Shur-Kleen Car Wash
Shur-Kleen Car Wash is a 2-state express tunnel operator running 6 US locations, with its largest footprint in Washington. Customer ratings have drifted from 4.43★ to 4.17★ since 2024-05, surfacing as a chain-wide signal in 378 AI-extracted reviews.
Data updated · May 24, 2026
Key findings
- 6 express tunnel locations across 2 US states (largest footprint in Washington).
- Weighted rating drifted from 4.43★ to 4.17★ starting 2024-05 — a sustained chain-wide decline.
- Built from 378 AI-extracted Google reviews scored across 55 dimensions.
6 locations across 2 states · dot size scales with review volume
Review-time analysis flags Shur-Kleen Car Wash as showing an active rating drift. Rating fell from 4.43★ to 4.17★ starting 2024-05, with vehicle damage the leading complaint theme during the window. Operator-level drift analysis like this isn't something an individual Google Maps listing can surface.
Customers continue to praise staff (+0.81) most consistently despite the rating drift. 2,402 customer reviews underpin the chain-wide read, 378 of them AI-extracted across 55 dimensions.
Pricing varies across Shur-Kleen Car Wash's footprint. Across the 5 of 6 Shur-Kleen Car Wash locations with published pricing: median single car wash $13 (range $13–$13), median unlimited membership $22.99 per month (range $22.99 to $22.99 per month) — remarkably consistent across markets on the membership side. Cheapest tier tracked at any Shur-Kleen Car Wash: $22.99 per month at Shur-Kleen Car Wash (Basic).
How much does a Shur-Kleen Car Wash car wash cost?
Published menu pricing across Shur-Kleen Car Wash's footprint, captured from operator websites and the WashIndex AI calling agent. Pricing varies by location. 5 of 6 tracked locations have usable published pricing (83% coverage).
| Unlimited membership tiers at Shur-Kleen Car Wash | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic | 5 locations | $22.99 per mo |
| 2 | Deluxe | 5 locations | $26.99 per mo |
| Single wash menu at Shur-Kleen Car Wash | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic | 5 locations | $13 |
| 2 | Deluxe | 5 locations | $16 |
| 3 | Premium | 2 locations | $30 |
| 4 | Wash-N-Kleen | 2 locations | $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 Shur-Kleen Car Wash
How many locations does Shur-Kleen Car Wash have?
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What is the average customer rating at Shur-Kleen Car Wash?
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What is Shur-Kleen Car Wash's damage rate?
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What format of car wash is Shur-Kleen Car Wash?
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What do customers like most about Shur-Kleen Car Wash?
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Where does Shur-Kleen Car Wash have the most locations?
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How easy is it to cancel a Shur-Kleen Car Wash membership?
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How much does a Shur-Kleen Car Wash car wash cost?
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How much does a Shur-Kleen Car Wash unlimited membership cost?
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Where can I find the cheapest Shur-Kleen Car Wash membership?
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How have Shur-Kleen Car Wash 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 → 2026-04 across 28 months. Peak monthly volume hit 49 in 2026-02. The rating chart shows the timing of the drop most clearly.
Monthly review volume
28 monthsAverage star rating by month
scale 1–5What customers love about Shur-Kleen Car Wash
- Staff
- +0.81
- Membership Value
- +0.73
- Wait Time
- +0.61
- Wash Quality
- +0.56
- Per-Wash Price
- +0.40
Where customers complain about Shur-Kleen 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 Shur-Kleen Car Wash face at each site?
Competitive landscape per location: 3.3 avg within 1 mile, 15.2 within 3. Useful context for the drift — denser markets give customers more places to switch to.
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 Shur-Kleen Car Wash?
Customer-mentioned amenities at Shur-Kleen Car Wash; 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 Shur-Kleen Car Wash have locations in?
Shur-Kleen Car Wash operates across the metros and cities below. Each link drills into the WashIndex per-metro or per-city market analysis, with Shur-Kleen Car Wash's position alongside every other operator.
Alternatives to Shur-Kleen Car Wash
The chains that compete with it most directly, compared.
Which states does Shur-Kleen Car Wash operate in?
Shur-Kleen Car Wash's 6-location footprint spans 2 states; anchored in Washington (5) and WA (1). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 5 | 2,183 | 4.28 |
| WA | 1 | 219 | 4.00 |
What are the top Shur-Kleen Car Wash 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.
4.3 641 reviews 3 / 14 / 25
Trade-Area Competitors
- Burwell Landing 0.50 mi · 3.4★
- Burwell 76 0.52 mi · 4.0★
- Top Notch Tint & Detail + 0.59 mi · 5.0★
Operational Signals
- Membership Value -1.00
- Staff +0.83
- Wait Time +0.82
- Wash Quality +0.77
Monthly Review Velocity
Lacey, WA 4240 Pacific Ave SE 4.3 470 reviews 5 / 25 / 35
Trade-Area Competitors
- Auto Tint Northwest 0.19 mi · 4.5★
- Feldtman Mobile Car Detailing Lacey 0.20 mi · 5.0★
- Super Detailing 0.59 mi · 4.8★
- BMG Auto Detailing 0.83 mi
- Car Toys & Tint Olympia 0.91 mi · 4.4★
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.84
- Membership Value +0.78
- Wait Time +0.60
Monthly Review Velocity
4.4 452 reviews 5 / 30 / 62
Trade-Area Competitors
- West Coast Auto Detailing LLC 0.22 mi · 4.7★
- Safe Harbor Auto Repair 0.31 mi · 4.1★
- Lakewood Auto Body Inc 0.33 mi · 4.0★
- Brown Bear Car Wash 0.46 mi · 4.3★
- MWR Car Wash 0.89 mi · 3.4★
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness -1.00
- Staff +0.89
- Wash Quality +0.86
- Membership Value +0.60
Monthly Review Velocity
4.2 376 reviews 4 / 17 / 34
Trade-Area Competitors
- Federal Way Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning 0.67 mi
- Prime Auto Detailing 0.80 mi · 5.0★
- Evergreen Carwash 0.83 mi · 3.5★
- Elephant Car Wash 0.84 mi · 4.3★
Operational Signals
- Equipment Working -1.00
- Membership Value +0.60
- Staff +0.50
- Wash Quality +0.41
Monthly Review Velocity
Yelm, WA 511 W Yelm Ave 4.1 244 reviews 3 / 5 / 8
Trade-Area Competitors
- Auto detailing 0.62 mi
- Eagle Car Wash 0.62 mi · 4.1★
- Attwoods Yelm Auto Sales 0.82 mi · 4.3★
Operational Signals
- Wait Time +1.00
- Equipment Working +1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.92
Monthly Review Velocity
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, 14th &, Liggett Ave 4.0 219 reviews 0 / 0 / 0
Trade-Area Competitors
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness -1.00
- Membership Value +1.00
- Per-Wash Price -0.50
- Staff +0.33
Monthly Review Velocity
Data as of 2026-05-24. Pick a format and click Copy.
WashIndex. (2026, May 24). Shur-Kleen Car Wash — WashIndex operator profile. https://washindex.com/car-wash-chains/shur-kleen-car-wash
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Every operating-quality signal on this page is derived from 378 customer reviews of Shur-Kleen 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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