E S P Cars Reviews 43

TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.0

While we don't verify specific claims because reviewers' opinions are their own, we may label reviews as "Verified" when we can confirm a business interaction took place. Read more

To protect platform integrity, every review on our platform—verified or not—is screened by our 24/7 automated software. This technology is designed to identify and remove content that breaches our guidelines, including reviews that are not based on a genuine experience. We recognise we may not catch everything, and you can flag anything you think we may have missed. Read more

See what reviewers are saying

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Pushy sales approach. Seemingly say anything to make the sale. They can’t get it right every time - but there are enough negative reviews on Google saying similar things that shows they could do bette... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Recently purchased a C63s from ESP cars, Dan ( roly) was our salesman and was superb throughout the deal. Honest, professional and knowledgeable and made good coffee . The whole experience was great a... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A big shout out for Steve and Matt who are a great credit to the company. Car buying can often be challenging and rarely enjoyable but I have to say Steve and Matt made sure the whole experience went... See more

Company replied

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I'm consolidating a review after many car purchases from ESP over the past 8 years. You won't get a more friendly, family orientated but wholly professional service from the team at ESP. They are... See more

Company details

  1. Car dealer
  2. Used car dealer

Information provided by various external sources

E S P Cars is a used car dealer in Nottingham stocking a wide range of second hand cars at great prices. Visit us today for affordable used cars in Derbyshire.


Contact info

4.0

Great

TrustScore 4 out of 5

43 reviews

5-star
4-star
3-star
2-star
1-star

Replied to 40% of negative reviews

Typically replies within 1 week

How this company uses Trustpilot

See how their reviews and ratings are sourced, scored, and moderated.

Companies on Trustpilot aren't allowed to offer incentives or pay to hide reviews. Reviews are the opinions of individual users and not of Trustpilot. Read more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I made a previous review about how it…

I made a previous review about how it took months to get my logbook. Despite various emails and phone calls and visits to the Newport Pagnell branch. I had to contact DVLA myself to find out how to get a new logbook.
That spoilt the experience of getting the car,which was seamless. Anyway, I have to add to that review and say that I love the car I bought. The car runs beautifully, and for the price I bought is a bargain. I did not want my review to end on a sad note,as I am happy with the car.

12 May 2025
Unprompted review
E S P Cars logo

Reply from E S P Cars

Hi, thanks for the review but this is for a dealership called ESP Cars Newport Pagnall and has no affiliation to us, Regards, The ESP Cars Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have purchased cars from ESP for…

I have purchased cars from ESP for probably the last 20 years on and off and never gone anywhere else. The dealership has always been very accommodating with me and all my cars have gone back to them for servicing and MOT, hence my trust in them. More recently, I dealt directly with both Matt and Danny, but Danny in the main - he was beyond helpful, attentive and kind. It was quite hard to return my last vehicle bought from this dealership to them as it has been a fabulous car from point of sale to its life with me and then returned back to ESP for servicing and MOT's. This beautiful car will now be up for sale with ESP and has been treasured. The new vehicle purchased yesterday will also go to ESP for servicing, etc. Thank you again and hope to purchase another car from you in a few months.

2 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Thanks for your review reply

Thanks for your review reply. I was told different regarding the car. It has been used as a pool car. I have also checked myself regarding the car history and there is a discrepancy with the mot. 6 months out of date ?? But still the video is 3 years old and doesn’t give you a true reflection in the cars condition.

31 December 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding service from start to finish.

Outstanding service from start to finish. After finding the car on AutoTrader, I placed a reservation and received a call the next morning from Steve, a member of the team. He was friendly, professional, and provided honest answers to all my questions—no pressure whatsoever.

We arranged a viewing time, and upon arrival, I was greeted at the door and made to feel very welcome. The viewing experience was exactly what I had hoped for. I was given the space to inspect the car at my own pace, with Steve on hand to answer any queries. All the vehicle documentation was clearly laid out for me to review, again with absolutely no sales pressure or pushy tactics.

Needless to say, I decided to purchase the car. A collection date was agreed upon, and Steve kept me updated throughout the entire PDI process, even calling the day before collection to confirm that everything was ready.

