The equivalent would be the oil light, where in some cars it either comes on too late or not at all. If you're a stupid ignorant consumers (and most are), you'll only change the oil when the oil light comes on. Even then, if you feel like it. Again why? Another method of planned obsolescence.
Always amazed at the low mile oil change intervals in the US. I wonder if that's to keep all those Jiffy Lubes (which only appear to exist in the NA continent) going?