2025 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYBRID Blue, SEL Sport

The auction record lists the vehicle as having a Certificate of Destruction and identifies the primary damage as rear end. The rear-end damage claim is supported by the visible evidence, according to the Stage 1 assessment; however, the Certificate of Destruction status cannot be confirmed from photographs. The vehicle has extensive severe collision damage across the rear. The left rear quarter panel and wheel-arch area are heavily creased and deformed, extending from the trunk area toward the wheel arch. The trunk lid is crushed, displaced, and leaves the trunk opening exposed. The surrounding rear body panel also shows pronounced buckling and deformation. Both rear corners are affected. The left rear bumper cover is fractured, separated, and hanging away from the vehicle, exposing internal components. The right rear quarter-panel edge and bumper junction are also visibly deformed, with separation between the bumper cover and body. The left rear lamp assembly appears broken or separated, with exposed housing components and an irregular lamp outline. The instrument cluster displays a “Check Rear Cross-Traffic Safety system” warning. This confirms a warning condition, but the underlying cause is not established by the available findings and requires diagnostic inspection. The VIN decode identifies the vehicle as a 2025 Hyundai Elantra sedan, trim listed as Blue/SEL Sport, with a 1.6-liter GDI Kappa engine and gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain. The vehicle was manufactured by Hyundai Motor Co. in South Korea. The decode lists rear cross-traffic alert, rear automatic emergency braking, rear visibility, blind-spot monitoring, lane-departure warning, and lane-keeping assistance as standard equipment. One NHTSA recall is listed for this vehicle type: campaign 26V308000 concerns the hybrid power control unit, which may overheat and increase the risk of fire. The stated remedy is a free HPCU software update through Hyundai dealers. Recall applicability and completion should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or NHTSA.