Automatic Car Washes in San Antonio, TX
Part of the San Antonio car wash market · San Antonio metro
Data updated · May 20, 2026
San Antonio'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.
About automatic (in-bay) car washes in San Antonio, TX
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Every in-bay automatic in San Antonio, TX
All 5 tracked automatic (in-bay) car washes in San Antonio, ordered by Google rating then review volume.
| # | Location | Rating |
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| 1 | Gorilla Touchless Car Wash — San Antonio 12610 Jones Maltsberger Rd, 78247 | 4.5 |
| 2 | Thousand Oaks Car Wash 3251 Thousand Oaks Dr, 78247 | 4.2 |
| 3 | Jurassic Car Wash - Marbach 8714 Marbach Rd, 78227 | 4.0 |
| 4 | SLG Touch Free Car Wash 1030 Patricia Dr, 78213 | 3.4 |
| 5 | Crystal Clean Car Wash 10779 Potranco Rd, 78251 | 2.8 |
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Data as of 2026-05-20. Pick a format and click Copy.
WashIndex. (2026, May 20). Automatic Car Washes in San Antonio, TX. https://washindex.com/car-wash-types/automatic/san-antonio-tx
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The 5 automatic (in-bay) car washes above are the San Antonio car washes that WashIndex's per-location format classifier identified as automatic (in-bay), drawn from the San Antonio market dataset (part of the San Antonio MSA). Ratings are Google review scores at the data date; a location's format reflects its dominant operating model.
See the full San Antonio 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.