Shock Absorber Diagnostics

How to tell whether your shock absorbers are worn, and what each symptom actually means. Start here if the car feels different but you are not sure what has changed.

Guides in this section

• How to tell if your shock absorbers are worn
  Bounce, nose dive, uneven tyre wear, knocking over bumps — what each symptom means.
• Strut bearing failure: symptoms and fix
  The knocking-on-full-lock symptom people misdiagnose as a damper problem.
• Uneven tyre wear: what your suspension is telling you
  Cupping, inner-edge, feathering — which wear pattern points to which fault.

• How to tell if your shock absorbers are worn
  Bounce, nose dive, uneven tyre wear, knocking over bumps — what each symptom means.

Where to go next

If you already know which part you need, search the part number index. If you know your car but not the part, browse by vehicle.

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