This varies so much from car to car. My car does not even have a replaceable fuel filter. Best advice is to check your owner's manual.
you should only need to replace your fuel filter about every 45-60k miles. Check your service manual for scheduled maintenance.
How often should you change the fuel filter?
It is highly recommended.
I recommend every 36,000 miles. Models after 1992 do not need the fuel filter replaced, and it is not recommended by the manual (lifetime filter on the fuel pump)
under the van, in the center.
Replace it every 36,000 miles.
Drain the fuel tank, and replace fuel filter.Drain the fuel tank, and replace fuel filter.
If it has a replaceable filter replace it every 50,000 miles.
Replacing the fuel pump is not a schedule maintenance item. You replace the fuel pump when it fails. However, you do need to replace the fuel filter at a regular interval. I recommend you replace the fuel filter every 50,000 miles if it is replaceable. A partially clogged fuel filter will cause the fuel pump to work very hard to pump fuel to the engine. This will cause the fuel pump to fail prematurely. So replace your fuel filter every 50,000 miles and you may never have to replace the fuel pump.
If it is replaceable then replace it every 75,000 miles.
This filter is a permanent filter and should only be replaced when replacing the fuel pump.
A partially clogged fuel filter can cause the fuel pump to work harder and in the end cause premature fuel pump failure. Due to how expensive it is to replace a fuel pump, I recommend you replace the fuel filter every 50,000 miles. Cheap insurance against pump failure.