Hyundai Elantra Maintenance Schedule (2022–2025)
2025 Elantra schedule →Every Hyundai Elantra oil, transmission, brake and filter interval for 2022–2025, by engine and model year, straight from Hyundai's own manuals.
Checked against the 2022 Hyundai Elantra Owner's Manual · Reviewed Nov 2, 2026 by Daniel Georgiev · 8 sources
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Service intervals
From the 2022–2025 Hyundai Elantra (CN7) schedule.
| Service | Every | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Engine Oil & Filter (2.0L / 1.6L turbo)Safety itemSevere: every 5,000 mi or 6 months, under conditions that differ by engine: for the 2.0L, any of Hyundai's twelve severe conditions, such as repeated short trips; extended idling or low-speed driving; rough or salt-spread roads; heavy traffic; towing, camping or roof loads; taxi or other commercial use; or non-recommended engine oil; for the 1.6T N Line, only road salt or very cold weather; towing, camping or roof loads; taxi or other commercial use; or non-recommended engine oil. Requires API SN PLUS oil, full synthetic.Guide How to Change Your Oil · The engine oil system: what every part does | 8,000 mi / 12 mo≈ 13,000 km / 12 mo | |
| Tire Rotation (2.0L / 1.6L turbo)Guide How to Rotate Your Tires at Home · How to Choose and Use a Torque Wrench | 8,000 mi / 12 mo≈ 13,000 km / 12 mo | |
| Engine Air Filter (2.0L / 1.6L turbo)Inspect every 8,000 mi/12 mo, replace at 24,000 mi/36 mo. Severe: inspect the air filter more frequently (Hyundai prints no fixed severe interval) under any of these conditions: rough, dusty, muddy, unpaved, gravel or salt-spread roads; or heavy dust or sand.Guide How to Replace Your Air Filter (Engine & Cabin) | 24,000 mi / 36 mo≈ 39,000 km / 36 mo | |
| Cabin Air Filter (2.0L / 1.6L turbo)Severe: service the cabin air filter more frequently (Hyundai prints no fixed severe interval) under any of these conditions: rough, dusty, muddy, unpaved, gravel or salt-spread roads; heavy dust or sand; or uphill, downhill or mountain roads.Guide How to Replace Your Cabin Air Filter | 16,000 mi / 24 mo≈ 26,000 km / 24 mo | |
| Spark Plugs (2.0L)Severe: replace more frequently (Hyundai prints no fixed severe interval) under conditions such as repeated short trips; extended idling or low-speed driving; heavy traffic; hill or mountain driving; or frequent stop-and-go driving.Guide How to Change Spark Plugs · How to Choose and Use a Torque Wrench | 96,000 mi≈ 154,000 km | |
| Spark Plugs (1.6T)Guide How to Change Spark Plugs · How to Choose and Use a Torque Wrench | 48,000 mi≈ 77,000 km | |
| Brake Fluid (2.0L / 1.6L turbo)Safety itemInspect every 8,000 mi or 12 months; replace every 48,000 mi or 48 months.Guide How to Bleed Brakes (and Change Brake Fluid) | 48,000 mi / 48 mo≈ 77,000 km / 48 mo | |
| Engine Coolant (2.0L / 1.6L turbo)First replacement at 120,000 mi or 120 months; after that every 24,000 mi or 24 months.Guide How to Flush Your Coolant System | 120,000 mi / 120 mo≈ 193,000 km / 120 mo | |
| CVT Fluid (IVT)Normal: 'No check, No service required'. Severe: replace every 60,000 mi under conditions such as repeated short trips; rough or salt-spread roads; road salt or very cold weather; heavy traffic; hill or mountain driving; or frequent stop-and-go driving.Guide How to Change Transmission Fluid | As needed | |
| Dual-Clutch Transmission Fluid (1.6L turbo)Normal: 'No check, No service required'. Severe: replace every 80,000 mi under conditions such as rough or salt-spread roads; road salt or very cold weather; heavy traffic; hill or mountain driving; towing, camping or roof loads; or taxi or other commercial use.Guide How to Change Transmission Fluid | As needed | |
| Drive Belt Inspection (2.0L / 1.6L turbo)First inspection at 48,000 mi or 72 months; thereafter every 8,000 mi or 12 months.Guide How to Replace a Serpentine Belt | 48,000 mi / 72 mo≈ 77,000 km / 72 mo | |
