2017 AUDI A3 quattro Premium

This 2017 Audi A3 is listed with a SALVAGE CERTIFICATE and FRONT END as the auction’s primary-damage classification. The Stage 1 assessment reports that the visible front-bumper abrasion, paint loss, and missing trim support the FRONT END classification. However, the SALVAGE CERTIFICATE status cannot be confirmed from exterior photographs alone. The documented damage is concentrated on both front bumper corners. The vehicle-right corner has broad black abrasion and paint transfer extending toward the grille, with localized white paint loss. A black rectangular opening is present in the outer bumper where a trim or insert piece is missing. Similar dark abrasion, transfer marks, and paint loss are visible on the vehicle-left front bumper corner, along with another missing outer bumper trim or insert. The findings provided do not document damage to the hood, headlights, grille, cooling system, suspension, airbags, or other mechanical components. According to the VIN decode, this is a left-hand-drive, four-door sedan with all-wheel drive, a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, automatic transmission, and the quattro Premium trim. The vehicle was manufactured by Audi AG in Hungary. Two NHTSA recalls are listed for the 2017 Audi A3. Recall 21V198000 concerns the front passenger occupant-classification system, which may deactivate the passenger airbag when the seat is occupied; the remedy involves replacement of the sensor mat and an update to the control module. Recall 24V110000 concerns a fuel-tank suction-jet-pump seal, but the listed affected A3 vehicles are front-wheel-drive models, while this vehicle decodes as all-wheel drive. Recall applicability and completion should be confirmed with Audi using the VIN before purchase.