Sud Stop Car Wash
Sud Stop Car Wash is a 16-location express tunnel chain operating across 5 US states. Customer ratings have drifted from 4.79★ to 4.36★ since 2024-02, surfacing as a chain-wide signal in 5,730 AI-extracted reviews.
Data updated · May 24, 2026
Key findings
- 16 express tunnel locations across 5 US states (largest footprint in Florida).
- Weighted rating drifted from 4.79★ to 4.36★ starting 2024-02 — a sustained chain-wide decline.
- Built from 5,730 AI-extracted Google reviews scored across 55 dimensions.
16 locations across 5 states · dot size scales with review volume
The defining signal for Sud Stop Car Wash right now is a sustained rating decline. Rating fell from 4.79★ to 4.36★ starting 2024-02, 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.
Customers continue to praise staff (+0.91) most consistently despite the rating drift. 5,730 AI-extracted reviews feed the cross-location aspect breakdown below.
About Sud Stop Car Wash
How many locations does Sud Stop Car Wash have?
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What is the average customer rating at Sud Stop Car Wash?
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What is Sud Stop Car Wash's damage rate?
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What format of car wash is Sud Stop Car Wash?
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What do customers like most about Sud Stop Car Wash?
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Where does Sud Stop Car Wash have the most locations?
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How easy is it to cancel a Sud Stop Car Wash membership?
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How have Sud Stop 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 772 in 2025-07. 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 Sud Stop Car Wash
- Staff
- +0.91
- Facility Cleanliness
- +0.90
- Wash Quality
- +0.84
- Wait Time
- +0.74
- Per-Wash Price
- +0.43
- Membership Value
- +0.36
- Equipment Working
- +0.20
Where customers complain about Sud Stop 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 Sud Stop Car Wash face at each site?
Competitive landscape per location: 6.2 avg within 1 mile, 30.5 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 Sud Stop Car Wash?
Customer-mentioned amenities at Sud Stop 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 Sud Stop Car Wash have locations in?
Sud Stop Car Wash operates across the metros and cities below. Each link drills into the WashIndex per-metro or per-city market analysis, with Sud Stop Car Wash's position alongside every other operator.
How does Sud Stop Car Wash stack up against other car wash chains?
Side-by-side comparisons of Sud Stop Car Wash and the chains it competes with — rating, damage rate, format mix, membership economics, and shared metros.
Alternatives to Sud Stop Car Wash
The chains that compete with it most directly, compared.
Which states does Sud Stop Car Wash operate in?
Footprint: 16 locations across 5 states. anchored in Florida (7), Alabama (3), and South Carolina (3). Per-state rating column below is where to look for geographic attribution of the drift.
| State | Locations | Total Reviews | Avg Rating |
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| Florida | 7 | 3,825 | 4.81 |
| Alabama | 3 | 1,945 | 4.85 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 956 | 4.73 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 686 | 4.78 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1,051 | 4.80 |
What are the top Sud Stop Car Wash locations by review volume?
Per-location drill-down — useful for attributing the drift to specific sites. Top 10 by review volume shown; 16 total in the dataset. Expand any row to see per-site monthly velocity and aspect breakdown.
