2024 MERCEDES-BENZ CLE

The 2024 Mercedes-Benz CLE is listed with a salvage certificate and “SIDE” as the auction’s primary-damage classification. Stage 1 reports that the visible severe damage to the left side supports the auction’s SIDE claim; however, the salvage-certificate status cannot be confirmed from photographs alone. The left rear quarter panel and adjacent left door area show extensive severe collision damage, including sharp creases, buckling, crushed sections, inward deformation, abrasions, and distorted panel contours. The left rocker panel below the door is also severely crushed and uneven, with pronounced deformation and surface abrasion. The left rear quarter window glass is missing. The window opening is exposed, with jagged glass remnants visible around the frame. The full extent of any structural, mechanical, electrical, safety-system, or interior damage cannot be determined from the provided findings and should be assessed through a comprehensive physical inspection. According to the VIN decode, this is a Germany-built 2024 Mercedes-Benz CLE coupe with all-wheel drive, a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine (M254), and a listed output of 255 horsepower. The decoded trim is CLE300 4MATIC/CLE300 4-M Turbo. Standard equipment listed by NHTSA includes front, side, and curtain airbag systems, ABS, electronic stability control, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, blind-spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, parking assistance, and rear cross-traffic alert. The condition and operation of these systems cannot be confirmed from the damage findings.