2025 MERCEDES-BENZ C 300 C300

The 2025 Mercedes-Benz C 300 is recorded with the auction’s primary damage classification as **“Front End.”** Stage 1’s assessment supports this claim, noting extensive visible front-end damage and missing components. The front of the vehicle has severe collision damage. The hood is heavily deformed along its front edge and side sections, with large uneven gaps above the front fascia. The front bumper cover and lower fascia are missing, exposing the bumper reinforcement, cooling components, brackets, and wiring. The upper grille is broken and displaced, with fractured sections and exposed mounting points. The front corner and fender area show extensive crushing, torn material, sharp deformed edges, and exposed inner components. One headlamp assembly is missing. Additional front-end damage includes extensively broken and detached fascia sections, with loose and fractured plastic hanging below the hood and beside the front wheel. The removed bumper assembly is also recorded separately, showing broken mounting areas, fractured grille sections, and separated plastic components. The hood has multiple light scratches and several small areas of paint chipping. Inside the cabin, white airbag fabric is visible hanging from the roofline and the side of a front seat, indicating deployed airbags. The findings do not establish the condition of the underlying structural, cooling, electrical, steering, suspension, or restraint-system components; these areas require a thorough physical inspection and diagnostic testing. According to the VIN decode, this is a South Africa-built 2025 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C 300 sedan with a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine, a nine-speed automatic transmission, and an output listed as 255 horsepower. The VIN is W1KAF4GB6SR250932. Factory safety equipment listed includes front, side, and curtain airbag systems, seat-belt pretensioners, electronic stability control, forward-collision warning, blind-spot monitoring, and other driver-assistance features. Two NHTSA recalls are listed for this model year and vehicle line. Recall **25V253000** concerns the front seat belts: a driver-side seat-belt tensioner cover may be improperly installed and allow the anchor to come loose. Recall **26V281000** concerns the instrument-cluster and infotainment system: the infotainment control unit may reset while driving, potentially causing the instrument-panel display to go blank. Recall completion status for this vehicle should be confirmed by VIN with Mercedes-Benz or NHTSA.