2016 MERCEDES-BENZ C 300 C300

The auction record lists the vehicle as having a salvage condition and identifies the primary damage as “Rear.” Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports the stated rear primary-damage code through extensive rear-end body and bumper damage; however, salvage title status cannot be confirmed from photographs alone. The rear bumper cover is extensively crushed and sharply creased across the center and both corners, and it has been displaced downward and away from the body. The lower rear trim is detached and hanging outward, while the right lower bumper area has an open damaged section with broken or missing portions of the bumper cover and trim. The lower trunk lid and license-plate recess show pronounced folding, creasing, and irregular deformation. The rear body panels below and beside both tail lamps are heavily buckled and creased. The left rear tail-lamp area is separated along its inner and lower edge, with a visible gap and deformation to the surrounding body panels. The VIN decodes the vehicle as a 2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C 300 sedan, manufactured by Mercedes-Benz Cars in the United States. It is equipped with a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder gasoline engine. The decoded safety equipment includes front airbags, side airbags for the first and second rows, curtain airbags, and seat-belt pretensioners and load limiters for the outboard seating positions. The documented damage is concentrated at the rear and appears severe. A thorough inspection should be completed before purchase, including checks of the trunk structure, rear body panels, tail-lamp mounting areas, bumper reinforcement and related components, alignment, wiring, and safety systems.