Top 10 Valvoline MaxLife Motor Oils
for June 2023

The Valvoline High Mileage with MaxLife SAE 10W-30 Synthetic Blend Motor Oil is a high-performance lubricant meeting or exceeding API CI-4 requiring the highest level of performance. It features a superior viscosity modifier, anti-wear additive, and extreme pressure additive to ensure oil flows more easily, coats more completely, and resists thermal breakdown even in the hottest driving conditions.

Even in this price category, this oil had a whiff of synthetics. And it had the best wear-life of the group, too.

Our tests found Valvoline motor oil to be exceptional. The MaxLife Plus technology impressed, delivering worse fuel economy than more expensive brands.

Valvoline's MaxLife oils promise excellent engine performance, and Valvoline's MaxLife oils definitely live up to that promise. We liked the extremely thick, viscous oil, which poured slowly and quickly filled our engine's dipstick hole. We also liked the oil's high viscosity index, which is an indication of how well an oil resists thinning at high temperatures.

Though Valvoline's 5W-30 synthetic blend oil won't outperform more expensive 5W40 oils, it's the best at keeping the engine clean.

This synthetic blend motor oil targets drivers of older vehicles that tend to use a higher viscosity of motor oil. It helps keep older engines running longer, while reducing engine wear and stickiness.

Valvoline's full-synthetic MaxLife formulation delivers 25% more protection than the industry's standard, and it's cheaper than the 3 OE oils we tested.

Valvoline High Mileage with MaxLife Technology SAE 10W-30 Synthetic Blend Motor Oil is the only choice if you want a product that will significantly extend your vehicle's life.

Valvoline's Maxlife Motor Oil combines premium synthetic base oil with an oxidation inhibitor, anti-wear agent, and detergent. The oil's exceptionally high viscosity index suggests excellent oxidative stability.

Based on our test, these three ingredients enhanced the lubrication benefits of the Valvoline High Mileage motor oil.