Encore Car Wash
Encore Car Wash runs 4 express tunnel sites across 2 US states. Across 1,908 Google reviews, the chain carries a weighted 4.62★ rating and a 3.4% reviewer-reported damage rate.
Data updated · September 26, 2026
Key findings
- 4 express tunnel locations across 2 US states (largest footprint in Illinois).
- 4.62★ weighted rating across 1,908 customer reviews; damage rate 3.4%.
- Built from 1,038 AI-extracted Google reviews scored across 55 dimensions.
4 locations across 2 states · dot size scales with review volume
The distinctive cuts on Encore Car Wash are at the aspect and per-location levels rather than at the chain-wide aggregate level. 4 express tunnel sites across 2 states; anchored in Illinois (3) and Indiana (1). Rating 4.62★ chain-wide. The aspect grid and per-location detail below carry the more distinctive cuts.
Facility cleanliness (+1.00) is the chain's brightest aspect signal. Per-location detail shows the within-chain variance behind these chain-wide averages.
Pricing varies across Encore Car Wash's footprint. Across the 4 of 4 Encore Car Wash locations with published pricing: median single car wash $15 (range $15–$15), median unlimited membership $43 per month (range $43 to $55 per month) — moderate variation across markets on the membership side. Cheapest tier tracked at any Encore Car Wash: $43 per month at Encore Car Wash (The Encore).
How much does a Encore Car Wash car wash cost?
Published menu pricing across Encore Car Wash's footprint, captured from operator websites and the WashIndex AI calling agent. Pricing varies by location. 4 of 4 tracked locations have usable published pricing (100% coverage).
| Unlimited membership tiers at Encore Car Wash | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Encore | 3 locations | $43 per mo |
| 2 | The Lil' Darlin | 4 locations | $55 per mo |
| 3 | The Royale | 4 locations | $58 per mo |
| Single wash menu at Encore Car Wash | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lil' Darlin | 4 locations | $15 |
| 2 | The Royale | 4 locations | $20 |
| 3 | The Encore | 3 locations | $25 |
Pricing scraped from operator websites where published; the WashIndex AI calling agent rings up locations that don’t publish menus online to capture pricing directly.
About Encore Car Wash
How many locations does Encore Car Wash have?
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What is the average customer rating at Encore Car Wash?
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What is Encore Car Wash's damage rate?
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What format of car wash is Encore Car Wash?
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What do customers like most about Encore Car Wash?
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Where does Encore Car Wash have the most locations?
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How easy is it to cancel a Encore Car Wash membership?
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How much does a Encore Car Wash car wash cost?
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How much does a Encore Car Wash unlimited membership cost?
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Where can I find the cheapest Encore Car Wash membership?
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How have Encore Car Wash ratings and review volume trended over time?
Monthly review velocity and average-rating trends for Encore Car Wash's 4-location footprint, spanning 30 months (2024-01 → 2026-06). Peak monthly volume: 212 reviews in 2025-10.
Monthly review volume
30 monthsAverage star rating by month
scale 1–5What customers love about Encore Car Wash
- Facility Cleanliness
- +1.00
- Staff
- +0.85
- Wait Time
- +0.79
- Wash Quality
- +0.73
- Membership Value
- +0.40
- Equipment Working
- +0.21
- Per-Wash Price
- +0.19
Where customers complain about Encore Car Wash
No strongly-negative aspect signals.
Aspect score = (pos − neg) / (pos + neg + mixed), range −1 to +1. See per-pillar leaderboards →
Operational health signals
Industry averages are review-weighted across the WashIndex chain dataset (cancellation friction over chains with 200+ membership-discussing reviews, matching the leaderboard). Lower is better for damage, cancellation friction, and upsell pressure; membership mention rate reflects program engagement. Better/worse calls appear only for chains above the leaderboards’ minimum sample sizes.
How much competition does Encore Car Wash face at each site?
