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I am leasing a 2020 RDX. What is the recommend miles for oil change? I've seen every 3,000 to 5,000 miles and then i've also seen 7,500 to 10,000. which is correct?

Please let me know. Thanks.

JB in AZ

Change it when the Maintenance minder on the instrument panel tells you to. Doesn't matter if you are leasing.

DJA123

Yes, maintenance minder will be your guide. The central MID screen will also give you the option to see remaining oil life as a percentage.

NooYawkuh

Odd question for someone who is leasing. Usually, that's the kind of thing someone worries about if they plan to keep a car a long time.

Typical maintenance interval will be 6000 to 7500 miles, depending on driving conditions. Just service it when the car tells you. If the engine blows, at least it's not your car.

leomio85

This kind of gives me hope for buying an off-lease car. Usually, people who lease cars ask, "what, I need to do an oil change on a car?"



As stated, for it simply being a lease, I'd just stick with the maintenance minder. I believe it pops up at 15%. Whether or not you choose to bring it in when it pops up or you wait for it to go to 0% is up to you.

DJA123

Unless I'm mistaken, I believe lessee maintenance abstention was one of the key drivers of free maintenance programs -- especially for luxury brands. It's usually cheaper to eat the cost of a few oil changes than to have a lease turned in with three years on what's left of the factory fill...

russianDude

If I would ever lease (which I wont), I would only be doing bare minimum. If I had 3 year lease, Only oil changes, tire rotations and change rear differential when MID tells you. Nothing else, no “packages”, nothing.

DJA123

I'm guessing, but I believe that would likely put you somewhere above the norm for leased vehicles. Many people lease simply to get a lower fixed cost of ownership, and routine maintenance is an optional, controllable expense. "It won't be mine after three years, why spend the money?" Especially the money luxury brands charge for their routine work. Again, I believe this thinking forced manufacturers to offer free maintenance to minimize the number of lease returns with sludge in their engines.

russianDude

exactly my point, spend as little as possible on lease maintenance so that you can have required documentation should any problems arise.
if you change oil per MID and change rear diff, they cant blame you for neglected maintance.

DJA123

I agree with your thinking. But just as a point of discussion and speculation, I find it interesting. There are countless posts on forums like Reddit from people who admit to not doing basic maintenance on a leased vehicle. Many of these posts are seeking advice for dealing with a large bill for engine work; the result of a denied warranty claim. While this happens with owned vehicles too, I'm thinking this behavior is much closer to the norm for a lease.

russianDude

Thats why you never want to buy a used car that came off lease. Many people will skip on maintenance. I am sure you can drive 20k-30k miles if not more without oil change, most likely nothing will break, and you will be able to successfully return your lease. They only will ask for maintenance record if you have issues before you return lease. Its the next guy who will deal with the outcome...