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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)Part report

2010 Volvo C30 Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
67%of 6 total for the year
Median mileage
86,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the visibility of the 2010 Volvo C30, 67% of the 6 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 86,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I have a 2010 Volvo C30. In late november 2017 I was in a minor accident on the freeway. Something came off a big rig in front of me and hit the windshield as well as me running over something. I assume the truck blew a tire, as the truck started sparking underneath. The noise was so loud, I thought the windshield had broken. When I pulled over, I didn't see any real damage but a small piece of molding was loose near my front tire. Over the next several days I would hear a loud jarring noise whenever I hit a bump a certain way. Also, when the passenger door was slammed shut. …”

NHTSA complaint #11058139, filed 2018-01, 108,000 miles

“My windshield was lifting as I drove highway speeds or on a windy day, as well as leaked water during heavy rain. Took it to an auto glass shop (like my Volvo dealership suggested due to a diagnostic fee of over $100.00 for Volvo service to touch the car), where they told me it was a huge problem and that it seemed to be a problem with the manufacturing of the car. They said there is no way a person could have caused the windshield to be completely loose enough to pop out like mine is, and that it looks like the manufacturer didn't bond the windshield properly to the car.”

NHTSA complaint #10845823, filed 2016-03, 65,000 miles

“While on the freeway my sunroof shattered and spilled a bunch of glass fragments all over me, I believe a rock or some kind of other object, never found out what hit it or if it was hit, from the freeway hit it, so I don't know if it counts as a vehicle safety problem but I wanted to make a report just in case it counts as one. My safety was put at risk by having glass falling on top off me while going around 60mph on the freeway, the sudden noise of the glass breaking followed by the glass falling on me caused me to swerve and it left me shaken and covered in glass. …”

NHTSA complaint #11511666, filed 2023-03

Related service bulletins

Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2012330%
2011750%
2010467%
2008113%

Other parts of the 2010 Volvo C30

Air bags
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Wheels
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2010 Volvo C30

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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