Toyota maintenance schedule for every model
Toyota schedules a service visit every 5,000 miles or six months, whichever comes first. The 5,000-mile visits are inspections and a tire rotation; the 10,000-mile visits add the oil and filter change (10,000 miles or 12 months) and a new cabin air filter. New Toyotas come with ToyotaCare, which Toyota describes as "a no cost maintenance plan with 24-hour Roadside Assistance." What changes from model to model is the oil grade, the capacity and the long-interval items such as spark plugs.
Toyota publishes its guides one model at a time. The table below lines up every Toyota we have a full schedule for, each row linked to its complete page.
Toyota models compared
| Model | Years covered | Oil grade | Oil capacity | Oil change | Spark plugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Corolla | 2019-2026 | 0W‑20 / 0W‑16 | 4.4–4.9 qt (varies) | 10,000 mi / 12 mo | 120,000 mi |
| Toyota RAV4 | 2019-2026 | 0W‑16 | 4.5 qt | 10,000 mi / 12 mo | 120,000 mi |
| Toyota Camry | 2018-2024 | 0W‑16 / 0W‑20 | 4.5–5.7 qt (varies) | 10,000 mi / 12 mo | 120,000 mi (2.5L) / 60,000 mi (3.5L V6) |
| Toyota Tacoma | 2024-2026 | 0W‑20 | 5.9 qt | 10,000 mi / 12 mo | 40,000 mi (2.4L turbo) |
| Toyota Prius | 2010-2015 | 0W‑20 | 4.4 qt | 10,000 mi / 12 mo | 120,000 mi (150,000 mi on PZEV cars) |
| Toyota Highlander | 2020-2026 | 0W‑20 | 5.6–5.8 qt (varies) | 10,000 mi / 12 mo | 60,000 mi (3.5L V6) / 40,000 mi (2.4L turbo, 2025-2026 guides) |
| Toyota Tundra | 2014-2021 | 0W‑20 | 8.5 qt | 10,000 mi / 12 mo | 120,000 mi |
| Toyota 4Runner | 2010-2024 | 0W‑20 | 6.6 qt | 10,000 mi / 12 mo | 120,000 mi |
Figures come from Toyota's Warranty & Maintenance Guides and owner's manuals, cited on each model page. Where a model has more than one engine, the table shows the range and the model page says which engine gets which number.
How the Toyota schedule works
The guide's own rule: "Toyota recommends obtaining scheduled maintenance for your vehicle every 5,000 miles or six months, whichever comes first." In the 2024 Camry guide the two alternating visits look like this:
| Visit | Inspect | Replace or perform |
|---|---|---|
| Every 5,000 miles / 6 months | All fluid levels, wiper blades, brake linings and pads | Rotate tires |
| Every 10,000 miles / 12 months | The same | Rotate tires, engine oil and oil filter, cabin air filter |
The car keeps count too. The Camry's "Maintenance Required Soon" message "comes on approximately 4500 miles (7200 km) after the message has been reset," and "Maintenance Required Visit Your Dealer" at about 5,000 miles.
The 5,000-mile visit is not an oil change on a car driven normally. If a shop changes the oil at every 5,000-mile visit, it is following the special-conditions column, which is right only if you drive on dirt or dusty roads, tow, idle a lot or make short trips in the cold.
Special operating conditions
Toyota does not call it a severe schedule; the guides list "Additional Maintenance Items for Special Operating Conditions," with the note "Perform these service items only if you drive primarily under the conditions indicated." For the oil, the rule is: "For customers who primarily drive their vehicle under any of the listed Special Operating Conditions, the motor oil and filter should be replaced at 5,000 miles or six months, REGARDLESS OF THE OIL USED."
In the 2024 Camry guide, the conditions that add an oil change at the 5,000-mile visits are driving on dirt or dusty roads; towing, a car-top carrier or heavy loading; repeated trips of less than five miles in temperatures below 32°F; and extensive idling or low-speed driving over long distances, as in police, taxi or delivery use. Dusty roads also add inspections of the ball joints, drive shaft boots, steering linkage and engine air filter.
What differs across Toyota models
These differences are computed from the same data as the table, across every Toyota we cover, including three pages that publish by November 1 (Prius, Tundra, 4Runner):
- Oil grade. 0W-16 on the 2018-2024 Camry 2.5L, the 2019-2026 RAV4 2.5L and the Corolla 2.0L. 0W-20 on the Corolla 1.8L, the 3.5L V6 in the Camry and Highlander, the 2024-2026 Tacoma 2.4L turbo, the 2014-2021 Tundra, the 2010-2024 4Runner and the 2010-2015 Prius. The guide itself says to "refer to your Owner's Manual" for the grade, so use the table or your manual, not the most common grade.
- Oil change interval. 10,000 miles or 12 months on every Toyota here, with 5,000 miles or six months under the special conditions above.
- Spark plugs. 120,000 miles on the Camry 2.5L, Corolla, RAV4, Prius, Tundra and 4Runner. 60,000 miles on the 3.5L V6 (Camry and Highlander, 2GR-FKS). The 2025 Tacoma guide marks spark plugs at 40,000, 80,000 and 120,000 miles for the 2.4L turbo.
- Oil capacity. 4.4 qt (Corolla 1.8L, Prius) to 8.5 qt (Tundra 5.7L), with filter. The Camry 2.5L is listed at 4.8 qt in the 2020 and 2022 manuals and 4.5 qt in the 2024 manual.
The V6 and the new Tacoma are the two Toyotas whose spark plugs come due well before the 120,000-mile mark. If you own a Camry or Highlander with the 3.5L V6, the 60,000-mile visit is a larger bill than on a four-cylinder of the same model.
Find your Toyota's next service
- Find your model and engine in the table above. The oil grade and capacity are what to buy or check on the invoice.
- Round your odometer up to the next 5,000-mile step. If it is a 10,000-mile step, the visit includes the oil and filter change.
- Open your model's page for the full list at that step, including the long-interval items (air filter at 30,000-mile steps, spark plugs, coolant) that the table does not show.
ToyotaCare and Toyota's maintenance plans
Toyota's manuals page says: "Every new Toyota comes with ToyotaCare, a no cost maintenance plan with 24-hour Roadside Assistance." Its maintenance-plans page describes ToyotaCare as "a maintenance plan that covers normal factory scheduled maintenance with the purchase or lease of every new Toyota." The page does not state the coverage length in its text, so check the term for a specific vehicle with Toyota or a dealer. After ToyotaCare ends, Toyota sells ToyotaCare Plus and Toyota Service Care as prepaid plans.
Model pages
Each Toyota page has the full interval list, special-conditions changes, costs and recalls: Camry, Corolla, RAV4, Highlander and Tacoma. For mileage milestones that apply to any car, see the car maintenance schedule.
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