How Often Should You Really Change Your Oil?

Maintenance Tip

The short answer

For most cars built after 2010 using synthetic oil, the factory interval is somewhere between 7,500 and 10,000 miles — sometimes longer. For older cars or vehicles on conventional oil, 3,000–5,000 miles still applies. The right number is in your owner's manual, not on a sticker from a quick-lube shop.

When to go shorter

• Lots of short trips (under 10 minutes) that never warm up the engine
• Heavy towing or payload
• Driving in very dusty, very hot, or very cold conditions
• Any engine burning measurable oil between changes

What we do here

We look at your driving pattern, the oil condition, and the factory spec, and give you an interval that actually fits. No up-sell to a 3,000-mile schedule if your car doesn't need it.