Will car pass mot 2013 mk7 golf water under spare wheel

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Hi my mot is due in a week or so time we noticed the bulbs kept blowing so changed the light unit thinking there was a cream in it and the bulbs have stopped blowing now. But noticed a puddle of water under the boot where the share wheel sits, also the rear seats get damp. Having googled I've noticed this is a sealing problem with centres under the rear bumper where water collects. I won't hehe time to sort the fault before having the mot, does anyone know if it will pass or is even checked or shall I just not book the mot until I have drained the vents at least? Thanks in advance, Matt

HillStreetBlues

AFAIK  the spare wheel isn't part of an MOT so  no reason to look, and can't be anything about damp seats as they might just been cleaned.

force_ten1

just before you take the car for MOT pull the spare wheel out and use rags to dry up the standing water from the spare wheel well so when they look at the spare it is not sat in a puddle   

force_ten1

HillStreetBlues said:

AFAIK  the spare wheel isn't part of an MOT so  no reason to look, and can't be anything about damp seats as they might just been cleaned.

has the rules on that changed ?

l used to think if the spare was in the car it had to be legal but that does not seem to be the case now. so if you had a spare it could not be bald but it appears that no longer applies   

tedted

it never has been part of the mot

HillStreetBlues

force_ten1 said:

has the rules on that changed ?

l used to think if the spare was in the car it had to be legal but that does not seem to be the case now. so if you had a spare it could not be bald but it appears that no longer applies   

As above, it's never been part of the MOT. If a tester happens to notice a defect on spare tyre they are suppose to inform the person who collects it, but can't fail it

Bigwheels1111

Look under the spare wheel.

Is there a rubber plug, yes. Pull it out.

Sorted.

Could leak in through boot seal, light seal, rear window etc.

We took out everything fron the boot.lined it news paper.

Went through a car wash twice.

Followed the trickle of water.

It was the air vent on my old rover. Took it out and sealed it with silicone.

Car_54

Bigwheels1111 said:

Look under the spare wheel.

Is there a rubber plug, yes. Pull it out.

Yes!

40+ years ago, my boss and I both got brand new company Cortinas. His was 2.0, mine 1.6 (I knew my place).
Anyway, both boots filled with water. His spent weeks in and out of  the dealers. I drilled a small hole in mine : problem solved...

Bigwheels1111

Car_54 said:

Bigwheels1111 said:

Look under the spare wheel.

Is there a rubber plug, yes. Pull it out.

Yes!

40+ years ago, my boss and I both got brand new company Cortinas. His was 2.0, mine 1.6 (I knew my place).
Anyway, both boots filled with water. His spent weeks in and out of  the dealers. I drilled a small hole in mine : problem solved...

Drilled a few myself in old cars.
Mark 4 cortina brown with gold wheels.
What style, 🤮

Bigwheels1111

Looks like I might have been right.
25 plus years later leaking vents are still and issue.

Watch this.
His fix is the best, easy fix from inside or out side.
Squeezing hand into channel below the light and see if wet.
If wet look under the car and find rubber grommet. Push it up and let out water.
Squeezing hand in near light again take away rubber grommet and forget all about it.
Bumper off is a big job.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R22acNVuCm4

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How come 40 years ago, when we drove round with the bungs removed to let the water out, the car wasn't filled with mould?

Nowadays the first sign of a water leak is the mouldy smell as you inhale life threatening amounts of deadly spores.

Was it the massive air pollution then that inhibited growth, or was it the lack of modern plastics?