| Brake Inspection (2.0L / 1.6L turbo)Disc brakes and pads. Severe: inspect more frequently (Hyundai prints no fixed severe interval) under any of these conditions: rough, dusty, muddy, unpaved, gravel or salt-spread roads; areas that use road salt or other corrosive materials, or very cold weather; heavy dust or sand; uphill, downhill or mountain roads; or towing a trailer, camping or roof loads.Guide How to Change Brake Pads: Step-by-Step Guide | 8,000 mi / 12 mo≈ 13,000 km / 12 mo | |
| Battery Inspection (2.0L / 1.6L turbo)Guide How to Replace a Car Battery (on a Modern Car) · The car battery and charging system: what every part does | 8,000 mi / 12 mo≈ 13,000 km / 12 mo | |
| Engine Oil & Filter (2.0L turbo)Safety itemSevere: every 3,000 mi or 6 months under any of these conditions: road salt or very cold weather; towing, camping or roof loads; taxi or other commercial use; or non-recommended engine oil.Guide How to Change Your Oil · The engine oil system: what every part does | 6,000 mi / 12 mo≈ 9,500 km / 12 mo | |
| Tire Rotation (2.0L turbo)Guide How to Rotate Your Tires at Home · How to Choose and Use a Torque Wrench | 6,000 mi / 12 mo≈ 9,500 km / 12 mo | |
| Engine Air Filter (2.0L turbo)Guide How to Replace Your Air Filter (Engine & Cabin) | 24,000 mi / 48 mo≈ 39,000 km / 48 mo | |
| Cabin Air Filter (2.0L turbo)Guide How to Replace Your Cabin Air Filter | 12,000 mi / 24 mo≈ 19,500 km / 24 mo | |
| Spark Plugs (2.0L turbo)Guide How to Change Spark Plugs · How to Choose and Use a Torque Wrench | 42,000 mi≈ 68,000 km | |
| Brake Fluid (2.0L turbo)Safety itemInspect every 6,000 mi or 12 months.Guide How to Bleed Brakes (and Change Brake Fluid) | 48,000 mi / 48 mo≈ 77,000 km / 48 mo | |
| Engine Coolant (2.0L turbo)First at 120,000 mi or 120 months; after that every 24,000 mi or 24 months.Guide How to Flush Your Coolant System | 120,000 mi / 120 mo≈ 193,000 km / 120 mo | |
| Dual-Clutch Transmission Fluid (inspect) (2.0L turbo)Inspect at 48/96 months (24,000/48,000 mi). Severe: replace every 56,000 mi under conditions such as repeated short trips; rough or salt-spread roads; road salt or very cold weather; heavy traffic; hill or mountain driving; towing, camping or roof loads; or frequent stop-and-go driving.Guide How to Change Transmission Fluid | 24,000 mi / 48 mo≈ 39,000 km / 48 mo | |
| Manual Transmission Fluid (2.0L turbo)Normal: 'No Check, No Service required'. Severe: every 72,000 mi under conditions such as rough or salt-spread roads; road salt or very cold weather; heavy traffic; hill or mountain driving; towing, camping or roof loads; or taxi or other commercial use. | As needed | |
| Drive Belt Inspection (2.0L turbo)First at 48,000 mi or 72 months; after that every 6,000 mi or 12 months.Guide How to Replace a Serpentine Belt | 48,000 mi / 72 mo≈ 77,000 km / 72 mo | |
| Brake Inspection (2.0L turbo)Guide How to Change Brake Pads: Step-by-Step Guide | 6,000 mi / 12 mo≈ 9,500 km / 12 mo | |
| Battery Inspection (2.0L turbo)Guide How to Replace a Car Battery (on a Modern Car) · The car battery and charging system: what every part does | 6,000 mi / 12 mo≈ 9,500 km / 12 mo | |
| Engine Oil & Filter (1.6L Hybrid)Safety itemSevere: every 3,750 mi or 6 months if the car is driven under any of Hyundai's twelve severe conditions, such as repeated short trips; extended idling or low-speed driving; rough or salt-spread roads; heavy traffic; towing, camping or roof loads; taxi or other commercial use; or non-recommended engine oil.Guide How to Change Your Oil · The engine oil system: what every part does | 8,000 mi / 12 mo≈ 13,000 km / 12 mo | |
| Tire Rotation (1.6L Hybrid)Guide How to Rotate Your Tires at Home · How to Choose and Use a Torque Wrench | 8,000 mi / 12 mo≈ 13,000 km / 12 mo | |
| Engine Air Filter (1.6L Hybrid)Guide How to Replace Your Air Filter (Engine & Cabin) | 24,000 mi / 36 mo≈ 39,000 km / 36 mo | |
