Have concentric 'rust' circles only on my pass. side rear brake disc on a vRS TDi. Funny smell lately from that side of car also...could the disc and pad be sticking/uneven pad-disc contact? opposite side seems fine.Car only has 5,000 miles on the clock. Any one else had this problem?

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AMB_1

Yes, not quite the same, but almost. The passenger side rear brake is sticking very slightly on my new vRS. This seems to be a common problem on VAG cars with this caliper design.

Not a lot you can do other than check that the handbrake is adjusted correctly and that the pads are free in their slides (remove pads and put a little copper grease on the ends that fit in the slides).

If the caliper is still sticking a bit then a replacement is probably the only answer.

I am going to run with mine for 1000 miles or so and see if it loosens up a bit.