--- title: "Grease Monkey vs Take 5 Oil Change: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Grease Monkey or Take 5 Oil Change more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Oil change chains set in the United States. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/grease-monkey-vs-take-5-oil-change" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Grease Monkey vs Take 5 Oil Change: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Grease Monkey or Take 5 Oil Change more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Oil change chains set in the United States. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Grease Monkey and Take 5 Oil Change - **Competitive set**: Oil change chains - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Grease Monkey Share of Search**: 7.1% - **Take 5 Oil Change Share of Search**: 29.1% ## Is Grease Monkey or Take 5 Oil Change more popular in search? - In September 2026, Take 5 Oil Change had more branded searches than Grease Monkey among oil change chains in the United States. Take 5 Oil Change had about 1 million branded searches, while Grease Monkey had 246,000. Take 5 Oil Change made up 29.1% of all oil change chain searches we track, and Grease Monkey accounted for 7.1%. - Take 5 Oil Change was ahead of Grease Monkey in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Grease Monkey’s share of searches among oil change chains in the United States moved from 6% to 7.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 246K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Take 5 Oil Change’s share of searches among oil change chains in the United States moved from 24.3% to 29.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1M. ## Top oil change chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Take 5 Oil Change was mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. Grease Monkey did not appear in any of the three answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Valvoline Instant Oil Change | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Walmart | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Take 5 Oil Change | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Jiffy Lube | 4th | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Grease Monkey | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about oil change chains - Asked ChatGPT "Where should I get an oil change in the US?": 1. Valvoline Instant Oil Change, 2. Jiffy Lube, 3. Walmart - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best oil change chains in the US?": 1. Valvoline Instant Oil Change, 2. Take 5 Oil Change, 3. Walmart, 4. Jiffy Lube - Asked ChatGPT "What's the cheapest quick oil change chain in the US?": 1. Walmart, 2. Take 5 Oil Change, 3. Jiffy Lube, 4. Valvoline Instant Oil Change Not named in any answer: Grease Monkey. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 22, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States oil change chains in September 2026? - In September 2026, Take 5 Oil Change overtook Jiffy Lube to rank 2nd among oil change chains in the United States, with 29.1% of the searches. ## Month by month | Month | Grease Monkey estimated searches | Grease Monkey Share of Search | Grease Monkey rank | Take 5 Oil Change estimated searches | Take 5 Oil Change Share of Search | Take 5 Oil Change rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 246K | 6% | 4 | 1M | 24.3% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 246K | 6.2% | 4 | 823K | 20.9% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 246K | 6.2% | 4 | 823K | 20.9% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 246K | 6.2% | 4 | 823K | 20.7% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 246K | 6.4% | 4 | 1M | 26.1% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 246K | 5.8% | 4 | 1M | 23.6% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 246K | 6.6% | 4 | 823K | 22.1% | 3 | | May 2026 | 246K | 6.3% | 4 | 1M | 25.6% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 246K | 6.7% | 4 | 1M | 27.1% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 246K | 6.6% | 4 | 1M | 26.8% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 246K | 6.7% | 4 | 1M | 27.1% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 246K | 7.1% | 4 | 1M | 29.1% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Grease Monkey’s and Take 5 Oil Change’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Grease Monkey**: Measured on the search term “grease monkey”. - **Take 5 Oil Change**: Measured on the search term “take 5 oil change”. - [Grease Monkey profile](/demand/us/brands/grease-monkey) - [Take 5 Oil Change profile](/demand/us/brands/take-5-oil-change) - [All oil change chains in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-oil-change-chains): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Grease Monkey or Take 5 Oil Change more popular in search? In September 2026, Take 5 Oil Change had more branded searches than Grease Monkey among oil change chains in the United States. Take 5 Oil Change had about 1 million branded searches, while Grease Monkey had 246,000. Take 5 Oil Change made up 29.1% of all oil change chain searches we track, and Grease Monkey accounted for 7.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Grease Monkey vs Take 5 Oil Change: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/grease-monkey-vs-take-5-oil-change This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/grease-monkey-vs-take-5-oil-change. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.