B7 Passat Wagon - Automatic tailgate slamming

[ARJ]

Can anyone confirm this for me? (apologies if this has been covered already)

When the automatic tailgate closes on my B7 Passat wagon, it slams very hard; can anyone else with a B7 Passat confirm that this is normal? It seems excessive and the VW service centre were unable to confirm this for me.

If it's normal, has anyone had any luck retrofitting the tailgate to a 'soft close' option? It seriously feels as though the tailgate will shake itself apart within a year or 2.

Thanks in advance!