Motor oil for Kia Niro

Type the engine variant of your Kia Niro 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 Niro

Fill quantity and viscosity by engine of the Kia Niro

EngineModel yearsViscosityFill quantity
1.6 GDI Hybrid (95 kW)2024–…0W-30, 5W-303.8 L
1.6 GDI Plug-in Hybrid (126 kW)2024–…0W-30, 5W-303.8 L
1.6 GDI Hybrid2023–…0W-30, 5W-303.8 L
1.6 GDI HEV2022–…0W-163.8 L
1.6 GDI HEV2022–20230W-30, 5W-303.8 L
1.6 GDI Hybrid2022–20240W-30, 5W-303.8 L
1.6 GDI PHEV2022–20230W-30, 5W-303.8 L
1.6 GDI PHEV2022–…0W-163.8 L
1.6 GDI Plug-in Hybrid2022–20240W-30, 5W-303.8 L
1.6 GDI HEV2021–20220W-30, 5W-303.8 L
1.6 GDI PHEV2021–20220W-30, 5W-303.8 L
1.6 GDI HEV2020–20220W-203.8 L
1.6 GDI PHEV2020–20220W-203.8 L
1.6 GDI HEV2018–20200W-20, 0W-30, 10W-30, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-403.8 L
1.6 GDI PHEV2018–20200W-20, 0W-30, 10W-30, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-403.8 L
1.6 GDI HEV2017–20180W-20, 0W-30, 10W-30, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-403.8 L
1.6 GDI PHEV2017–20200W-30, 0W-40, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-30, 5W-403.8 L
1.6 GDI HEV2016–20200W-30, 0W-40, 10W-30, 15W-40, 20W-50, 5W-30, 5W-403.8 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 Niro

FluidRequirement
Automatic transmission fluid (ATF)70W-75, API GL4
Brake fluidFMVSS 116 DOT 3, FMVSS 116 DOT 4
Coolant & antifreezeG12, G12+

Which viscosity does a Kia Niro need?

We cover 18 engine variants of the Kia Niro. The most commonly approved grades are 0W-30, 5W-30, 10W-30 and 5W-40. The fill quantity is 3.8 litres.

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.