Per-site trade-area competition: 4.8 within 1 mile on average, 48.5 within 3. Useful for understanding which sites operate in competitive deserts vs. high-density markets.
Per-site competitor counts use haversine distance against the WashIndex location index; sister sites in the same chain are excluded.
What amenities do customers mention at Encore Car Wash?
The breakdown below ranks the amenities customers cite most often, with their mention rate across 1,038 reviews.
Which metros and cities does Encore Car Wash have locations in?
Encore Car Wash operates across the metros and cities below. Each link drills into the WashIndex per-metro or per-city market analysis, with Encore Car Wash's position alongside every other operator.
Alternatives to Encore Car Wash
The chains that compete with it most directly, compared.
Which states does Encore Car Wash operate in?
Geographic distribution: 2 states, 4 sites. anchored in Illinois (3) and Indiana (1). Per-state rating column reveals which markets pull the chain-wide average up and which pull it down.
| State | Locations | Total Reviews | Avg Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 3 | 1,406 | 4.63 |
| Indiana | 1 | 502 | 4.60 |
What are the top Encore Car Wash locations by review volume?
Site-level breakdown below. Each expandable row carries the site's own monthly review velocity, competitive landscape, and aspect-level pattern.
Westmont, IL 6100 S Cass Ave 4.6 541 reviews 3 / 43 / 75
Trade-Area Competitors
- King Car Wash & Car Detailing 0.20 mi · 3.8★
- bp 0.84 mi · 4.0★
- HLK Mobile Detailing 0.91 mi · 5.0★
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.84
- Wash Quality +0.70
- Wait Time +0.68
Monthly Review Velocity
Hammond, IN 7855 Cabela Dr 4.6 502 reviews 4 / 38 / 45
Trade-Area Competitors
- EXPRESS WASH 0.19 mi · 2.5★
- $5 Car Wash 0.59 mi · 3.7★
- Luke 0.60 mi · 3.8★
- Sixers 0.72 mi · 2.0★
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Wait Time +0.86
- Staff +0.76
- Wash Quality +0.70
Monthly Review Velocity
4.6 495 reviews 5 / 41 / 64
Trade-Area Competitors
- Amoco 0.07 mi · 3.6★
- F 0.45 mi · 5.0★
- Happy M Cleaning inc. 0.80 mi · 5.0★
- Shell 0.86 mi · 2.9★
- Circle K | Car Wash 0.88 mi · 3.4★
Operational Signals
- Wait Time +1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.93
- Wash Quality +0.66
Monthly Review Velocity
4.7 370 reviews 7 / 72 / 111
Trade-Area Competitors
- Watts Up Family Mobile Auto Detail 0.28 mi · 5.0★
- Skyline Mobile Detailing 0.32 mi
- Francia Detail Shop 0.39 mi · 4.8★
- Volkswagen of Oak Lawn 0.69 mi · 4.6★
- E Z Clean Hand Car Wash & Detail 0.88 mi · 4.0★
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.88
- Wait Time +0.87
- Wash Quality +0.80
Monthly Review Velocity
Data as of 2026-09-26. Pick a format and click Copy.
WashIndex. (2026, September 26). Encore Car Wash — WashIndex operator profile. https://washindex.com/car-wash-chains/encore-car-wash
WashIndex. "Encore Car Wash — WashIndex operator profile." WashIndex. Last modified September 26, 2026. https://washindex.com/car-wash-chains/encore-car-wash.
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Every operating-quality signal on this page is derived from 1,038 customer reviews of Encore Car Wash locations, processed through WashIndex’s 55-field LLM extraction pipeline. Competitor counts within 1 / 3 / 5 mi rings are computed by haversine distance against the WashIndex location index across the chain’s states and immediately adjacent ones (sister sites in the same chain are excluded). Monthly review and rating trends are pulled from the raw Google Maps review feed. 0 spam-flagged reviews were excluded from the aggregates.
See our full methodology for the extraction pipeline, validation samples, and aggregation logic. Term definitions in the glossary.
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