There are 2 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 2008 Toyota Matrix in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 2 of 2 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)VERY SIMILAR TO ODI ID NO. 10219567 EXCEPT I WAS ALREADY ON THE INTERSTATE. LEFT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED SPONTANEOUSLY. SUNNY DAY, TEMPERATURE NEAR 70, TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 69 MPH, NO TRUCKS NEARBY. WINDOW HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED; DEALERSHIP SAID IT SEARCHED FOR BUT COULD FIND NO EVIDENCE OF ROCK OR PEBBLE. *TR
DRIVING NEW TOYOTA MATRIX (<400 MILES) ENTERING FREEWAY, HEAR A POP BEHIND DRIVER. CAR CONTINUES TO DRIVE FINE. WHEN STOPPED, NOTICED THAT ENTIRE REAR QUARTER WINDOW GLASS IS SHATTERED. NO EVIDENCE OF HAVING BEEN HIT BY ANYTHING (HIGHLY IMPROBABLE GIVEN CIRCUMSTANCES OF WHEN POP WAS HEARD). NO HOLE IN WINDOW. BY THWE NEXT DAY SHATTERED WINDOW GLASS IS FALLING OUT OF FRAME. DEALER NOTIFIED , TAKING NO ACTION AS YET. REAR PASSENGER, IF PRESENT, WOULD HAVE BEEN ENDANGERED BY THE SHATTERED GLASS. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
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Vehicle import recorded: May 3, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.