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Water in spare wheel well (ES Tourer)

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Hi there,

I noticed there is some dampness in the boot spare wheel well. There isn't any standing water, whatever got in is absorbed by the small carpet trim piece underneath the tire.

Is there any common cause with these leaks? There is no sunroof so obviously not the roof drain.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
 
I found that when I had water ingress it was due to a rubber grommet at the back part of the boot that had worked itself loose. Would be worth a check especially if you have rear parking sensors fitted.
 
I sealed the channels that the roof rails mount on 2 weeks ago and it seems to have stopped my leak into the boot well. We had a few rainy days in Glasgow this past week and it's still dry in there
 
I had the same problem with my saloon.

There was a (seemingly factory) hole at the bottom of the boot rubber seal in the middle.
Sealed it with some silicone and it has remained dry since.

Something to note is that it only got wet when the car was pointing up a slope.
 
While searching for soemthing else I found this video regarding resealing the roof rail holes that can cause water ingress

 
I had the same issue on my saloon. A common fault after some Googling suggested it could be due to the seals on the tail light, or a drain which is located behind the rear bumper.

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Removed the boot carpet, removed the rear bumper and tail lights. Dried it all out. Used some HondaBond sealant I had lying around to seal the lights, and whatever the hole was for behind the rear bumper possible a vent for condensation and sealed up.

Had some heavy rain over the past week or so and the boot under the carpet and in the whee well is bone dry.
 
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