Solar Car Wash in Berkeley, CA – Reviews, Hours, and Contact Details

Rainy Day car wash . Why not ? I needed to vac the dog hair out and decided to get a wash on a rainy AF day

Rainy Day car wash at Solar Car Wash in Berkeley. Needed to vac my car and decided to wash it even tho it's rainy AF

Chris was great assisting when the scanner didn't read my card! Thanks so much Chris!!!

wonder why the auto wash is broken sometimes? Well, here's one example...people can't pull in correctly...

Solar Car Wash Car Wash

3.0 129 reviews on

Cheap, Reliable, and Environmentally friendly way to wash your car!! Family owned and operated since 1972, we take tremendous pride in providing you a safe and efficient way to wash your car. Try one of 7 East Bay locations!! Water Conservation: Our high pressure wands use half the water of the typical gas station and tunnel automatic car wash, and a fraction of the water from your garden hose. Save Water Wash With Us All our sites have: High pressure wash hoses, super vacuums, and car cleaning supplies. We recently installed credit card machines at all sites for your convenience (except Pinole). Try one of our two "Value bays" for the most value for you money- $5 /10min wash BEST VALUE for your money in the Bay Area @ El Cerrito car wash on San Pablo ave, and Berkeley car wash on San Pablo

Website: thesolarcarwash.com

Phone: (888) 614-6664

Cross Streets: Near the intersection of University Ave and Curtis St

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Tue 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wed 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thu 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Fri 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sat 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sun 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Mon 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

1198 University Ave Berkeley, CA 94702 ·2336.68 mi

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3.0 129 reviews

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Derek K. 09/19/23

When a person really cares about doing a quality job, it shows. You should try Solar for your next car wash. From the layout of the car wash, to the powerful vacuums (nothing worse than a weak...

C M. 10/11/26

I came here to get a car washed with the drive through option. I was really bummed to find that it didn't wash my car fully and there also wasn't a fan or dryer at the end of the wash, so my car...

Jason M. 09/25/26

There is no way to get service if the machines take your money. The vacuums don't work. I have had machines take my money 3 times with no service, I will never use a Solar car wash again. Bays are...

Philip W. 06/11/25

A person was on site to help guide people. Another plus was that I could walk up, tap my card, and wash. The location has only three self-service bays and one touchless car wash bay, but it is not...

Mark N. 12/06/25

Worst car wash I have ever been to. After going through the automatic $9 car wash, your car is SOAKED. They have no fans. Not only do you have to drive to another spot and towel dry the car...

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