Sgt. Clean Car Wash
Sgt. Clean Car Wash operates 16 express tunnel locations across 1 US state, anchored in Ohio (16 sites). Customer ratings have drifted from 4.44★ to 3.82★ since 2024-08, surfacing as a chain-wide signal in 1,430 AI-extracted reviews.
Data updated · May 24, 2026
Key findings
- 16 express tunnel locations across 1 US state (largest footprint in Ohio).
- Weighted rating drifted from 4.44★ to 3.82★ starting 2024-08 — a sustained chain-wide decline.
- Built from 1,430 AI-extracted Google reviews scored across 55 dimensions.
16 locations across 1 states · dot size scales with review volume
Sgt. Clean Car Wash's headline numbers don't tell the full story — there's a rating drift underneath them. Rating fell from 4.44★ to 3.82★ starting 2024-08, with membership the leading complaint theme during the window. Operator-level drift analysis like this isn't something an individual Google Maps listing can surface.
Facility cleanliness (+0.89) is the chain's strongest aspect signal — even during the drift window. Equipment reliability is the sharpest complaint cluster (-0.28, 70 negative mentions). The full review corpus (5,162) and the AI-scored subset (1,430) together drive the per-aspect signal.
Pricing varies across Sgt. Clean Car Wash's footprint. Across the 16 of 16 Sgt. Clean Car Wash locations with published pricing: median single car wash $14 (range $14–$14), median unlimited membership $28 per month (range $28 to $28 per month) — remarkably consistent across markets on the membership side. Cheapest tier tracked at any Sgt. Clean Car Wash: $28 per month at Sgt. Clean Car Wash (Bronze).
How much does a Sgt. Clean Car Wash car wash cost?
Published menu pricing across Sgt. Clean Car Wash's footprint, captured from operator websites and the WashIndex AI calling agent. Pricing varies by location. 16 of 16 tracked locations have usable published pricing (100% coverage).
| Unlimited membership tiers at Sgt. Clean Car Wash | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronze | 16 locations | $28 per mo |
| 2 | Silver | 16 locations | $33 per mo |
| 3 | Gold | 16 locations | $42 per mo |
| 4 | Platinum | 16 locations | $53 per mo |
| Single wash menu at Sgt. Clean Car Wash | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronze | 16 locations | $14 |
| 2 | Silver | 16 locations | $19 |
| 3 | Gold | 16 locations | $22 |
| 4 | Platinum | 16 locations | $27 |
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 Sgt. Clean Car Wash
How many locations does Sgt. Clean Car Wash have?
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What is the average customer rating at Sgt. Clean Car Wash?
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What is Sgt. Clean Car Wash's damage rate?
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What format of car wash is Sgt. Clean Car Wash?
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What do customers like most about Sgt. Clean Car Wash?
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What are common complaints about Sgt. Clean Car Wash?
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Where does Sgt. Clean Car Wash have the most locations?
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How easy is it to cancel a Sgt. Clean Car Wash membership?
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How much does a Sgt. Clean Car Wash car wash cost?
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How much does a Sgt. Clean Car Wash unlimited membership cost?
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Where can I find the cheapest Sgt. Clean Car Wash membership?
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How have Sgt. Clean Car Wash ratings and review volume trended over time?
28 months of monthly review velocity and rating data underpin the drift detection. Peak review volume: 169 reviews in 2026-02. The rating line below makes the inflection point easy to spot — the volume bars show whether customer flow tracked with the quality shift.
Monthly review volume
28 monthsAverage star rating by month
scale 1–5What customers love about Sgt. Clean Car Wash
- Facility Cleanliness
- +0.89
- Staff
- +0.77
- Wash Quality
- +0.52
- Wait Time
- +0.42
- Membership Value
- +0.23
Where customers complain about Sgt. Clean Car Wash
- Equipment Working
- -0.28
- Per-Wash Price
- -0.16
Aspect score = (pos − neg) / (pos + neg + mixed), range −1 to +1. See per-pillar leaderboards →
Operational health signals
How much competition does Sgt. Clean Car Wash face at each site?
Trade-area competitive density at Sgt. Clean Car Wash sites averages 4.9 car washes within 1 mile and 24.6 within 3. In a drift scenario, dense competitive sets accelerate customer-switching when quality slips.
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 Sgt. Clean Car Wash?
Amenity mentions across 1,430 reviews. The amenities cited most often in the drift window often differ from the chain's all-time pattern.
Which metros and cities does Sgt. Clean Car Wash have locations in?
Sgt. Clean Car Wash operates across the metros and cities below. Each link drills into the WashIndex per-metro or per-city market analysis, with Sgt. Clean Car Wash's position alongside every other operator.
Alternatives to Sgt. Clean Car Wash
The chains that compete with it most directly, compared.
Which states does Sgt. Clean Car Wash operate in?
Footprint: 16 locations across 1 state. concentrated in Ohio (16). Per-state rating column below is where to look for geographic attribution of the drift.
| State | Locations | Total Reviews | Avg Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 16 | 5,162 | 4.37 |
What are the top Sgt. Clean Car Wash locations by review volume?
The per-location table is the most useful section for diagnosing chain-wide drift. Each row carries the site's own rating trajectory; the chain-wide drift may concentrate in just a handful of sites.
