Sounds like I may have a wheel bearing on the way out on the nearside front. I cant hear it inside but an eagle eared mate heard it yesterday are they a weak point or am I just unlucky ?

Not personally had to change a  wheel bearing on the MQB platform so id say they are generally good quality and not a normal failure point

I had a noisy wheel bearing on mine at around 30k miles. Replaced under warranty. The remaining wheel bearings are still fine at 92k miles

Thanks guys I'm at 44k have warranty but suspect it wont be covered. It might not be a bearing ! I'll update when sorted.

Just now, Nick_H said:

Thanks guys I'm at 44k have warranty but suspect it wont be covered. It might not be a bearing ! I'll update when sorted.

I was sure mine wasn't a bearing since the noise didn't change with cornering forces. It just came on over a fairly narrow speed range around 50mph. I went out with the technician to demonstrate the noise, he said pretty sure it was a wheel bearing and when they jacked it up he said they could feel roughness. Wheel bearing changed and problem went away.

i had my left rear wheel bearing replaced last year.  all is well now.

i've had the car since new, MY17, done 75k kms now.

Get a tin of silicone spray and coat the lower arm bushes and the ball joint and see if the noise goes away. 
Had more than a few that sounded like a bearing but didn’t change under load, and it was what I can only assume to be NVH from the bushes. 
 

Good news I suppose .... Dealer says nothing wrong with bearings and says probably uneven tyre wear ... It was a strange sound at 4mph as I walked alongside the car but who knows ? It's booked in for 2 new SP4's on the front on Friday so if it goes away I'll eat humble pie ...