# 2016 Chevrolet Malibu - How often oil?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-malibu-how-often-oil/127246>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [October 21, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-malibu-how-often-oil/127246 "2018-10-21T12:18:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![JOSEPHPOHLODJR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@JOSEPHPOHLODJR](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JOSEPHPOHLODJR)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-malibu-how-often-oil/127246/1 "2018-10-21T12:18:19Z")

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How often does the oil need to be replaced ?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-malibu-how-often-oil/127246/2 "2018-10-21T12:38:23Z")

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Your owners manual has that information posted right inside it. Furthermore, your Chevy has an oil life monitor that turns on a service light or message when the oil needs to be changed.

I really, really hope you have changed your oil several times since the car was new!

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2018, 2:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-malibu-how-often-oil/127246/3 "2018-10-23T02:54:20Z")

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I change the oil in my Corolla every 5 k miles. Engine still working after 26 years.

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**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2018, 2:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-malibu-how-often-oil/127246/4 "2018-10-23T02:56:54Z")

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Whenever the Oil Life Monitor reads 10% or once per year, whichever comes first.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-malibu-how-often-oil/127246/5 "2018-10-23T18:16:35Z")

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The “or once per year” requirement is something that many folks can’t wrap their mind around, for some reason

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-chevrolet-malibu-how-often-oil/127246/6 "2018-10-23T18:49:00Z")

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Personal opinion here, but in high humidity, salt air, like where I live, I would not go more than 6 months.