2016 AUDI Q3 quattro Premium Plus

The vehicle is listed with a salvage certificate and a flood-damage designation, with “front end” recorded as the auction’s primary damage. Stage 1 reports that the visible front-end deformation, broken components, and crushed hood support the front-end damage classification. Separately, Stage 1 found no clear horizontal tide line, water-line staining, mud or silt residue, mold-like discoloration, or visible corrosion in the photographed areas. The instrument cluster was illuminated and displaying normally, although several warning indicators were visible. Based on the available photos, Stage 1 reports that the flood designation is not visibly supported. The front end has extensive collision damage. The hood is severely crushed, with deep creasing, upward deformation, an uneven front edge, and a large irregular gap above the grille and bumper. The image-left headlamp is cracked and displaced, with its housing broken and internal components exposed. The front bumper is severely torn and deformed, with missing material, exposed underlying parts, and an irregular lower edge. The grille and lower fascia have broken and displaced sections, while the front fascia around the bumper, grille, and lamp areas also shows extensive breakage and missing material. The image-left front fender is creased and displaced around the headlamp and bumper junction, and part of the front wheel-arch trim is missing with mounting holes exposed. Visible cooling fins behind the grille are compressed and irregular. The driver’s steering-wheel airbag and the front passenger-area airbag are visibly deployed. The brown leather front seats show minor creasing, wrinkling, and surface discoloration consistent with use; similar creasing and localized light discoloration are visible on the rear seat cushions. Factory decoding identifies this vehicle as a 2016 Audi Q3 quattro Premium Plus SUV with all-wheel drive, a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine, and an automatic transmission. The vehicle was manufactured by Audi AG in Spain. NHTSA records list three applicable recall campaigns for the 2016 Audi Q3: 19V385000 concerning LED-headlamp front turn-signal operation, 17V400000 concerning brake-light operation during emergency braking with the parking brake, and 16V642000 concerning side-marker-light software. The listed remedies involve free body-control-module or software updates. Completion should be verified with Audi using the vehicle identification number. Given the severe front-end structural and component damage, deployed airbags, exposed internal parts, and the unverified flood designation, a comprehensive inspection is required before purchase. This should include the body structure, cooling and air-conditioning assemblies, lighting and wiring, restraint system, engine and transmission operation, AWD system, chassis alignment, corrosion or water intrusion, and completion of all necessary repairs and recall work.