Motor oil for Kia Cerato

Type the engine variant of your Kia Cerato to see the right engine oil and the manufacturer approvals.

Which engine do you drive?

Fuel and model year are enough - only the matching engines stay.

The power is on your registration certificate, field P.2 (in kW).

Both numbers are on the German registration certificate part I, fields 2.1 and 2.2.

Oils for Kia Cerato

Fill quantity and viscosity by engine of the Kia Cerato

EngineModel yearsViscosityFill quantity
1.6 T-GDI2022–…0W-30, 5W-304 L
2.0 MPI2022–…0W-30, 5W-20, 5W-304 L
1.6 Flex2018–…0W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-403.6 L
1.6 T-GDI2018–20210W-30, 5W-304.5 L
2.0 MPI2018–20210W-30, 5W-20, 5W-304 L
1.6 MPI2016–20180W-30, 0W-40, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-403.6 L
1.6 Flex2013–20180W-30, 0W-40, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-30, 5W-403.6 L
1.6 MPI2013–20170W-30, 0W-40, 10W-30, 15W-40, 5W-30, 5W-403.6 L
1.8 MPI2013–20180W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-404 L
2.0 GDI2013–20180W-30, 0W-40, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-30, 5W-404 L
2.0 MPI2013–20180W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-404 L
1.6 MPI2012–20160W-30, 0W-40, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-403.6 L
2.02011–20130W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-404.1 L
2.02010–20130W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-30, 5W-404.1 L
2.02009–20100W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-404.1 L
1.62006–…0W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-403.3 L
1.62005–20060W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-403.3 L
1.82005–20140W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-404 L

Fill quantity including an oil filter change, taken from our vehicle data. The change interval is set by your service book, not by the oil.

Other fluids for the Kia Cerato

FluidRequirement
Automatic transmission fluid (ATF)70W-75, Dexron VI, JASO 1A
Axle & differential oil75W-80, 75W-90, API GL4+, Toyota
Brake fluidFMVSS 116 DOT 3, FMVSS 116 DOT 4
Coolant & antifreezeG12, G12+

Which viscosity does a Kia Cerato need?

We cover 18 engine variants of the Kia Cerato. The most commonly approved grades are 0W-30, 5W-30, 5W-40 and 10W-30. Fill quantity ranges from 3.3 to 4.5 litres depending on the engine.

Which approvals does Kia require?

Kia publishes no approval of its own: what counts is the viscosity and the ACEA or API class in your owner's manual.