
30 March 2024
No complaints. Sofiane was super helpful. Presented the car in a lovely way, nice memorable experience.
29 March 2024
Very helpful
26 March 2024
Kept informed regularly
26 March 2024
Helpful and everything taken care of with attention and expertise to make the experience a positive one.
24 March 2024
Everything run so smoothly
23 March 2024
Couldn't fort the experience.
22 March 2024
Helpful got exactly what i wanted felt very comfortable
22 March 2024
Electrical fault on collection
21 March 2024
Overall I was really happy with pickup. I would recommend further training on all the idrive features though and maybe pre-booking in 30 minutes on collection for this because there was a lot more to learn above and beyond the phone connection.
21 March 2024
Great service from Fraser Gray
18 March 2024
Good service.
14 March 2024
Steve Pudney brilliant as usual .. small damage to car during valeting service which needs replacements parts .. that is being rectified soon
14 March 2024
As per above it was a seamless and smooth process.
13 March 2024
As above
11 March 2024
Friendly and clear.
09 March 2024
Good parking and facilities. Friendly, professional and courteous service. Great support in reaching a satisfactory deal and I was delighted with my new X5.
06 March 2024
Excellent salesman who did what he said he'd do, maintained a good level of communication throughout the transaction and genuinely cared that I got what had been promised.
28 February 2024
Jeremy Allen. After a brief conversation during a historical service visit, I called on Jeremy when it was time for a new car and he absolutely DELIVERED with the car he sourced AND the quote we received which was considerably better than Sytner BMW
28 February 2024
Jeremy was great, kept up up to date with the whole process and was accommodating.
22 February 2024
Have brought cars form Sofeane before and the experience was personal and helpful
22 February 2024
Wonderful experience, came away feeling very satisfied
22 February 2024
Process was straight forward not too much paperwork to sign most if this was done before pick up
24 April 2024
Top customer service from start to finish. The service advisor Aaron was very helpful, polite & kept me informed. The booking in email process prior to arrival was good. A health check video sent on my car by the technician was great. All Excellent!
24 April 2024
Friendly service advisor.
24 April 2024
Everyone I spoke to was helpful. Even someone who saw I was waiting at the front desk came up to me to check if everything is okay
24 April 2024
The person I dealt with was very accommodating and helpful
23 April 2024
Staff
21 April 2024
All seamless, car spotless ??
20 April 2024
Friendly and helpful.
20 April 2024
Kept up to date throughout as always
18 April 2024
Professional and competent, bit pricey though
18 April 2024
The service was completed as explained and the front of house made sure I knew what was going on and how long wait I would have nothing was unexpected.
18 April 2024
Did as promised.
18 April 2024
Fully informed
16 April 2024
Olga kept me updated on all steps of the work being undertaken and made sure I was ok in the courtesy car as I do not usually drive an electric vehicle.
16 April 2024
Did the job required, what more should I say
16 April 2024
everyone was so helpful
15 April 2024
Organised and helpful
15 April 2024
Staff all very nice and helpful. Good coffee
15 April 2024
Completely satisfied with my visit and the work that was carried out.
15 April 2024
Whilst I knew my car would be with you for up to a day , I dropped my car off at 8am, was first thru the door for service but you called me around 11am to say it hadn't been started ?????
15 April 2024
Olga was quick and precise. Really good experience.
15 April 2024
Friendly and very competent. A pleasure to deal with.
14 April 2024
Work carried fine but on driving away all my personal settings hat been wiped off. After I returned to BMW they reset my settings .
14 April 2024
Smooth booking systems, good availability of appointment. Works carried out well.
14 April 2024
Calls could be answered quicker however phone line issues were given. Overall service experience was great. Aarron my service advisor was spot on and could not be any happier with his help, thanks Aaron. The work carried out was first class as usual
11 April 2024
Kept up to date throughout from first contact to book to aftercare checking my satisfaction. Very helpful friendly staff that are very informative
11 April 2024
Davee we us amazing and the lady dealing with my booking on the day was also super helpful.
10 April 2024
I normally go there for my all Services they are friendly and approachable
10 April 2024
Went very smoothly. Again, because my service advisor Aaron was so helpful and friendly
10 April 2024
So helpful. Conducive environment.
10 April 2024
Disappointed that the recall update was incomplete but very pleased that it could be put right straight away.
