2016 AUDI Q5

The auction record lists the vehicle as having a salvage title and identifies the primary damage as FRONT END. The visible severe front-end damage supports the auction’s FRONT END classification; however, the salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from exterior photographs. The 2016 Audi Q5 has extensive damage concentrated at the front. The hood is heavily crushed, folded, and buckled, while the front bumper, grille, lower fascia, ducting, and related trim are missing. One headlamp is absent, and the other visible headlamp is displaced. The front fender and wheel-arch area are severely bent or torn, with missing or displaced liners and trim. The radiator and condenser area is visibly crushed and compressed. Front carrier and engine-bay support components are bent, displaced, or broken. Hoses, wiring, connectors, and other internal front-end components are exposed, with several wire bundles hanging around the damaged corner and wheel arch. The upper windshield has branching cracks. The driver’s steering-wheel airbag is visibly deployed. The available findings do not establish the condition of the passenger or side airbags, the restraint-system electronics, the engine, transmission, cooling system, drivetrain, suspension, steering, or the extent of damage behind the visible front structure. A complete mechanical, structural, electrical, and safety-system inspection will be required before repair or operation. VIN decoding identifies this vehicle as a 2016 Audi Q5 SUV with all-wheel drive, a 3.0-liter six-cylinder diesel engine, and an automatic transmission. The vehicle was manufactured by Audi AG in Germany. NHTSA records list several recalls associated with 2016 Audi Q5 vehicles. These include campaign 17V622000 concerning auxiliary-heater wiring corrosion and potential overheating, and campaign 17V001000 concerning sunroof drainage and possible corrosion of a side-curtain-airbag inflator. Additional listed campaigns concern electric coolant pumps on certain 2.0-liter gasoline-engine vehicles and fuel-pump flanges on gasoline-powered Q5 models; their applicability to this 3.0-liter diesel vehicle should be verified by VIN. Recall completion status is not provided and should be confirmed with Audi or an authorized dealer.