Mudbusters Carwash Co
Mudbusters Carwash Co is a 4-location self-serve bay chain operating across 1 US state. The chain's weighted rating fell 0.50 stars (4.25★ → 3.75★) starting 2026-01.
Data updated · September 26, 2026
Key findings
- 4 self-serve bay locations across 1 US state (largest footprint in Alaska).
- Weighted rating drifted from 4.25★ to 3.75★ starting 2026-01 — a sustained chain-wide decline.
- Built from 75 AI-extracted Google reviews scored across 55 dimensions.
4 locations across 1 states · dot size scales with review volume
Mudbusters Carwash Co stands out among 459 tracked chains for a recent rating drop. Rating fell from 4.25★ to 3.75★ starting 2026-01, with refund the leading complaint theme during the window. The trends chart below makes the timing visible; the per-location section shows whether the drift is chain-wide or concentrated in specific sites.
720 customer reviews underpin the chain-wide read, 75 of them AI-extracted across 55 dimensions.
About Mudbusters Carwash Co
How many locations does Mudbusters Carwash Co have?
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What is the average customer rating at Mudbusters Carwash Co?
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What format of car wash is Mudbusters Carwash Co?
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Where does Mudbusters Carwash Co have the most locations?
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How have Mudbusters Carwash Co 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 4.25★ to 3.75★ starting 2026-01. 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
30 monthsAverage star rating by month
scale 1–5What customers love about Mudbusters Carwash Co
No strongly-positive aspect signals.
Where customers complain about Mudbusters Carwash Co
- Wash Quality
- -0.11
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 Mudbusters Carwash Co face at each site?
5.8 competing car washes within 1 mile of the average Mudbusters Carwash Co site; 11.3 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 Mudbusters Carwash Co?
Amenity mentions across 75 reviews. The amenities cited most often in the drift window often differ from the chain's all-time pattern.
Which metros and cities does Mudbusters Carwash Co have locations in?
Mudbusters Carwash Co operates across the metros and cities below. Each link drills into the WashIndex per-metro or per-city market analysis, with Mudbusters Carwash Co's position alongside every other operator.
Alternatives to Mudbusters Carwash Co
The chains that compete with it most directly, compared.
Which states does Mudbusters Carwash Co operate in?
Mudbusters Carwash Co's 4-location footprint spans 1 state; concentrated in Alaska (4). The drift may or may not be uniform across the footprint — the state-level breakdown below is the first cut on geographic attribution.
| State | Locations | Total Reviews | Avg Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 4 | 720 | 4.16 |
What are the top Mudbusters Carwash Co locations by review volume?
All 4 Mudbusters Carwash Co locations below. Expand any row for the site's monthly velocity, competitor rings, and aspect-level signals — useful for attributing the drift.
4.3 258 reviews 1 / 10 / 3
Trade-Area Competitors
- Tuia's Auto Detail, LLC 0.73 mi · 5.0★
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Equipment Working -0.67
- Per-Wash Price -0.56
- Wash Quality -0.08
Monthly Review Velocity
4.1 198 reviews 6 / 13 / 0
Trade-Area Competitors
- Sourdough Services & Detail 0.29 mi
- Valiant Detailing 0.33 mi · 5.0★
- Black Diamond Detail LLC 0.33 mi · 5.0★
- Boss Mom Detailing 0.33 mi
- Wasilla Lube Express car wash 0.56 mi · 4.9★
Operational Signals
- Per-Wash Price -1.00
- Wait Time +1.00
Monthly Review Velocity
4.2 140 reviews 8 / 11 / 0
Trade-Area Competitors
- Sourdough Services & Detail 0.15 mi
- Wasilla Lube Express car wash 0.41 mi · 4.9★
- Valiant Detailing 0.55 mi · 5.0★
- Black Diamond Detail LLC 0.55 mi · 5.0★
- Boss Mom Detailing 0.55 mi
Operational Signals
- Wait Time +1.00
- Staff +0.33
- Equipment Working +0.33
- Facility Cleanliness -0.33
Monthly Review Velocity
3.9 124 reviews 8 / 11 / 5
Trade-Area Competitors
- Shell 0.37 mi · 1.8★
- Car Wash 0.37 mi · 5.0★
- Clean Slate Detail & Disinfecting, LLC 0.39 mi · 4.9★
- Sudzy Salmon Car Wash - Wasilla North 0.39 mi · 4.5★
- Sudzy Salmon Car Wash - Wasilla 0.41 mi · 4.8★
Operational Signals
- Wait Time -1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Per-Wash Price -0.60
- Wash Quality -0.50
Monthly Review Velocity
Data as of 2026-09-26. Pick a format and click Copy.
WashIndex. (2026, September 26). Mudbusters Carwash Co — WashIndex operator profile. https://washindex.com/car-wash-chains/mudbusters-carwash-co
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Every operating-quality signal on this page is derived from 75 customer reviews of Mudbusters Carwash Co 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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