4.4 656 reviews 6 / 48 / 75
Trade-Area Competitors
- Sheetz 0.26 mi · 3.5★
- truenorth 0.34 mi · 3.3★
- Coltz Mobile Wash and Detail LLC 0.40 mi · 5.0★
- Twin finish auto detailing 0.40 mi · 5.0★
- OmniAuto 0.50 mi
Operational Signals
- Equipment Working -1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Per-Wash Price -0.64
- Staff +0.47
Monthly Review Velocity
4.4 600 reviews 6 / 19 / 28
Trade-Area Competitors
- BellStores 0.35 mi · 3.5★
- BellStores Car Wash 0.37 mi · 4.0★
- Ld mobile a.k.a /Carwashking & Detail center 0.85 mi · 5.0★
- K & J Detailing 0.95 mi
- BellStores Car Wash 0.99 mi · 3.0★
Operational Signals
- Staff +0.76
- Wait Time +0.60
- Membership Value +0.47
- Wash Quality +0.45
Monthly Review Velocity
Uniontown, OH 3673 Massillon Rd 4.3 536 reviews 5 / 18 / 29
Trade-Area Competitors
- Collision Service of Green 0.05 mi · 4.8★
- CS Detailing 0.63 mi
- Spa On Wheels Mobile Car Detailing 0.68 mi · 5.0★
- L&E Auto Detailing 0.68 mi
- Sheetz 0.91 mi · 3.7★
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.50
- Wash Quality +0.48
- Per-Wash Price -0.36
Monthly Review Velocity
4.5 507 reviews 7 / 22 / 29
Trade-Area Competitors
- bp 0.08 mi · 2.9★
- Elkady Detailing Westlake - Car Wrapping, Window Tinting & Auto Detailing 0.57 mi · 4.9★
- Scarlato Shine Auto Detailing 0.62 mi · 5.0★
- Prime Auto Detailing 0.73 mi · 5.0★
- Buckeye State Elite - Mobile Car Detailing Services 0.85 mi · 5.0★
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.92
- Wash Quality +0.54
- Equipment Working +0.50
Monthly Review Velocity
4.1 410 reviews 5 / 22 / 53
Trade-Area Competitors
- Elite Car Detailing 0.21 mi
- Suburban Auto Detailing 0.25 mi · 5.0★
- Ziebart 0.61 mi · 4.7★
- Cleveland Motorsports 0.77 mi · 4.6★
- Zack’s Auto Detailing 0.95 mi
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.79
- Wait Time +0.75
- Equipment Working -0.45
Monthly Review Velocity
4.3 380 reviews 2 / 16 / 35
Trade-Area Competitors
- Settle Autoworks 0.44 mi · 5.0★
- bp 0.64 mi · 2.8★
Operational Signals
- Wait Time +1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.72
- Membership Value +0.40
Monthly Review Velocity
4.4 322 reviews 4 / 14 / 10
Trade-Area Competitors
- Washworks Car Wash 0.08 mi · 3.0★
- Razor Car Wash 0.25 mi · 4.3★
- Buckeye Super Wash 0.55 mi · 4.6★
- ModWash 0.70 mi · 4.8★
Operational Signals
- Staff +0.77
- Facility Cleanliness +0.71
- Equipment Working -0.67
- Wash Quality +0.64
Monthly Review Velocity
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 2743 2nd St 4.5 308 reviews 4 / 24 / 51
Trade-Area Competitors
- Supersonic Detail Shop 0.05 mi · 3.8★
- United Auto Wash 0.07 mi · 4.7★
- TBCS Detailing 0.36 mi · 5.0★
- Patriot Nation Depot 0.96 mi
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.77
- Equipment Working -0.62
- Wash Quality +0.56
Monthly Review Velocity
Lakewood, OH 18425 Detroit Ave 4.0 254 reviews 2 / 30 / 58
Trade-Area Competitors
- Secret Detailing 0.29 mi · 5.0★
- Luminix Detailing and Ceramic Coating 0.93 mi · 5.0★
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Equipment Working -0.67
- Per-Wash Price -0.60
- Wait Time -0.60
Monthly Review Velocity
4.4 246 reviews 4 / 21 / 27
Trade-Area Competitors
- Detail Club Garage 0.43 mi · 5.0★
- Elkady Detailing Westlake - Car Wrapping, Window Tinting & Auto Detailing 0.67 mi · 4.9★
- KR Auto Detailing 0.79 mi · 4.7★
- Buckeye State Elite - Mobile Car Detailing Services 0.81 mi · 5.0★
Operational Signals
- Staff +0.88
- Wait Time +0.67
- Wash Quality +0.60
- Membership Value +0.23
Monthly Review Velocity
Data as of 2026-05-24. Pick a format and click Copy.
WashIndex. (2026, May 24). Sgt. Clean Car Wash — WashIndex operator profile. https://washindex.com/car-wash-chains/sgt-clean-car-wash
WashIndex. "Sgt. Clean Car Wash — WashIndex operator profile." WashIndex. Last modified May 24, 2026. https://washindex.com/car-wash-chains/sgt-clean-car-wash.
"Sgt. Clean Car Wash — WashIndex operator profile." WashIndex, May. 24, 2026, https://washindex.com/car-wash-chains/sgt-clean-car-wash.
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Every operating-quality signal on this page is derived from 1,430 customer reviews of Sgt. Clean 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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