09 April 2024
Would have been 5 stars but car was not cleaned even though the option was selected when booking in
08 April 2024
Oil change cost was very expensive
08 April 2024
All carried out as requested
08 April 2024
Complete waste of time having to wait for two people to battle the service login system. they gave up after about 10 mins. Lady who phoned me had also not familiarised herself with the case facts before phoning me to book it in which was frustrating.
08 April 2024
Prompt and efficient
08 April 2024
Slick process and extremely helpful staff in explaining the purchase scheme we used l from stagy to finish.
08 April 2024
Always professional but cost is an issue.
07 April 2024
They said was a broken pipe. The pipe was then replaced and after I paid and took the car it still had the same issue. Took it back and they then said fuel pump needed replacing, so changed that and still had the same issue, but was charged for all.
05 April 2024
Was in and out with in the time I was told
05 April 2024
Good service
04 April 2024
Wasn't terrible, but nothing special. Car was not washed as promised, would have been nice after a £700 service.
04 April 2024
Just delt with everything I needed for my mot
03 April 2024
Fully informed of works carried out
03 April 2024
All staff were helpful and friendly. Service carried out was excellent, particularly the video overview.
03 April 2024
Good service
01 April 2024
Video of service, get to see more details
01 April 2024
Poor service
01 April 2024
Excellent service form Kirsty during the whole experience, she kept me informed of what was happening. Just a shame the part needed took so long to come in as I had to extend hire car by another day at my cost
01 April 2024
Aaron updated the information in no time, so I can plan my day easily
01 April 2024
Everything professional, easy Well done Kirsty, great service Car cleaned beautifully, thanks
31 March 2024
Everything was perfect. Smooth and professional whilst maintaining a friendly and familiar service.
31 March 2024
Few issues with the booking via the contact centre but was sorted by Southend Group 1 and the member of staff provided a professional service in store.
31 March 2024
Same great service as Fairfield
29 March 2024
Overcharging and not washing. And your check in service doesn't work properly.
29 March 2024
The chap that dealt with me was very good. Totally reassuring.
29 March 2024
You no longer offer the service of collecting the cars as you have done away with all your drivers.
29 March 2024
Service and MOT completed as requested.
28 March 2024
Did what I needed, on time. Good car clean inside and out
28 March 2024
Kept me informed and cleaned car too :-)
26 March 2024
All went great
26 March 2024
My last visit was for a recall. Despite being booked months in advance I was not able to get a courtesy car or arrange collection from my home. I have previously had this option in last 20yrs of BMW service.
26 March 2024
the work was completed on time and my car was returned having been serviced and cleaned.
26 March 2024
Friendly receptionists Kept informed of servicing developments Lovely coffee !
26 March 2024
Always awesome service.
26 March 2024
Happy with all aspects of my dealings with their team.
26 March 2024
Return of vehicle delayed for a day due to ordering wrong part. Damaged wheel not left in boot as had been promised. Video record of service for some reason not available to see.
25 March 2024
Adrian offered an excellent ?? service
25 March 2024
Would be 5 stars if the wait for a courtesy car wasn't so long. You have to book 2-3 months or more in advance which is simply ridiculous to be honest. This is definitely something you need to work on.
24 March 2024
Although the problem isn't completely fixed it's much better and they put a lot of effort into isolating the problem and finding a solution
24 March 2024
Good experienced staff dealing with issues raised
21 March 2024
Not completely 5 stars only because of the wait to pick my car up. Not that much of a big deal really
20 March 2024
good service but took longer than indicated at the time of booking, and no visual inspection video provided
20 March 2024
On the 13th March, I sent the dealer a query relating to the service and in particular, the brake bleeding. The message related to me being concerned the bleeding hadn't been completed correctly. I have since received no reply.
20 March 2024
They were very courteous, and I believe they carried out the work well and they even cleaned my car very nicely. However, I noticed that my engine light was on on the way home, but this could just be a coincidence.
19 March 2024
As below, so much I changing my from my 6th BMW to an alternative manufacturer
19 March 2024
Kept up to date with progress during inspections etc and advisories on the car. Never had a problem with the service provided by BMW.
19 March 2024
Very quick and professional, clear communication aling the way.
19 March 2024
Ok but the wrong mileage was entered on my MOT certificate It should have been 16365 but 23404 was recorded I am now waiting for an amended certificate to be sent to me
19 March 2024
See above again lovely ambience and coffee!
