Hyundai maintenance schedule for every model

The Hyundai schedule is the same idea across the lineup, but the numbers are not. Turbo engines, older generations and different oil grades change the oil and spark plug intervals. The table puts every Hyundai we cover side by side.

Hyundai models compared

Capacities are Hyundai's "drain and refill" figures. Where a model has more than one engine, the table shows the range and the model page says which engine gets which number.

Normal or severe: which Hyundai schedule applies

The 2024 Tucson manual opens its maintenance chapter with the rule: "If any of the following conditions apply, follow the Maintenance Under Severe Usage Conditions." The list covers everyday driving, not only extreme use:

• Repeated driving short distance of less than 5 miles in normal temperature or less than 10 miles in freezing temperature
• Extensive engine idling or low speed driving for long distances
• Driving on rough, dusty, muddy, unpaved, graveled, or salt-spread roads
• Driving in heavy traffic, or frequently in stop-and-go traffic
• Driving on uphill, downhill, or mountain roads
• Towing a trailer or using a camper, or driving with loads on the roof
• Driving as a patrol car, taxi, or other commercial use
• Using engine oil that is not recommended (mineral type, semi-synthetic, lower grade spec)

What differs across Hyundai models

These differences are computed from the same data as the table, across every Hyundai we cover, including the 2015-2019 Sonata page that publishes on November 6:

• Oil change interval. 8,000 miles or 12 months on the 2021-2026 Elantra, 2022-2026 Tucson and 2024-2026 Santa Fe. The 2015-2019 Sonata 2.4L was on 7,500 miles, and its turbo engines on shorter intervals that changed between the 2017 and 2018 manuals. An older Hyundai is not on today's 8,000-mile schedule.
• Oil grade. 0W-20 full synthetic on the Tucson 2.5L, the Elantra 2.0L and the Elantra 1.6L turbo; 0W-30 on the Santa Fe 2.5L turbo (2025 manual); 5W-20 or 5W-30 on the 2015-2019 Sonata, by engine.
• Spark plugs. Naturally aspirated engines are on 96,000 miles (Tucson 2.5L, Elantra 2.0L). Turbo engines are on 48,000 miles (Elantra 1.6L turbo, Santa Fe 2.5L turbo). The Sonata shows the same split in an older generation: 97,500 to 105,000 miles for the 2.4L, 42,000 to 45,000 for the turbos.
• Oil capacity. 4.54 qt (Elantra 2.0L) to 6.13 qt (Tucson 2.5L, Santa Fe 2.5L turbo), drain and refill.

Find your Hyundai's next service

1. Find your model and engine in the table above. Turbo engines have their own oil grade and spark plug interval.
2. Go through the severe-usage list. If any item describes your driving, use the severe schedule.
3. Open your model's page for the full list at your mileage, and check whether your car is still inside the Complimentary Maintenance window.

Hyundai Complimentary Maintenance

Hyundai's own page says it offers scheduled services "at NO COST for 3 years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first." The coverage is oil and oil filter changes plus tire rotations, at normal-schedule intervals only, and the fine print reads: "Offer valid only for new 2020–2025 Hyundai models purchased or leased on or after February 1, 2020." For the 2025 model year Hyundai caps it at "a total of four (4) basic maintenance services that must be used in the first 3 years or 36,000 miles."

Two consequences follow. First, Hyundai's owner page says the program "Covers oil and oil filter changes, and tire rotations, Normal Maintenance Schedule Intervals only," so the extra oil changes of the severe schedule are not part of it. Second, the plan covers the routine items only; air filters, brake fluid and spark plugs are on you.

Model pages

Each Hyundai page has the full interval list, severe-use changes, costs and recalls: Tucson, Elantra and Santa Fe. Kia's 2023 Sportage manual lists the same Smartstream G2.5 GDi engine name as the Tucson and uses the same normal-or-severe structure: see the Kia maintenance schedule. For mileage milestones that apply to any car, see the car maintenance schedule.