| Cabin Air Filter (1.6L Hybrid)Guide How to Replace Your Cabin Air Filter | 16,000 mi / 24 mo≈ 26,000 km / 24 mo | |
| Spark Plugs (1.6L Hybrid)Guide How to Change Spark Plugs · How to Choose and Use a Torque Wrench | 96,000 mi≈ 154,000 km | |
| Brake Fluid (1.6L Hybrid)Safety itemInspect every 8,000 mi or 12 months.Guide How to Bleed Brakes (and Change Brake Fluid) | 48,000 mi / 48 mo≈ 77,000 km / 48 mo | |
| Engine Coolant (1.6L Hybrid)Engine and inverter coolant: first at 120,000 mi or 120 months, then every 24,000 mi or 24 months.Guide How to Flush Your Coolant System | 120,000 mi / 120 mo≈ 193,000 km / 120 mo | |
| Dual-Clutch Transmission Fluid (1.6L Hybrid)Normal: 'No check, no service required'. Severe: replace every 80,000 mi under conditions such as rough or salt-spread roads; road salt or very cold weather; heavy traffic; hill or mountain driving; towing, camping or roof loads; or taxi or other commercial use. Engine clutch actuator fluid: replace every 24,000 mi or 24 months.Guide How to Change Transmission Fluid | As needed | |
| Drive Belt Inspection (HSG belt)Inspect every 8,000 mi or 12 months, replace every 64,000 mi or 48 months.Guide How to Replace a Serpentine Belt | 8,000 mi / 12 mo≈ 13,000 km / 12 mo | |
| Brake Inspection (1.6L Hybrid)Guide How to Change Brake Pads: Step-by-Step Guide | 8,000 mi / 12 mo≈ 13,000 km / 12 mo |
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Contents
CN7 Elantra (2022–2025): engines and why the intervals differ
The seventh-generation Elantra (chassis code CN7, sold from 2021 on) covers four powertrains across the 2022–2025 model years:
- 2.0L Smartstream MPI naturally aspirated I4 — SE, SEL, Limited trims
- 1.6L turbocharged GDI I4 — N Line
- 2.0L turbocharged GDI I4 — Elantra N
- 1.6L Smartstream GDI Atkinson I4 hybrid with a 32 kW electric motor — Hybrid, Hybrid Blue, Hybrid Limited
Each engine has its own oil interval, its own spark-plug life, and its own severe-service conditions. The intervals below come from Hyundai's maintenance booklets, verified September 24, 2026. Where an interval changed between model years, both are listed. Where Hyundai lists "no service required," the note explains why.
For older Elantras and Hyundai's broader maintenance philosophy, see the Hyundai maintenance schedule overview.
Engine oil and filter
2.0L Smartstream MPI naturally aspirated I4 (SE/SEL/Limited), 2022–2025: every 8,000 miles or 12 months. Severe service: every 5,000 miles or 6 months under conditions A through L. The 6-month severe figure holds in every year checked, including 2024 and 2025. Requires API SN PLUS; full synthetic oil from 2024.
1.6L turbocharged GDI I4 (N Line), 2022–2025: every 8,000 miles or 12 months. Severe service: every 5,000 miles or 6 months. The 2022–2023 manuals apply the severe interval under all listed conditions; the 2024–2025 manuals narrow it to conditions D, H, I, and L. Requires API SN PLUS; full synthetic oil from 2024.
2.0L turbocharged GDI I4 (Elantra N), 2022–2025: every 6,000 miles or 12 months. Severe service: every 3,000 miles or 6 months, under conditions G, J, K, L in the 2022 manual and D, H, I, L in the 2025 manual.
1.6L hybrid, 2022: every 7,500 miles or 12 months. Severe service: every 3,750 miles or 6 months.
1.6L hybrid, 2023–2025: every 8,000 miles or 12 months. Severe service: every 3,750 miles or 6 months.
The Elantra N runs the shortest normal interval of the lineup at 6,000 miles, and the shortest severe interval at 3,000 miles. The hybrid's normal interval moved from 7,500 miles in 2022 to 8,000 miles from 2023 on, but its severe interval stayed at 3,750 miles across every year.
Transmission and drivetrain
CVT fluid (IVT) — 2.0L naturally aspirated: no fixed interval under normal driving; the manual specifies "no check, no service required." Severe service: replace every 60,000 miles under conditions A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, or K.
