Hippo Motor Group Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.3

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Evaluating 675 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the staff for being professional, helpful, and knowledgeable throughout the process. Many people highlight the smooth, efficient, and stress-free user experience from initial contact to vehicle handover. Reviewers appreciate the clear explanations and the non-pressured approach during their car purchasing journey. However, some customers also noted significant issues with the product, reporting vehicles not matching advertised specifications or having inherent faults. A few other people also felt that after-sales and customer service were problematic, citing unhelpful responses, ignored requests, and a lack of professionalism.

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Service

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Product

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Handover specialist Josh had showed me the car before signing the documents. good new tyres,and happy in general with the car condition. Only one thing is there no floor mat and spare tyre provide.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We part exchanged with Hippo and the whole process was smooth, friendly and customer focussed. Bailey who handled the sale was excellent and incredibly helpful at every point. Overall we had a very po... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had a great experience from the get go. Crystal was amazing in helping me get a new car whilst helping sort the return of my old one and on the day of transfer Raphael was efficient, polite and inform... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

From identifying a car that I liked online over the weekend, through to making the appointment, testing the car and negotiating the best deal and package for me, I was very impressed with the team at... See more

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Company details

  1. Car Dealer
  2. Finance Broker
  3. Leasing Service
  4. Motor Vehicle Dealer
  5. Used Car Dealer

About Hippo Motor Group

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Welcome to Hippo Motor Group

Hippo Motor Group is one of the UK’s leading automotive specialists, helping customers find, finance, lease and drive away in the perfect vehicle.

As a family-owned business with more than 60 years of experience in the motor trade, we’ve built our reputation on delivering expert advice, great value and a hassle-free experience from start to finish.

Whether you’re looking for:

  • Personal car leasing
  • Business car leasing
  • Vehicle finance
  • New and used cars
  • Vans
  • Prestige vehicles

Our award-winning team is here to help every step of the way.

From first enquiry to vehicle handover and aftercare support, we aim to make the whole process simple, transparent and enjoyable. Every vehicle prepared by Hippo goes through rigorous quality checks at our state-of-the-art preparation centre, giving customers confidence in their next vehicle.

We’re proud to support thousands of motorists across the UK with access to a wide choice of vehicles, nationwide delivery, dedicated account managers and flexible finance solutions.

If you’ve experienced Hippo Motor Group, we’d love to hear your feedback. Your review helps us continue improving and helps future customers choose a company they can trust.

The perfect vehicle. The right deal. The Hippo experience.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I dealt with Ravi and Liam when picking…

I dealt with Ravi and Liam when picking up my new Mini Cooper. The whole process was very smooth and very stress free! I highly recommend Hippo Moto group

16 July 2026
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Reply from Hippo Motor Group

Hi Bina,


Thank you for the fantastic feedback! We’re delighted to hear Ravi and Liam made collecting your new Mini Cooper such a smooth and stress-free experience. We really appreciate your recommendation and kind words.

Team Hippo

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Alan was really helpful called before…

Alan was really helpful called before arriving went all through the car with me really friendly

16 July 2026
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Reply from Hippo Motor Group

Hi S.H,


Thank you for the great feedback! We’re delighted to hear Alan kept you informed before arriving, took the time to go through everything with you, and provided such friendly service. We really appreciate your kind words.

Team Hippo

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had a very good experience dealing…

We had a very good experience dealing with Hippo Motor group, our first contact was with Daniel who was very helpful in finding us a car very quickly after listening to what we were exactly after. The day of pick up we dealt with Matt at the Peterborough branch who made it such an easy process on the day.

15 July 2026
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Reply from Hippo Motor Group

Hi Rhys,


Thank you for the fantastic feedback! We’re delighted to hear Daniel quickly found the right car for you after listening to exactly what you were looking for, and that Matt made collection at our Peterborough branch such an easy experience. We really appreciate your kind words.

Team Hippo

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service from Start to finish

Great service from Start to finish.
Lewis Smith and Matt Curtis have been brilliant.