Although ESP is about an hour and a half away from me, I wouldn’t hesitate to return. In fact, given the honesty and professionalism I experienced, I’d have full confidence buying my next car from them unseen.

Excellent team and outstanding service—thank you again, Steve!

1 November 2025
Unprompted review
E S P Cars logo

Reply from E S P Cars

Morning Phil,

First of all thank you for taking time to review your recent experience with us at ESP Cars.

We genuinely appreciate your kind words and I will ensure that Steve receives a copy of the review.

Best Wishes
The ESP Cars Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great cars and a great team

A big shout out for Steve and Matt who are a great credit to the company. Car buying can often be challenging and rarely enjoyable but I have to say Steve and Matt made sure the whole experience went without a hitch and there was absolutely no high pressure selling involved. Would I recommend ESP Cars to friends and family .........most certainly.

16 September 2025
Unprompted review
E S P Cars logo

Reply from E S P Cars

Morning John!, thank you for such a glowing review of your recent experience with our company, you kind word regarding our staff members is very much appreciated, Regards, The ESP Cars Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great dealer, would definitely recommend

Couldn't be happier with the service I have received from ESP cars. We recently purchased a car from them and it was hands down the best service I have received from a garage. Dan and the team gave us all the information we needed without a pushy sales pitch and helped us to resolve a couple of minor things in the car that needed fixing. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.

19 September 2025
Unprompted review
E S P Cars logo

Reply from E S P Cars

Hi Ian, Thank you for taking the time to leave your 5 star review of our company, it is genuinely appreciated, Kind Regards, The ESP Cars Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

So pleased to have found ESP

So pleased to have found ESP while sourcing my new car.
I was amazed to find that of the model I was interested in they had 10 possible choices in 5 colours!
Way more choice than at my local main dealer.
As well as the range and superb viewing and preparation services everything is handled professionally and with a smile.
Not at all pushy but informative and helpful.
“A Top Draw Experience”

20 September 2025
Unprompted review
E S P Cars logo

Reply from E S P Cars

Thank you for taking time out to review your recent experience with us Raymond, it was a pleasure dealing with you!, Regards, The ESP Cars Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

OUTSTANDING SERVICE 5/5

I have now purchased 3 cars from ESP Cars, and every time I have had outstanding service from start to finish, the staff are polite and very helpful, they have a wealth of knowledge on there products and services which have helped me make the right decisions on my purchases, they have a great selection of top end cars which are prepared to the highest of standards, I would recommend anyone looking for a new car to visit ESP Cars so they can experience outstanding service as I have, well done to all the team and see you again for my next one.

12 September 2025
Unprompted review
E S P Cars logo

Reply from E S P Cars

Thank you for your review Ravinder, it is very much appreciated, see you again!, Kind Regards, The ESP Cars Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great showroom and great bunch of guys

Great showroom and great bunch of guys. They were all willing to help with my enquiry and I would say it is the best vehicle purchase experience I have ever had. Thanks guys!

10 September 2025
Unprompted review
E S P Cars logo

Reply from E S P Cars

A pleasure Steve, thank you for your review! Regards, The ESP Cars Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

ESP is my go to car dealership!

ESP is my go to for new cars! They always have a wide variety of cars available, and have really great service. We recently bought a Tiguan from Matt at ESP and had a great experience from start to finish. Thanks Matt, you were amazing and made everything super simple!

13 June 2025
Unprompted review
E S P Cars logo

Reply from E S P Cars

Thank you for sharing you experience with us Emily, your review is genuinely appreciated, Regards, The ESP Cars Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

1ST CAR

First time buying a used car, was very nervous but had no need to be. Over the moon with the car.

8 September 2025
Unprompted review
E S P Cars logo

Reply from E S P Cars

Thank you for taking time to review your purchase from ESP Cars Sarah,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Satisfied Customer

Bought my BMW M3 from ESP, no issues whatsoever, salesman was very knowledgeable and all questions answered, had a couple of requests for work to be carried out and it was all done. Very happy.

