2018 MERCEDES-BENZ C 300 C300

The auction lists the primary damage as rear. Stage 1’s assessment supports this claim, reporting extensive damage concentrated around the rear bumper, rear lamp areas, trunk edges, and rear body panels. The rear bumper cover and lower trim are missing, leaving the bumper structure and internal components exposed. Both outer rear lamp areas are broken, with missing lens or housing material and green tape covering the openings. The left rear quarter panel and bumper corner are severely buckled around the tail-lamp opening and wheel arch. The right rear corner also has severe deformation around the tail-lamp opening, quarter panel, and lower bumper mounting area. The trunk lid has a raised, uneven gap and deformation along its rear edges. The rear body panel below the trunk opening is severely crushed and irregular, with exposed mounting points and internal components. Wiring and a connector are hanging below the center of the rear body opening. A large rear heat shield is displaced and hanging below the bumper and exhaust area. These findings indicate that the vehicle requires substantial rear-end body and bumper-area repair, along with inspection of the underlying structure, wiring, lighting, exhaust-area components, and safety systems before being considered road-ready. VIN decoding identifies this vehicle as a 2018 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C300 sedan with a 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline four-cylinder engine rated at 241 horsepower and a seven-speed automatic transmission. The vehicle was manufactured by Mercedes-Benz Cars in Vance, Alabama. The drivetrain was not specified in the available decoding data. The supplied NHTSA records include multiple recalls associated with 2018 C300 and C-Class vehicles. These cover items including emergency-call communication software, roof-panel bonding on vehicles equipped with a panoramic sunroof, seat-belt retraction, air-bag and passenger-occupant classification systems, headlamp adjustment, steering components, 12-volt battery mounting and wiring, rear-window bonding, and other equipment. Some campaigns apply only to specific body styles or configurations, so recall applicability and completion should be confirmed with a Mercedes-Benz dealer using the VIN.