Can automatic car washes damage your car? Automatic/drive-thru car washes are more popular than ever because they save time and hassle. But are automatic car washes safe for your car?

That, however, is not an answer to our question: are automatic car washes ruining your car? Generally speaking, if you're debating between regularly washing your car and not, an automatic car wash ...

The automatic car wash with brushes and hard physical contact between the vehicle and the brushes (however soft they are), increases the likelihood of damage.

In a viral TikTok video, a Denver man shows how his car’s front window was smashed in by the automatic carwash, stoking fears among viewers. The incident was shared in a two-part video series ...

Super-cheap car washes might use dirty towels and old, harsh brushes, and rush cars through the process. And try to find a car wash that sprays down the car before the wash cycle begins.

A woman was injured after the spinning brush from an automatic car wash smashed through the windshield of her vehicle.

While you can save some time by taking your car to an automatic car wash, there’s no guarantee that its spinning brushes are free from the dirt and debris of the cars that passed through before you.

But not every car fares equally well in automatic carwashes, especially the kinds that drag a car set to the neutral gear through the brushes.