2025 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA GLA 250 4MATIC

The vehicle is listed with a salvage certificate of title, and the auction’s primary-damage designation is “BURN.” Stage 1 reports that this claim requires physical inspection and cannot be confirmed from the available photos. The 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLA shows severe, widespread damage across the exterior, engine compartment, and cabin. At the front, the bumper, grille, headlamps, fenders, and multiple supporting components are missing, broken, deformed, or displaced. The radiator and condenser are exposed, while the engine bay contains numerous broken, melted, blackened, and dislodged components, including visible damage to wiring, hoses, covers, and surrounding supports. Both front corners and the left front body area are extensively damaged. The left front door and adjacent panels have scraped paint and broad dark discoloration. The right front fender and corner are substantially destroyed, with inner metal and wheel-area structure exposed. The windshield opening, roof covering, and upper windshield surround have torn and degraded material. The left front side window and exterior mirror are missing or extensively broken, and the right front door/window area is open with damaged surrounding trim. Damage also extends across both sides and the rear. The right-side doors have extensive scraped paint and dark and light discoloration. Both rear quarters and the rear hatch are heavily scraped, blackened, and degraded. The rear hatch glass is missing, leaving the cabin open, and the surrounding roof-edge and hatch areas have torn, irregular edges. Both rear lamps are damaged and discolored; the left lamp has visible holes and breaks. The interior has severe damage throughout the front cabin, passenger compartment, center floor area, and rear seating area. The steering wheel, dashboard, insulation, floor materials, trim, and passenger footwell are blackened, melted, torn, fragmented, or displaced, with debris and exposed components visible. The rear seat upholstery and headrests are also extensively blackened, torn, cracked, and degraded. Factory VIN data identifies this vehicle as a 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class GLA 250 4MATIC, an all-wheel-drive SUV equipped with a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine and an eight-speed automated manual transmission. It was manufactured by Mercedes-Benz in Germany. Given the extent of the visible damage, missing components, exposed cabin, and apparent damage to the front structure and engine compartment, the vehicle requires a comprehensive physical inspection and extensive repair assessment. The condition of the drivetrain, electrical systems, safety restraints, structural components, cooling system, and any concealed damage cannot be determined from the provided findings.