2015 AUDI Q3 quattro Prestige

The 2015 Audi Q3 is listed with a Certificate of Salvage and an unverified auction primary-damage classification of “SIDE.” Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the SIDE classification because substantial denting and creasing are present on the vehicle’s side. However, the salvage-certificate status cannot be confirmed from photographs alone. The most significant visible damage is on the side rear section. The rear door has a large, irregular inward dent with multiple sharp creases, and the adjacent rear quarter panel is extensively deformed around and forward of the rear wheel opening. The black rear wheel-arch trim is irregular and separated at its lower front section. Additional collision damage is visible at both ends of the vehicle. A lower component and surrounding trim are missing from the front bumper’s image-left corner, leaving the opening and internal mounting areas exposed. The image-left rear lamp has a cracked lens with missing material. At the image-right lower rear bumper, a red-and-black bumper-mounted component is hanging loose, with an opening and internal area exposed. The rear bumper and adjacent image-left rear corner also have scuffing and transfer marks. According to the VIN decode, this is a four-door Audi Q3 Sport Utility Vehicle with all-wheel drive, a 1.984-liter four-cylinder gasoline 2.0T engine, and the quattro Prestige trim. It was manufactured by Audi AG in Spain. The transmission type is not provided. Two NHTSA recalls are listed for this model year. Recall 16V642000 concerns software that may cause the side-marker lights not to operate with the parking or headlights; the stated remedy is a free software update. Recall 15V200000 applies to certain 2015 Q3 vehicles manufactured from April 4, 2014, through November 5, 2014, and concerns sunroof closing behavior; the remedy is a free sunroof control-module software update. The vehicle’s individual recall-completion status should be verified with Audi or an authorized dealer using the VIN.