Motor oil for Mazda MX-5 / Miata

Type the engine variant of your Mazda MX-5 / Miata 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 Mazda MX-5 / Miata

e.g. for Mazda MX-5 / Miata SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (CAN) (2018–…)

All oils for Mazda MX-5 / Miata SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (CAN) (2018–…)

Fill quantity and viscosity by engine of the Mazda MX-5 / Miata

Engine	Model years	Viscosity	Fill quantity
SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (CAN)	2018–…	0W-20	4.3 L
SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (USA)	2018–…	0W-20	4.3 L
MX-5 SKYACTIV-G 1.5 (97 kW)	2018–…	0W-20, 0W-30, 5W-30	4.3 L
MX-5 SKYACTIV-G 1.5 (97 kW)	2018–…	0W-20, 0W-30, 10W-30, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-40	4.3 L
MX-5 SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (135 kW)	2018–…	0W-20, 0W-30, 10W-30, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-40	4.3 L
SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (USA)	2017–2018	0W-20	4.3 L
SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (CAN)	2016–2018	0W-20	4.3 L
SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (USA)	2016–2017	0W-20	4.3 L
SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (CAN)	2015–2016	0W-20	4.3 L
SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (USA)	2015–2016	0W-20	4.3 L
MX-5 SKYACTIV-G 1.5 (96 kW)	2015–2018	0W-20, 0W-30, 5W-30	4.3 L
MX-5 SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (114 kW)	2015–2018	0W-30, 0W-40, 10W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 5W-30, 5W-40	4.3 L
MX-5 SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (118 kW)	2015–2018	0W-20, 0W-30, 5W-30	4.3 L
1.8	2011–2015	0W-20, 0W-30, 10W-40, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-40	4.5 L
2.0	2011–2015	0W-20, 0W-30, 10W-40, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-40	4.5 L
2.0 (118 kW)	2010–2015	0W-20	4.45 L
2.0 (125 kW)	2010–2015	0W-20	4.45 L
2.0 (123 kW)	2008–2014	0W-30, 0W-40, 10W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 5W-30, 5W-40	4.45 L
1.8	2005–2011	0W-30, 10W-40, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-40	4.5 L
1.8 (93 kW)	2005–2014	0W-30, 0W-40, 10W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 5W-30, 5W-40	4.45 L
2.0	2005–2011	0W-30, 10W-40, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-40	4.5 L
2.0 (118 kW)	2005–2010	5W-20	4.3 L
2.0 (118 kW)	2005–2014	0W-30, 0W-40, 10W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 5W-30, 5W-40	4.45 L
2.0 (125 kW)	2005–2010	5W-20	4.3 L
2.0 (127 kW)	2005–2007	0W-30, 0W-40, 10W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 5W-30, 5W-40	4.45 L
1.8 (107 kW)	2004–2005	5W-20	3.8 L
Mazdaspeed MX-5	2004–2005	5W-20	3.8 L
1.8 (107 kW)	2003–2004	0W-30, 10W-30, 5W-30, 5W-40	3.8 L
Mazdaspeed MX-5	2003–2004	0W-30, 10W-30, 5W-30, 5W-40	3.8 L
1.8 (107 kW)	2001–2003	0W-30, 10W-30, 5W-30, 5W-40	3.8 L
1.6	2000–2005	0W-30, 10W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 20W-20, 20W-50, 5W-30, 5W-40	3.8 L
1.8	2000–2005	0W-30, 10W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 20W-20, 20W-50, 5W-30, 5W-40	3.8 L
1.8 (107 kW)	2000–2001	0W-30, 10W-30, 5W-30, 5W-40	3.8 L
1.8 (104 kW)	1999–2000	0W-30, 10W-30, 5W-30, 5W-40	4 L
1.6	1997–2000	10W-30, 10W-40, 20W-20, 20W-50	3.8 L
1.8	1997–2000	10W-30, 10W-40, 20W-20, 20W-50	3.8 L
1.6	1994–1997	10W-30, 10W-40, 20W-20, 20W-50	4 L
1.8	1993–1996	0W-30, 10W-30, 5W-30, 5W-40	3.75 L
1.8	1993–1997	10W-30, 10W-40, 20W-20, 20W-50	3.8 L
1.6	1990–1993	10W-30, 10W-40, 20W-20, 20W-50	3.4 L
1.6	1989–1993	10W-30, 5W-30, 5W-40	3.37 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 Mazda MX-5 / Miata

