By ServiceSage Auto. Published October 9, 2026; last updated October 9, 2026. Data as of: manuals and maintenance guides read October 9, 2026 (newest guide we could retrieve for each model, named in each row).
"Change your transmission fluid every 60,000 miles" is the advice you hear everywhere. It is not what most manufacturers print. We pulled the owner's manual or maintenance guide for the newest generation of 20 models on our schedule pages: only 3 (all Ford) print a normal-duty change mileage. The other 17 make it an inspection item, leave it to the Maintenance Minder, list it only for severe service, or call the factory fill lifetime. The number that applies to you depends almost entirely on how you drive.
The short answer Toyota and Nissan list transmission or CVT fluid as an inspection item and replace it only under listed conditions (towing, heavy loads, lots of idling, rough roads). Honda leaves it to the Maintenance Minder's sub-item 3, with a fixed mileage only for hard mountain driving. GM prints a change only for severe service (45,000 miles). Jeep and Ram call the factory fill lifetime. Ford is the exception, at 150,000 miles. If you tow, idle a lot or drive in the mountains, you are the "severe" owner these manuals are writing for.
Each row is the newest generation of the model, read from the manufacturer's own document; the model year of that document is in the "Generation" column, and each "manual" link opens it. The fluid column is from our model data (owner's manuals) and, for Ford, its fluid chart; confirm it against the fluid table in your own manual, since several of these brands use two or three different fluids across one lineup. OM = owner's manual.
| Model | Generation (document year) | Fluid | Normal driving | Severe / special conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Corolla | 12th gen, 2020-2026 | Toyota Genuine CVT Fluid FE (gas); ATF WS (hybrid) | Inspect only | Replace at 60,000 and 120,000 mi. Gas: towing, car-top carrier or heavy loading, or extensive idling and/or low-speed driving. Hybrid: towing, car-top carrier or heavy loading only. | T-MMS-25Corolla, T-MMS-24CorollaHV |
| Toyota Camry | 9th gen hybrid, 2025-2026 | Toyota Genuine e-Transaxle fluid TE | Inspect only | Replace at 60,000 and 120,000 mi when towing, using a car-top carrier, or heavy vehicle loading. | T-MMS-26Camry |
| Toyota Camry | 8th gen, 2018-2024 (2023 guide) | Toyota Genuine ATF WS | Inspect for leakage only | Replace at 60,000 and 120,000 mi when towing, car-top carrier or heavy loading, or extensive idling/police, taxi or delivery use. | T-MMS-23Camry |
| Toyota RAV4 | 5th gen, 2019-2025 (2024 guides) | Toyota ATF WS (8-speed); hybrid transaxle fluid per owner's manual | Inspect only | Replace at 60,000 and 120,000 mi. Gas: towing or extensive idling/low-speed driving. Hybrid: towing only. | T-MMS-24RAV4, T-MMS-24RAV4HV |
| Toyota Tacoma | 4th gen, 2024-2026 | Toyota Genuine ATF WS | Inspect only | Replace at 60,000 and 120,000 mi when towing or with extensive idling (i-FORCE MAX: towing, car-top carrier or heavy loading). | T-MMS-24Tacoma, T-MMS-26TacomaHV |
| Toyota Highlander | 4th gen, 2020-2026 | Toyota Genuine ATF WS (gas and hybrid) | Inspect only | Replace at 60,000 and 120,000 mi when towing, car-top carrier or heavy loading (gas: also extensive idling). | T-MMS-24Highlander, T-MMS-26HighlanderHV |
| Toyota Prius | 5th gen, 2023-2026 (2024 guide) | Toyota Genuine ATF WS | Inspect only | Replace at 60,000 and 120,000 mi when towing, car-top carrier or heavy loading. | T-MMS-24Prius |
