2018 AUDI Q5 quattro Prestige

The 2018 Audi Q5 is listed by the auction with the condition designation “PERMIT NO BRAND - UNFIT” and the primary damage code “SIDE.” Stage 1 reports that the extensive deformation and paint damage visible on the left-side doors and lower side area support the SIDE classification. However, the photographs cannot confirm the permit, branding, or roadworthiness aspects of the UNFIT designation. The left front door has a large, irregular dent with multiple sharp creases, scuffing, and paint abrasion across the middle and lower sections. The left rear door is also severely deformed, with deep creases, wrinkled and folded metal, scraped paint, and exposed irregular panel surfaces. The lower left door and rocker area has torn and uneven surfaces, with sections of the lower trim displaced or missing. The left rear wheel-arch molding shows additional abrasion and surface damage along its forward and lower portions. The VIN decode identifies this vehicle as a 2018 Audi Q5 quattro Prestige sport utility vehicle with all-wheel drive, a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, and an automatic transmission. The vehicle is listed as manufactured by Audi AG in Mexico. Factory-listed equipment includes standard ABS, electronic stability control, traction control, forward collision warning, blind-spot monitoring, parking assist, and a rear visibility system. NHTSA records list several safety recalls for this model year, including recalls involving brake caliper performance, the brake master cylinder, seat-belt pretensioner operation, rear wheel-arch trim retention, and possible liquid intrusion affecting the gateway control module. The listed remedies include brake-system inspection or bleeding, brake master-cylinder replacement where necessary, pretensioner replacement, securing or replacing wheel-arch trim, and installation of a protective cover and underbody sealing as applicable. Recall completion should be verified with Audi using the VIN before purchase. The visible damage may also require inspection of the doors, rocker area, wheel-arch trim, adjacent structure, restraints, wiring, and related safety systems before the vehicle can be considered roadworthy.