Fluid	Requirement
Manual gearbox & axle oil	75W-80, 75W-90, API GL4, API GL4+
Automatic transmission fluid (ATF)	Dexron III, ZF TE-ML 02F
Axle & differential oil	75W-140, 85W-90, API GL5, ZF TE-ML 17B
Brake fluid	DOT 3, FMVSS 116 DOT 3
Coolant & antifreeze	G12, G12+
Power steering fluid	Allison TES 389, Caterpillar TO-2

Which viscosity does a Mazda MX-5 / Miata need?

We cover 41 engine variants of the Mazda MX-5 / Miata. The most commonly approved grades are 5W-30, 0W-30, 10W-30 and 5W-40. Fill quantity ranges from 3.3 to 4.5 litres depending on the engine.

Which approvals does Mazda require?

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

Mazda MX-5 / Miata engine variants

The oil finder covers these engine variants of the Mazda MX-5 / Miata: MX-5 / Miata SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (CAN) 2018–…, MX-5 / Miata SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (USA) 2018–…, MX-5 SKYACTIV-G 1.5 (97 kW) 2018–…, MX-5 SKYACTIV-G 1.5 (97 kW) 2018–…, MX-5 SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (135 kW) 2018–…, MX-5 / Miata SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (USA) 2017–2018, MX-5 / Miata SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (CAN) 2016–2018, MX-5 / Miata SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (USA) 2016–2017, MX-5 / Miata SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (CAN) 2015–2016, MX-5 / Miata SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (USA) 2015–2016, MX-5 SKYACTIV-G 1.5 (96 kW) 2015–2018, MX-5 SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (114 kW) 2015–2018, MX-5 SKYACTIV-G 2.0 (118 kW) 2015–2018, MX-5 / Miata 1.8 2011–2015, MX-5 / Miata 2.0 2011–2015, MX-5 / Miata 2.0 (118 kW) 2010–2015, MX-5 / Miata 2.0 (125 kW) 2010–2015, MX-5 / Miata 2.0 (123 kW) 2008–2014, MX-5 / Miata 1.8 2005–2011, MX-5 / Miata 1.8 (93 kW) 2005–2014, MX-5 / Miata 2.0 2005–2011, MX-5 / Miata 2.0 (118 kW) 2005–2010, MX-5 / Miata 2.0 (118 kW) 2005–2014, MX-5 / Miata 2.0 (125 kW) 2005–2010, MX-5 / Miata 2.0 (127 kW) 2005–2007, MX-5 / Miata 1.8 (107 kW) 2004–2005, Mazdaspeed MX-5 2004–2005, MX-5 / Miata 1.8 (107 kW) 2003–2004, Mazdaspeed MX-5 2003–2004, MX-5 / Miata 1.8 (107 kW) 2001–2003, MX-5 / Miata 1.6 2000–2005, MX-5 / Miata 1.8 2000–2005, MX-5 / Miata 1.8 (107 kW) 2000–2001, MX-5 / Miata 1.8 (104 kW) 1999–2000, MX-5 / Miata 1.6 1997–2000, MX-5 / Miata 1.8 1997–2000, MX-5 / Miata 1.6 1994–1997, MX-5 / Miata 1.8 1993–1996, MX-5 / Miata 1.8 1993–1997, MX-5 / Miata 1.6 1990–1993 and MX-5 / Miata 1.6 1989–1993. Your engine is not listed? Type your vehicle into the search above.