12 July 2026
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Reply from Hippo Motor Group

Hi Samuel,

Thank you for your wonderful feedback. We’re delighted to hear you received great service from start to finish and that Lewis Smith and Matt Curtis were brilliant throughout your experience. We truly appreciate your kind words and support.

Team Hippo

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My experience was mint

My experience was mint. Rehan assisted to ensure a smooth transition. Not leaving out Kamal who initiated the entire process was fantastic likewise.
Overall great experience dealing with Hippo Motors.

11 July 2026
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Reply from Hippo Motor Group

Hi,


Thank you for your wonderful feedback. We’re delighted to hear you had a great experience with Hippo Motors. It’s fantastic to know Rehan ensured everything went smoothly and that Kamal made such a great start to the process. We truly appreciate your kind words and support.

Team Hippo

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Car as described and in great…

Car as described and in great condition. Thanks Rafael for the car handover. Smooth process

11 July 2026
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Reply from Hippo Motor Group

Hi Lauren, 

Thank you for your feedback. We’re delighted to hear your car was exactly as described and in great condition. It’s great to know Rafael provided a smooth handover and made the process easy. We really appreciate your kind words and support.

Team Hippo


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Matt was fantastic

Matt was fantastic, very professional and dealt with car handover efficiently

11 July 2026
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Reply from Hippo Motor Group

Hi Tia,

Thank you for your feedback. We’re delighted to hear Matt provided a fantastic experience and handled your car handover professionally and efficiently. We really appreciate your kind words and support.

Team Hippo

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Dealt with Bilal first he had the…

Dealt with Bilal first he had the patience of a saint with me as I was very picky with the car that wanted but we got there in the end.
Dealt woth Matt when collecting the car he was brilliant helped with all the questions i had about the new car and he was amazing with everything.
Thank yoh so much to both very happy customer here.

11 July 2026
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Reply from Hippo Motor Group

Hi Tania,

Thank you for your wonderful feedback. We’re delighted to hear Bilal was so patient in helping you find the right car and that Matt made your collection experience just as enjoyable by answering all your questions and providing excellent support. We’ll be sure to pass on your kind words to them both. Thank you for your support, and we’re thrilled to hear you’re such a happy customer.

Team Hippo

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Graham

Graham, the very nice man who delivered the car to me was amazing. Very friendly and helpful. The car itself was not as described and I am looking further into this. However this has nothing to do with Graham and would definitely recommend him and his companies services

7 July 2026
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Reply from Hippo Motor Group

Hi Carol,

Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We're delighted to hear Graham provided such friendly and helpful service, and we'll be sure to pass on your kind words to him.
We're sorry to hear the car wasn't as described, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. If you haven't already, please get in touch with our team so we can look into this for you. Thank you for your recommendation.

Team Hippo

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible company

Terrible company. This review is based on my son’s experience. We both bought cars from them and to be honest everything was fine for me but I really feel for my son. Issue 1 - When car arrived the bodywork was in poor condition. They took car back and had it fixed. He was without a car for 2 weeks. Recompense was £12 daily allowance for taxis but he would have to pay and claim back with receipts. He didn’t make a claim as the hassle he had to get car fixed was terrible. Issue 2 - When car was returned to him he inspected it with a fine tooth comb and discovered a nail in the tyre. After negotiating hippo agreed to get it sorted out. However due to my son been off work with an injury the car hasn’t moved much except for a few visits to doctors. He went to get it fixed but it is unrepairable and needs replaced. Hippo have refused to pay for a new tyre. Reason being is he has driven the car. This lead to Issue 3 - while car was away being fixed with issue 1 they had to take under plate off to get bumper off. However on 27th we decided to take a very short trip when there was an almighty clatter. On inspection the front of the underplate had become detached. It became very clear it had not been fixed correctly and completely destroyed the under plate which is now needing replaced. My son has emailed pics and spoken with Hippo who have refused to fix this issue. Bearing in mind he has a 3 month warranty they are refusing to take issues on board. My son has asked if a complaint could be raised and speak to a manager both of which have been refused and the matter closed by Hippo. Avoid avoid avoid.

