2018 MAZDA CX-5 Touring

The 2018 Mazda CX-5 is listed with a salvage certificate of title, and the auction’s primary-damage classification is “SIDE.” Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the side-damage classification: the left front door, exterior mirror, and adjacent lower trim show extensive collision damage. The salvage-title status cannot be confirmed or disproved from the photographs. The left front door outer panel is severely crushed, with deep creasing and inward deformation across the middle and lower sections, including the handle area and lower edge. The left exterior mirror is incomplete; its white outer cover is missing and the dark mounting structure is exposed. Lower trim along the left front door and rocker area is also missing, with exposed attachment points and an uneven damaged edge. Several detached plastic exterior components, including a white mirror-cover piece, are shown separately and have scuffing and damaged or exposed attachment features. Light-colored airbag fabric is hanging from the driver’s-side door-opening area, indicating that the restraint system requires careful inspection and appropriate repair before the vehicle is considered safe. The extent of damage to the door, mirror, trim, and adjacent structure should also be assessed after disassembly for concealed collision damage, alignment issues, and possible wiring or sensor-related faults. According to the VIN decoding, this is a Japan-built, left-hand-drive 4WD SUV with a 2.5-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, six-speed automatic transmission, and Touring trim. Listed standard equipment includes front and side airbags, curtain airbags for the first and second rows, blind-spot monitoring, lane-departure warning, lane-keep assistance, forward-collision warning, adaptive cruise control, rear cross-traffic alert, and a rear visibility system. The functionality and condition of these systems should be verified following repair. Three NHTSA recalls are listed for this 2018 CX-5: a side-curtain-airbag deployment issue in certain side-impact or rollover crashes, a powertrain-control-module software issue that may cause engine stalling, and a low-pressure fuel-pump impeller issue that may cause fuel-pump failure and stalling. Recall completion should be confirmed by VIN with Mazda or an authorized dealer.