Sorry if this is covered elsewhere, bit I can't find it if so.

 

Have a water leak somewhere at the back of the car, with water filling up the spare tyre well.

 

The rear door seal looks neat perfect, and the car has never been in an accident.

 

Anyone seen this?

 

1 hour ago, Robmel said:

Sorry if this is covered elsewhere, bit I can't find it if so.

 

Have a water leak somewhere at the back of the car, with water filling up the spare tyre well.

 

The rear door seal looks neat perfect, and the car has never been in an accident.

 

Anyone seen this?

 

Yes.

 

There's a number of posts but search in Google rather than inside briskoda usually has more success.

 

On the estate, most commonly:

 

Rear tailgate aperture perimter seal filling with water and draining inside.

 

Rear cabin pressure vents failed seals letting in water.

 

Rear lights or light seals.

 

Boot bungs or grommets missing or deteriorated.

 

 

Thanks for suggestions ... Search with google? ...  Never thought of that!

 

The pressure vents seem the most likely, having eliminated as best I can the other possibilities.

 

I guess pulling out the lining and hosing the car while looking for water running down is the go.

 

Glad the rear windows aren't mentioned 

I feared having to seal them myself!

6 hours ago, Robmel said:

Thanks for suggestions ... Search with google? ...  Never thought of that!

 

The pressure vents seem the most likely, having eliminated as best I can the other possibilities.

 

I guess pulling out the lining and hosing the car while looking for water running down is the go.

 

Glad the rear windows aren't mentioned 

I feared having to seal them myself!

 

I haven't heard the rear cargo area side windows leaking. The seals are pretty good. But nothing is impossible! If it was a problem I think I'd get new seals and a bodywork place to fit. 

 

I also had a 2011 mk2 combi for 5 years 2016 to 2021 but didn't have any leaks whatsoever. I have seen those vents leak though in other vw cars.

 

Re: google not sure if you're genuinely surprised at google search or being a bit sarcastic. But what I mean is if you search "Briskoda Octavia Mk2 rear wheel well water leak" you're far more likely to find what your looking for than the search function inside briskoda based in my experience over the last 5 or 6 years,

Just a quick thing to check first - is your rear screenwash working? The pipe has a habit of coming off where it goes into the tailgate.