A guide to the best oil for your Nissan Juke

Quick answer - choose a 5W-30 oil. You should use a Total brand oil for petrol engines and a Mobil brand oil for diesel engines.

Looking after your car is generally pretty simple - replace parts when they’re broken and remember to service your car by changing the oil and filter every so often. However, some people get caught up on the type of engine oil you should use and how often you should change it out. 

In this article, we’re going to go through exactly what type of oil you need to buy for your Nissan Juke - both grade and brand. Nissan shares a lot of their powertrains with their sister company Renault, and so the engines and engine oils used are often the same as comparable Renault vehicles. This goes for petrol, diesel and hybrid powertrains.

We’ll also discuss the brand you should be using and also how often you should be changing your oil so that your car lasts as long as possible. I’m a mechanic and have been for ten years - and in that time I’ve seen more Jukes in for services than I can remember, so I’m more than qualified to help you pick the best oil for your Nissan Juke.

Your Nissan Juke’s engine

Engine oil does two things - it lubricates all the moving parts of your engine, and also provides a cooling function by taking heat away from these moving parts (although largely this is handled by the engine’s cooling system.) A good quality, fresh engine oil is therefore necessary to keep your engine running optimally.

A contaminated oil won’t lubricate properly. Additionally, over time and with use, engine oil becomes viscous and sludgy, and there comes a point where it won’t be able to adequately lubricate the internals of your engine and your engine will suffer from premature wear and heat damage. This is why it’s not just important to ensure your engine has enough oil in it - too much or too little can also cause damage - it’s also important to change out your oil when it gets worn out and contaminated.

Grade and Brand

The Juke generally takes a 5W-30 oil in petrol, diesel and hybrid versions. Nissan recommends a premium oil made by Total - for diesel engines however I would always use a Mobil oil. Fundamentally, it doesn’t make a massive difference - premium oils are formulated to help promote longer engine life, but generally it’s unlikely you’ll notice a material difference between using a cheap oil versus a premium oil. 

5W-30 refers to how thick the oil is - you shouldn’t worry about what this means too much other than making sure that you always buy a 5W-30 oil. You shouldn’t buy any other grade of oil as it will be either too thick or too thin for your engine.

The best oil for your Nissan Juke

Since it was first manufactured, the Juke has been fitted with a variety of petrol, diesel and hybrid powertrains. They all take the same type of oil - a 5W-30. However, generally there are slightly different recommended brands depending on the engine. The Juke shares a lot of it’s powertrains with Renault models - particularly the 1.5 dCi diesel engine, which is a Renault unit.

Let's look at the recommended grades and brands for the engine in your Nissan Juke. If you're not sure exactly which engine you have, you should be able to find this information in your owner's manual. If not, you can call your local Nissan dealer and they will be able to tell you which engine is fitted to your car.

Nissan Juke petrol engines

1.0 DIG-T I3 Turbo

Grade: 5W-30

Brand: Total Energies Quartz Ineo 5W-30 Engine Oil 

1.2L DIG-T 

Grade: 5W-30

Brand: Total Energies Quartz Ineo 5W-30 Engine Oil 

1.6L I4

Grade: 5W-30

Brand: Total Energies Quartz Ineo 5W-30 Engine Oil 

1.6L I4 Turbo

Grade: 5W-30

Brand: Total Energies Quartz Ineo 5W-30 Engine Oil 

1.6L I4 Petrol Hybrid

Grade: 5W-30

Brand: Total Energies Quartz Ineo 5W-30 Engine Oil 

Nissan Juke diesel engines

1.5L dCi Renault I4

Grade: 5W-30

Brand: Mobil Super 3000 X1 Formula FE 5W-30 Engine Oil

Frequently Asked Questions

What brand of oil does Nissan recommend?

Nissan dealerships will generally use Total oil. Nissan also sell their own oils, fluids and coolants - but these are all designed and manufactured by Total. It’s possible that some dealers will use Mobil oil as well. 

How often does a Nissan Juke need an oil change?

Nissan recommend an oil and filter change every 9,000 miles or twelve months. This is quite a short interval - many manufacturers recommend double this. A general rule is to change your oil every 10,000 miles - and while I’d never normally recommend exceeding the manufacturer’s oil change interval, in this case, I would say you’re unlikely to have any problems if you stick to a 10,000 mile, 12 month service interval. 

If your car is used as a taxi or a delivery vehicle, or you have lots of journeys where you don’t get the engine up to temperature, you might want to service more often.

Does it matter what oil I put in my car?

This could be framed a few different ways - firstly, does it matter what grade of oil you put in your car? Yes, absolutely. For example if you bought a 20W-50 oil and put it into your Juke you are likely going to cause some damage - because this oil will be so thick it won’t be able to lubricate engine parts properly. Only ever use the grade of oil recommended for your vehicle. There’s no need to use a thinner oil in summer or a thicker oil in winter - stick to the recommended oil year-round - and for your Juke, this is going to be a 5W-30 oil.

As regards to whether it matters what brand of oil you put in your car, then the answer to this is sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn’t. For best performance, you should use the manufacturer’s recommended brand. However, if you use a cheap oil instead of the recommended premium oil, you aren’t going to cause any damage. 

Can I add oil to my car, or do I need an oil change?

It depends. Obviously, you should be regularly checking your oil level to make sure you’re not running your car short of oil. If you check your dipstick and find that the oil is between the minimum and maximum levels, and you’re not due a service, you don’t need to do anything. If your oil is below the minimum level, then you should top up with a little bit of the recommended brand of oil we’ve listed above.

However, if you’ve done over 10,000 miles or it’s been one year since your last oil change, you shouldn’t be topping your oil off - it needs to be changed, and you should either take it to your local garage or change out your oil yourself.

How many miles can a Nissan Juke go without an oil change?

This is really two different questions. How many miles could your Juke go, and how many miles it should go, are two different things. Realistically if you never change the oil in your Juke, you’ll probably get about 35,000 miles out of it before the oil is so sludgy that it can’t effectively lubricate the engine, and the engine will overheat and die. 

However, if you don’t want to completely ruin your car, you shouldn’t let your Juke go more than 10,000 miles without having the oil and filter changed. This applies for both petrol, diesel and hybrid models.

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