2023 MERCEDES-BENZ EQE 350+ SUV EQE350+

The auction lists the primary damage as rear damage. Stage 1 reports that the visible evidence supports this classification, with extensive damage concentrated around the rear bumper, rear lamp area, and one rear quarter corner. The rear bumper cover is missing, exposing the underlying bumper structure and components. The outer rear lamp assemblies are also absent, leaving open lamp cavities. The rear quarter panel at the affected corner is severely crushed and sharply deformed around the lamp opening and wheel arch, with inner body components exposed. The rear wheel-arch metal is buckled and irregular, and the lamp mounting area is distorted, with wiring, mounting points, and damaged surrounding material visible. The lower corner of the rear liftgate is creased and deformed. A large lower rear trim or underbody panel is detached and hanging beneath the vehicle. The removed bumper cover has a torn and broken corner with missing pieces and extensive abrasions. One detached rear lamp assembly has a cracked and broken lens. The VIN decodes this vehicle as a 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE-Class SUV, EQE 350+, manufactured by Mercedes-Benz of North America in Vance, Alabama. It is identified as a battery-electric vehicle with a reported 288-horsepower electric drive unit. Factory safety equipment listed in the decode includes front and side airbags, ABS, electronic stability control, lane-keeping and lane-departure systems, forward-collision warning, and rear automatic emergency braking. The documented damage is severe and concentrated at the rear corner. Replacement of the missing and damaged exterior components, repair of the quarter panel, wheel-arch and liftgate areas, and inspection of the exposed wiring, mounting points, bumper structure, and adjacent underbody components will be required before the vehicle’s full repair scope can be determined.