2012 AUDI Q5 Premium Plus

This 2012 Audi Q5 is listed with a salvage certificate of title and an auction primary-damage classification of FRONT END. Stage 1 reports that the visible severe front-end damage supports the auction’s FRONT END classification; however, the salvage-certificate title status cannot be confirmed from photographs. The vehicle has extensive collision damage concentrated at the front. The hood is severely buckled, deeply creased, and sharply folded across the leading edge and front corners. The front bumper cover and grille are missing, while a detached bumper assembly on the ground has broken sections, scuffing, separated openings, and missing or displaced trim. One front headlamp is absent, with wiring and mounting components exposed. Both front fender areas show deformation. One fender is severely crushed around the wheel opening and upper front corner, while the opposite fender edge and adjacent hood seam have moderate deformation and an irregular gap. The radiator and other cooling cores are exposed, and the surrounding brackets, lower supports, and front structural components appear bent, displaced, or broken. Loose plastic panels, wiring, and other components are hanging below the damaged front corner. The extent of the visible damage means that the condition of the underlying frame or unibody structure, cooling system, engine accessories, steering, suspension, and other mechanical components requires a thorough physical inspection. The driver steering-wheel airbag and the driver-side curtain airbag are visibly deployed. Airbag modules, inflators, pretensioners, sensors, control modules, wiring, and related interior trim should be professionally inspected and replaced as required before the vehicle is considered safe to operate. The rear bumper also has several minor dark marks and light scuffs on its lower-left area. Factory decoding identifies the vehicle as a German-built Audi Q5 SUV with a 2.0T gasoline engine, 1.984-litre displacement, four cylinders, approximately 211 horsepower, Premium Plus trim, and four doors. Drivetrain and transmission details were not provided by the decoder. NHTSA records list recalls for this model year involving the fuel-pump flange and possible fuel leakage, sunroof drainage and side-curtain-airbag inflator corrosion, the driver frontal-airbag inflator, and possible sunroof-glass breakage on affected production vehicles. Recall completion is not established by the supplied information, so the VIN-specific recall and repair history should be verified with Audi or an authorized dealer before purchase. Due to the severe collision damage and deployed airbags, a comprehensive structural, mechanical, electrical, cooling-system, and safety-system inspection is strongly recommended.