A five-day commute up I-65 from Franklin to downtown Nashville is about 21 miles each way. That's more than 10,000 miles a year, so on a Genesis with an 8,000-mile interval, regular service comes around every 9 months. A neighbor with the same car who works from home is due once a year.
Both cars follow the same Genesis maintenance schedule, but not every visit is the same. Filters, spark plugs, brake fluid, and coolant each come due at their own mileage, so some visits are routine and some add parts.
A gas Genesis needs regular service every 6,000 to 8,000 miles or 12 months, whichever comes first. Each visit covers the oil and filter, a tire rotation, and an inspection, and larger replacement items come due at set mileages, from the cabin air filter at 16,000 miles to spark plugs at 42,000 to 48,000 miles.
Genesis schedules maintenance by miles and months, whichever comes first. This is how a gas model's schedule runs.
| What gets serviced | Standard interval | If you tow, idle in heat, or do mostly short trips |
|---|---|---|
| Oil and filter | Every 6,000 to 8,000 miles or 12 months, depending on the model | Every 5,000 miles or 6 months on models with an 8,000-mile interval |
| Tire rotation | Every regular service | Same |
| Inspection of the brakes, battery, steering and suspension, drive shafts, and exhaust | Every regular service | Brakes, steering, suspension, and drive shafts more often |
| Air cleaner filter | Replaced every 12,000 to 24,000 miles, depending on the model | Inspected more often |
| Cabin air filter | Replaced every 16,000 miles | Checked more often |
| Brake fluid | Inspected every 12 to 24 months, replaced every 48,000 miles or 48 to 72 months | Same |
| Spark plugs | Replaced every 42,000 to 48,000 miles | Sooner |
| Engine coolant | First replaced at 120,000 miles or 120 months, then every 24,000 to 30,000 miles or 24 months | Same |
| Drive belts | First inspected at 48,000 to 60,000 miles, then at every regular service | Same |
Whichever comes first, miles or months. On a model with an 8,000-mile interval, a car driven 5,000 miles a year is due every 12 months, one driven 12,000 miles a year is due every 8 months, and one driven 20,000 miles a year is due two or three times a year. The 12-month mark is the one low-mileage drivers hit first, and the odometer is the one commuters hit first.
Keep the receipt from each visit. It's the proof that the schedule was kept, and it carries weight when you sell or trade the car.
Original owners of a new Genesis get complimentary scheduled maintenance for the first 3 years or 36,000 miles from the date of first use, whichever comes first. It covers the Genesis-approved oil and filter change, the multi-point inspection, and the tire rotation at each scheduled interval, with the labor and parts included. On 2017 through 2025 models it also covers a cabin air filter change, and electric models have no oil change to cover.
The program belongs to the original owner, so a second owner doesn't get it, and it has to be done at a Genesis retailer. Anything you add on top, like extra oil changes, is paid.
Inside the free period, the covered services at each scheduled interval cost you nothing. After it ends, what you pay depends on your model and on which services are due.
The regular service is the lightest visit, with the oil and filter, the rotation, and the inspection. The visits that cost more are the ones that add parts: the cabin air filter every 16,000 miles, the air cleaner filter, and the 48,000-mile visit, when spark plugs and brake fluid come due. Coolant waits until 120,000 miles. Genesis electric models have fewer parts to replace.
Current offers on these services are on our Service Specials page.
For questions about what's due on your Genesis, contact our service team.