2026 HYUNDAI SONATA SEL Sport

The 2026 Hyundai Sonata SEL Sport is listed with an auction primary-damage classification of **SIDE** and an auction condition of **Certificate of Destruction**. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the SIDE classification because extensive deformation and scraping are present along the vehicle’s side. The Certificate of Destruction designation cannot be confirmed or evaluated from exterior and interior photographs alone. The vehicle has severe visible damage along the near-side body. Both the front and rear door outer panels have deep dents, creases, inward deformation, and heavy scraping across the middle and lower sections. The lower side sill and rocker panel are also crushed and deformed, with scraped and displaced trim. The near-side front fender is missing, exposing the wheel-arch area and internal mounting structures. The front end is extensively incomplete. The front bumper cover, associated fascia trim, grille, and surrounding front trim are missing, exposing the bumper reinforcement, cooling components, wiring, brackets, and mounting structures. The visible front headlamp assemblies are absent at both front corners, leaving their mounting areas and internal components exposed. These findings indicate substantial collision-related damage requiring extensive body, exterior, lighting, trim, and likely underlying structural or mechanical inspection. The provided findings do not confirm the condition of the frame, suspension, steering, cooling system, wiring, airbags, engine, transmission, or vehicle operability. According to the VIN decode, this is a South Korea-built 2026 Hyundai Sonata sedan in SEL Sport trim, equipped with a 2.5-liter gasoline GDI THETA III engine. The decode also lists standard features including adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning, lane-departure warning, lane-keep assistance, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, LED low-beam headlamps, and curtain and side airbags for the first and second rows. The availability and condition of these systems should be verified after repairs. One NHTSA safety recall is listed for this vehicle’s make, model, and year: campaign **26V047000**, concerning a software error that may cause the instrument-panel display to fail, potentially preventing the display of critical information such as the speedometer or warning lights. The stated remedy is a free instrument-panel software update performed over the air or by a Hyundai dealer. Recall completion should be confirmed by VIN with Hyundai or NHTSA.