Hayward Car Wash
Hayward Car Wash operates 4 full service locations across 1 US state, anchored in California (4 sites). The chain's weighted rating fell 0.29 stars (4.14★ → 3.85★) starting 2025-11.
Data updated · May 24, 2026
Key findings
- 4 full service locations across 1 US state (largest footprint in California).
- Weighted rating drifted from 4.14★ to 3.85★ starting 2025-11 — a sustained chain-wide decline.
- Built from 199 AI-extracted Google reviews scored across 55 dimensions.
4 locations across 1 states · dot size scales with review volume
Hayward Car Wash is in a measurable rating drift. 4 locations across 1 state; concentrated in California (4). Read the monthly velocity chart alongside the rating chart — the two together usually reveal whether the drift is a quality story or a customer-mix story.
Staff (+0.48) is the chain's strongest aspect signal — even during the drift window. 199 AI-extracted reviews feed the cross-location aspect breakdown below.
Pricing varies across Hayward Car Wash's footprint. Across the 4 of 4 Hayward Car Wash locations with published pricing: median single car wash $17 (range $17–$40) — substantial variation across markets.
How much does a Hayward Car Wash car wash cost?
Published menu pricing across Hayward 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).
| Single wash menu at Hayward Car Wash | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic | 4 locations | $40 ($17–$40) |
| 2 | Deluxe | 4 locations | $45 ($20–$45) |
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 Hayward Car Wash
How many locations does Hayward Car Wash have?
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What is the average customer rating at Hayward Car Wash?
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What is Hayward Car Wash's damage rate?
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What format of car wash is Hayward Car Wash?
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What do customers like most about Hayward Car Wash?
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Where does Hayward Car Wash have the most locations?
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How easy is it to cancel a Hayward Car Wash membership?
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How much does a Hayward Car Wash car wash cost?
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How have Hayward Car Wash ratings and review volume trended over time?
The trends chart below is the section to read first for a chain in active drift. The rating fell from 4.14★ to 3.85★ starting 2025-11. Watch for whether monthly review volume tracks alongside the rating drop (indicating customer-mix shift) or stays steady (indicating operating-quality shift).
Monthly review volume
28 monthsAverage star rating by month
scale 1–5What customers love about Hayward Car Wash
- Wait Time
- +0.60
- Staff
- +0.48
- Wash Quality
- +0.38
- Per-Wash Price
- +0.13
Where customers complain about Hayward 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
How much competition does Hayward Car Wash face at each site?
9.3 competing car washes within 1 mile of the average Hayward Car Wash site; 46.0 within 3 miles. Competitive density compounds the impact of any quality drift — there are alternatives within driving distance.
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 Hayward Car Wash?
Amenity mentions across 199 reviews. The amenities cited most often in the drift window often differ from the chain's all-time pattern.
Which metros and cities does Hayward Car Wash have locations in?
Hayward Car Wash operates across the metros and cities below. Each link drills into the WashIndex per-metro or per-city market analysis, with Hayward Car Wash's position alongside every other operator.
Alternatives to Hayward Car Wash
The chains that compete with it most directly, compared.
Which states does Hayward Car Wash operate in?
Footprint: 4 locations across 1 state. concentrated in California (4). Per-state rating column below is where to look for geographic attribution of the drift.
| State | Locations | Total Reviews | Avg Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 4 | 1,879 | 4.15 |
What are the top Hayward Car Wash locations by review volume?
All 4 Hayward Car Wash locations below. Expand any row for the site's monthly velocity, competitor rings, and aspect-level signals — useful for attributing the drift.
3.9 724 reviews 12 / 53 / 51
Trade-Area Competitors
- North West Auto Detail 0.23 mi · 4.6★
- Larios Mobil Detailing 0.31 mi · 4.8★
- Corad Powder coating 0.49 mi · 5.0★
- Sofía carwash 0.67 mi · 4.3★
- Wash Time Car Wash II 0.72 mi · 4.0★
Operational Signals
- Equipment Working -1.00
- Membership Value -0.50
- Per-Wash Price -0.45
- Staff +0.15
Monthly Review Velocity
4.3 500 reviews 10 / 50 / 29
Trade-Area Competitors
- AutoCeramicCoating 0.38 mi
- Chevron 0.39 mi · 3.4★
- Ducky's Car Wash San Carlos 0.59 mi · 3.9★
- GC Mobile Auto Detail (Redwood City) 0.71 mi · 5.0★
- Car Wash | Chevron 0.84 mi · 3.3★
Operational Signals
- Equipment Working -1.00
- Per-Wash Price +0.86
- Staff +0.61
- Wait Time +0.60
Monthly Review Velocity
4.3 360 reviews 12 / 39 / 56
Trade-Area Competitors
- Hillsdale At 101 Car Wash 0.08 mi · 2.0★
- Clear Water Car Wash 0.08 mi · 4.0★
- Belmont elite shine 0.35 mi
- Jack's Car Wash 0.49 mi · 4.1★
- Shell 0.50 mi · 3.2★
Operational Signals
- Equipment Working -1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.59
- Wait Time +0.56
Monthly Review Velocity
San Leandro, CA 550 MacArthur Blvd 4.3 295 reviews 3 / 42 / 53
Trade-Area Competitors
- The real car wash 0.59 mi · 3.8★
- Frenchiemoney 0.61 mi
- J's Luxury Auto Detailing 0.63 mi
Operational Signals
- Wait Time +1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Membership Value +0.60
- Staff +0.58
Monthly Review Velocity
Data as of 2026-05-24. Pick a format and click Copy.
WashIndex. (2026, May 24). Hayward Car Wash — WashIndex operator profile. https://washindex.com/car-wash-chains/hayward-car-wash
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Every operating-quality signal on this page is derived from 199 customer reviews of Hayward 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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