Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa vs ModWash
Data updated · May 24, 2026
ModWash is larger (127 vs 10 locations); ModWash is rated higher (4.85★ vs 4.77★); ModWash has the lower reviewer-reported damage rate (0.83% vs 1.28%).
Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa is a regional-tier operator and ModWash is national-tier, so they're competing at different scale points. ModWash edges ahead on review-weighted rating (4.85★ vs 4.77★, a narrow gap). On reviewer-reported damage, ModWash runs lower at 0.83% vs 1.28% — a narrow operating-quality gap. The dataset-wide average across all car wash chains is roughly 1–3%.
| Metric | Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa dirtydogscarwash.com | ModWash modwash.com |
|---|---|---|
| Locations | 10 3 states | 127 12 states |
| Reviews | 11,481 5,994 LLM-scored | 182,068 70,105 LLM-scored |
| Avg rating | 4.77 | 4.85 |
| Damage rate (lower better) | 1.28% | 0.83% |
| Membership cancellation friction (of mem-discussing reviews) | 9.2% | 12.4% |
| Dominant format | Express Tunnel | Express Tunnel |
10 locations in 3 states for Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa, averaging 3.3 per state. ModWash runs 127 locations across 12 states, 10.6 per state. ModWash has a denser per-state footprint (10.6 sites/state vs 3.3 for Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa), suggesting a more saturated regional strategy. Total customer signal is 11,481 Google reviews for Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa (5,994 LLM-scored) vs 182,068 for ModWash (70,105 scored).
How do customers rate each chain on the 7 pillars?
Aspect scores aggregate WashIndex's LLM extractions across each chain's reviews. Each score is (positive − negative) / total mentions, ranging −1 to +1. Numbers above zero mean customers say more positive than negative things about the aspect; below zero means the reverse.
| Aspect | Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa | ModWash | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wash Quality | +0.79 | +0.75 | Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa |
| Staff & Customer Service | +0.92 | +0.94 | ModWash |
| Wait Time | +0.74 | +0.64 | Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa |
| Per-Wash Price | +0.49 | +0.24 | Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa |
| Equipment Working | +0.01 | -0.33 | Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa |
| Facility Cleanliness | +0.83 | +0.79 | Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa |
| Membership Value | +0.46 | +0.25 | Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa |
Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa's strongest aspect in customer reviews is Staff & Customer Service (+0.92); the weakest is Equipment Working (+0.01). ModWash's strongest is Staff & Customer Service (+0.94); the weakest is Equipment Working (-0.33). Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa comes out ahead on Per-Wash Price, Equipment Working, Membership Value; ModWash doesn't have a clear win on any of the 7 pillars.
Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa has the lower cancellation-friction rate (9.2% vs 12.4% of mem-discussing reviews) — a meaningful gap. The dataset-wide rate is roughly 10–15%.
Do they operate the same format of car wash?
| Format | Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa | ModWash |
|---|---|---|
| Full Service | 2.4% | 3.6% |
| Express Tunnel | 3.0% | 2.1% |
| Hand Wash | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Detail Shop | 2.1% | 0.4% |
Format share is computed across customer review mentions, not over locations. A chain with mostly express-tunnel sites but heavy detail-shop talk in reviews will show both at non-trivial rates.
Both Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa and ModWash run as Express Tunnel chains — same format, same customer occasion. Brand, pricing, and location convenience drive the choice, not format differentiation.
Where do Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa and ModWash compete?
These two chains overlap in 2 US metros — material head-to-head competition for customers choosing between them. In short: If customer-rating consistency is the deciding factor, ModWash is the safer pick; if avoiding vehicle damage is the priority, ModWash runs the lower reviewer-reported damage rate; if location convenience matters most, ModWash has more sites to choose from.
About Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa vs ModWash
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About this comparison
Both chains' numbers are pulled from the same WashIndex per-location dataset — Google reviews processed through LLM extraction across 55 dimensions, format classification from each operator's website, and competitive-density analysis. See each chain's full profile — Dirty Dog's Car Wash Tampa / ModWash — for monthly trends, per-location drill-down, executive summary, and anomaly detection.
See our full methodology for the extraction pipeline, validation samples, and aggregation logic.