| Honda Civic | 11th gen, 2022-2026 (2024 manual) | Honda HCF-2 (CVT) | Maintenance Minder sub-item 3 - no mileage printed | Every 25,000 mi (CVT) or 37,500 mi (manual) if you regularly drive in mountainous areas at very low vehicle speeds. | 2024 Civic OM |
| Honda Accord | 11th gen, 2023-2026 (2023 manuals) | Honda HCF-2 (1.5T CVT); hybrid fluid per manual | Maintenance Minder sub-item 3 - no mileage printed | Same mountain/low-speed condition: every 25,000 mi (1.5T CVT); every 47,500 mi or 3 years (hybrid). | 2023 Accord OM |
| Honda CR-V | 6th gen, 2023-2026 (2023 manual) | Honda HCF-2 (CVT); HEVF-Type 1 (hybrid) | Maintenance Minder sub-item 3 - no mileage printed | Every 25,000 mi (CVT) or 47,500 mi / 3 years (hybrid) under the mountain/low-speed condition. | 2023 CR-V OM |
| Honda Odyssey | 5th gen, 2018-2026 (2026 manual) | Honda ATF-Type 2 | Maintenance Minder sub-item 3 - no mileage printed | None printed - the Minder alone decides. | 2026 Odyssey OM |
| Honda Pilot | 4th gen, 2023-2026 (2023 Minder document) | Honda ATF-Type 2.0 | Maintenance Minder sub-item 3 - no mileage printed | None printed for the transmission. | 2023 Pilot Minder |
| Nissan Altima | 6th gen, 2019-2026 (2020 manual) | Genuine NISSAN CVT Fluid NS-3 | Inspect CVT fluid at the scheduled services | With a car-top carrier or on rough or muddy roads: inspect for deterioration every 60,000 mi and change if necessary - or, if it is not inspected, change it every 60,000 mi. | 2020 Altima OM |
| Ford F-150 | 14th gen, 2021-2026 (2026 manual) | Motorcraft MERCON ULV (10-speed) | Change fluid and filter every 150,000 mi | No separate transmission item. | 2026 F-150 OM, Ford fluid chart |
| Ford Super Duty | 2026 manual | Motorcraft MERCON ULV (10R140) | Change fluid and filter every 150,000 mi ("Consult dealer for requirements") | No separate transmission item. | 2026 Super Duty OM, Ford fluid chart |
| Ford Expedition | 2025 manual | Motorcraft MERCON ULV | Change fluid every 150,000 mi | No separate transmission item. | 2025 Expedition OM, Ford fluid chart |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 2019-2026 (2026 manual) | DEXRON HP (8-speed); DEXRON ULV (10-speed) | No normal-duty change printed | Change fluid and filter every 45,000 mi under severe service. | 2026 Silverado OM |
| GMC Sierra 1500 | 2019-2026 (2026 manual) | DEXRON HP (8-speed); DEXRON ULV (10-speed) | No normal-duty change printed | Change fluid and filter every 45,000 mi under severe service. | 2026 Sierra OM |
| Jeep Wrangler | 2018-2026 (2026 manual) | Mopar ZF 8&9 Speed ATF (8-speed); Mopar ATF 818 (4xe) | Factory fill for the life of the vehicle - "Routine fluid and filter changes are not required." | Change if contaminated (with water, etc.) or if the transmission is disassembled. | 2026 Wrangler OM |
| Jeep Gladiator | 2020-2026 (2026 manual) | Mopar ZF 8&9 Speed ATF | Factory fill - "Routine fluid and filter changes are not required." | Change if contaminated or if the transmission is disassembled. | 2026 Gladiator OM |
| Ram 1500 | 2019-2026 (2026 manual) | Mopar ZF 8&9 Speed ATF | Factory fill - "Routine fluid and filter changes are not required." | Change if contaminated or if the transmission is disassembled. | 2026 Ram 1500 OM |
Not in the table: the Ford Escape and Subaru Outback, the other two models on our schedule pages. We could not retrieve a US-market manufacturer document for either, so we list nothing rather than repeat a secondhand figure.
