I didn't have any cracks in the trim, but when I had my CC the lights access covers inside the bootlid did fill up with water that would pour out after long periods of rain when the bootlid was opened.

Water also used to sit on the rubber trim at the point where the plastic trim met the rubber on the edge of the boot. For all its aesthetically pleasing looks the boot lid design was lacking I thought.

Hi. I have a Black 2010 Passatt CC and at the end of July (car was just over 3 years old), I noticed a crack about midway through the plastic piece on top of the boot lid. On searching other VW owner fora I quickly found that this same fault has been regulalry found in hot overseas countries (Australia, Middle East and in the US)-in those countries the plastic part was replaced under warranty.

I showed the defect to a plastics expert I know and he is firmply of the opinion that its a part/assembly failure.

I contacted VW in the UK through my dealer but because they say this fault has never been reported in the UK they say its not their fault and therefore its not covered under Warranty. Interestingly the replacement part in hot counties is plastic. VW UK refused to escalate the issue to VW in Germany. After much arguing VW have agreed to fund 50% of the repair but I am not giving up as I know other UK owners of black Passatt CCs will have this same problem and when enough of us report the problem to VW UK they will treat it as a defect and will repair under warranty. VW UK maintain that the crack has been caused my me-absolutely not the case!!!!

Have you been to a dealer yet-it would be most helpful if you did to see what the Dealer says. You should ask the dealer to escalate to VW UK as this would be the 2nd crack notified in the UK.

I would really appreciate you getting in touch as I believe we can help each other.

Keith (Mastersnapper)