2017 AUDI S3 quattro Prestige

The auction records identify this 2017 Audi S3 as a “NON-REPAIRABLE VEHICLE CERT” with “BURN” listed as the primary damage. Stage 1 reports that the burn claim cannot be confirmed from photographs alone and requires physical inspection; however, the images visibly show extensive blackened, heat-discolored, melted, and charred material. Stage 1 also states that the non-repairable certification cannot be independently verified from photographs, although extensive visible damage is present. The vehicle has severe heat damage affecting both sides, the roof, passenger compartment, dashboard, front interior, and engine compartment. The roof has areas where the exterior material is absent or burned through, exposing the underlying structure. Multiple side windows are missing, and charred interior remnants are visible through the openings. The passenger compartment is largely stripped, with charred debris, exposed wiring, and damaged remaining hardware. The left and right doors, quarter panels, and other side panels have blistered and peeling surface coatings, heavy discoloration, irregular depressions, and deformation. The front-left corner and front fascia have severe damage, including irregular gaps, damaged or missing material around the headlamp and fender areas, broken grille sections, and a cracked and partially missing bumper. The hood is absent, leaving the engine compartment exposed. Engine-bay components and wiring are extensively blackened, melted, deteriorated, or fragmented. The trunk lid also has a moderately deformed lower edge around the license-plate recess. The VIN decodes this vehicle as a 2017 Audi S3 quattro Prestige sedan, manufactured by Audi AG in Hungary. It is specified with all-wheel drive, a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, and an automatic transmission. NHTSA records list two recalls for this model year. Recall 21V198000 concerns a passenger occupant-detection system that may deactivate the passenger airbag when the seat is occupied; the stated remedy is replacement of the sensor mat and an update to the control module. Recall 17V196000 concerns airbag-control-module software that may deploy the passenger frontal airbag improperly in certain low-speed crash situations; the stated remedy is a software update. Recall completion should be verified with Audi, particularly because the vehicle’s airbag system, wiring, and interior components show severe heat damage. Overall, the visible condition indicates extensive damage throughout the body, roof, interior, and engine compartment, and the vehicle’s mechanical, electrical, structural, and safety systems cannot be considered operational or serviceable without a thorough physical inspection.