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Castrol Professional notes that the fuel-specific gap in average mileage widens once more as cars get slightly older. In the 5-6 year bracket, diesel-powered cars travel an average 11,132 miles between two oil changes â 19.4% further than their petrol counterparts, travelling 9,322 miles.
For years, car manufacturers and service stations recommended changing your car's oil every 3,000 miles (4,828 km). This is no longer the standard in most cases, however, and many people consider changing a car's oil that frequently to be wasteful and unnecessarily costly.