The Best Oil Change Services in Kentucky
We graded 10 companies on seven things customers actually report: satisfaction, reliability, workmanship, value, momentum, track record and how owners handle complaints.
From 55,713 Google reviews of 110 top-rated oil change services nationwide; 10 of them in Kentucky. Updated November 5, 2026.
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Jiffy Lube Oil ChangeHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Tires”:Stars on this job 55%4.96★Number of such jobs 25%97Overall Experts Score 20%91Job match= 94Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.79★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.94
Jiffy Lube Oil ChangeHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Tires”:Stars on this job 55%4.96★Number of such jobs 25%92Overall Experts Score 20%83Job match= 92Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.79★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.92
Strickland Brothers 10 Minute Oil ChangeHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Tires”:Stars on this job 55%4.92★Number of such jobs 25%63Overall Experts Score 20%87Job match= 88Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.79★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.88
Strickland Brothers 10 Minute Oil ChangeHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Tires”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%28Overall Experts Score 20%87Job match= 87Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.79★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.87
Valvoline Instant Oil ChangeHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Tires”:Stars on this job 55%4.96★Number of such jobs 25%25Overall Experts Score 20%92Job match= 85Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.79★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.85
Strickland Brothers 10 Minute Oil ChangeHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Tires”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%12Overall Experts Score 20%87Job match= 80Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.79★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.80
Valvoline Instant Oil ChangeHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Tires”:Stars on this job 55%4.89★Number of such jobs 25%18Overall Experts Score 20%91Job match= 78Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.79★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.78
Strickland Brothers 10 Minute Oil ChangeHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Tires”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%5Overall Experts Score 20%88Job match= 72Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.79★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.72Job match = this company’s ★ on reviews Google tagged “Tires” (shrunk toward the category average when there are few), how many such jobs it has done, and its overall Experts Score.
What customers said about tires
Jiffy Lube Oil ChangeThe team was exceptional. I stopped by to have my tire pressure checked, and they all jumped to it and gave very good service will definitely visit again.
Valvoline Instant Oil ChangeI love this valvoline it is the best vavoline in Louisville!! I love this place and Bill is amazing and his employees I will always come here for help!
Jiffy Lube Oil ChangeThis was an excellent experience for us! The employees here are absolutely amazing! Thank you for taking care of us!
Jiffy Lube Oil ChangeVery kind and got my services done quickly. Needed a simple tire air fill and got out quick
Jiffy Lube Oil ChangeI cannot give enough thanks to Jiffy Lube, especially Naya. My low tire pressure light came on this morning and slight panic set in. After stopping at an air pump and trying to navigate how to actually use it, I was in almost in tears and saw jiffy lube next door and pulled up. I was greeted with kindness,…
Jiffy Lube Oil ChangeExceptional service Noah and Naya were super helpful and kind. Highly recommend! Went above and beyond
Overall ratings
Experts Score 0–100Experts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. and a letter grade per factor (A = top 20% of oil change services).
| # | Company | ScoreExperts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. | FactorsFactor grades, in orderSatisfaction (54%): Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.Reliability (24%): How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.Craft & service (0%): Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.Value (14%): Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Momentum (0%): Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.Replies to reviews (7%): How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.One letter per factor score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = below 20. | ★Google star rating as shown on Google Maps. | Typical billMedian bill customers of this company reported in their reviews (needs 3+ priced reviews). |
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| 1 | Valvoline Instant Oil ChangeLouisville, KY | A 92How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%91+49.6Reliability 24%90+21.8Value 14%96+13.6Replies to reviews 7%100+7.1Experts Score= 92Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA–AAA | 4.91 | — |
| 2 | Jiffy Lube Oil ChangeLouisville, KY | A 91How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%89+48.5Reliability 24%86+20.8Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%100+7.1Experts Score= 91Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA–AAA | 4.86 | — |
| 3 | Valvoline Instant Oil ChangeLouisville, KY | A 91How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%90+49.1Reliability 24%90+21.8Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%91+6.4Experts Score= 91Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA–AAA | 4.90 | — |
| 4 | Strickland Brothers 10 Minute Oil ChangeLouisville, KY | A 88How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%92+50.2Reliability 24%91+22.1Value 14%81+11.5Replies to reviews 7%67+4.7Experts Score= 88Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA–AAB | 4.91 | — |
| 5 | Strickland Brothers 10 Minute Oil ChangeLouisville, KY | A 87How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%85+46.4Reliability 24%83+20.1Value 14%98+13.9Replies to reviews 7%98+6.9Experts Score= 87Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA–AAA | 4.85 | — |
| 6 | Strickland Brothers 10 Minute Oil ChangeLouisville, KY | A 87How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%85+46.4Reliability 24%83+20.1Value 14%92+13Replies to reviews 7%100+7.1Experts Score= 87Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA–AAA | 4.85 | — |
| 7 | Strickland Brothers 10 Minute Oil ChangeLouisville, KY | A 87How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%84+45.8Reliability 24%85+20.6Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%100+7.1Craft & service penalty97−0.3Experts Score= 87Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AAAAAA | 4.84 | — |
| 8 |  Valvoline Instant Oil ChangeLouisville, KY | A 84How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%86+46.9Reliability 24%80+19.4Value 14%87+12.3Replies to reviews 7%86+6.1Craft & service penalty95−0.5Experts Score= 84Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AAAAAA | 4.79 | — |
| 9 | Jiffy Lube Oil ChangeLouisville, KY | A 83How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%83+45.3Reliability 24%74+17.9Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%94+6.6Craft & service penalty92−0.8Experts Score= 83Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | ABAAAA | 4.77 | — |
| 10 |  Strickland Brothers 10 Minute Oil ChangeLouisville, KY | B 78How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%79+43.1Reliability 24%72+17.5Value 14%92+13Replies to reviews 7%61+4.3Experts Score= 78Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BB–AAB | 4.78 | — |
What jobs cost
What customers paid, from the price Google asks reviewers to report.
| Job | Low25th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid less than this. | TypicalMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range). | High75th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid more than this. | FairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”. |
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Oil Change Services in Kentucky at a glance
How the 10 oil change services we rated in Kentucky compare, and what customers praise most.
Experts Score grades
A = score 80+, F = below 20.
- Grade A990%
- Grade B110%
- Grade C00%
- Grade D00%
- Grade F00%
Google ratings
Average stars per company.
- 4.90★ and up330%
- 4.80–4.89★440%
- 4.60–4.79★330%
- Below 4.60★00%
What customers praise
Share of Google review highlights.
- Quality2,90427%
- Professionalism3,27130%
- Responsiveness00%
- Punctuality2,30821%
- Value2,38322%
Was the price fair?
All price verdicts left with reviews.
- Great price4,00744%
- Reasonable4,63251%
- Overpriced2683%
- Not sure2423%
Price verdicts by year
Share calling it great / reasonable / overpriced.
How we grade
Satisfaction (54%) — Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.
Reliability (24%) — How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.
Craft & service (penalty, up to −10) — Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.
Value (14%) — Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.
Momentum (penalty, up to −10) — Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.
Replies to reviews (7%) — How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.