Need help with trunk leaking

Hey all,

I noticed some water leaking in my trunk (battery side panel) after some heavy rains this past week. Checked underneath the battery and found some moisture but not too bad. As shown by the yellow arrows in the photo, the moisture is along the side panel trim. I checked underneath the top roof weather stripping by the rear passenger side door and saw some debris but not too bad. I keep the channel where the hatchback strut is at clean as that’s where leaves and debris like to collect.

can anyone suggest areas that might be the source of the leak? No visible gaps or seams along the channel and I don’t think it’s near the tail light since the moisture is closer to the front of the car and not the back

Thanks all

 

Thanks for the reply. I’ll seal those areas up and probably try to get other areas where potential leaks may occur too . Thanks, seems to be a common problem from past threads.