17 March 2024
Friendly staff. Car completed on time and kept updated
15 March 2024
Hassle free, very welcoming, quick turnaround
14 March 2024
Quick and efficient service from all the staff I made contact with on this service. The X1 was in for a recall check of its cooling system but was given a full Vehicle Check whilst they had it and returned cleaned. Quick and efficient service .
14 March 2024
See above
14 March 2024
They didn't do what they offered to do despite being reminded.
14 March 2024
Olga Honcharuk was brillaint. I explained that I would like to stay and wait for the oli change on my 430i and she went out of her way to achieve this. Great waiting facilities and kept informed throughout. Video summary is brillaint. Thank you
14 March 2024
They done exactly what they said they would do
13 March 2024
As above
13 March 2024
Kept fully upto date on what was happening and when car would be available
13 March 2024
Aaron, the guy I was dealing with was very slow to respond and ignored emails I sent him. The simple service the car went in for took 4 days. The simple warranty work to be checked was only looked at on the 4th day and still not resolved. no updates
12 March 2024
They never let me down
11 March 2024
Booked service, for 20 years never been a problem, always ready early in the afternoon. Now left waiting until 6.15pm when I specifically called earlier to pick up sooner.
11 March 2024
Kept will imformed of progress during day
11 March 2024
Everything went through very smoothly.
11 March 2024
Very satisfied with service quick and easy
11 March 2024
The engineers kept me updated from the beginning through the end.
11 March 2024
Kept informed throughout works to vehicle. Complimentary car wash and visual health check.
11 March 2024
Problem not dealt with
11 March 2024
Service completed without any fuss. Kept me informed throughout. Nice clean loan car & excellent service reception staff.
11 March 2024
Excellent experience + feedback
11 March 2024
If I mark you as the highest it leaves you no room for continual improvements
11 March 2024
Your services rep was extremely helpful with selection of tyre replacements and the fitting in of a service, along with the MOT, that had not been previously booked by me.
10 March 2024
Julia was very good.
09 March 2024
The car always feels special when I drive it away. Even on small jobs it feels as though have done more.
08 March 2024
My booking was made around 2 months ago and still they did not have the part available on the day of my booking which is why I had to leave my car in the garage for nearly 48 hours
08 March 2024
Again kept fully advised of progress throughout
08 March 2024
Took a little longer than anticipated for an MOT but overall very satisfied, Olga was very helpful
07 March 2024
From them moment of informing fault with car to car handed back i was kept appraised at all times
07 March 2024
Service great
07 March 2024
Good service, kept up to date
07 March 2024
All good.
06 March 2024
Have had to rebook another service and another day off work
06 March 2024
Had to provide details of issues although already provided by BMW assistance
06 March 2024
Good clear information and service
06 March 2024
They did a fantastic job the staff were brilliant made very welcome and comfortable while I was there
05 March 2024
Excellent all round service
05 March 2024
Willing to negotiate
05 March 2024
Disappointed that my dash cam was disconnected but also not reconnected when in the car park. In the event of damage how would I prove where it occurred and by whom? Very annoying when I have spent a considerable amount of money to avoid such issues.
05 March 2024
The staff were very accommodating to us when we came to collect up our BMW i3 as we were both recovering from a Flu type infection - even so the staff made sure we were seen promptly with minimal contact - thanks very much
04 March 2024
Great coms, love the video whilst being worked on, good customer service rep
04 March 2024
Would have been higher but the valet on the inside of the car was only a carpet hoover.The service team were very polite and professional.
04 March 2024
I booked my car in for a safety product recall and service which I got confirmed and quoted the price in the days prior and didn't get the service done and it was too late as I was the last customer of the day.
04 March 2024
Always a pleasure to come to this showroom. Even when meeting new faces amongst the staff, the treatment is still always the same. A big shout to the entire team there as you are truly what makes it special for me!
04 March 2024
Brian and James Griffin were both excellent
04 March 2024
I was dealt with by Olga who was absolutely charming as well as totally polite and professional. She understood my issues and made every attempt to make sure I was happy with the service I received. I was also given the most wonderful courtesy car.
