Is the starter located where it can be damaged from slow oil leak of oil pan/valve gaskets

I have the car listed above Wolfsburg with a slow oil pan/valve gasket leak (getting my oil changed regularly has been keeping my oil levels at appropriate levels). The last couple of days, I experienced rough start/clicking when starting the ignition. My battery is about two years old, so I was thinking alternator or starter. Had the battery tested and it had a 10.55 volt reading. To make a long story short, both the starter and alternator passed diagnostics and the battery result was "bad." The battery was replaced through the warranty I purchased. My question is, is the starter in my car in a location where it could soak up oil from the kind of leak that I have? Would it still pass the diagnostic if it malfunctioned as a result of exposure to oil? And if the starter did malfunction as a result of being exposed to an oil leak could that make a battery read as "bad" in a diagnostic test? Just want to be prepared if the new battery I have begins to fail.