Im not a fan of VW so perhaps not the right person to ask. I would still be looking at water damage, perhaps through poor quality seals, poor fitting (worn seal faces) or even no seals, plenty of Bubba mechanics out there ripping off consumers, the previous installed bearings may have been made of bamboo from China. If you are no mechanic then I would consider trading it on something a little more home grown and easier to work on.......V5 all wheel drive here on the Sunshine coast, I can certainly think of more practical cars to own here. Sorry not much help but you simply dont know the quality of the work or parts being used on the car these days, if its less than 12 months since they were swapped then I'd be taking it back to your mechanic and demanding some answers, especially if you have travelled less than 20k klms on them.
Cheers, Dennis.
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