DETAILING SERVICE IS A SCAM! BUYER BEWARE They advertise a variety of detailing services. The mini detail starting at $69. Booked in for the mini detail as it’s an old car that just needs a wash, basic vacuum and wipe down. Arrive and they refuse to do it unless I buy their $169 package!! When pressed asking them just to vacuum and wipe down for the $69 package they refused! This is a marketing trap! Forewarned is forearmed.
Not possible to leave with a clean car! The auto car wash leaves all the bugs and stuff on the front of your car and if you try to wash it yourself the brush is that soft its doesn't actually do anything but you cant tell until you rinse your car because all the foam covers it so will cost you another $10 to attempt to clean it again. You waste… Read more
money waiting on the spray wax to start (because at least 30 seconds of your time is wasted waiting for the product change to completely change) only to find out it's empty or not working and don't get me started on the "dryer" waste of time and money to come home with a wet and dirty car. To top it all off you have to pay by taping your card no option to pay cash but charge you a surcharge for using card payments $.50 on top of a $2 vacuum. So if you want to see how many times you can be ripped off in under 20mins in the same place definitely visit warilla IMO car wash.
After scrubbing the front and back of my car looks the same as when I started all the marks around the grill came off after using my shirt sleeve to wipe them off (new car so was not overly dirty to start with but work in a quarry so need to wash it weekly)
Appalling service and very rude when trying to resolve the matter got told I was wrong and that the services that I paid for don’t actually include tyres being cleaned when it clearly states that it does he quickly put me through so that he could properly do another car. My car is still filthy.
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Awesome 1st car wash for free.. Well worth it.. Will use again.
Terrible decision i made going to the imo car wash and the customer service is terrible stay away i recently visited the imo car wash and the machine violently ripped my wing mirror off my car and i filled in the incident report and was told i would be contacted but it was left a week and i tried calling them and the phone just goes off theres no… Read more
option to talk to anyone the just say goodbye and put the phone down so I emailed them and the offered me 40 pounds for a 150 pounds wing mirror second hand without fitting and thay just make every excuse in the book not to pay
Been coming for years. Used to be good. Terrible now. They damaged the wheels all the way around front and back on my car with low profile tyres. Operator failed to line me up on the track . They denied it of course but i had new tyres fitted the day before. No damage there. STEER CLEAR.
Positive reviews
Showroom-like finish with IMO Car Wash Mill Park, VIC – Paid $30 for the highest tier wash and wax Customer service was friendly and welcoming from the beginning. Service was quick and efficient. End result was impressive.
Perfect for subie hadn’t been washed in an year – This was exactly what the subie needed hadn’t been washed all year probably longer. These guys managed to bring her original shine back! Thanks Ravi and Babb for you perfect detailing!
Car wash imo liverpool – Happy with the service provided by imo staff and manager. Value for money. Paid $10 for the outside wash. Took only 10 minutes to wash. Wasn't to busy only few cars in front of us.
Negative reviews
Hi IMO Team, I am writing to formally complain regarding a pre-paid bundle I purchased via your app on 12th April 2025. Purchase Details: Item: Pre-Paid Triple Foam (6x Bundle) Amount Paid: $91.00 Transaction ID: pi_3RCwbwAeGyMHn6iO1nj00gtm To date, I have only utilized one of the six vouchers. However, the app is incorrectly showing 0/6… Read more
vouchers remaining. I have attempted to use the service multiple times, only to be turned away because the app does not reflect my true balance.
This is highly frustrating and constitutes a failure to provide services already paid for. I am requesting that the remaining 5 vouchers be reinstated immediately, along with a gesture of goodwill/compensation for the multiple wasted trips and time spent trying to resolve this.
I would like this resolved within 7 business days**. If the matter is not rectified, I will be forced to escalate this to the ACCC and Consumer Protection under the Australian Consumer Law regarding misleading conduct and undelivered services.
Regards, Rajesh
Just been to IMO Strathfield, the guy working there is very very very rude and abrupt. He mumbles the instructions and very hard to understand when he talks. He banged on my car repeatedly to signal to move it, if he doesn't like working there then don't employ him. If you're the owner and wonder why your revenue is down, then stop wondering and… Read more
pay more attention to these negative reviews and investigate. I will be spending my money elsewhere next time.
Paid for a $34.00 car wash and got a $12.00 car wash. Dirty disgusting abusive staff. I have a video of the staff member saying dont care, go somewhere else, which indeed I will. Yes I was not happy and I did tell your staff member, but you ripped me off and how many other people are you doing this too. Its unacceptable and very wrong. I have reported this to Fair Trading.
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Recent reviews
I paid two washes the HD wash and wax using the app for getting a cheaper car wash , when I request the receipt, the staff said it will come to my email, I never receive and I couldn’t claim for my tax, so annoying, then the system upgraded and I lost the last car wash. I now go to a nearer servo, I paid $22 car wash which is great value and after few washes you get a free 1. This I recommend, thanks 7eleven.
