2020 AUDI A3 quattro Premium

The 2020 Audi A3 is listed with a salvage certificate and an auction condition designation of “CERT OF SALVAGE < 75% DAMAGE.” The auction’s primary-damage code is “FRONT END.” Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports this front-end classification: the front bumper cover, grille, front-left headlamp, front-left fender, and additional fascia components are missing or damaged. However, the available photos do not establish whether the total damage is below 75%. The main damage is concentrated at the front of the vehicle. The front bumper cover and grille are missing, exposing the reinforcement, radiator area, cooling components, brackets, and other internal mounting structures. The front-left headlamp and front-left fender are also absent, while front-corner and lower-front fascia components are missing on both sides. The hood has irregular deformation and creasing along its front edge near the left corner. These findings indicate that substantial inspection and replacement of front-end components will be required. The condition of the exposed cooling, structural, lighting, electrical, and safety systems is not established by these findings. At the rear, multiple light linear scuff marks are present across the lower rear bumper cover and are classified as minor cosmetic damage. VIN decoding identifies the vehicle as a 2020 Audi A3 sedan with all-wheel drive, a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine, and a seven-speed automatic transmission. The decoded trim is quattro Premium. The vehicle was manufactured by Audi AG in Germany and is equipped with features including standard forward-collision warning, rear cross-traffic alert, rear visibility assistance, and blind-spot monitoring. Three NHTSA recalls are listed for this make, model, and year. Recall 21V198000 concerns the front-passenger occupant classification system, which may deactivate the passenger airbag when the seat is occupied; the remedy is replacement of the sensor mat and an update to the control module. Recall 22V815000 concerns the tire-pressure monitoring system’s ability to detect simultaneous pressure loss in all four tires; the remedy is a software update. Recall 24V110000 concerns a fuel-tank suction-jet-pump seal that may allow fuel to enter the evaporative-emissions system and potentially leak from the charcoal canister; the remedy is replacement of the suction pump. Recall completion should be verified with Audi using the VIN, particularly because the fuel-system recall description specifies front-wheel-drive A3 vehicles while this VIN decodes as all-wheel drive.