Self-Serve Car Washes in Richmond, VA
Part of the Richmond car wash market · Richmond metro
Data updated · May 22, 2026
Richmond's self-serve car washes trail its other washes on rating.
A self-serve car wash gives you a coin- or card-operated bay with a pressure wand and foam brush — you do the washing yourself, controlling exactly where the water and soap go.
Self-serve is for drivers who want control and low cost: big or unusually dirty vehicles, trucks with beds to rinse, lifted or modified vehicles that don't belong in a tunnel, and anyone who'd rather spend a few dollars than $15.
About self-serve car washes in Richmond, VA
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Every self-serve bay in Richmond, VA
All 5 tracked self-serve car washes in Richmond, ordered by Google rating then review volume.
| # | Location | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominion Car Wash - Laburnum Ave 609 E Laburnum Ave, 23222 | 4.4 |
| 2 | Dominion Car Wash - Hull Street 7017 Hull Street Rd, 23224 | 4.4 |
| 3 | Dominion Car Wash - Brook Road 7017 Brook Rd, 23227 | 4.4 |
| 4 | Dominion Car Wash - Nine Mile Road 6118 Nine Mile Rd, 23223 | 4.3 |
| 5 | Fast Track Car Wash 11204 Patterson Ave, 23238 | 4.2 |
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Data as of 2026-05-22. Pick a format and click Copy.
WashIndex. (2026, May 22). Self-Serve Car Washes in Richmond, VA. https://washindex.com/car-wash-types/self-serve/richmond-va
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The 5 self-serve car washes above are the Richmond car washes that WashIndex's per-location format classifier identified as self-serve, drawn from the Richmond market dataset (part of the Richmond MSA). Ratings are Google review scores at the data date; a location's format reflects its dominant operating model.
See the full Richmond 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.