9 July 2026
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Reply from Hippo Motor Group

Hi Louise,


I am sorry to read about your son’s experience.

I have reviewed the linked case and can see that remedial work was previously completed, following which the customer confirmed he was satisfied with the repairs. Further concerns have since been raised and are now subject to a senior review of the full history and available evidence.

We will continue to address the matter directly with the customer through the appropriate complaints process.

Thanks,
Chris – Customer Experience Manager

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't take the car at face value

My experience with Hippo Motor Group raises significant concerns from both a consumer‑rights and data‑protection perspective. The Range Rover Velar I purchased was misrepresented, with incorrect and contradictory service‑history and mileage records. Hippo stated the vehicle had been serviced at 42,000 miles, yet the last genuine service was at 26,000 miles. Several entries were duplicated with different dates and mileages, making the history unreliable and misleading.

In addition, Hippo held incorrect personal data throughout the sales process, including the wrong telephone number, wrong email address and even the wrong title. As a result, my warranty information, contract documents and personal details were sent to another individual, which constitutes a serious GDPR concern. Hippo cannot explain when my details were changed, how this occurred, or what verification (if any) was completed before altering my data.

Their complaint handling has been vague, dismissive and lacking accountability. Instead of addressing how my data was compromised, they requested ID — despite already demonstrating an inability to safeguard the information they hold.

Based on my experience, Hippo Motor Group has demonstrated misrepresentation, poor data governance and inadequate complaint resolution. I would urge prospective customers to exercise caution.

9 July 2026
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Reply from Hippo Motor Group

Hi Nina,

We're sorry to read that you remain unhappy with your experience.

We take concerns regarding vehicle information, personal data and complaint handling extremely seriously. We can see your concerns have already been escalated and are currently being reviewed by our Compliance team.

As this matter involves personal information, it would not be appropriate to discuss the details publicly. To help protect our customers' personal data and comply with our obligations under UK data protection legislation, we are required to verify an individual's identity before making amendments to personal information or releasing account-specific data.

We'll continue working with you directly to review all of the information available and provide a full response through the appropriate process.

Thanks, Chris – Customer Experience Manager

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding customer service

We part exchanged with Hippo and the whole process was smooth, friendly and customer focussed. Bailey who handled the sale was excellent and incredibly helpful at every point. Overall we had a very positive experience with a more than fair deal to match.

8 July 2026
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Reply from Hippo Motor Group

Hi Nick,


Thank you for the fantastic feedback! We’re delighted to hear your part exchange experience was smooth, friendly, and customer-focused. It’s great to know Bailey provided such excellent support throughout and helped make the process a positive one. We really appreciate your kind words.

Team Hippo

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hippo motor group have been very…

Hippo motor group have been very helpful from the beginning to the end of the process. Josh assisted me in my car purchase and was brilliant, everything was explained very clearly to me and made easy.

8 July 2026
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Reply from Hippo Motor Group

Hi Chantelle,


Thank you for the fantastic feedback! We’re delighted to hear Josh made your car purchase such an easy and straightforward experience by explaining everything clearly and supporting you throughout the process. We really appreciate your kind words.

Team Hippo

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great end to end service from Hippo Motor Group

From identifying a car that I liked online over the weekend, through to making the appointment, testing the car and negotiating the best deal and package for me, I was very impressed with the team at Hippo in Blackburn. After sale service has been equally impressive. The team there are professional, friendly, knowledgeable and I felt they went the extra mile to ensure I was entirely satisfied. Can't recommend them highly enough.

7 July 2026
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Reply from Hippo Motor Group

Thank you for the fantastic feedback! We’re delighted to hear the team in Blackburn provided such professional, friendly, and knowledgeable service from your initial enquiry right through to aftersales. It’s great to know they went the extra mile to ensure you were completely satisfied. We really appreciate your recommendation and kind words.

Team Hippo

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good

Very good, third car from HIPPO. They make it easy and as stress free as possible.

Driver for collection/delivery was Alan this time. A very good bloke.

