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Had a good experience at the Southampton branch today. Process was very slick but assume the was due to self funding and having no previous finance(other customers were waiting much much longer) no fa... See more
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Very pleased with our new car, I was very impressed from the moment I first called Carsa. The car was exactly as described and very well prepared for sale. Upon turning up at the showroom We were... See more
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The car was really well presented , very clean inside and out Austin deal with us very well but your appointment system is chaotic - we had a 12.30pm slit but waited around 35/40 minutes to be see... See more
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Company details
- #76 of 90 best companies in Car dealer
- #38 of 45 best companies in Motor vehicle dealer
- #44 of 55 best companies in Used car dealer
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Welcome to Carsa – car buying, made refreshingly simple. At Carsa, we’re all about taking the hassle out of finding your next car. With over 2,000 quality used vehicles in stock - each priced to be competitive (typically around £700 below market), you can browse with confidence, knowing you’re getting real value without the back-and-forth. From everyday runarounds to premium favourites like Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Land Rover and Volkswagen, there’s something here for every lifestyle and budget. We know buying a car can feel like a big step, so we’ve made it as straightforward as possible. You can buy online, in-store, or over the phone—whatever works best for you. Plus, with flexible finance options, part exchange available, and a 90-day warranty included as standard, you’re fully supported from the start. Every car is carefully prepared through thorough mechanical and cosmetic checks, so it looks great and drives exactly as it should. No shortcuts, no surprises—just cars you can rely on.  And when it comes to trust, our customers say it best. With an Excellent Trustpilot rating, we’re proud to deliver an experience that feels transparent, helpful, and genuinely customer-first. Got a car to sell? We’ll give you a competitive price and make upgrading simple and stress-free. With locations across the UK and our nationwide Reserve & Collect service, you can secure your car online and pick it up at a store that suits you. Prefer delivery? We can bring it straight to your door. Carsa isn’t just about selling cars—it’s about doing things differently. No pressure. No jargon. Just a better way to buy.
Free 90 day warranty
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- We’ve got you covered, every step of the way.
- Drive away with confidence thanks to our 90-day warranty, included with every car - plus the option to upgrade to extended your warranty for extra peace of mind. We believe in keeping things clear and honest. That’s why every car comes with full details you can trust, including an HPI certificate and verified mileage, all available to view online before you buy. Behind the scenes, every vehicle goes through a thorough mechanical and cosmetic inspection in our dedicated preparation centre. So when you choose Carsa, you’re choosing a car that’s been carefully checked, properly prepared, and ready for the road. No pressure. No surprises. Just a better way to buy your next car
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Bridge Road 258, SO31 7FL, Swanwick, England, United Kingdom
- 02046402213
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Down the middle
A few good points
1. Good range of cars available
2. Guy who I was dealing with was personable and helpful
3. Let you test drive on your own and take your time
A few not so good points
1. Car was about £300 overpriced given its condition. Gash in front bumper and kerbed alloys.
2. Bit too pushy with the extended warranty for my liking.
3. Clean was poor. I saw them doing rush job on it when I turned up.
4. Was looking at a hybrid but it had no charge so I basically could only test drive it in petrol mode.
5. No battery health docs. Should be standard with any electric or hybrid car
22 July 2026
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Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear James,
Thank you for your feedback. We're glad to hear you appreciated the car selection, the helpfulness of our staff, and the relaxed test drive experience. However, we sincerely apologise for the issues you encountered with the car's condition, the cleanliness, the extended warranty, and the hybrid's uncharged battery. This certainly falls short of the high standards we aim to provide, and we will address these points with our team to improve our service.
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
A Great Experience
Courtney was incredibly helpful and answered all our questions more than satisfactorily. She was very friendly and knowledgeable. Would highly recommend.
10 August 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear Lisa,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're delighted to hear that our team member was incredibly helpful and provided satisfactory answers to all your questions. It's wonderful to know they were friendly and knowledgeable. We truly appreciate your high recommendation.
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
Courtney was very friendly and…
Courtney was very friendly and professional, made the purchase of our new car and the sale of our old car easy and transparent.
9 August 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear D Jackson ,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're delighted to hear that our team member was friendly and professional, making both your new car purchase and the sale of your old car easy and transparent. We appreciate your positive feedback.
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
The Sales Executive I met with
The Sales Executive I met with, George Parker could not have been more helpful and made the entire test drive, part exchange and purchase experience extremely smooth and helped with the multiple questions I had.
9 August 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear Martin,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're delighted to hear that our sales executive was so helpful and made your test drive, part exchange, and purchase experience extremely smooth, assisting with all your questions.
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
Absolutely brilliant service
Absolutely brilliant service, communication via WhatsApp (automated) is brilliant, the car was brought down country for us so we didn't have to travel far.
