2018 AUDI S5 quattro Prestige

This 2018 Audi S5 is listed with a salvage certificate and an auction primary-damage designation of FRONT END. The visible front-end collision damage supports the stated FRONT END claim. However, the salvage certificate status cannot be confirmed from exterior photographs. The front left fender is severely crushed and sharply deformed around the wheel opening, with irregular edges and an open gap at the front corner. The front left bumper cover is also severely broken, with part of the corner missing and inner components exposed. The lower front left bumper insert or trim panel is missing. Additional damage is visible at the outer lower edge of the left headlamp, where black trim or mounting material appears broken or absent. The front section of the left rocker-panel trim is separated and has an open gap adjacent to the damaged fender. The instrument cluster displays the warning: “Sport differential: malfunction! Please contact Service.” This indicates a sport differential malfunction, although the underlying cause cannot be determined from the available findings. The issue should be diagnosed and repaired before purchase or road use. According to the VIN decoding, this is a two-door S5 Cabriolet with all-wheel drive, a 3.0-liter six-cylinder gasoline engine, automatic transmission, and quattro Prestige trim. The vehicle was manufactured by Audi AG in Germany. Two NHTSA safety recalls are listed for this vehicle configuration. Recall 19V547000 concerns the passenger occupant detection system connection, which may disable the passenger airbag; Audi’s recall number is 74D9. Recall 21V874000 concerns a seat-heater/PODS cable fault that may also disable the passenger airbag; Audi’s recall number is 74E3 and it expands the earlier recall. Recall completion should be verified with Audi using the VIN before purchase.