4.8 1,051 reviews 11 / 45 / 108
Trade-Area Competitors
- Cat's Car Wash 0.04 mi · 4.0★
- Deep Clean Mobile Detailing 0.24 mi · 4.9★
- Masters Auto Detailing 0.56 mi · 5.0★
- Rayas.Detailing 0.72 mi · 4.2★
- Vibrant Auto Detailing 0.93 mi · 5.0★
Operational Signals
- Wait Time +0.84
- Staff +0.84
- Facility Cleanliness +0.74
- Wash Quality +0.71
Monthly Review Velocity
4.9 896 reviews 12 / 12 / 31
Trade-Area Competitors
- Capitol City car wash 0.13 mi · 4.3★
- Mr Bs 0.36 mi · 5.0★
- Eastdale Car Wash 0.44 mi
- Triple J Car Wash and Detail Shop 0.45 mi · 4.9★
- SONS Kia of Montgomery 0.53 mi · 4.6★
Operational Signals
- Wait Time +1.00
- Staff +0.98
- Facility Cleanliness +0.91
- Wash Quality +0.88
Monthly Review Velocity
4.9 841 reviews 1 / 8 / 8
Trade-Area Competitors
- Bubbles by the Sea 0.54 mi · 3.0★
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.96
- Wait Time +0.90
- Wash Quality +0.89
Monthly Review Velocity
Defuniak Springs, FL 2750 US-331 4.9 703 reviews 0 / 9 / 0
Trade-Area Competitors
Operational Signals
- Staff +0.96
- Facility Cleanliness +0.94
- Wash Quality +0.91
- Wait Time +0.85
Monthly Review Velocity
Pembroke Park, FL 3301 W Hallandale Beach Blvd 4.7 696 reviews 11 / 140 / 173
Trade-Area Competitors
- HAND CAR WASH 0.07 mi · 5.0★
- A5 CarWash & Pressure Cleaning Service 0.40 mi · 4.8★
- Whole New Level Auto Detailing 0.51 mi · 5.0★
- 42 Car Wash 0.52 mi · 3.0★
- Aqua Shine Car Detailing 0.65 mi · 5.0★
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +0.87
- Staff +0.83
- Wash Quality +0.79
- Wait Time +0.35
Monthly Review Velocity
Mt Dora, FL 17580 US-441 4.8 680 reviews 17 / 20 / 17
Trade-Area Competitors
- 7-Eleven Car Wash 0.66 mi · 4.3★
- Diamond Auto Spa Detailing LLC (Mobile Detailing) 0.91 mi · 5.0★
- V and s mobile detailing 0.99 mi · 5.0★
- ED's Mobile Car Detailing 1.00 mi
- Fortune Detailing 1.00 mi · 5.0★
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.86
- Wash Quality +0.82
- Wait Time +0.58
Monthly Review Velocity
4.7 662 reviews 5 / 60 / 105
Trade-Area Competitors
- Oneco Car Wash 0.81 mi · 3.9★
- Urban Spot Free Car Wash 0.81 mi · 3.6★
- Sarasota Auto Defense 0.91 mi · 5.0★
- LASTING BRILLIANCE Mobile Detailing 0.96 mi · 5.0★
- Nu-Look Auto Detailing 0.96 mi · 5.0★
Operational Signals
- Staff +0.87
- Facility Cleanliness +0.86
- Wash Quality +0.83
- Wait Time +0.76
Monthly Review Velocity
Jacksonville, AL 620 Pelham Rd S 4.8 546 reviews 4 / 0 / 1
Trade-Area Competitors
- Ollie's Car Wash 0.18 mi · 4.2★
- J B's Quality Car Care 0.29 mi · 3.7★
- Xtreme Car Wash #3 0.38 mi · 4.4★
- Sparkle Car Care 0.40 mi
Operational Signals
- Wait Time +1.00
- Facility Cleanliness +0.89
- Staff +0.85
- Wash Quality +0.83
Monthly Review Velocity
Meridianville, AL 11032 US-231 431 n 4.8 503 reviews 0 / 5 / 6
Trade-Area Competitors
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +1.00
- Staff +0.93
- Wash Quality +0.91
- Wait Time +0.75
Monthly Review Velocity
Kernersville, NC 1491 Glenn Center Dr 4.7 407 reviews 2 / 15 / 36
Trade-Area Competitors
- Sheetz 0.07 mi · 4.3★
- Quality Mart Car Wash 0.42 mi
Operational Signals
- Facility Cleanliness +0.91
- Staff +0.86
- Wait Time +0.82
- Wash Quality +0.73
Monthly Review Velocity
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Every operating-quality signal on this page is derived from 5,730 customer reviews of Sud Stop 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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