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Known fault

Water ingress at the rear light and the tailgate release button

It does not show up on every car. Check before you buy.

comfort

severity

not available

mileage

3

sources

3 sources. Forums, videos or complaints.

The fault

How you spot it

Water gets behind the rear light unit, or behind the tailgate release button. The lens mists up, the bulb or LED module fails, and the release button works intermittently. In extreme cases the tailgate does not open. The water stays in the boot, and the connector corrodes.

Which model

Who it affects

The card opens the generation, the engine or the transmission.

Generations and models

2 generations.

Checklist

Water ingress at the rear light and the tailgate release button

What you would check for this fault. Take it to the car.

Before you buy

Checklist

What you tick stays on this device only.

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Sources

How we know

forum sources only. That does not prove the car you are looking at has it.

Information, not an expert opinion

We write the descriptions, and we put the source next to them. A person reviews them before they go out. They are still information, not a technical expert opinion.

  • A fault on the list does not mean the car you are looking at has it.
  • A fault missing from the list does not mean the model is fault-free. Write-ups are made model by model. Not all of them are done.
  • You decide whether to buy. This is no substitute for an inspection. That needs a workshop and a history check.
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