I had a panal beater paint the bumper and fix some damage, and since then a large amount of water was found where the spare tire lives.

I have no idea how the water is getting in,but notice a large gap in the panels by the lights?!?

is this normal or could they have put the wrong parts back on.  Also my back window whiper is acting all weird and not working as it once did and the boot lights look old/all dull now too.

I'd get this back to the garage that did the work as it doesn't look right. 

Thank you, I called the insurance company and the re opened the claim and are getting an assessor to look at what's going on.  It's so random to have water inside the car.  Thank you

That's atrocious if it was done via insurance, and to be honest it's just as poor if it was cash in hand! Regards the lights - definitely second-hand. Can be refurbished is not available from Audi anymore. Wet sand, then polish with Menzerna.

In respect of the water pooling in the boot, they two issues could be completely unrelated, especially in the wiper motor is going haywire. The Valeo unit eventually dies due to the brass/copper pipe that runs to the water jet breaking. This leaks water into the motor and eventually into the boot. There should be an Audi sticker on it - plug and play if you replace. Just get the same part number.

Hello Cassandra, 

Was the light in the tailgate section damaged in the accident? 

Please keep us posted on how you get on 

The rear bumper was painted but unsure if they take the part off to paint it.  The insurance job was for more the side of the car and on the corner of the passenger side bumper.

The insurance company is re opening the file and asking an assessor to investigate and they will give the panel beater a chance to look into it.  My worry is that they will say it had nothing to do with them and not explain how the water is getting in.  🤔 

Will update with progress  ❤️ 

So to answer the question the light within the left hand side of the tailgate was not part of the repair work -?

Cassy.

If you want meaningful opinions you need to be much more specific in telling us what parts of the car were damaged and repaired. All you have mentioned so far is the vague "I had a panal beater paint the bumper and fix some damage".

As for the water in the boot, that could be window wash water from the wiper motor as Richard pointed out. It was a common problem in that model, and therefore possibly unrelated to the body repairs. Test the rear wash function to be certain.