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?

have you checked the fuse?

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

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

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)

Bung it.

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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!

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.