2016 AUDI A3

The vehicle is listed with a salvage title and the auction’s primary-damage designation is FRONT END. Stage 1 reports that the visible severe front-end damage supports the unverified FRONT END damage code; however, the salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from exterior photographs. The front corner has sustained severe collision damage. The fender is crushed and torn around the wheel opening, with exposed internal areas and displaced body material. The hood is heavily creased and deformed, with a raised and uneven edge. The front bumper cover is torn and displaced, with large sections broken or missing and internal components visible. The headlamp on the damaged side is missing, and the surrounding mounting and body material is broken. Lower bumper and air-intake trim is also broken, displaced, and partially missing. Additional broken body and plastic components are visible behind the damaged bumper, leaving the front corner open to the engine compartment. The driver’s steering-wheel airbag is deployed, and curtain airbags are hanging from the roof-side and side-window areas. The condition of other restraint-system components, structural members, cooling and engine-bay components, suspension, steering, wiring, and drivetrain cannot be determined from the provided findings. A comprehensive physical inspection and diagnostic assessment will be required before repair or road use. Factory VIN data identifies this vehicle as a 2016 Audi A3 sedan with all-wheel drive, a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, and an automatic transmission. The vehicle was manufactured by Audi AG in Hungary. NHTSA recall records list recalls concerning the passenger occupant-detection system (21V198000) and the front-passenger airbag inflator module (22V543000). A further fuel-system recall (24V110000) is listed for certain front-wheel-drive A3 sedans; because this vehicle is decoded as all-wheel drive, its applicability should be verified by VIN with Audi. Recall completion status is not provided, and the deployed airbags make restraint-system inspection and proper recall-related repairs especially important.