--- title: Fleet Oil Change Costs, by the Numbers | Xpress Oil & Lube url: https://xpressoilandlube.com/cost/fleet-oil-change-cost/ business: Xpress Oil & Lube (Xpress Oil & Lube Center) shops: Reno Northwest: 6100 Mae Anne Ave, Reno, NV 89523, (775) 787-1000, Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm, Sat 8 am-4 pm, Sun closed; Reno South: 4993 Longley Ln, Reno, NV 89502, (775) 828-6996, Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm, Sat 8 am-3 pm, Sun closed; Carson City: 1861 E College Pkwy, Carson City, NV 89706, (775) 883-5823, Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm, Sat 8 am-4 pm, Sun closed; Gardnerville: 1293 US Hwy 395 N, Gardnerville, NV 89410, (775) 301-5912, Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm, Sat 9 am-3 pm, Sun closed type: Drive-in oil change and vehicle maintenance, no appointment needed, since 1983 --- Today's coupons - $10 off full-service oil change - $5 off smog check - $25 off transmission fluid service [See all coupons](https://xpressoilandlube.com/coupons/) - [Home](https://xpressoilandlube.com/) - [What it costs](https://xpressoilandlube.com/cost/) - What fleet oil changes cost, by the numbers # What fleet oil changes cost, by the numbers AAA's 2025 Your Driving Costs study puts maintenance, repair and tires at 11.04 cents a mile for an average new vehicle, and the IRS business mileage rate for 2026 is 72.5 cents a mile through June and 76 cents from July 1. Oil changes are a small, predictable slice of that, and for a fleet the bigger number is usually the hours a vehicle sits out of service. ★★★★★ 4.7 stars from 952 Google reviews A fleet manager does not buy one oil change; they buy dozens a year across vans, pickups and service trucks, and they pay twice for each one, once on the invoice and again in the hours a driver and vehicle are off the road. This page puts public numbers on both sides. The cost-per-mile figures come from AAA and the IRS, the per-visit figures from RepairPal and Kelley Blue Book, all read on October 15, 2026. We do not publish fleet rates; ask us and we quote your vehicles. ## What the public figures say | Item | Published figure | Source | Date | |---|---|---|---| | Maintenance, repair and tires, average new vehicle (Averaged over five years and 75,000 miles; includes routine maintenance the maker specifies.) | $0.1104 per mile | [AAA Your Driving Costs 2025](https://newsroom.aaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/UPDATE-AAA-Fact-Sheet-Your-Driving-Cost-9.2025-1.pdf) | 2026-10-15 | | Total cost to own and operate, half-ton pickup (The highest of AAA's nine categories; a small sedan is 55.87 cents a mile.) | $0.9854 per mile | [AAA Your Driving Costs 2025](https://newsroom.aaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/UPDATE-AAA-Fact-Sheet-Your-Driving-Cost-9.2025-1.pdf) | 2026-10-15 | | IRS business standard mileage rate, January to June 2026 (Applies to cars, vans, pickups and panel trucks from January 1, 2026.) | $0.725 per mile | [Internal Revenue Service](https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-sets-2026-business-standard-mileage-rate-at-725-cents-per-mile-up-25-cents) | 2026-10-15 | | IRS business standard mileage rate from July 1, 2026 (Mid-year increase reported July 14, 2026.) | $0.76 per mile | [International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, reporting Internal Revenue Bulletin 2026-29](https://www.ifebp.org/detail-pages/news/2026/07/14/irs-increases-2026-standard-mileage-rates) | 2026-10-15 | | Oil change, national estimator (Repair-shop parts and labor; excludes taxes, fees and location.) | $160 to $188 | [RepairPal](https://www.repairpal.com/estimator/oil-change-cost) | 2026-10-15 | | Service center oil change by oil type (National ranges; KBB says the figure depends on your area.) | $35 to $75 conventional, $65 to $125 synthetic | [Kelley Blue Book](https://www.kbb.com/oil-change) | 2026-10-15 | Every figure above is a published third-party number with the date we read it, not our price. Xpress Oil & Lube prices are on the menu board at each service center and on the coupons page; call your service center for today's price on your vehicle. ## Cost per mile, the fleet way to read it AAA's 2025 Your Driving Costs fact sheet puts maintenance, repair and tires at 11.04 cents a mile for an average new vehicle over five years and 75,000 miles, and it includes routine maintenance specified by the maker. AAA puts total operating cost for a half-ton pickup at 98.54 cents a mile, the highest of its nine categories, against 55.87 cents for a small sedan. The IRS business standard mileage rate, which many companies use to reimburse drivers, was set at 72.5 cents a mile from January 1, 2026, according to the IRS newsroom, and the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans reports an increase to 76 cents from July 1 under Internal Revenue Bulletin 2026-29. Those rates are meant to cover all the costs of running a vehicle, oil changes included. ## A worked example, using public figures only The interval numbers above are examples, not your manual. AAA's guidance is that many modern engines on synthetic oil run 5,000 to 7,500 miles between changes and that severe service shortens it; the manual for each vehicle sets the number. - Take a van driven 20,000 miles a year on an oil the manual sets at a 7,500-mile interval: that is roughly three changes a year. - Use severe service instead, for short