Extended warranty information is clear, and I think, reasonably priced.
Show room staff friendly and very helpful, chilled, no pressure approach was really good
When we found a minor fault with the car there was no argument or dispute, they immediately got to work sorting out the solution.
Drove the car away same day
Very happy customers
8 August 2026
Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear Phil,
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're so pleased to hear that our service, communication, and the convenience of having the car brought to you made for such a positive experience. It's fantastic that our team's friendly, no-pressure approach and quick resolution of the minor fault left you as very happy customers.
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
Very helpful and informative
Courtney was very helpful and informative, explained everything, answered all my questions not pushy at all.
8 August 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear I love holidays,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're delighted to hear that our team member was very helpful and informative, explained everything clearly, and answered all your questions without being pushy.
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
Thank you Courtney for a smooth…
Thank you Courtney for a smooth transaction and helpful information on all we needed to know!
7 August 2026
Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear Emma,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're delighted to hear that you had a smooth transaction and found the information helpful.
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
A fabulous experience at Carsa…
A fabulous experience at Carsa Southampton. George was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Would not hesitate to recommend! Thanks guys, vroom vroom!!
7 August 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear Ross,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're delighted to hear that your visit to our Southampton branch was a fabulous experience and that our team member was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. We really appreciate your recommendation!
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
George at Southampton sorted us out and…
George at Southampton sorted us out and the process was super straight forward and easy. We test drove and drove away on the day. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5 August 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear Chayten,
We're so pleased to hear that your experience was straightforward and easy. It's wonderful that you were able to test drive and drive away in your new car on the same day. Thank you for your positive feedback!
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
AVOID at all cost
Pushy and disinterested at the point of sale, more focused on upselling than actually helping.
Showed complete inflexibility over a brake issue on the vehicle we bought, refusing to take responsibility for the work they carried out.
Avoid at all costs.
4 August 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear Johnny,
We are truly sorry to hear about your disappointing experience. We understand your frustration regarding the sales interaction and the issues with the vehicle's brakes. This is certainly not the standard of service we aim to provide, and we are reviewing our processes to ensure such situations are avoided in the future.
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
George was great to deal with
George was great to deal with, he was professional and attentive, answered all my many questions and I had everything fully explained to me. I had time to test drive the car and there was no rush. I’d highly recommend Carsa
2 August 2026
Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear Marion,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're delighted to hear that our team member was professional and attentive, answering all your questions and explaining everything fully. It's great to know you had ample time for your test drive and felt no rush. Your recommendation is greatly appreciated.
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
Josh from the Southampton branch was…
Josh from the Southampton branch was great. Made the experience so easy and got me a great deal. Will definitely come back!
1 August 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear James,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're delighted to hear that Josh at our Southampton branch made everything easy and helped you secure a great deal. We really appreciate your recommendation and look forward to welcoming you back in the future.
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
Staff was ok but I am disappointed that…
Staff was ok but I am disappointed that they didn’t gave my home charger and gave me wrong main charger lead and I am without charge leads can you look in to it rectify the problem and send me the set of charging leads please thank you Regards MR SANDHU
25 July 2026
Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear R Sandhu,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're pleased to hear you found our staff ok, but we're sorry for the disappointment and inconvenience regarding the missing and incorrect charging leads. This is not the level of preparation we aim to provide, and we will review this with the relevant team to help prevent similar issues in future.
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
Good choice of cars
Good choice of cars. Would prefer to speak to a person directly on the phone though rather than an automated service. Also, would prefer better payment options such as payment by card rather than bank transfer there and then. Otherwise, the staff were really helpful and made the trade in and purchase very quick and easy. Also helped that the chosen car could be moved to a garage of our choice and the £39 was refunded in our purchase.
27 July 2026
Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear Steven,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're pleased to hear you found our team helpful and that the trade-in and purchase process was quick and straightforward. We appreciate your feedback on our phone system and payment options, and we will review these areas to see how we can improve the experience in future.
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
Josh was a fantastic salesperson to…
Josh was a fantastic salesperson to work with. He came across as a true resource for us rather than pushing products. All the staff were very friendly and the process from start to finish was clear, simple and quick. Will certainly recommend the team to friends and family looking to buy.
29 July 2026
Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear James,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're delighted to hear that Josh and the rest of the team made the process clear, straightforward, and positive for you. We really appreciate your recommendation to friends and family.
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
Headed down to Southampton to view a…
Headed down to Southampton to view a car we were interested in purchasing. Friendly greeting, went for a test drive, all ok but then wasn't able to negotiate any more off for stone chips on the bonnet so a bit disappointed. We then after nearly four hours we bought the car and drove away. Arriving home we discovered that there were two tyre slashes in drivers side tyre outer wall, this is a MOT failure so again very disappointed. The day after I emailed to let the customer service know this to get this replaced and still no answer. So unfortunately not a great experience.