I paid $350 for car wash inside & out in the end & although they did a good job I thought the price was very high !! I asked how much at 1st They said the wash was one price then the wheels were another, then the seats were so much each & so on why couldn’t they give me a straight up price and I waited three hours + while they were doing other car washes whilst doing mine I don’t think I’d go there again thx
I was around 11.30 am at imo North strathfiled.....the attendance so rude and bang my window angrily instruct me what to do . .tell me not use my phone ...that time i just want show him imo apps ..and he said...forget about that ....so very rude ever .....this is the second time.... Last time i got ripped out ....with young indian or… Read more
pakistani guy....he told me to wash and vacum is 55 $ ...that time i didnt see the price and when fin8shed i find out the price only 39 $ ....what is that....? I want my m9ney back but im in hurry ... Never again go to imo north strathfield.....make you angry after going there ....please manage your car wash .....find people with attitude and not some rude and no education....
Worst service and experience! Tried to ask for assistance twice from the attendant and he only replied with ‘make a complaint online’ while using his phone and not looking at me. Why have an attendant present if they are not going to assist! For the 6 minutes I was there the system deducted $15.50!
Went to have my car washed..Chose $15.00 wash and wax and was told that I would have to pay $19.00 if I want soap used.. It was a good car wash once ..but now u r forced to pay so much more just to have soap used.... may as well have put the hose on it at home...won't b going back there, thats for sure.
Carwash – Had car washed at east bent leigh IMO Car not clean after wash and told what do I expect for $11 Apparently they no longer use soap on cheaper washes and not told this I would have been better off hosing the car at home I’ll never go back they are a joke and perthetic
Dont expect soap with a cheap wash – $11,$13 and $15 wash they dont use soap If you want your car washed with soap you have to pay $17 How do you wash anything without soap You might as well wait for a rainy day for the same thing Not impressed
Very bad service. And expensive – I just paid $38 to have my jeep washed. After going through when I can out and checked the car the whole front end was not washed. I brought this to the attendants attention and they said it was the best they could do. They refused to give me my money back. I then went to the self serve bay and washed the front of the car using the foam… Read more
brush and the car came clean. The attendant was there and said there was a a huge difference in the cleanness of the car.
It was clear the rollers did not touch the front of the car. Again I had to pay again to use the self serve. Still refused to refund my money. I will never ever use your service and this will reflect in my review of this location
No one should use this car wash
Will McGrath
Car Wash – Stockland Wetherill Park (Mark) I m very happy for what I paid for to clean my Car at IMO here , highly recommended.11/10 services .Thank you
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IMO Penrith - Don't bother – I have used Penrith IMO for years and was happy with the results. I usually took the top option and having 2 cars I spent about $100 a month . They recently recently gutted the car wash and installed complete new equipment. The wash is now utter rubbish. The side brushes just about ripped the wing mirrors off the car. The overhead brushes… Read more
failed to clean one side of my windscreen and the blowers are overhead only and don't dry the side glass. In addition when I got out to sort my side mirrors out I saw dirt still on the car and spent 10 minutes drying and cleaning the car. $34 for a chance to wash my own car. No thanks you have lost a customer.
App that doesn't store credit – On 4 January I visited Perth Airport's newly opened IMO Car Wash. I went there to have a car wash and was asked to purchase 2 car wash deal from the app for $54. The operator there wasn't sure what he was doing. Told me to download the App so that he could scan the first wash but under his breath sounded like he couldn't find anything in my app,… Read more
so he just used his ipad/electronic device and authorised the wash. Today, I wanted to use the remaining wash that I purchased and noticed there's nothing on my app. Surely I didn't pay $54 for just the one car wash! I want to get either a refund or a credit for another car wash.
Scammed! – Its sidewalk robbery. It cost me $30 for do it yourself wash v's, $10 for a drivethru wash. I couldn't call them for the location it an absolutely disgraceful. Be careful or go somewhere else. Please im not the only one to have this view.
Rip off every step of the way – Self wash switched off when they have auto wash , gear poorly maintained, attendant could not care less - just water and soap - dodgy credit card system deducts maximum - you have been warned
Worst car wash Imo Burpengary – Only just started going through on car wash track, machine has broken down, so track wouldn’t push car through. Operator has told me to drive through, gave it a once over with hose, and said it was clean and done. Asked for refund and told it’s not possible, worst service ever and paid for the top wash.
Scratch car – My new car came here for wash They scuffed the entire back side using the cheap nasty brush before you enter I could hear it banging on my car with no care Whe I got home I seen what the nasty brush did
What a joke this place is – After I paid my money for the self serve machine half of the functions didn’t work and the guy manning the car wash tells me there’s nothing he can do call the number and no answer then the vacuum cleaner takes my money and doesn’t work this place is a joke
Car damage – My had damage done to dr mirror by the site in eastbourne in sussex staff took details a month on no action i am a oap and cant get any one on the phone thay just dont pick up.
Terrible Service – Have a look at the guys cleaning the cars they are completely disinterested lack a heartbeat, I get cleaning cars would be boring then dont apply for the job. Terrible service just pay your money and get out.
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