IMO Car Wash Reviews 

31,508
TrustScore 4 out of 5

3.8

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Looking at 15,648 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Many customers consistently praise the staff for their helpfulness, friendliness, and professional demeanor, making the service efficient and courteous. People are often impressed with the quality and effectiveness of the car wash, frequently reporting their vehicles as spotless or looking brand new after the service. However, some reviewers noted that the wash sometimes missed spots on wheels or with bugs, and cars occasionally emerged with watermarks or not fully dry. A few customers also mentioned staff being rushed or having communication difficulties, and some questioned the value of premium washes or experienced unfulfilled promotional offers.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Automated machine with different types of wash and wax defending on price paid by app. They use a jet spray before the car enters but still the conveyor and brushes miss insects and spots on the body... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Quick & convenient. The whole process only took a short while despite a bit of a queue. The QR code was difficult to capture from inside the car, but, all in all, a good service at a competitive price... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Decent wash and dry with efficiency, hand prewash and discounted price when paying online. The only criticism I have is the windows and crevices seem a bit wet and need a bit of a wipe after the autom... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The process is faultless, quick paying app, staff are efficient and helpful. The pre wash by staff is great, however, last few times, my wheels have not been cleaned thoroughly.

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IMO Car Wash is one of the world’s most trusted car wash brands, proudly washing millions of vehicles every year across more than 700 locations worldwide.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wash process by the attendant seems to…

Wash process by the attendant seems to be mostly taken hastily even when no lengthy queue is present.
As a long term customer I believe the manual service to have become lacking at times.
I use the facility at B.Auckland on a regular basis and find that regularly there are staff who struggle to communicate and sometimes quite abrupt. Not all operatives are similar however wth the regular faces being polite and talkative.

July 30, 2026
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The OCR payment is an inefficient system.

The OCR payment system falls well short of an efficient business model. To select your 'wash' then pay and subsequently be asked to show another OCR code on your phone reminds me of the old Marxist shops in Beijing and Moscow where you had to select your goods, find the cashier to pay and then return to the showroom to collect your goods.
Surely you can do better than this with, say, numberplate recognition or similar. Otherwise restrict your software supplier to hacking 'Candy Crush' rather than encroaching on business systems.

July 30, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Friendly guy who is polite and is not…

Friendly guy who is polite and is not shy to work. His prewash and then the main wash done a fantastic job on the car. Possibly the cleanest my car ever came out of a car wash. Came out of the wash and he cleaned the gutters and weeding the area around the wash. All respect to him

July 29, 2026
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

£5 voucher wash

I didn't receive the hand wash at the beginning of the wash, I got something sprayed on the wheels and the bottom of the car.
Considering I got the top wash with the £5 voucher offer I was very disappointed with the end result.
I can get a more impressive hand wash from a local garage in Bellshill for £6.
I definitely won't use this place again

July 30, 2026
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Ultra HD - Not So Ultra, Not So HD

I chose the Ultra HD wash, which is one of the most expensive options available, so I expected my car to come out at least properly clean.

My car is a white SUV and it wasn't even particularly dirty. The main issue was the dirt marks on the doors from driving in the rain, but the Ultra HD wash failed to remove them. I was also surprised that the car was waxed even though it hadn't been properly cleaned first. I'm not an expert, but applying wax to a still dirty car doesn't seem like the right approach. I simply wanted my car to be clean.

Another disappointment was the drying. I understand this may be a limitation of automatic car washes, but the car was left with so much water on it that as soon as I drove out into the sunshine, water spots appeared all over the paintwork and every window.

I'm giving 2 stars only because the wheels, which weren't very dirty to begin with, were cleaned reasonably well. Overall, though, I'm disappointed with a service that cost £15. In my experience, a £7 hand car wash does a much better job.

July 30, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They don’t seem to care

Car wash closes at 7pm. I arrived at 6.05 and a sign was out saying closed for maintenance and said it would be open at 6.25.
The car wash attendant was painting a pole blue… strange thing to close the car wash for, an hour before closing. So I waited, as I’d paid for a car wash already. Around 6.20, the attendant started gesturing with his hands that I should go. He didn’t come over. I asked out my window if I could wait until it was open, he just turned his back and ignored me! Pretty awful service, as well as business practice closing it for a rusty pole!

I contacted IMO through the app, stating the above and asking for a refund. Had a response that said they’d removed the wash token and were refunding the money. Not even an apology - this confirmed to me that this isn’t a business that has any values.

July 30, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Used car wash in Mansfield damaged car…

Used car wash in Mansfield damaged car paintwork dumped a load of wax over bonnet and front grill and number plate and it hardened solid tried everthing to get it off , went back and they said it is normal, going to be an insurance job guess how is getting the bill ,if i could give a zero star Iwould

July 7, 2026
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