2018 AUDI SQ5 quattro Premium Plus

This 2018 Audi SQ5 is listed with a salvage certificate of title, and the auction’s primary damage classification is “SIDE.” Stage 1 reports that the visible severe deformation of the left-side doors and rocker panel supports the auction’s “SIDE” damage code. However, the salvage title designation cannot be confirmed or contradicted from photographs alone. The left-side front and rear door skins show extensive inward deformation, deep creasing, and scraped paint across the lower and middle sections. The rocker panel below the doors is severely crushed and irregular, with scraped paint and displaced lower trim. These areas will require thorough inspection to determine the extent of structural, inner-door, sill, floor, suspension, and safety-system involvement, as well as the repairs required. Inside, the red leather outer bolster of the front driver’s seat has light surface scuffing and creasing. The material does not appear visibly worn through. VIN decoding identifies the vehicle as a four-door Audi SQ5 SUV with all-wheel drive, a 3.0-litre six-cylinder gasoline engine, and an automatic transmission. The decoded information lists the vehicle as a 2018 quattro Premium Plus, manufactured by Audi AG in Mexico. NHTSA records show recalls associated with this 2018 Audi SQ5. They include recalls involving possible gateway control-module shutdown due to liquid intrusion, brake-caliper performance, loosening wheel-arch trim, rear wheel-arch trim retention, and a potentially undersized brake master-cylinder casting. Recall completion should be verified by VIN with Audi before purchase or operation.