2023 AUDI A3 Premium

The vehicle is a 2023 Audi A3 sedan with a salvage-title designation (“CERT OF TITLE-SALVAGE”). The auction lists the primary damage as “SIDE,” an unverified auction classification. Stage 1’s photo-based assessment found that the visible damage supports the unverified SIDE primary-damage claim, while the salvage-title status cannot be confirmed or contradicted from the photos alone. The most significant damage is concentrated on the left side. The left rear door has a large, irregular crushed and creased area extending across the lower half of the door and around the lower door edge. The exterior paint is scraped and missing in multiple locations, and the lower portion of the door and adjacent lower side panel are visibly deformed. The left front door also has a broad dent in the lower-middle section, with extensive dark and light-colored scuffing. Overall, both left-side doors and the adjoining lower side area show substantial collision-related deformation. Repair may require replacement or extensive bodywork, refinishing, and inspection of the underlying door, side-panel, structural, and safety-system components. The supplied findings do not confirm the condition of any mechanical, electrical, interior, or hidden structural components. VIN decoding identifies this vehicle as a Germany-built 2023 Audi A3 Premium sedan with front-wheel drive, a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, and an automatic transmission. Listed safety equipment includes front, side, curtain, and knee airbags, electronic stability control, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, rear cross-traffic alert, a rear visibility system, and park assist. Two NHTSA recalls are listed for this model and year. Recall 22V901000 concerns missing weight-capacity information on the B-pillar safety certification label; the stated remedy is installation of an overlay label by an Audi dealer at no charge. Recall 24V251000 concerns a possible loose electrical connection in the front passenger-seat occupant classification system, which could deactivate the front passenger airbag; the stated remedy is replacement of the occupant detection system control module at no charge. Recall completion should be verified with Audi or through an authorized dealer before purchase.