Had issues, like so many, with wet carpets. Has been to the stealers 2/3 times - all door seals have been done and the drainage hole unblocked and yet I still suffer from wet carpet at rear passenger side.

Last dealer visit, they sat it under the sprinklers and could find no leaks, and during the torrential rain over the last few weeks the car was bone dry. However, this morning the carpet is wet again, not soaked, but there is defo an issue.

Two questions - could the direction of the rain affect? I.e. from a certain direction it penetrates. Or, could it be coming in from underneath whilst it's been driven?

Any ideas? plus how much of an issue is it - it's only in one place, there is no real steaming windows and it is not soaking???? can I just ignore it?

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Sounds like aleaky door to me, volume of water will effect the water ingress as will orientation of the car.

I'd say leaky door too. Even after giving mine the (supposedly more effective) "unofficial" fix, the recent rain has led to a small amount of ingress. No serious dampness inside the car, but water is obviously getting past the seals inside the as the door, as the top surface of the seal that goes between the door and the car body is getting wet down near the sill. This is perhaps the easy symptom of leaky door seals to spot, although you can crouch down and run your fingers along where the door card meets the metal of the door itself to see if you can feel any moisture. FWIW, I gather it's not unheard-of for the official fix to be unsuccessful, unfortunately...

Read somewhere on a thread today, that regularly opening all the doors can sometimes be a solve - opening them allowing the water to drain out, before a build up that goes over the seals. Interestingly the carpet I have issues with is the rear passenger door which is seldom opened.

Will test theory and let you know...

Mine has exactly the same problem, but my passenger side rear door is opened and closed all the time.....That's where my little lad sits!!

I was suspecting water from underneath too, but notice that I actually had a wet floor after the car had been standing still for two weeks!!

My brake pads don't like that bit.....standing still for a fortnight. They must swell up or something.....the brakes are feckin horrible for the first 40 or so miles.

don't forget that wet rear n/s carpets can also be caused by the rear washer connection leaking - the one behind the plastic trim panel

My golf has a leak which sounds similar to this and I was stumped for ages trying to find out how the water was getting in until I read this link from seat:-

Water leak into footwell - dodgy seal info and DIY repair guide - SEAT Cupra.net

Thats exactly how the water gets in on my golf. Worth a look - I couldnt really confirm it unitl I took off the door card and left it for a bit with newspapers between the closed door and the door seals which ended up soaked in the rain but kept the carpets dry.

My leak is below the front passenger side speaker but the water ran along the sill and into the car and pooled in the rear footwell.

Hope that helps a little.

Mine still has this problem too (although it's only been to the dealers once to sort). I'm unable to see the tell tale signs of water sitting on top of the plastic trim this time though, just noticed that the carpet was damp (again, not wet but certainly noticable).

Would it help to remove the rear mats I wonder?

Mine still has this problem too (although it's only been to the dealers once to sort). I'm unable to see the tell tale signs of water sitting on top of the plastic trim this time though, just noticed that the carpet was damp (again, not wet but certainly noticable).

Would it help to remove the rear mats I wonder?

My advice would be to put newspaper between the mats and the carpet, and leave it there for a few days to make sure all the water's been soaked up from the carpet. In the meantime, try your rear wash/wipe and see how far up the rear screen the jet goes. If it reaches the top, then it's probably not leaking, but if it only gets half-way up, then you have a leak.

If so, fold the NSR seat forward, and pull off the plastic trim that runs up the side of the seat back. Under here you will find some wiring and the pipe for the rear wash/wipe (black, about 5mm across). Somewhere along the pipe (possibly hidden away up at the top), you will find a push-connector joining two sections of the pipe. This can part company from one or other section of pipe, which'll mean you're pumping water into the back of your car every time you clean the screen...

HTH

It is not much more work to remove the underlay felt , from the car . They will dry quicker out of the car.