# 2015 Toyota Corolla - Can I wait 1 year for oil? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota\ **Created:** [February 14, 2020, 2:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496 "2020-02-14T02:31:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MarkAnderson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@MarkAnderson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MarkAnderson)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 2:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/1 "2020-02-14T02:31:16Z")
I have a 2015 Toyota Corolla with 6900 miles. Since I drive my car very infrequently, I thought that it would be OK to have an oil change (full synthetic with filter) once a year. What would you recommend in my situation? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 3:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/2 "2020-02-14T03:30:08Z")
Your owner’s manual will have maintenance recommendations. Typically you should change your oil by either mileage or time, something like 5000 miles or 6 months _whichever comes first._ In your case I’d change it twice a year. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 5:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/3 "2020-02-14T05:47:39Z")
> [@MarkAnderson](#): > > I thought that it would be OK to have an oil change (full synthetic with filter) once a year. Isn’t that exactly what the maintenance schedule calls for? ---
**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/4 "2020-02-14T17:41:13Z")
If the owners manual says max elapsed time is 1 year, then you’ll be fine. If it says max elapsed time is 6 months, then do it every 6 months ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/5 "2020-02-14T18:10:45Z")
One year is fine. The oil change interval is 10k miles or 1 year. You MUST use 0w20 synthetic oil. ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/6 "2020-02-14T19:17:21Z")
I would change the oil per carmaker’s recommendation - probably every 6 months is what they say in your manual. A new filter every 6 months is overkill in my book. If the car is out of warranty, it’s entirely up to you. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/7 "2020-02-14T19:28:29Z")
> [@keith](#): > > One year is fine. The oil change interval is 10k miles or 1 year. You MUST use 0w20 synthetic oil. Keith is correct. Toyota has been using the 10k oil change interval and 0W-20 oil since 2014. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/8 "2020-02-14T19:28:38Z")
It amaze’s the number of people that want to extend oil change’s one of the cheapest thing’s you can do to keep car in good shape, I also wander if these are the same people that never raise the hood I can’t remember the last time at a fuel stop that I saw anyone checking their oil. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/9 "2020-02-14T19:46:58Z")
The Corolla oil maintenance has been 10,000 miles/12 months since 2010 (for the 1.8 L engine). I believe many people rely on the oil change reminder sticker that the oil change shops place on the windshield and have not checked their maintenance guide for the correct schedule. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/10 "2020-02-14T21:04:09Z")
> [@Nevada\_545](#): > > I believe many people rely on the oil change reminder sticker that the oil change shops place on the windshield and have not checked their maintenance guide for the correct schedule. A lot of people rely on the Oil Change Monitor systems. ---
**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/11 "2020-02-14T21:31:29Z")
> [@keith](#): > > You MUST use 0w20 synthetic oil. No Dollar General oil?? ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/12 "2020-02-14T21:36:53Z")
Make sure the oil meets your specifications, how much damage are you willing to risk to skip a $45 oil change? ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/13 "2020-02-15T00:31:44Z")
> [@Nevada\_545](#): > > The Corolla oil maintenance has been 10,000 miles/12 months since 2010 (for the 1.8 L engine). IIRC It was still 5,000 miles/6 months when the Owner’s Manual for my 2009 was printed. The service reminder comes on every 5,000 miles. That schedule strikes me as sensible and I have the user-selectable reminder in my wife’s Hyundai set up for 5,000 miles/6 months as well. ---
**Author:** ![tom418](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/da6949/32.png) [@tom418](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tom418)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/14 "2020-02-15T02:49:30Z")
> [@Renegade](#): > > I can’t remember the last time at a fuel stop that I saw anyone checking their oil. Drivers don’t necessarily check oil at the gas station. The station I frequent is rather busy, and I’m sure I would tick off a lot of people waiting in line if I were to check it there. I DO check it at home, where I have a stash of a few one quart bottles of oil. When I go on a long trip, I put a bottle or two in the trunk, in addition to tools. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/15 "2020-02-15T03:21:42Z")
The reason I notice no hood’s raised is a couple of fuel stop’s I use is on a major N S highway from the MW to Fla. I check mine at home but there is quite a lot of out of state car’s that should be checked a fuel stop’s. ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/16 "2020-02-15T03:22:17Z")
> [@Renegade](#): > > I can’t remember the last time at a fuel stop that I saw anyone checking their oil. I can’t speak for anyone else but I check mine with the car sitting in the driveway. I prefer to check it cold when the oil has drained into the crankcase. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/17 "2020-02-15T03:24:17Z")
Look at my comment above. ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/18 "2020-02-15T03:27:28Z")
And look at @tom418 's comment above mine. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 3:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/19 "2020-02-15T03:30:20Z")
I saw tom418 comment I was refering to the out of state car’s that I see. ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496/20 "2020-02-15T03:33:41Z")
I see lots of out of state cars because St. Louis is on the state line and gas is cheaper in Missouri. I don’t necessarily expect all those drivers to check their oil at the gas station. [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-corolla-can-i-wait-1-year-for-oil/158496.md?page=2)