27 July 2026
Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear AG,
We are truly sorry to hear about your disappointing experience, especially after travelling to view the car. We understand your frustration regarding the stone chips and are particularly concerned about the tyre issue discovered after you drove away, and the lack of a timely response to your email. This certainly falls short of the service we aim to provide, and we are reviewing these points internally to prevent similar situations.
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
Very hard sell at the beginning
Very hard sell at the beginning. Logged a return phone call at 09.30 on Tuesday Morning now Wednesday afternoon and still waiting. When we arrived we sat for 15 mins and then the car was bought round for the Test drive which was fine. We then sat there for half an hour while Courtney moved cars about. She then arrived with a sheet to assess my part exchange and then we waited for another half hour. All in all incredibly drawn out. 2 people walked out while we were there fed up of waiting. Arrived for appointment at 01.45 for 2.00 appointment walked out with my new car at 17.00hrs. 3 Hours to buy a car. Some people were still there. Would not rush to recommend to others
28 July 2026
Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear Mrs Reed,
We appreciate you taking the time to share such detailed feedback. We’re sorry to hear about the hard sell at the start and the lengthy delays you experienced during your visit, including the waiting around your part exchange and collection. This is not the smooth and efficient experience we aim to provide, and we will review our processes and appointment management to understand what went wrong and how we can improve.
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
Excellent service from Southampton Carsa
We visited Carsa today to look at a Clio at the Southampton branch for our daughter to purchase. Nice, clean car and exactly as advertised. The service provided by Courtney today was outstanding. She took the time to chat with us and was very helpful and friendly. Helping my daughter experience what it is like to buy your first car. Thank you.
28 July 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear Karen,
We're delighted to hear about your positive experience at our Southampton branch. It's wonderful to know that the car was exactly as advertised and that the service provided was outstanding. We're especially pleased that our team member was so helpful and friendly in making your daughter's first car purchase a great experience.
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
Worked with Courtney and had a wonderful experience
Worked with Courtney and had a wonderful and smooth experience with buying a car from this company, would buy a car from here again
28 July 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear Ashlee,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're delighted to hear you had such a wonderful and smooth experience with your car purchase and that you would consider buying from us again.
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
Extremely Disappointed with Carsa’s…
Extremely Disappointed with Carsa’s Handling of Warranty Issues
I am absolutely shocked at the level of service I’ve received from Carsa as the guarantor of the dealer‑backed warranty supplied with my vehicle.When AutoProtect failed to apply the correct terms of my warranty, I expected Carsa — the business legally responsible for guaranteeing the policy — to step in, support the claim, and ensure the contract was honoured. Instead, I received no meaningful contact, no support, and no ownership of the situation.
Despite repeated emails, Carsa provided slow, dismissive, and factually incorrect responses, ignoring clear contractual terms printed on the warranty schedule, including:•
The purchase‑price claim limit
• The turbo wear‑and‑tear extension
• The consequential damage clause
• Their own responsibility as the guarantor
AutoProtect’s delays have now left me unable to MOT my car, because the unresolved faults will cause an automatic fail. This means I am now without a road‑legal vehicle, all while Carsa continues to distance itself from the warranty it sold me.
Carsa’s lack of contact, lack of accountability, and refusal to engage with their obligations has been nothing short of disgusting. As a customer, I feel completely abandoned at the exact moment a warranty is supposed to protect me.I would strongly urge anyone considering purchasing a vehicle or warranty from Carsa to think very carefully. My experience has shown that when something goes wrong, Carsa offers no support, no responsibility, and no customer care whatsoever.
This has been one of the most disappointing after‑sales experiences I have ever had. Never buy a product from either of these company. Resolutions support was we hold no liability and will not support after offering a pointless £200 goodwill contribution And then withdrawing that offer! Still waiting for a responds form WhatsApp contact!
28 July 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Carsa - Southampton
Dear Scott,
Thank you for taking the time to share such detailed feedback. We’re sorry to hear that you have been disappointed with your experience and that you feel you have not received the level of support you expected when dealing with your warranty concerns.
We appreciate that dealing with a warranty claim can be frustrating, particularly when there are questions around the terms of the policy and you are awaiting repairs to your vehicle. We’re also sorry that you feel communication from Carsa has been slow or unclear.
We will look into the concerns you have raised internally, including the communication surrounding your warranty claim, the points you have raised regarding the warranty terms and the handling of any goodwill discussions. We want to ensure that your feedback is properly reviewed by the relevant teams.
Thank you again for being a Carsa customer and for bringing your experience to our attention. We’re sorry that your experience has left you feeling disappointed with our after-sales service.
Best Regards,
The Carsa Team
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