it will be the microswitch inside the door control unit. Mine has failed too.
You can remove the unit and remove the blue microswitch from the rear and probably see like mine that there is corrosion from water ingress.
I've just removed mine but not yet ordered a replacement as everything on ebay looks like copy chinese stuff.
the blue microswitch is the same across many VW's such as passat etc.
OEM Reference number : 3C0962125B. FOR LEFT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES. Will Fit the Following Models (Ensure you've checked the Part number you require) Due to the different monitor and light effect, the actual color of the item might be slightly different from the color showed on the.
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This is it, but you just need the blue part.