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In partnership with AXA™ InsuranceThey are responsible for your vehicle’s smooth drive over bumpy or uneven roads and are an essential part of your suspension system.
If your car is providing uncomfortable ride quality and is bouncing excessively, it could be that your shock absorbers aren’t operating correctly. Also, any puddles of oil-like fluid on the road around your wheels could be escaping from leaking shock absorbers.
Save up to 30% on your Volkswagen in front shock absorber replacement. See our table below to browse our honest, upfront prices.
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They are responsible for your vehicle’s smooth drive over bumpy or uneven roads and are an essential part of your suspension system.
If your car is providing uncomfortable ride quality and is bouncing excessively, it could be that your shock absorbers aren’t operating correctly. Also, any puddles of oil-like fluid on the road around your wheels could be escaping from leaking shock absorbers.
Save up to 30% on your Volkswagen in front shock absorber replacement. See our table below to browse our honest, upfront prices.
Daniel, from London
Hey Fixter,
Terry, Fixter in-house mechanic expert
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| Car make and model | Dealers average price | exclusive price | Instant savings |
|---|---|---|---|
 Volkswagen Caddy C20 Tdi 1.6 litres | £257.29 | £206.00 | 20% |
Volkswagen 1200 D Lwb 2.4 litres | £309.06 | £255.00 | 17% |
Volkswagen Bora Highline Tdi 1.9 litres | £247.52 | £208.00 | 16% |
Volkswagen Caddy 69ps Sdi 2 litres | £247.40 | £212.00 | 14% |
Volkswagen Caddy Maxi 1.6 litres | £236.34 | £202.00 | 15% |
Volkswagen Bora Highline Tdi 1.9 litres | £271.85 | £218.00 | 20% |
Volkswagen Caddy C20 Tdi 1.6 litres | £249.48 | £216.00 | 13% |
Volkswagen Beetle 2.3 litres | £307.93 | £265.00 | 14% |
Volkswagen Passat Cc Tdi 2 litres | £255.30 | £214.00 | 16% |
Volkswagen Amarok 2 litres | £251.43 | £212.00 | 16% |
Volkswagen Caddy Maxi 1.6 litres | £236.34 | £202.00 | 15% |
Volkswagen Beetle 2.3 litres | £307.93 | £265.00 | 14% |
Volkswagen Passat Cc Tdi 2 litres | £255.30 | £214.00 | 16% |
Volkswagen Caddy 69ps Sdi 2 litres | £247.40 | £212.00 | 14% |
Volkswagen Caddy C20 Tdi 1.6 litres | £249.48 | £216.00 | 13% |
* The cost of your front shock absorber replacement depends on your car make and model and may vary depending on your location.
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Every service carried out by our partner garages is fully reviewed.
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Any additional work needed will be carried out for free.
Front shock absorber replacementVolkswagenVW’s reliability and reputationYour shock absorbers are part of the suspension system that smoothes out the bumpiness of an uneven road to provide you with a comfortable ride.
A shock absorber is a gas or oil filled tube that is compressed by a piston to dissipate kinetic energy and regulate the rebounding your car will suffer when driving over potholed, bumpy or uneven ground.
A shock absorber will fail to operate correctly if the fluid leaks. This can be due to poor or damaged seals.
A shock absorber will also fail to function properly if it becomes damaged, bent or broken due to continual wear, general use or accident damage.
Smaller internal parts are likely to wear out in time and cause the improper operation of the complete component.
If your car is bouncing excessively and providing uncomfortable ride quality, then there’s a good chance your shock absorbers aren’t operating correctly.
When driving around corners or over uneven ground and the car feels unstable then your suspension could be damaged.
If driving over humps, sleeping policemen or raised road elements causes problems, your shock absorbers could be damaged.
If you notice puddles of oil-like fluid on the road around your wheels, your shock absorbers could be leaking.
In circumstances when your tyres lose contact with the road going over bumpy surfaces, sharp bridges or raised ground, your suspension isn’t working properly.
You can expect shock absorbers to last at least 50k miles. Your owner’s manual may specify a different mileage or duration, as this figure is only a guideline. You should also have your shock absorbers checked after heavy contact with potholes, curbs or large rocks in the road.
Car suspension is a common reason for MOT failures. Broken or faulty shock absorbers, including oil leaks, will be a definite fail for an MOT.
The typical cost of replacing a condenser varies between £200 and £250.
For example, an Audi A1 S Line would have a dealer price of £255.23, yet Fixter will carry out the same work for only £206—a 19% saving!
Changing the front shock absorber in a Fiat 500l Pop Star will cost you £268.06 with your dealer, but only £216.00 with Fixter—another superb saving of 19%!
When you choose Fixter to find you a great deal and a premium mechanic to carry out your front shock absorber replacement, you can expect to save around £40 from an average dealer price. That’s a typical saving in the region of 15–20%.
Volkswagen (often shortened to VW) is a German automobile manufacturer founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front, a Nazi labour union.
Volkswagen is the flagship marque of the Volkswagen Group, who in turn is majority owned by Porsche. They own and operate a vast number of cars under other brand names—at the time of writing, they have 342 subsidiary companies.
Possibly its most well-known model of the current generation, the VW Golf, was the 2nd best selling car of 2018, behind the Ford Fiesta, which consistently takes the top spot year after year.
The Golf’s 64k registrations in 2018 added to the vast tally of 3.4million Volkswagen cars on the road today.
VW cars achieve consistently strong reviews and are highly respected by critics and drivers alike. They are renowned for investing more money into research and development than almost any other marque and distributing their wealth of motoring knowledge across the many partner brands under the VW Group umbrella.
A classic of its time, originally named the Volkswagen Type 1, it soon became nicknamed the Beetle due to its unique shape, and subsequently the bug. The unique looking car was designed by Ferdinand Porsche for Adolf Hitler, who wanted a cheap and simple mass-produced car to travel around his country’s new road network.
The new model Beetle, originally launched to celebrate the original classic in 1997, and with an updated successor in 2011, was designed around the VW Jetta platform sharing much of its build with the Jetta and Golf. VW announced in 2018 that the Beetle would finally be removed from production in July 2019.
Volkswagen ranked 17th place out of 30 car brands in the What Car? Reliability Survey in 2018. Sister companies Skoda and Seat appeared higher up the ranks at 7th and 10th respectively, while executive brand Audi a few places further down the list at joint 20th.
Various recalls have been made on VW models throughout their motoring history. The following are a list of the most recent in the UK and Europe.
The material used for the rear coil springs may be inadequate
The suspension damper forks are defective and could break
The predetermined break point in the cushion for the side airbags in on the wrong side
On vehicles with a rear drum brake, the operational wear of the brake lining and use-related settlement of the drum brake may result in a loss of pre-tension on parking brake cables
A seat belt latch may not have been sufficiently secured to the rear, right-hand seat
The fitting for the headrest may have been incorrectly welded to the backrest
An incorrect adhesive bond between the upper and lower parts of the rear spoiler may have been used
Moisture can reach the LED module of the sunroof’s ambient lighting which may cause a short-circuit
All recall information sourced from gov.co.uk data.
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