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2021-2026 Hyundai Elantra oil type & capacity

The Elantra came with 2 engines, and they don't all take the same grade or the same number of quarts. Find your engine below.

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1.6L I4 · 2021–20261.6L-I4

Recommended grade

0W-20

Oil capacity

5.1 qt (with a fresh filter)

Confirmed from OEM owner's manual + capacity database · verified Jun 2026.

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Where this came from
  • Hyundai Elantra Owner's Manual — Recommended lubricants and capacities (engine oil, Smartstream G1.6 T-GDi). Manual capacity is the drain-and-refill / filter-change figure. — source
  • Costa Oil Change — 2024 Hyundai ELANTRA 1.6L Turbo Oil Change Guide. Lists 0W-20 (All TEMPS) as the primary grade. — source

2L I4 · 2021–20262.0L-I4

Recommended grade

0W-20

Oil capacity

4.5 qt (with a fresh filter)

Confirmed from OEM owner's manual + capacity database · verified Jun 2026.

Shop 0W-20 oil on AmazonGet the matching oil filter
Where this came from
  • Hyundai Elantra Owner's Manual — Recommended lubricants and capacities (engine oil, Smartstream G2.0 Atkinson). Manual capacity is the drain-and-refill / filter-change figure. — source
  • Costa Oil Change — 2022 Hyundai ELANTRA 2.0L Oil Change Guide. Lists 0W-20 as an approved grade. — source

Grade and capacity confirmed against the OEM owner's manual plus an independent source — never changed by what an affiliate link pays us. Your owner's manual is always the final word.