Pro-Clean Car Wash Express
Pro-Clean Car Wash Express is a 2-state express tunnel operator running 6 US locations, with its largest footprint in Iowa. The chain's weighted rating fell 0.48 stars (4.20★ → 3.72★) starting 2026-01.
Data updated · September 26, 2026
Key findings
- 6 express tunnel locations across 2 US states (largest footprint in Iowa).
- Weighted rating drifted from 4.20★ to 3.72★ starting 2026-01 — a sustained chain-wide decline.
- Built from 307 AI-extracted Google reviews scored across 55 dimensions.
6 locations across 2 states · dot size scales with review volume
Review-time analysis flags Pro-Clean Car Wash Express as showing an active rating drift. 6 locations across 2 states; anchored in Iowa (4) and Illinois (2). 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.
Even with the recent drift, Staff scores +0.51 — the chain's bright spot. Complaints cluster around price — score -0.17 across 63 mentions. 2,655 customer reviews underpin the chain-wide read, 307 of them AI-extracted across 55 dimensions.
About Pro-Clean Car Wash Express
How many locations does Pro-Clean Car Wash Express have?
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What is the average customer rating at Pro-Clean Car Wash Express?
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What is Pro-Clean Car Wash Express's damage rate?
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What format of car wash is Pro-Clean Car Wash Express?
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What do customers like most about Pro-Clean Car Wash Express?
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What are common complaints about Pro-Clean Car Wash Express?
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Where does Pro-Clean Car Wash Express have the most locations?
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How easy is it to cancel a Pro-Clean Car Wash Express membership?
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How have Pro-Clean Car Wash Express ratings and review volume trended over time?
Monthly review velocity and rating trends are where the drift becomes visible. The series below spans 2024-01 → 2026-06 across 30 months. Peak monthly volume hit 26 in 2024-02. The rating chart shows the timing of the drop most clearly.
Monthly review volume
30 monthsAverage star rating by month
scale 1–5What customers love about Pro-Clean Car Wash Express
- Staff
- +0.51
- Wash Quality
- +0.25
- Membership Value
- +0.09
Where customers complain about Pro-Clean Car Wash Express
- Per-Wash Price
- -0.17
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 Pro-Clean Car Wash Express face at each site?
5.7 competing car washes within 1 mile of the average Pro-Clean Car Wash Express site; 24.5 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 Pro-Clean Car Wash Express?
Customer-mentioned amenities at Pro-Clean Car Wash Express; the percentages show how often each amenity comes up in reviews. Drift periods tend to surface specific amenity complaints (broken vacuums, missing dryers).
Which metros and cities does Pro-Clean Car Wash Express have locations in?
Pro-Clean Car Wash Express operates across the metros and cities below. Each link drills into the WashIndex per-metro or per-city market analysis, with Pro-Clean Car Wash Express's position alongside every other operator.
Alternatives to Pro-Clean Car Wash Express
The chains that compete with it most directly, compared.
Which states does Pro-Clean Car Wash Express operate in?
Pro-Clean Car Wash Express's 6-location footprint spans 2 states; anchored in Iowa (4) and Illinois (2). 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 |
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| Iowa | 4 | 1,553 | 3.90 |
| Illinois | 2 | 1,102 | 3.84 |
What are the top Pro-Clean Car Wash Express locations by review volume?
Per-location drill-down — useful for attributing the drift to specific sites. All 6 locations shown. Expand any row to see per-site monthly velocity and aspect breakdown.
3.7 588 reviews 3 / 25 / 22
Trade-Area Competitors
- Club Car Wash 0.18 mi · 4.4★
- Executive Interiors Mobile Detailing 0.20 mi · 5.0★
- Speed & Floyd's 0.68 mi · 4.7★
Operational Signals
- Wait Time +1.00
- Staff +0.45
- Membership Value +0.20
- Per-Wash Price -0.17
Monthly Review Velocity
3.9 532 reviews 7 / 35 / 22
Trade-Area Competitors
- Black Diamond Detail 0.00 mi · 5.0★
- Kwik Star 0.55 mi · 4.3★
- bp 0.65 mi · 3.7★
- Kwik Star 0.66 mi · 4.4★
- bp 0.72 mi · 3.4★
Operational Signals
- Equipment Working -1.00
- Per-Wash Price -0.40
- Staff +0.37
- Membership Value +0.20
Monthly Review Velocity
Rock Island, IL 4310 46th Ave 4.0 514 reviews 3 / 19 / 28
Trade-Area Competitors
- QC Elite Detailing 0.00 mi · 4.9★
- Eck's Auto Shine 0.38 mi · 4.7★
- BaronaMobileDetailing 0.90 mi · 5.0★
Operational Signals
- Wait Time +1.00
- Equipment Working -1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.55
Monthly Review Velocity
4.0 507 reviews 8 / 36 / 41
Trade-Area Competitors
- Cesar's Detail Shop 0.01 mi · 5.0★
- Messenger Motorworks 0.40 mi · 4.5★
- Anderson Detailing LLC 0.40 mi · 4.9★
- Kb Protection 0.43 mi · 5.0★
- Rustproofing Solutions 0.43 mi
Operational Signals
- Wait Time +1.00
- Equipment Working -1.00
- Staff +0.45
- Wash Quality +0.37
Monthly Review Velocity
3.6 392 reviews 11 / 22 / 10
Trade-Area Competitors
- University Car Wash 0.29 mi · 3.6★
- Kwik Star Gas Station Car Wash 0.51 mi
- Kwik Star 0.54 mi · 4.4★
- Conoco 0.83 mi · 4.1★
- Clean Getaway Express Tunnel Wash 0.86 mi · 3.8★
Operational Signals
- Wait Time -1.00
- Equipment Working -1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.50
Monthly Review Velocity
Coralville, IA 2651 James St 4.4 122 reviews 2 / 10 / 34
Trade-Area Competitors
- Club Car Wash 0.81 mi · 4.3★
- Xtreme Detailing & Ceramic Coating LLC 0.90 mi · 4.7★
Operational Signals
- Wait Time +1.00
- Equipment Working -1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.62
Monthly Review Velocity
Data as of 2026-09-26. Pick a format and click Copy.
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Every operating-quality signal on this page is derived from 307 customer reviews of Pro-Clean Car Wash Express 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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