2024 MERCEDES-BENZ C 300

The auction lists the primary damage as rear damage. Stage 1’s photo-based assessment found that the visible evidence supports this claim, with extensive damage concentrated at both rear corners, the rear bumper assembly, rear lamps, rear glass, and adjacent body panels. The left rear quarter panel is severely crushed and deeply creased around the wheel arch and rear lamp area. The left rear door is moderately deformed and creased, and its exterior door-handle assembly is missing, leaving an opening. The left rear window glass and fuel-filler door are also missing. The right rear quarter panel is visibly deformed around the wheel arch and rear corner. Across the rear, the bumper cover and outer trim are missing, exposing internal bumper components, wiring, mounting points, and the lower reinforcement area. Both outer rear lamps are absent, with their cavities and wiring or mounting components exposed. The right rear corner has displaced bumper structures, loose wiring, and other internal components visible. The left rear corner and quarter-panel area show severe deformation, sharply creased metal, displaced exterior panels, and exposed internal components. The rear windshield area is covered with plastic sheeting, with fractured and missing glass visible beneath it. Inside the vehicle, the front passenger airbag and left-side and rear curtain airbags are deployed. Dashboard trim is displaced, and the rear parcel-shelf/interior trim panel is detached and lying diagonally across the cabin, with additional loose and wrapped components present. Factory data identifies this vehicle as a 2024 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C 300 4MATIC sedan, VIN W1KAF4HB9RR235320, with all-wheel drive, a 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline four-cylinder engine, and a nine-speed automatic transmission. The vehicle was manufactured in South Africa. NHTSA records list three safety recalls for the 2024 C 300/C-Class range: a fuel-pump recall that may cause loss of drive power, an 80-amp fuse recall affecting drive power or critical safety functions, and a driver-side seat-belt-tensioner-cover recall. The VIN-specific completion status should be confirmed with Mercedes-Benz or an authorized dealer. Due to the extent of the collision damage and deployed restraint systems, a complete structural, electrical, airbag, glass, and mechanical inspection will be required before repair or road use.