I have a 2012 Octavia 2, bought in 2013, with 10,000 recorded mileage which is 111194.

The vehicle has been reliable but recently has shown signs of having water in the boot. Right now it is bone dry. I use a car port here at home.

Can Briskoda tell me how water might be getting in ? I want to fix this problem before the rains return !

A known candidate is the connection between feed pipes for the screenwasher, IIRC pax side boot to rear of the wheel arch. There are numerous discussions regarding same on here - worth a search.

BTW does the leak water look/feel like what you're putting into your screenwash reservoir under the bonnet?

Another leak candidate would be the tailgate seal, but that would only appear after getting rained on (or carwashed).

Hello. I only experience water/dampness when it rains. I'll get it washed tomorrow while the boot interior is bone dry and look at the tailgate seal.

Today I looked at the spare wheel (in the storage well) which has damp areas and the floor of the well is wet. I will remove the boot lining above the wheel to aid air movement here.

It is likely the hot dry weather is here for another 2 weeks which will help further drying.

Is there water on the seal at the base of the opening for the rear hatch or inside the hatch behind the teim? If so the culprit could be the rubber grommet that goes round the wiper shaft and seals against the glass. That was what the issue was with our Octavia and Kodiaq

I must apologise for not noting that my vehicle is a Greenline model and does not have a rear window wiper. I might also say right now that water in the spare wheel bay is a topic I least expected to cope with.......................................after all this is a SKODA !

I had water getting into mine and puddling in the spare wheel well... It didn't seem to be coming from the screenwash, and trying to mess about with the boot seal only seemed to have a limited effect.

In the end I drilled a few holes in each of the plugs in the bottom of the wheel well to let it all out, it's worked just fine for my purposes!

I found the wheel well has water that is touching the lower treads of the wheel.

I'll add a photo tomorrow. The rubber seal top edge was damp after the car-washand I cannot work out how. I'm sorry to here about crisund123 drilling drainholes. Before I do that I'll try to stop it getting in first.

The boot lid has a circular SKODA badge above the number plate, and tomorrow i'll fill the fine gap round the outside of the badge & the recess it sits in with bluetack. I'll take snaps.