10 September 2025
Unprompted review
E S P Cars logo

Reply from E S P Cars

Hi Callum, genuinely appreciate your business and you taking time to review our company, Regards, The ESP Cars Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Repeat Customer

Back for my second car, 3 years on! From initial contact to point of collection everything was spot on, car prepped to the very highest standard, couldn’t be happier. Highly recommended.

6 September 2025
Unprompted review
E S P Cars logo

Reply from E S P Cars

Always a pleasure Wayne!, thank you for your repeat business, The ESP Cars Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Can’t fault the team at ESP

Can’t fault the team as ESP, after having a bad experience with another showroom the guys at ESP looked after me, pointed me in the right direction and made sure I left happy in my choice of vehicles.

Will be back there for my next car!

1 September 2025
Unprompted review
E S P Cars logo

Reply from E S P Cars

Thanks Michael, really appreciate you taking time to leave your review!, Regards, The ESP Cars Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Would not recommend

My initial contact with ESP was positive, although on my first visit I was surprised how little the salesman knew about the spec and features of the vehicle he was selling me but he mentioned they sell hundreds of cars a month so I thought perhaps that was why.
I returned a week later to collect the vehicle (150m from home) and this was also pretty seamless, luckily there is a petrol station across the road as I’m not sure I’d have made it much further with the amount in the tank when I left. They proudly gave me an invoice for the work done ahead of picking it up, and on closer inspection it was surprising and disappointing to see they had replaced 2 premium tyres on a 4wd 310bhp car with £66 budget ones, I wasn’t expecting like for like, but I did expect at least a mid range tyre or the opportunity to pay a little extra for a better tyre.
What happened next was 4 weeks of stress, wasted time and frustration, so here’s the main points and short version.
On the way home a warning light came up on the dashboard, the manual said to visit a workshop, I mentioned this and was told “ they all do it until you start driving it … it then re calibrates” which was not true. Two further more serious warning lights came on within a week and they agreed for some diagnostics from Audi. The car needed £2000 worth of work and despite me being told it had a full Audi SH, I was told that some things had not been completed. ESP wouldn’t pay for Audi to do the work and wanted me to take the car back to them, I suggested just giving the car back for a refund and was told that I had to let them try and fix it, I now know that was a lie and legally I did not need to, but I did give them the chance. The car came back to me with the 2 more serious faults repaired but nothing done to try and solve the original issue which was still coming up with a warning. In addition the car was damaged, I initially found some damage to paintwork and was told they hadn’t done it, but it could not have happened anywhere else, I watched 2hours of the dashcam footage from when it was with them and heard the technician talking how he didn’t like doing the job, his negative thoughts about the vehicle and about damage, I then found they had also damaged the leather on the door handle and badly repaired it with glue and a large gouge in the speaker cover. The footage also showed them talking about repairing it and not telling me so I don’t cause a fuss.
At this point I sought legal advice and was told the best option was to reject the car, which I did.
I returned the car and didn’t imagine it would be a pleasant experience but the person I dealt with was rude and clearly trying to intimidate me, I was asked to sign a badly written letter that said they were doing this as a goodwill gesture but I could only get my refund if I didn’t talk about it or my experience online. I said I was not happy about this as people have a right to read honest reviews and I had not been made aware of any conditions to the offer, but he told me I had no choice, I’m pretty sure the letter would not stand up in court so I signed it and noted I did not agree to the condition.
On the journey home I joked that they probably already had it back up for sale, they had, it’s currently on Autotrader now, a yellow 2021 Audi S3.
They make big claims and yes they have a big showroom but interestingly in all 3 of my visits I never saw another customer.
I would not recommend them or their servicing department, I would have left a zero star review but unfortunately that isn’t an option. After having talked about my experience we have been approached by plenty of others with similar negative experiences, ESP proudly told me they have lots of good reviews online, but I’m guessing that is because they try to bully and silence anyone who might have good reason to leave a bad one.

20 August 2025
Unprompted review
E S P Cars logo

Reply from E S P Cars

First of all thank you for your detailed review and for allowing us to respond on a platfiorm that can't be manipulted by the person making such malicious statements about our company, a post that quite clearly has had positive comments about us removed and negative ones not even associated with ESP Cars Long Eaton left in.