7 July 2026
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Reply from Hippo Motor Group

Hi Danus,

Thank you for your wonderful feedback and for choosing Hippo for your third car. We’re delighted to hear we’ve continued to make the process easy and as stress-free as possible. It’s great to know Alan provided such a positive delivery experience, and we’ll be sure to pass on your kind words. We truly appreciate your continued loyalty and support.

Team Hippo

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I wish there was a minus stars

I wish there was a minus stars.
Hippo have provided the most appalling customer service. I bought a £26,000 car from them on 3 Dec 2025 one owner and full dealer service history.
When the V5 came back I was the 4th owner.
They blamed auto trader and said auto trader automatically put one when they are unsure of the number of keepers BS
I have emailed every single person within Hippo most of which don't acknowledge or reply.
It then lost all the oil on my way back from Manchester airport at 10.30pm on my own, when I washed it the black powder coating on the wheels began to peel. The car had respray lines down the passenger side and a misaligned headlight. When I checked Carverticle it had been involved in a non-recorded accident in 2019 totally £3k - £5k they denied all knowledge( I raised this in February) surely they look at history for cars they intend to resell.
I returned to Hippo in March who said it was up to me to activate my extended warranty as they don't have any mechanics themselves to repair vehicles. Fawaad the Sales Manger has fobbed me off from the very first day I raised my complaint.
The oil repair took 6 weeks even though they said they had the parts after 2 weeks and the wheels still haven't been done. They offered no compensation, or redress at all, I said I wished to reject before my 30 days and they refused and said I had to allow them to repair the car.
Aftersales is none existent, they have lied about the vehicle from the very beginning, I have tried to escalate it to the Chairman CEO etc and nobody replies. The car has gone back in today to have the wheels refurbished which has took them 2 months to arrange, they said they said they would use a 3rd party, then said they wouldn't, said they would arrange a hire car but I would have to get a taxi the couple of miles round the corner to collect it - (thankfully enterprise are far more customer friendly and collected me) when I dropped the car off and told him all 4 wheels need doing he then said it needs to go to a 3rd Party!!!! We have spent a month arguing over 3rd parties to be right back at base.
I would never buy another vehicle from Hippo and advise anyone who maybe thinking of buying from them to think long and hard. The company sell anything and everything and genuinely don't care about you regardless of the original purchase price.

Please do point out which areas you don't agree with. I have no need to lie all I have stated is true and correct so please don't insinuate otherwise.

6 July 2026
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Reply from Hippo Motor Group

Hi Sam,

We’re sorry to read your review and understand this has been a frustrating experience.

We have reviewed your concerns in detail and have continued to work with you directly to address the matters raised. While we do not agree with all points made, we appreciate your feedback and will continue to communicate with you through the appropriate direct channels.

Thank you - Team Hippo 

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

So easy from start to beginning both…

So easy from start to beginning both James and Matt Have been amazing and have Left no stone unturned to get me what I want . Very easy to talk to and hippo group in my eyes are a al5star company

5 July 2026
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Reply from Hippo Motor Group

Hi Jamie,

Thank you for your wonderful feedback. We’re delighted to hear James and Matt made the process so easy from start to finish and went above and beyond to help you find exactly what you wanted. It’s great to know they were easy to talk to and that you consider Hippo a five-star company. We truly appreciate your kind words and support.

Team Hippo

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very friendly representative

Very friendly representative, Josh. Helped me understand everything and went through everything with me. Thank you

4 July 2026
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Reply from Hippo Motor Group

Hi Rhian,

Thank you for your feedback. We’re delighted to hear Josh was friendly and took the time to explain everything clearly, ensuring you understood the whole process. We really appreciate your kind words and support.

Team Hippo

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very informative and answered any…

Very informative and answered any questions that I had. Pick up of the vehicle was easy and fuss free. Would recommend.

4 July 2026
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Reply from Hippo Motor Group

Hi Lee,

Thank you for your feedback. We’re delighted to hear all your questions were answered and that collecting your vehicle was easy and fuss-free. Your recommendation means a great deal to us, and we truly appreciate your support.

Team Hippo

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