2025 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYBRID Blue, SEL Sport

This 2025 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid carries a salvage title, with the auction listing identifying the primary damage as “REAR END.” Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports this claim, citing extensive crushing and deformation at the trunk lid, rear body panel, tail lamps, and rear bumper. The rear of the vehicle has severe collision damage. The trunk lid is heavily crumpled and open, while the trunk opening and rear center panel are crushed, folded, and irregularly aligned. Both rear quarter areas and the surrounding body panels are deformed, with substantial gaps around the tail lamps and bumper interfaces. The rear bumper cover is detached, broken across most of its width, and hanging below the vehicle. Internal bumper components, wiring, and underlying structures are exposed. Both rear lamp assemblies are damaged, displaced, or broken, including a damaged right lamp lens and separated components around the left lamp. There is also moderate damage at the lower front bumper, including visible separation from adjacent trim and displaced lower fascia sections. Additional minor damage is present along the lower front bumper corners and edge. The VIN decodes as a South Korea-built 2025 Hyundai Elantra sedan with a 1.6-liter GDI Kappa gasoline engine and hybrid-electric system. The decoded safety equipment includes front, side, and curtain airbags, ABS, electronic stability control, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, rear automatic emergency braking, and a rear visibility system. One NHTSA recall is listed for this vehicle type: recall 26V308000 concerns possible overheating of the hybrid power control unit, which could increase the risk of fire. The stated remedy is a free HPCU software update; recall completion should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or an authorized dealer. Because of the extensive rear structural, lighting, bumper, and exposed-component damage, a thorough inspection is required before purchase. This should include the rear body structure, trunk sealing and alignment, wiring, lighting systems, hybrid components, safety systems, and confirmation that all required recall work has been completed.