Hi! New kia owner (2025 sportage ex) and I have a question about oil changes. In the past I’ve gone every year to get myself changed even though I drive around 1k miles a year. Do the new cars need to go often even if you don’t do the 5-7k miles often?
new car under warranty you should read the maintenance manual and see what schedule it says to follow. you want to follow what keeps the warranty in force.
Mason said:
new car under warranty you should read the maintenance manual and see what schedule it says to follow. you want to follow what keeps the warranty in force.
Especially with KIA!
@RichardMiller
Of course, the dealers will tell try to sell you pricey services that the manual does not call for. I’ve stuck to the manual with my 2014 Sportage service and it still runs great with zero repairs.
You should follow the Severe Usage schedule in the manual. Sportage EX Hybrid calls for oil changes every 6 months - or 5,000 miles - whichever happens first. Periodically taking the car out for a long enough drive to thoroughly warm the engine up is also important, but Maintaining The Warranty is probably the greatest concern.
Once a. Year is not enough. That will void your warranty .
not so much an answer to your question but how are you liking the your new sportage? looking at that as one of my options when my lease is up
Braelynn said:
not so much an answer to your question but how are you liking the your new sportage? looking at that as one of my options when my lease is up
I’m not op but I also bought a new sportage and I loooove it! Get it, you won’t be disappointed
@Kashton
thanks for ur input !! enjoy ur new car
Braelynn said:
@Kashton
thanks for ur input !! enjoy ur new car
Thank you 
and I hope you do too!
Braelynn said:
not so much an answer to your question but how are you liking the your new sportage? looking at that as one of my options when my lease is up
I’m really loving it! I had a civic coupe before this so big difference. It’s smooth to ride, and it access easily. I got the fwd because apparently i was already driving it. Awd seems weord to me and needed more pressure to brake if that makes sense. The only thing I miss is my right turn camera… but im pretty sure they don’t screen that anymore.
@lorriebosche
Maybe the salesman didn’t tell you how the AWD features on these cars work but what you said is not how it functions on these cars.
I also bought a 2025 sportage but the ex premium. I’m in Canada and we do 5k or 6 months whichever comes first
If you only drive 1k miles a year that’s the worst type of driving for an engine. You’re turning your engine into a sludge factory.
3 months or 3k miles was the standard for decades for a reason and still is scientifically valid even with today’s cars.
I only go 6 months on the vehicle that never reaches its mileage limit on an oil change. Wayy to much heat/humidity here to add to the short trips crap it puts up with… the other car never gets to 6 months before I hit 5k miles.
But 1 year is the max to keep the warranty good.
Max one year.
1k miles a year. If not already, you really should incorporate a 30 minute highway drive every two weeks, get the engine HOT, burns (evaporates) off water and fuel.
But maybe you already do this, possibly you only drive it every two weeks.
Cars need to be driven…
It’s usually the next mileage oil change or one year, whichever comes first
It’s time or mileage, whichever comes first. Oil breaks down with time and won’t protect moving parts as well after a year of low mileage.