Rear Wash Wipe Stopped Working

[Supernovas]

Hi all,

 

The rear wiper on my Superb 2016 has suddenly stopped working. It stopped intermittently last week and after stopping the car, locking and unlocking, it briefly started to work. It has now stopped working completely. The washer motor works fine, the blade will not wipe/sweep.

 

Could this be a fuse or is it likely to be the wiper motor? Is the motor a known part to fail and if so does anyone have the part number and best place to purchase one?

 

Thanks in advance

[Penpusher]

I don't have a rear wiper on my hatchback, but I had a similar problem on a Peugeot 205 about 35 years ago.  The wiper shaft where it comes though the hatch had seized after a few years of dirt and water ingress.  Cleaning it up and lightly greasing it cleared the problem.