Motor oil for Kia Picanto

Type the engine variant of your Kia Picanto 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.

Model year

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

Country of registration

HSN (field 2.1)

TSN (field 2.2)

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

Number plate

Vehicle identification number (VIN)

17 characters, on the registration certificate part I under field E. In Poland the vehicle is looked up by VIN, not by number plate.

Oils for Kia Picanto

e.g. for Kia Picanto 1.0 MPI (46 kW) (2024–…)

All oils for Kia Picanto 1.0 MPI (46 kW) (2024–…)

Fill quantity and viscosity by engine of the Kia Picanto

Engine	Model years	Viscosity	Fill quantity
1.0 MPI (46 kW)	2024–…	0W-20	3.1 L
1.2 MPI	2024–…	0W-20	3.5 L
1.2 MPI (58 kW)	2024–2025	0W-20	3.4 L
1.0 MPI	2020–2024	0W-20	3.1 L
1.0 T-GDI	2020–2023	0W-20	3.6 L
1.0 T-GDI	2020–2023	0W-20	3.6 L
1.2 MPI	2020–2024	0W-20	3.4 L
1.0 Flex	2017–…	0W-20, 0W-30, 0W-40, 10W-30, 15W-40, 5W-30, 5W-40	3 L
1.0 MPI	2017–2020	0W-20, 0W-30, 0W-40, 10W-30, 15W-40, 5W-30, 5W-40	2.9 L
1.0 T-GDI	2017–2020	0W-30, 0W-40, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-30, 5W-40	3.6 L
1.2 MPI	2017–2020	0W-20, 0W-30, 0W-40, 10W-30, 15W-40, 5W-30, 5W-40	3.5 L
1.0 LPGI	2014–2017	0W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-30, 5W-40	2.9 L
1.0 FFV	2012–2017	0W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-40	2.9 L
1.0 Flex	2012–2017	0W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-30, 5W-40	2.9 L
1.0 CVVT	2011–2017	0W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-30, 5W-40	2.9 L
1.0 FFV	2011–2017	0W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 5W-30, 5W-40	2.9 L
1.0 LPGI	2011–2017	0W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 5W-30, 5W-40	2.9 L
1.2	2011–2017	0W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-40	3.5 L
1.0	2007–2011	0W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-40	3 L
1.1	2007–2011	0W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-40	3 L
1.1 CRDi VGT	2007–2011	0W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 5W-30	5.3 L
1.0	2004–2007	0W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-40	3 L
1.1	2004–2007	0W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-40	3 L
1.1 CRDi VGT	2004–2007	0W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, 5W-30	5.3 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 Picanto

Fluid	Requirement
Automatic transmission fluid (ATF)	70W-75, Dexron III, ZF TE-ML 02F
Axle & differential oil	70W-75, 75W-80, API GL4, API GL4+
Brake fluid	FMVSS 116 DOT 3, FMVSS 116 DOT 4
Coolant & antifreeze	G12, G12+

Which viscosity does a Kia Picanto need?

We cover 24 engine variants of the Kia Picanto. The most commonly approved grades are 0W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40 and 5W-30. Fill quantity ranges from 2.9 to 5.3 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.

Kia Picanto engine variants

The oil finder covers these engine variants of the Kia Picanto: Picanto 1.0 MPI (46 kW) 2024–…, Picanto 1.2 MPI 2024–…, Picanto 1.2 MPI (58 kW) 2024–2025, Picanto 1.0 MPI 2020–2024, Picanto 1.0 T-GDI 2020–2023, Picanto 1.0 T-GDI 2020–2023, Picanto 1.2 MPI 2020–2024, Picanto 1.0 Flex 2017–…, Picanto 1.0 MPI 2017–2020, Picanto 1.0 T-GDI 2017–2020, Picanto 1.2 MPI 2017–2020, Picanto 1.0 LPGI 2014–2017, Picanto 1.0 FFV 2012–2017, Picanto 1.0 Flex 2012–2017, Picanto 1.0 CVVT 2011–2017, Picanto 1.0 FFV 2011–2017, Picanto 1.0 LPGI 2011–2017, Picanto 1.2 2011–2017, Picanto 1.0 2007–2011, Picanto 1.1 2007–2011, Picanto 1.1 CRDi VGT 2007–2011, Picanto 1.0 2004–2007, Picanto 1.1 2004–2007 and Picanto 1.1 CRDi VGT 2004–2007. Your engine is not listed? Type your vehicle into the search above.