Device for cleaning vehicle wheels, wherein the cleaning device comprises: a cleaning medium container with a cleaning liquid, a cleaning chamber which is provided on top of the cleaning medium container and having flushing nozzles provided therein, a driving device which is configured to bring a vehicle wheel which is to be located in the cleaning chamber between the flushing nozzles, to move relative to said flushing nozzles and/or to bring said flushing nozzles to move relative to the vehicle wheel, and a pump device which is configured to bring the cleaning liquid to flow from the cleaning medium container to the flushing nozzles and from said flushing nozzles as flushing jets towards the vehicle wheel which is to be located in the cleaning chamber for cleaning the vehicle wheel while said flushing nozzles and/or the vehicle wheel are/is brought to move by means of the driving device, characterized in that the cleaning device further comprises a lifting device which is mounted on the cleaning device and which is configured, from a start position for rolling the vehicle wheel which is to be located in the cleaning chamber on to said lifting device, to lift by a vertical or substantially vertical movement the vehicle wheel up to a position in front of an opening into the cleaning chamber to permit movement of the vehicle wheel into the cleaning chamber and location of the vehicle wheel between the flushing nozzles therein for cleaning of the vehicle wheel, and configured, after cleaning and movement of the vehicle wheel out of the cleaning chamber and on to the lifting device in front of the opening into the cleaning chamber, to lower by a vertical or substantially vertical movement the vehicle wheel to the start position for unrolling of the vehicle wheel from the lifting device. a cleaning medium container with a cleaning liquid, a cleaning chamber which is provided on top of the cleaning medium container and having flushing nozzles provided therein, a driving device which is configured to bring a vehicle wheel which is to be located in the cleaning chamber between the flushing nozzles, to move relative to said flushing nozzles and/or to bring said flushing nozzles to move relative to the vehicle wheel, and a pump device which is configured to bring the cleaning liquid to flow from the cleaning medium container to the flushing nozzles and from said flushing nozzles as flushing jets towards the vehicle wheel which is to be located in the cleaning chamber for cleaning the vehicle wheel while said flushing nozzles and/or the vehicle wheel are/is brought to move by means of the driving device, characterized in that the cleaning device further comprises a lifting device which is mounted on the cleaning device and which is configured, from a start position for rolling the vehicle wheel which is to be located in the cleaning chamber on to said lifting device, to lift by a vertical or substantially vertical movement the vehicle wheel up to a position in front of an opening into the cleaning chamber to permit movement of the vehicle wheel into the cleaning chamber and location of the vehicle wheel between the flushing nozzles therein for cleaning of the vehicle wheel, and configured, after cleaning and movement of the vehicle wheel out of the cleaning chamber and on to the lifting device in front of the opening into the cleaning chamber, to lower by a vertical or substantially vertical movement the vehicle wheel to the start position for unrolling of the vehicle wheel from the lifting device.