Does car insurance cover windshield cracks?
Windshield cracks are covered under comprehensive coverage, minus your deductible — but not if you carry liability-only or if the repair is cheaper than the deductible.
What flips the answer
- Covered when
You carry comprehensive coverage and the fix costs more than your deductible.
- Covered when
You have a full-glass endorsement or live in a state that waives the glass deductible.
- Not covered when
You carry liability-only coverage — glass damage isn't covered.
- Not covered when
The repair costs less than your comprehensive deductible.
A crack from a rock, hail, or vandalism is a comprehensive (non-collision) claim. Carry comprehensive and the insurer pays the repair or replacement cost minus your deductible.
Whether it's worth filing depends on the numbers. A quick chip repair often costs less than a standard deductible, so you'd pay it yourself. A full replacement usually exceeds the deductible.
Watch for glass-specific rules: full-glass endorsements cover glass with no deductible, and several states mandate waiving the deductible on windshield work. Your declarations page shows whether you carry comprehensive at all.
That's the general answer. Yours is written in your actual policy.
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