Rear Wiper Failure

[Fryupdale]

The wiper on my wife's Octavia has failed and is just sitting in the middle of its arc.After it happened I noticed that a lot of VAG cars seem to have the same problem.

Is there a simple fix?

[@Lee]

have you checked the fuse?

[Fryupdale]

Thanks Lee. Yes I have checked the fuse both visually and electrically.

[Liverpool-Lad]

Usually water ingress in the motor.  Cheap enough to find on ebay breakers etc.

[mbames]

Usually water ingress in the motor.  Cheap enough to find on ebay breakers etc.

 

Assuming it is a hatch.  The estate design is different and doesn't fail like this (as the washer jet pipe isn't routed through the motor)

[mluton]

Bung it.

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[Fryupdale]

Thanks guys. It is a hatch so I will check for water ingress. May well have killed itself as the washer motor works but no liquid emerges. Arg!

[Bowders1]

Thanks guys. It is a hatch so I will check for water ingress. May well have killed itself as the washer motor works but no liquid emerges. Arg!

Very common problem on hatch cars.

****e design.

The water corrodes the insides of the motor asm and the electrics.