Gasoline 95 or 98: How to Check Your Car's Recommendation

Locate the octane rating indication

Moeve points to the vehicle manual as the reference for choosing. Consult the documentation corresponding to your car and follow the indication listed there; do not simply transfer the recommendation from another vehicle.

For the consultation to be useful, ensure you are using the documentation corresponding to your car's engine and market. If the indication offers several options or you cannot determine which applies, do not deduce the answer based on the recommendation of another model.

Section references: Gasolina 95 o 98: ¿Cuál es la mejor opción para tu coche? ↗

• Consult your car's manual.
• Verify that the documentation corresponds to your vehicle's engine and market.
• Follow the octane rating indication applicable to that vehicle.

What the example on 95 and 98 gasoline allows concluding

A fragment from Volkswagen Canarias indicates that in an engine designed for 95 gasoline, you may not notice any performance difference when using 98. This is a limited example: it does not prove a universal advantage of 98 nor allow recommending it for all cars.

Therefore, that example does not replace the indication in your car's manual. It also does not allow concluding what to do if your vehicle's documentation presents more than one option or recommends a minimum grade.

Section references: ¿Qué pasa si mezclo gasolina 95 y 98? ↗

If the manual does not resolve the choice

If the manual presents several options or does not make the applicable indication clear, check the official documentation corresponding to your car's engine and market. If you still have doubts, ask the manufacturer for clarification; do not choose by analogy with another engine's example.

Section references: Gasolina 95 o 98: ¿Cuál es la mejor opción para tu coche? ↗ · ¿Qué pasa si mezclo gasolina 95 y 98? ↗