2016 MERCEDES-BENZ C C300-4M

The 2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class is listed with a salvage certificate and “FRONT END” as the auction’s primary-damage classification. The visible extensive front-end damage supports the stated front-end damage claim; however, the salvage-certificate status cannot be confirmed from exterior photographs alone. The front-left corner has severe collision damage. The hood is extensively crushed, folded, sharply creased, and scraped. The front-left fender is torn and deformed, with wiring and other components exposed around the wheel arch. The front-left headlamp assembly is missing, and the bumper cover is broken and detached, with sections hanging below the front end. Lower grille and intake components are broken or absent, exposing metal front-end parts, brackets, wiring, and other internal components. The left exterior mirror is detached from its mounting position and hanging outward with wiring visible. Driver-side airbags are visibly deployed from the steering wheel and lower left dashboard. The hood and front bumper area also show multiple areas of paint scuffing, white abrasion, and scraped finish. According to the NHTSA VIN decode, this is a 2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan, trim C300-4M, equipped with a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder gasoline engine. The vehicle was manufactured in the United States. The decode also identifies front-row driver and passenger airbags, side airbags for the first and second rows, and seat-belt pretensioners. The available data does not specify the transmission or drivetrain beyond the trim designation. The visible damage is severe and concentrated at the front-left/front-end area, with deployed airbags and exposed components. A complete structural, mechanical, electrical, restraint-system, and roadworthiness inspection will be required before repair or operation.