2013 AUDI Q5 Premium Plus

The 2013 Audi Q5 is listed with a salvage bill of sale and an auction primary-damage classification of FRONT END. The auction classification is consistent with Stage 1’s reported visible findings: extensive front-end crushing, missing fascia components, an exposed and deformed cooling assembly, and deployed airbags support the FRONT END code. The salvage bill-of-sale status cannot be verified from photographs. The front end has severe collision damage. The hood is extensively crushed and sharply deformed, the left front fender and wheel-arch area are bent and torn, and the front bumper, grille, fascia, and lower front components are missing, detached, or lying on the floor. The front cross-member, radiator support, mounting areas, radiator, and surrounding cooling components show pronounced crushing, bending, and displacement. Wiring harnesses, hoses, brackets, and other components are exposed and displaced. Both front headlamp assemblies are absent from their normal positions, with detached lamp and housing components visible. The driver steering-wheel airbag and a driver-side curtain airbag are deployed. The driver’s brown leather seat also has moderate tearing and abrasion along the outer bolster and front cushion. No additional findings were provided regarding the engine, transmission, drivetrain, suspension, underbody, or vehicle operability. The extent of the front-end and restraint-system damage indicates that substantial structural, mechanical, electrical, cooling-system, and safety-system inspection and repair will be required before the vehicle can be considered roadworthy. According to the VIN decode, this is a German-built 2013 Audi Q5 SUV with the Premium Plus trim, a gasoline 3.0T six-cylinder engine with approximately 2.995 liters of displacement, and a decoded output of 272 hp. The drivetrain and transmission details were not provided. NHTSA records list several recalls for this model and year. Recall 17V622000 concerns auxiliary-heater wiring that may overheat or melt, increasing fire risk. Recall 17V001000 concerns possible corrosion of the side-curtain-airbag inflator associated with the sunroof drainage system. Recall 17V298000 concerns a fuel-pump flange that may crack and leak fuel. Two additional listed recalls, 17V002000 and 18V229000, concern the electric coolant pump on vehicles equipped with the 2.0-liter Turbo FSI engine; the decoded vehicle is equipped with the 3.0T engine, so those campaigns may not apply. Recall completion for this individual vehicle should be confirmed with Audi using the VIN, particularly given the collision damage and deployed curtain airbag.