Usually, shock absorbers do not fail suddenly, their effectiveness gradually decreases, which they quietly get used to.
It is not possible to make an accurate diagnosis by the known «rocking method» a stationary car, in which the car is rocked by the wing at the corresponding shock absorber and then suddenly released: the springy movement should be immediately extinguished. But this way you can only determine a completely failed shock absorber.
A more accurate picture of the state of the shock absorber will give a special test stand.
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