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The 5 Best Car Washes in Myrtle Beach, SC

The highest-rated car wash in Myrtle Beach, SC is Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash at 4.9★ across 338 Google reviews, followed by Mako Express Car Wash (4.9★) and Detrick's Car Wash (4.8★). Rankings cover Myrtle Beach, SC car washes with at least 30 Google reviews.

Part of the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC car wash market.

Data updated · May 22, 2026

Myrtle Beach, SC's best-rated car washes are mostly chain-affiliated. 5 of the top 5 are chain locations; 0 are independents. Chain dominance at the top of the rating list usually reflects standardized operating processes — useful context for what to expect.

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    Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash

    2701 Dick Pond Rd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29575

    4.9
    338 reviews
    Express Tunnel Chain · Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash $72K AGI ZIP
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    Mako Express Car Wash

    3782 S Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

    4.9
    327 reviews
    Express Tunnel Chain · Mako Express Car Wash $73K AGI ZIP
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    Detrick's Car Wash

    1036 Glenforest Rd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579

    4.8
    1,019 reviews
    Express Tunnel Chain · Detrick's Car Wash $82K AGI ZIP
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    Whistle Express Car Wash

    2261 Dick Pond Rd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29575

    4.7
    1,403 reviews
    Express Tunnel Chain · Whistle Express Car Wash $72K AGI ZIP
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    Scrubbys of Socastee

    8980 SC-707, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588

    4.7
    490 reviews
    Express Tunnel Chain · Scrubby's Car Wash $58K AGI ZIP
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About Myrtle Beach, SC

What is the best-rated car wash in Myrtle Beach, SC?

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Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash is the highest-rated car wash in Myrtle Beach, SC at 4.9★ across 338 Google reviews. The location is at 2701 Dick Pond Rd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29575.

What are the top 5 car washes in Myrtle Beach, SC?

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Ranked by Google review rating (filtering to locations with at least 30 reviews): 1. Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash (4.9★, 338 reviews); 2. Mako Express Car Wash (4.9★, 327 reviews); 3. Detrick's Car Wash (4.8★, 1,019 reviews); 4. Whistle Express Car Wash (4.7★, 1,403 reviews); 5. Scrubbys of Socastee (4.7★, 490 reviews).

How is the "best" car wash determined in this list?

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WashIndex ranks Myrtle Beach, SC car washes by their Google review rating, restricted to locations with at least 30 customer reviews so that small-sample outliers don't surface. Where ratings tie, the location with more reviews wins. The pool is restricted to the LLM-classified car-wash formats that actually wash vehicles on site — Express Tunnel, Full Service, In-Bay Automatic, Self-Serve Bay and Hand Wash — so that detailing/tint shops, car dealerships and gas stations with attached washes don't crowd out the actual car-wash operators.

About this ranking

5 chain-affiliated sites in the top 5 ranking; 0 independents. Each chain-affiliated row links to the operator's full chain profile.

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