For all of my previous honda's, the "maint required" reminder light would come on at 7500 miles. It will flash as the odo approaches that mileage to let you know its almost time to change the oil. If you mainly drive short trips, you should use the "severe" conditions requirement of 5000 miles. If you do a lot of highway, then it can wait a little longer. With some of the newer Mobil 1 synthetic oils coming out now, you may even go 15,000 between changes. Changing the oil and filter is cheap insurance. Hope this helps.