2026 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SEL Sport Premium

The auction record lists the vehicle as having a “CERT OF TITLE-SALVAGE” condition and identifies the primary damage as “SIDE.” Stage 1 reports that the extensive visible damage to the left side supports the auction’s SIDE classification. However, the salvage-title status cannot be confirmed from exterior photographs alone. The vehicle has substantial collision damage to the left side. The left front door is severely deformed, with deep dents, sharp creases, abrasions, and exposed lighter-colored material around the handle and rear edge. The left rear door also has large dents, pronounced creases, paint abrasion, and irregular panel surfaces. The left rear quarter panel is heavily crushed and creased around the rear door edge and wheel arch, with extensive paint loss and exposed material. The fuel-filler door is missing, leaving the filler opening exposed. Additional damage is visible at the front. The hood’s leading edge has a crease and irregular contour, with an uneven gap above the grille. Several central grille slats and surrounding sections are broken, displaced, or missing. The front bumper cover has severely cracked and displaced sections across the center and lower area, and the lower lip is broken and separated from its normal contour. The VIN decodes this vehicle as a 2026 Hyundai Elantra SEL Sport Premium sedan built by Hyundai Motor Co. in South Korea. It is specified with a gasoline 2.0-liter MPI NU PE engine. Listed factory safety equipment includes front, side, and curtain airbags, electronic stability control, traction control, forward-collision warning, 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 model year: campaign 26V254000 concerns potentially misassembled B-pillar side-impact sensors, which could delay airbag deployment. The remedy is inspection and replacement of the affected sensor or sensors by a Hyundai dealer, free of charge. Recall completion should be verified by VIN before purchase or operation. Because the findings show extensive body-panel and front-end damage, a qualified repair facility should inspect the vehicle for hidden structural, restraint-system, lighting, cooling, steering, suspension, and electrical damage before repair or registration.