Dual-clutch transmission fluid — 1.6L turbo N Line, 2022–2023: inspect at 32,000 miles or 48 months, and again at 96 and 144 months. Severe service: replace every 80,000 miles.
Dual-clutch transmission fluid — 1.6L turbo N Line, 2024–2025: no fixed interval under normal driving ("no check, no service required"). Severe service: replace every 80,000 miles under conditions C, D, F, G, H, I, J. The July 2023 first printing of the 2024 manual still showed the 48-month inspection; the November 2023 revised printing and the 2025 manual replaced it with "no service required." The revised printing supersedes the earlier one.
Dual-clutch transmission fluid — 2.0L turbo Elantra N, 2022–2025: inspect at 24,000 miles or 48 months, and again at 48,000 miles or 96 months. Severe service: replace every 56,000 miles. This is the one N-Line-adjacent DCT that keeps a normal-service inspection schedule across every model year covered here.
Dual-clutch transmission fluid — 1.6L hybrid, 2022–2023: inspect at 40,000 miles or 48 months, and again at 80,000 miles or 96 months. Severe service: replace every 80,000 miles.
Dual-clutch transmission fluid — 1.6L hybrid, 2024–2025: no fixed interval under normal driving ("no check, no service required"). Severe service: replace every 80,000 miles.
Engine clutch actuator fluid — 1.6L hybrid: replace every 26,000 miles or 24 months in the 2022–2023 manuals, every 24,000 miles or 24 months in the 2024–2025 manuals. This is separate from the DCT fluid itself and covers the hydraulic circuit for the engine-disconnect clutch.
Manual transmission fluid — 1.6L turbo N Line 6-speed, 2022–2023: replace every 40,000 miles or 48 months. Severe service: every 80,000 miles — longer than the normal interval, as printed in both manuals. The 2024–2025 N Line manuals drop the manual-transmission row entirely.
Manual transmission fluid — 2.0L turbo Elantra N 6-speed, 2022–2025: no fixed interval under normal driving ("no check, no service required"). Severe service: replace every 72,000 miles.
Brakes, cooling and spark plugs
Brake fluid — 2.0L naturally aspirated and 1.6L turbo N Line, 2022–2025: inspect every 8,000 miles or 12 months; replace every 48,000 miles or 48 months.
Brake fluid — 2.0L turbo Elantra N, 2022–2025: inspect every 6,000 miles or 12 months; replace every 48,000 miles or 48 months.
Brake fluid — 1.6L hybrid, 2022–2023: replace every 20,000 miles or 24 months, per the "I R I R" pattern printed in the 10,000-mile service table.
Brake fluid — 1.6L hybrid, 2024–2025: inspect every 8,000 miles or 12 months; replace every 48,000 miles or 48 months — matching the non-hybrid schedule. The manuals don't explain what changed between 2023 and 2024.
Brake inspection — 2.0L naturally aspirated and 1.6L turbo N Line, 2022–2025: every 8,000 miles or 12 months. Severe service under conditions C, D, E, G, H: more frequently.
Brake inspection — 2.0L turbo Elantra N, 2022–2025: every 6,000 miles or 12 months.
Brake inspection — 1.6L hybrid, 2022–2023: every 10,000 miles or 12 months.
Brake inspection — 1.6L hybrid, 2024–2025: every 8,000 miles or 12 months.
Engine coolant — 2.0L naturally aspirated and 1.6L turbo N Line, 2022–2025: first replacement at 120,000 miles or 120 months; every 30,000 miles or 24 months after that (per the 2022 manual).
Engine coolant — 2.0L turbo Elantra N, 2022–2025: first replacement at 120,000 miles or 120 months (the 2022 manual states this as "10 years"); every 24,000 miles or 24 months after that.
Engine coolant — 1.6L hybrid, 2022–2025: engine and inverter coolant, first replacement at 120,000 miles or 120 months; every 30,000 miles or 24 months after that.
Spark plugs — 2.0L naturally aspirated, 2022–2025: every 96,000 miles. Severe service under conditions A, B, F, G, H, I, K: more frequently.
Spark plugs — 1.6L turbo N Line, 2022: every 47,000 miles.
Spark plugs — 1.6L turbo N Line, 2023–2025: every 48,000 miles.
Spark plugs — 2.0L turbo Elantra N, 2022–2025: every 42,000 miles — the shortest plug life in the lineup.
Spark plugs — 1.6L hybrid, 2022–2023: every 102,500 miles.
Spark plugs — 1.6L hybrid, 2024–2025: every 96,000 miles.
