2015 Q3 Front Passenger Door Not Opening from Outside

[ukpolak]

Hi All,

Central locking works for all doors and the boot. However “double clicking” the open button on the remote will not open the front passenger door, or at least allow it to be opened from the outside.

Upon unlocking the car with the remote, I hear an audible click near the lock / handle. Also no issues opening it up from the inside of the car, or then when I come to lock it with the key fob afterwards.

I’ve seen a lot of 10 y/o posts on other forums about
1. Unlocking / locking / opening repeatedly to sync up the locks
2. Refitting a new door lock using online videos
3. Applying WD40 somewhere in the mechanism.

It appears this fault occurs on a lot of VAG cars?

I have tried #1 of the above but not the other 2. The actual lock must be working as I hear it click by the handle when I unlock using the key fob.

Any ideas? Out of warranty unfortunately. Otherwise a perfectly fine car but want to avoid main dealer repair as we may trade it in within a few months.

Hope you can help - many thanks.