Vehicles Involved In Collisions, Evaluating, Basic Principles

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2025 Audi S3, 2025 Audi RS 3, and 2025 Audi A3 Quattro. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

When servicing components on vehicles involved in collisions, damage can remain undiscovered.
Undiscovered damage could lead to serious subsequent damage when driving later.
Having an officially recognized expert for automotive engineering inspect the damage is recommended.
Check the DTC memory entries using the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester.
If a DTC memory entry has been set, then it must be processed.
After the repair, check the respective systems for DTC memory entries again.