Automatic Car Washes in Sacramento, CA
Part of the Sacramento car wash market · Sacramento metro
Data updated · May 20, 2026
Sacramento's automatic (in-bay) car washes trail its other washes on rating.
An in-bay automatic wash is the kind where you pull into a single bay, put the car in neutral, and the equipment moves around the stationary vehicle. Many are touchless (high-pressure water and chemistry, no brushes); others use soft cloth.
In-bay automatic is for convenience: it's the format you'll find bolted onto gas stations and c-stores, ideal for a quick hands-off wash, and — in touchless form — the gentlest option for delicate or freshly-coated paint.
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Every in-bay automatic in Sacramento, CA
All 16 tracked automatic (in-bay) car washes in Sacramento, ordered by Google rating then review volume.
| # | Location | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Wave Car Wash 3591 Bradshaw Rd, 95827 | 4.7 |
| 2 | 76 3480 Fair Oaks Blvd, 95864 | 3.9 |
| 3 | Shell 5551 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, 95820 | 3.7 |
| 4 | Shell 8900 Pocket Rd, 95831 | 3.6 |
| 5 | Shell 7149 S Watt Ave, 95829 | 3.6 |
| 6 | Shell 6490 Mack Rd, 95823 | 3.5 |
| 7 | Shell 1600 Arden Wy, 95815 | 3.2 |
| 8 | Shell 9100 Kiefer Blvd, 95826 | 3.2 |
| 9 | Shell 225 Jibboom St, 95811 | 3.2 |
| 10 | Shell 4050 Florin Rd, 95823 | 3.2 |
| 11 | Shell 3510 Fair Oaks Blvd, 95864 | 3.1 |
| 12 | Shell 3721 Truxel Rd, 95834 | 3.1 |
| 13 | Shell 3500 Auburn Blvd, 95821 | 2.8 |
| 14 | Shell 1599 W El Camino Ave, 95833 | 2.8 |
| 15 | Shell 9199 Folsom Blvd, 95826 | 2.3 |
| 16 | Shell 2221 Del Paso Rd, 95835 | 2.2 |
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Data as of 2026-05-20. Pick a format and click Copy.
WashIndex. (2026, May 20). Automatic Car Washes in Sacramento, CA. https://washindex.com/car-wash-types/automatic/sacramento-ca
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The 16 automatic (in-bay) car washes above are the Sacramento car washes that WashIndex's per-location format classifier identified as automatic (in-bay), drawn from the Sacramento market dataset (part of the Sacramento MSA). Ratings are Google review scores at the data date; a location's format reflects its dominant operating model.
See the full Sacramento car wash analysis for every format, operator concentration, and pricing, or the car wash formats guide to compare the five types. Term definitions in the glossary.