trips and idling, and a manual might cut the interval to 5,000 miles: four changes. - Multiply by your fleet size to get the number of visits, then by the per-visit quote for each vehicle type. - Add the hours each visit takes the vehicle and driver off the road, at your labor rate. - Compare that total with AAA's 11.04 cents a mile maintenance figure as a reasonableness check. ## Downtime is the line most fleets miss An oil change that needs an appointment days out, or a drop-off for the day, costs a crew a vehicle. A service center close to the route that can take a truck when it is free keeps that cost down. Mean commutes in Washoe County run 22.5 minutes and in Carson City 20.5 (ACS 2020-2024), and most service routes stay within the valleys, which is why location matters as much as price. Our four service centers sit on Mae Anne Avenue in northwest Reno, Longley Lane near the airport, East College Parkway in Carson City and US 395 in Gardnerville. Each takes vehicles without an appointment during business hours, Monday through Saturday. ## Fleet accounts with us We service company passenger cars, delivery and work vans, and pickups and service trucks, including diesels. Every visit gets the same multi-point check, and the technician tells the driver what was found before anything is added; a fleet account can set who approves extras. We do not publish fleet rates, because they depend on the vehicles and volume. The [fleet page](https://xpressoilandlube.com/fleet/) has the inquiry form, and the [fleet FAQ](https://xpressoilandlube.com/faq/fleet-accounts/) answers the common questions. If your vehicles are registered in Washoe County, our Reno service centers can also run the annual smog checks. See [fleet smog checks in Reno](https://xpressoilandlube.com/blog/fleet-smog-checks-reno/) and [fleet account vs pay per visit](https://xpressoilandlube.com/compare/fleet-account-vs-pay-per-visit/). ## What moves the price - Vehicle mix: a compact car, a cargo van and a diesel service truck have very different oil capacities - Annual miles per vehicle, which set how many changes a year each one needs - Severe-service duty such as idling, towing, short trips and dust, which shortens intervals - Downtime: the driver's hours and the jobs not done while a vehicle is out - Travel to the service center and back, which counts against both miles and hours - Record keeping, so every vehicle's last service and next due date are known ### Sources - [newsroom.aaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/UPDATE-AAA-Fact-Sheet-Your-Driving-Cost-9.2025](https://newsroom.aaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/UPDATE-AAA-Fact-Sheet-Your-Driving-Cost-9.2025-1.pdf) (AAA Your Driving Costs 2025 fact sheet, read 2026-10-15) - [irs.gov/newsroom/irs-sets-2026-business-standard-mileage-rate-at-725-cents-per-mile-up-25-](https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-sets-2026-business-standard-mileage-rate-at-725-cents-per-mile-up-25-cents) (IRS 2026 standard mileage rates, read 2026-10-15) - [ifebp.org/detail-pages/news/2026/07/14/irs-increases-2026-standard-mileage-rates](https://www.ifebp.org/detail-pages/news/2026/07/14/irs-increases-2026-standard-mileage-rates) (IFEBP, IRS mid-year 2026 mileage rate increase, read 2026-10-15) - [repairpal.com/estimator/oil-change-cost](https://www.repairpal.com/estimator/oil-change-cost) (RepairPal national oil change estimate, read 2026-10-15) - [kbb.com/oil-change](https://www.kbb.com/oil-change) (Kelley Blue Book oil change cost guide, read 2026-10-15) - [api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5](https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5) (Census Bureau ACS 5-year 2020-2024 mean travel time to work, read 2026-10-15) - [aaa.com/autorepair/articles/how-often-should-you-change-your-oil](https://www.aaa.com/autorepair/articles/how-often-should-you-change-your-oil) (AAA oil change interval guidance, read 2026-10-15) ### Your service center: Reno Northwest - Call [(775) 787-1000](tel:+17757871000) Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm, Sat 8 am-4 pm, Sun closed - Address 6100 Mae Anne Ave, Reno, NV 89523 [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=6100+Mae+Anne+Ave%2C+Reno%2C+NV+89523&destination_place_id=ChIJ3dFA7yBEmYARYg1CtQTi_Bk) ### Related - [Fleet service program](https://xpressoilandlube.com/fleet/) - [Fleet service program](https://xpressoilandlube.com/services/fleet-service/) - [Fleet accounts: questions and answers](https://xpressoilandlube.com/faq/fleet-accounts/) - [Fleet downtime: the math behind a maintenance plan](https://xpressoilandlube.com/blog/fleet-downtime-math/) - [Building a fleet maintenance plan for a small business](https://xpressoilandlube.com/guides/fleet-maintenance-plan/) - [Fleet account vs paying per visit](https://xpressoilandlube.com/compare/fleet-account-vs-pay-per-visit/) Drive in. 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The standard mileage rate is meant to cover the costs of operating a vehicle, including maintenance, which is why companies that reimburse at that rate do not also pay for oil changes separately. ### Do you publish fleet pricing? No. Fleet pricing depends on the vehicles and how many visits a month. Send the fleet form and we quote your list. ### Can drivers use any of your four service centers? Yes. Drivers can pull into whichever service center is on their route during business hours, no appointment.