JJ.Rep

Just called Audi out of curiosity to see how much they would charge me and they sent they would charge me a £140 diagnostic charge first just to check what's wrong with it! Dream on.

Hmm I've never had a problem with my battery so far (touch wood). I've heard from another owner that they're on their 3rd motor within 2 years but that's because they keep using cheap ones and not the Valeo ones.

I haven't got full service history of the car (only part) so I'm not sure if the rear motor has ever been replaced before. It's funny because I saw another Audi A3 8P parked on the street today and that car has it's rear wiper stuck halfway up the windscreen as well.

So I've heard about this design flaw as well. So should I just avoid using the windscreen washer jets on my rear wiper after I find some way to replace the rear wiper motor.

Thanks for your reply Steve. Really? How much would you say Audi would charge? I'm seeing from Audi Parts Direct that the rear wiper motor is £129.95 so I don't know why one mechanic quoted me £185 for one. I've seen those prices on eBay as well but are those parts reliable? Do you think the other mechanic who's charging me £70 for a diagnostic charge are ripping me off?

So I currently have an Audi A3 (8P) 2010. I've only had it for 3-4 months but recently my rear wiper has been totally out of control. It would start to turn on even when I have it on the 'off' position and start behaving erratically. Recently it's been getting stuck halfway up the rear windscreen (pointing upwards). And it won't move even when I turn my dial to the 'on' position or keep switching between on and off. I've had to get out of the car and readjust my rear wiper manually by moving it inches left or right and then turning off and turning on the car again for it to work. Just yesterday, I had to readjust my rear wiper to make it move for it to then continuously work non-stop for 5 minutes and the only way for me to turn it off was for me to turn the ignition off. Currently it's stuck halfway up the rear windscreen again and every time now I turn the car on it's making a really loud whirring noise as if the thing is about to blow up. From looking at forums it looks like an issue with the rear wiper motor but how can I be so sure that this is the issue? I called up two different mechanics to get a quote to fix this. One mechanic told me straightaway that the issue is with the rear wiper motor and quoted me £300 for the job (£185 for the rear wiper motor and £115 for the labour). Another mechanic told me he's not sure what the issue is and quoted me £70 just for the diagnostic charge. Do you think it's better to just go to Audi themselves since £300 sounds about the same price they would charge as well unless I am wrong?

Couldn't agree with you more. I mean I never got the physical manual for my car but I wish even the online versions states all the possibilities for something if it doesn't have that extra option.

It worked! Thank you so much! I ended up being put through to Audi Parts instead after calling the dealership but they were able to get my build record just through my Reg Plate. Turns out that my vehicle doesn't have this option so I have to manually push and fold in my wing mirrors sadly 🙁

I recently bought an Audi A3 Sportback 2010 1.2 TFSI Sport (Start Stop) 5d. I can't seem to find a way to fold in the door mirrors at all. On my door I have the knob to adjust both the left and right mirrors of my car and the middle one is the heated door mirrors option. In the manual it says to turn the dial to point downwards but I can't do it for mines and there is nothing below for the dial. Does anyone know how to fold in the mirrors for the car?