Every Toyota guide we read shows the Automatic Transmission Fluid row as "I" (inspect) at the scheduled services and puts "R" (replace) only in the Special Operating Conditions chart, at 60,000 and 120,000 miles. What triggers it varies: the 2025 Corolla guide lists extensive idling and/or low-speed driving for a long distance; the hybrids typically list only towing, a car-top carrier or heavy vehicle loading. The 2026 Camry footnote reads: "Perform this service if you drive while towing, using a car-top carrier, or heavy vehicle loading."[1, 2]
Inspect-only does not mean "never" and it does not mean "lifetime." It means the technician checks for leaks and condition at each service, and the fluid is replaced on the severe schedule or when the inspection finds a problem. Nissan's Altima manual is explicit about the alternative: under its severe conditions, inspect the CVT fluid for deterioration every 60,000 miles and change it if necessary, and "if the inspection is not performed, change (not just inspect) CVT fluid every 60,000 miles."[1, 3]
Honda prints no transmission-fluid mileage for normal driving. The car's Maintenance Minder shows sub-item 3 ("Replace transmission fluid") when its own calculation says it is due, so two identical Civics can get it at very different mileages. The one fixed number is for a specific kind of driving: "Driving in mountainous areas at very low vehicle speeds results in higher transmission temperatures," and if you regularly drive that way, Honda says to "have the transmission fluid changed every 25,000 miles" on CVT models - 47,500 miles or 3 years on the Accord and CR-V hybrids. The 2026 Odyssey and 2023 Pilot documents print no severe figure at all.[4, 5, 6, 7]
If you see a 3 in your Minder code - B13, A123 and so on - that is the transmission fluid. Our Maintenance Minder code guide decodes every combination.
Ford's 2026 F-150 and Super Duty and 2025 Expedition manuals list "Change the automatic transmission fluid" in the every-150,000-mile group, with no separate severe-duty transmission item; the Super Duty adds "Consult dealer for requirements." GM's 2026 Silverado 1500 and Sierra 1500 manuals go the other way: no normal-duty change at all, and under "Severe Service" a fluid and filter change every 45,000 miles. Check Ford's fluid chart before you buy fluid: it lists which transmissions take MERCON ULV and which take MERCON LV.[8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
The 2026 Wrangler, Gladiator and Ram 1500 manuals use the same words: "Under normal operating conditions, the fluid installed at the factory will provide satisfactory lubrication for the life of the vehicle. Routine fluid and filter changes are not required." They also say when to change it anyway: if the fluid becomes contaminated (with water, etc.) or the transmission is disassembled. If you ford water deep enough to reach the transmission vent, that clause is about you.[14, 15, 16]
You will find 60,000-mile and 120,000-mile ATF intervals for these trucks in plenty of maintenance tables - including some of our own older schedule pages, which we are reconciling against these manuals. Those figures are a common shop convention, not something the 2026 manuals print. Doing it more often than the manual asks is your choice to make; it is not a requirement.
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The conditions that move you onto the severe schedule are written for ordinary use, not race tracks. Across these manuals they include:
If one of those describes a large share of your miles, use the severe interval from your manual. If none does, the manual's normal schedule is the one the manufacturer warranties against - and for most of these cars that means an inspection, not a drain.
A CVT (continuously variable transmission) changes its ratio continuously instead of stepping between fixed gears, and the fluid it is filled with is a different product from the ATF in a geared automatic. The manuals name each one specifically, and several makers use more than one across a single lineup. What that means for owners:
A leak, a new noise, slipping, harsh or late shifts are reasons to have the transmission looked at whatever the schedule says - see our list of transmission warning signs. A fluid change is maintenance, not a repair for a transmission that is already misbehaving.
Check your service information before you start - the Wrangler manual, for one, leaves even the level check to a dealer with special tools. If yours is a DIY job, these are the tools that make it one.
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