Anyway, back to our reply,

1. You experienced three faults, one of which was a camera issue that controlled traffic sign recognition
2. We fixed two of the three faults as the camera fault wasn't present when we bought the car back to the dealership
3. The car displayed the camera fault when the vehicle was returned to you, a simple cure was to clean the front camera as its positioning means that it becomes dirty and the dirt blocks the signal- you wasn't happy with this.
4. You wanted to reject it for a full refund
5. We agreed

ESP Cars was never in doubt or dispute that there was issues with the vehicle and as is your right you chose to reject it, we did make an attmept to cure the original faults on the vehicle by collecting if from you, as you say 150 miles away, we left you a courtesy car and then returned yours when it was repaired, unfortunate the vehicle then suffered another 'non-related' fault and you made it clear that you would like to reject it, at no point did we question this as the manner in which you conducted yourself and the fact that I think a brand new car wouldn't have satisfied you even with a manufacturers warranty meant that we was as keen to end this business relationship as you was.

Upon returning to site your attitude to our staff was nothing short of appaling, as is our obilgation and as per your request a refund was made within an hour of you being on site, a relief for all parties concerned.

Being a dealer that understands our obligations to our customers we dealt with you refund swftly, something that we guarantee would not have happened with many dealers within the industry.

We stand by our actions in this instance and remain proud of the dealership we are and will continue to be.

Kind Regards
The ESP Cars Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shocking after sales.

with '5 days of prep and service' i would of expected the car to pretty much be faultless on collection.

on initial pick up of the car, i was overly pleased, i did bring up the fact that the M-sport badges were all peeled off and that on a M140i 350bhp car they had placed £50 tires on the rear (the front tyres are 3 years old) however, this was overlooked as the car seemed spotless.

on the drive home the car was pulling both sides, each tire pressure was different with the highest being 41psi! the tracking was also off. under the bonnet was covered in grease and with the engine heat had turned like tar. scratches were also noticed that weren't on collection as the car had been severely polished.

Got the car home and noticed the coolant light came on and you could see the bottom of the tank! which if you know the basics, this is a disaster for overheating and potentially blowing up... so it felt reasonable to raise the above points as a complaint. also remembering this went through a week of 'service'

this was raised to ESP over a week ago with the promise of new badges being sent out and the service manager to be in contact with the points raised and i am still yet to receive said badges and even a response, not even a text.

when calling ESP to raise this most of my points were noted as 'minor' other than the coolant being non existent.

considering when i was in purchase of the car i had numerous curtsey calls but now i have the car and have complaints i have heard nothing at all.

initially this seemed like a good company however i am increasing getting annoyed.

just to top this all off, today it rained the window wipers are shocking and make that horrible grinding noise and smear the whole window screen(if you know you know). considering this is a basic requirement it's quite shocking with all the 'minor' things piling up.

if i knew the after sales was nonexistent, i probably wouldn't of bought from here considering their range leans towards 'premium'.

5 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really easy transaction end to end

Really easy transaction end to end. First time buying from a non-dealer in quite a while and the horror stories I've heard were not true in the slightest. Steve was very helpful from the initial call to the point I picked up the car a couple of weeks later. Gave sound advice throughout. Recommended.

5 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst mot place

Worst mot place, I've ever came across. After a £700 mot, I paid extra for them to do my oil and water, which they didn't do.

11 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful staff

Wonderful staff. Steve and Joel were a pleasure to deal with. People buy off people and these two know their stuff. Would recommend.

5 April 2025
Unprompted review

The Trustpilot Experience

Anyone can write a Trustpilot review. People who write reviews have ownership to edit or delete them at any time, and they’ll be displayed as long as an account is active.

Companies can ask for reviews via automatic invitations. Labeled Verified, they’re about genuine experiences.

Learn more about other kinds of reviews.

We use dedicated people and clever technology to safeguard our platform. Find out how we combat fake reviews.

Learn about Trustpilot’s review process.

Here are 8 tips for writing great reviews.

Verification can help ensure real people are writing the reviews you read on Trustpilot.

Offering incentives for reviews or asking for them selectively can bias the TrustScore, which goes against our guidelines.

Take a closer look