Filters
Engine air filter — 2.0L naturally aspirated and 1.6L turbo N Line, 2022–2025: inspect every 8,000 miles or 12 months; replace every 24,000 miles or 36 months. Severe service under conditions C, E: more frequently.
Engine air filter — 2.0L turbo Elantra N, 2022–2025: replace every 24,000 miles or 48 months.
Engine air filter — 1.6L hybrid, 2022–2023: replace every 30,000 miles or 36 months.
Engine air filter — 1.6L hybrid, 2024–2025: replace every 24,000 miles or 36 months.
Cabin air filter — 2.0L naturally aspirated and 1.6L turbo N Line, 2022–2025: replace every 16,000 miles or 24 months. Severe service under conditions C, E, G: more frequently.
Cabin air filter — 2.0L turbo Elantra N, 2022: replace every 16,000 miles or 12 months.
Cabin air filter — 2.0L turbo Elantra N, 2023: replace every 16,000 miles.
Cabin air filter — 2.0L turbo Elantra N, 2025: replace every 12,000 miles or 24 months.
Cabin air filter — 1.6L hybrid, 2022–2023: replace every 16,000 miles.
Cabin air filter — 1.6L hybrid, 2024–2025: replace every 16,000 miles or 24 months.
The easy-to-miss items
Tire rotation — 2.0L naturally aspirated and 1.6L turbo N Line: every 8,000 miles in 2022 (the 2022 manual gives miles only); every 8,000 miles or 12 months for 2023–2025.
Tire rotation — 2.0L turbo Elantra N: every 6,000 miles in 2022; every 6,000 miles or 12 months for 2023–2025.
Tire rotation — 1.6L hybrid: every 10,000 miles or 12 months in 2023, as printed in that year's manual; every 8,000 miles or 12 months for 2024–2025. For a 2022 Hybrid, check the owner's manual.
Battery inspection — 2.0L naturally aspirated and 1.6L turbo N Line, 2022–2025: every 8,000 miles or 12 months.
Battery inspection — 2.0L turbo Elantra N, 2022–2025: every 6,000 miles or 12 months.
Drive belt inspection — 2.0L naturally aspirated and 1.6L turbo N Line, 2022–2025: first inspection at 48,000 miles or 72 months; every 16,000 miles or 24 months after that (per the 2022 manual).
Drive belt inspection — 2.0L turbo Elantra N, 2022, 2023, 2025: first inspection at 48,000 miles or 72 months; every 8,000 miles or 12 months after that.
Hybrid starter-generator belt — 1.6L hybrid, 2022–2023: inspect every 7,500 miles or 12 months; replace every 67,500 miles or 48 months.
Hybrid starter-generator belt — 1.6L hybrid, 2024–2025: inspect every 8,000 miles or 12 months; replace every 64,000 miles or 48 months.
Owners who skip the manual transmission and DCT fluid checks are the ones most exposed: the normal-service line reads "no service required" on several Elantra N and post-2024 N Line and hybrid rows, but every one of those same rows still carries a severe-service mileage. If your driving matches any of the severe conditions in your manual, the "no service" line doesn't apply to you.
Common questions about the Hyundai Elantra
How often does a Hyundai Elantra need an oil change?
It depends on the engine. The 2.0L naturally aspirated and 1.6L turbo N Line engines call for an oil change every 8,000 miles or 12 months. The Elantra N's 2.0L turbo needs it every 6,000 miles or 12 months. The hybrid ran 7,500 miles in 2022, then moved to 8,000 miles or 12 months from 2023 on.
Does the Elantra N need its transmission fluid changed?
The Elantra N's dual-clutch transmission fluid gets inspected at 24,000 miles or 48 months, and again at 48,000 miles or 96 months, under normal driving. Severe service drops the replacement interval to every 56,000 miles.
What counts as severe service for the Elantra's oil-change interval?
Hyundai lists the severe-service conditions by letter in each owner's manual, and which letters apply varies by engine and model year. Under severe conditions, the naturally aspirated and N Line engines drop to every 5,000 miles or 6 months, and the Elantra N drops to every 3,000 miles or 6 months.
Sources
- 2022 Hyundai Elantra Owner's Manual
- 2022 Hyundai Elantra N Owner's Manual
- 2022 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Owner's Manual
- 2023 Hyundai Elantra Owner's Manual
- 2024 Hyundai Elantra ICE and N Line (CN7) Owner's Manual
Intervals vary by market, engine and driving conditions; your owner's manual is the authority for your car.