2025 MERCEDES-BENZ C 300 C300

The auction lists the primary damage as Left Front. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports this claim: the left front fender and left front headlamp area are missing or exposed. Substantial additional damage is also visible across the front end and left side. The front bumper cover, grille, and surrounding fascia are missing, exposing the bumper reinforcement, radiator area, wiring, cooling components, and other internal front-end structures. Multiple lower front plastic panels and mounting components are broken, displaced, or absent. The hood has severe buckling, creasing, and deformation across the front edge and both front corner areas. The left front headlamp assembly and left front fender are missing, leaving open cavities and exposing the wheel-well, inner body, mounting, wiring, and suspension-side areas. A detached, creased, and deformed front fender panel is also shown separately. The left rear door has a substantial inward dent with pronounced creases around the handle and across the center and rear portions of the door. The left rocker-side trim is missing or displaced, with exposed mounting areas, and light scuffing is present along the lower left front door and adjacent rocker area. Interior trim panels are absent from the visible rear doors, exposing the door structures and window mechanisms. The VIN decodes as a 2025 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C 300 sedan, manufactured in South Africa. It is equipped with a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine, rated at 255 hp, and a nine-speed automatic transmission. The decoder also lists standard ABS, electronic stability control, traction control, front and side airbags, forward-collision warning, blind-spot monitoring, parking assistance, and a rear-visibility system. Two NHTSA recalls are listed for this model year. Recall 25V253000 concerns the driver-side front seat-belt tensioner cover, which may allow the seat-belt anchor to come loose; the remedy is dealer inspection and repair as necessary. Recall 26V281000 concerns a possible infotainment control-unit reset that could blank the instrument display while driving; the remedy is a dealer software update. Recall completion and VIN-specific applicability should be confirmed with Mercedes-Benz or NHTSA before purchase. The visible damage is extensive and should be treated as requiring comprehensive structural, mechanical, electrical, restraint-system, cooling-system, and sensor inspection before repair or operation.