03 March 2024
Recall to UPDATE TO PLANNED EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION COOLER REPLACEMENT & i was told that it's a all day JOB the car has to be COLD i was there at 7am so i new the car would be cold After 2hours the lady said it was done but never replace it
03 March 2024
Excellent and friendly service from Brian Cooper in the service department.
03 March 2024
Good service
03 March 2024
Good staff
02 March 2024
Excellent
02 March 2024
Car running lovely. Was quick and thourough
01 March 2024
Great friendly and helpful service. Highly recommended.
29 February 2024
Overall was a happy experience. I fully understand the car wash/ valet is complimentary but was the only disappointment of the experience. It was carried to a poor standard & think I may choose not to have this going forward, which is disappointing.
29 February 2024
Very pleasant and knowledgeable staff
29 February 2024
The service Center staff are incredibly helpful, knowledgable and the overall experience is just as you'd want.
29 February 2024
Car was booked in for while I wait, when I arrived I was told this was not the case and they would have the car for the day
29 February 2024
A speedy while I waited for the car to be serviced.
29 February 2024
Nothing to fault, excellent customer care and process from start to finish.
29 February 2024
Before Group 1 took over - the previous dealer Fairfield was a decent caring dealership but Group 1 just want your money and has dropped the customer service provided by Fairfield.
29 February 2024
Very very helpful
29 February 2024
Staff were friendly engaging and helpful.
29 February 2024
the adviser helpful and the person cleaned my car was very good - please thank both of them
29 February 2024
Olga dealt with me pleasantly and efficiently
29 February 2024
Great service
29 February 2024
Works were completed to a high standard and I also love the fact I got a video of my car explaining everything that had been done and needs to be done in the future.
29 February 2024
Generally good but car should have been delivered to me after the work was delayed
29 February 2024
All is well and Fast
29 February 2024
Great Customer service
29 February 2024
All good except for not going over any repairs needed when I collected the car
28 February 2024
Very happy with your service
28 February 2024
As prior explanation
27 February 2024
Staff pleasant, polite and helpful.
27 February 2024
Great service staff were knowledgeable and friendly
27 February 2024
See above.
27 February 2024
All work was completed in super quick time.
27 February 2024
Felt like they were going above and beyond. A pleasure to take your car in rather than a chore.
27 February 2024
All aspects of the service were very good and completed by the time I needed the car back.
26 February 2024
I very much appreciated receiving the video showing the current state of my car.
26 February 2024
See above - really good staff for the most case. Excellent attitude and customer services skills.
26 February 2024
The staff I dealt with were extremely friendly and helpful.
26 February 2024
Obviously not very satisfied I would guess.
25 February 2024
Olga and Brian were very helpful.
25 February 2024
During my last visit on 19th Feb 2024 the coins were nicked from the centre consul of the car. And all the other items in there were misplaced as if been searched thoroughly. Not coins but it's the trust that's lost.
25 February 2024
Pleasant surroundings, prompt and efficient servicing work, and courteous staff.
25 February 2024
Well engaged staff happy to answer my questions
25 February 2024
I would have scored 5 stars however the curtsey clean was missed.
24 February 2024
See previous comment. I also asked when booking the vehicle in whether they would charge for simply adjusting the handbrake tension while replacing the front pads. I was met with "Yes, and we charge £220(?) per hour" A local garage later quote £40!
24 February 2024
Completed all concerns and updates
24 February 2024
Servicing fine but late completing (the following day).
24 February 2024
I like the video updates I receive during a service
24 February 2024
At the southend site the staff were quick and helpful.
24 February 2024
Polite staff, service performed well Discrepancy with the price though that was rectified but shouod have been happening in the first place
24 February 2024
Went in to query a problem expecting to book car in but they looked at it and took it straight in to workshop to check it. That is exceptional service.
24 February 2024
Five stars for the work but had to reduce it to three as the collection/delivery service has been withdrawn and the drivers made redundant. That is not my idea of customer service.
24 February 2024
Same as above
24 February 2024
Brian went above and beyond to try and arrange a while you wait service for me at extremely short notice.
24 February 2024
I can't speak highly enough of our experience. Fraser Gray was superb. He had excellent knowledge of the vehicles we were interested in and really helped to match us to the right car. He also took the time to provided a very thorough handover.
24 February 2024
Never got my car back on the day I was told.. cost me 2 days money so not ideal
24 April 2024
Frazer gray made sure to keep me updated and always communicate back.