Model Year 23/24 Looking for help – Headlight moisture issue (Formentor)

[Seatbeginner]

Hey everyone, new here — looking for a bit of help.


I’ve got a Cupra Formentor and recently noticed that my right front headlight is fogging up badly — not just condensation, but actual water droplets forming inside. It looks like dozens of tiny drops.


Before I take it in or try sealing it, I’d like to try drying it out myself.


On my previous car (a Škoda Octavia), there was a small plastic cover on the back of the headlight that I could remove. It let me blow warm air inside using a hairdryer, and that completely solved the problem.


I tried to find something similar on the Formentor — like a removable cap or breather valve — but no luck so far. I can't find any obvious access point that would allow me to get warm air inside the headlight.


Has anyone here dealt with this before? Is there a hidden breather plug or cap I’m missing?
Any tips would be much appreciated!

 

[trew]

If it's under warranty I'd get a new headlight.

If it's not under warranty I'd just put a hairdryer on it. I had this problem in a DRL on a previous car and using a hairdryer sorted it out really well.

 

[Seatbeginner]

Thanks for an reaction, but the question is where exactly should the hairdryer be used? I thougt that there is a small "hole" where should the air be blowing into. But I cannot see any

 

[DaveSmith]

I too had headlight condensation (see pictures). My car went into the dealers for this and the dreaded SOS fault.
The SOS fault was fixed under warranty. However, the headlights were not. The dealer told me that as the water was not "pooling" it is not covered under warranty. From what I can gather from this an other car forums (not just VAG), this is common issue for LED lights. Apparently, the Cupra headlights are not sealed and have a breather hole, but being LED they do not get warm enough to evaporate the any moisture that collects in the headlights. The dealer suggested that I go home and pressure wash the car in an attempt to make it look worse, then take some more pictures. Mine sorted themselves out once the warmer weather came along. I suspect that they will be the same in the coming winter.