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Car Registration Cost Calculator

50 free calculators — all 50 states

Calculate vehicle registration, title, and plate fees by state. Includes sales tax on vehicle purchases and annual renewal estimates.

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Registering a $32,000 car in California: first-year cost about $2,815.00, then $440.00 a year to renew.

Title
$28.00
Purchase tax (state rate)
$2,320.00
Annual renewal
$440.00

Purchase tax uses the state-level rate only; county or city add-ons are not included. Open the full California vehicle registration calculator for county taxes, fuel type and the state's other inputs.

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Registering the same $32,000 car costs $229 in its first year in Montana and $2,893 in Massachusetts — a 13× spread across states that all charge for the same thing. The median is $2,003. The table below computes all 49 from encoded source-backed formulas with per-row citations and disclosed derivations.

49 states — Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming — use source-backed title and registration formulas (based on state statutes, agency pages, official fee schedules, and disclosed government-source derivations, including county-level variation where it applies).

The other 1 states use a transparent, cost-of-living-scaled estimate instead of an exact statutory formula. That estimate is clearly labeled and editable on each calculator — it is not presented as an official DMV figure.

What vehicle registration actually costs, by state (49 states with official formulas)

Every figure below is computed from an encoded source-backed state formula for the same reference vehicle — a $32,000 passenger car, registered new by an individual. Sources include statutes, official agency schedules, and disclosed government-source derivations; each row links to its cited source record. "First year" includes registration, plates, title and purchase tax; "annual renewal" is the recurring cost after that. Purchase tax uses each state’s own STATE-level rate; we never add a guessed local rate, so those totals are verifiable floors. States that levy no sales tax at all show $0 because that is the correct figure, not a missing one.

State Annual renewal Title Purchase tax First-year total
Montana $217 $12 $0 (no sales tax) $229
Hawaii $392 $10 $0 $407
South Carolina $20 $15 $500 $535
Oregon $68 $106 $160 $564
New Hampshire $624 $35 $0 (no sales tax) $667
Alabama $23 $15 $640 $680
North Carolina $60 $67 $960 $1,087
New Mexico $76 $3 $1,280 $1,359
South Dakota $76 $10 $1,280 $1,366
Virginia $51 $15 $1,328 $1,394
Missouri $33 $9 $1,352 $1,403
New York $57 $50 $1,280 $1,412
Oklahoma $96 $11 $400 $1,566
Colorado $663 $7 $928 $1,598
Mississippi $28 $9 $1,600 $1,638
North Dakota $93 $5 $1,600 $1,698
Louisiana $32 $69 $1,600 $1,709
Delaware $40 $35 $1,680 $1,755
Ohio $44 $18 $1,840 $1,903
Wisconsin $85 $215 $1,600 $1,912
Kentucky $21 $9 $1,920 $1,950
Wyoming $660 $15 $1,280 $1,955
West Virginia $50 $15 $1,920 $1,985
Iowa $364 $25 $1,610 $1,999
Idaho $69 $14 $1,920 $2,003
Pennsylvania $48 $72 $1,920 $2,040
Vermont $89 $42 $1,920 $2,051
Texas $78 $33 $2,000 $2,111
Arkansas $25 $10 $2,080 $2,115
Kansas $30 $10 $2,080 $2,120
Michigan $198 $15 $1,920 $2,133
Utah $205 $6 $1,952 $2,163
New Jersey $59 $60 $2,120 $2,239
Connecticut $169 $25 $2,032 $2,271
Georgia $21 $18 $2,240 $2,279
Florida $34 $77 $1,920 $2,286
Indiana $36 $15 $2,240 $2,291
Illinois $151 $165 $2,000 $2,316
Washington $65 $15 $2,240 $2,320
Tennessee $29 $14 $2,284 $2,327
Arizona $546 $4 $1,792 $2,342
Nebraska $577 $10 $1,760 $2,347
Rhode Island $50 $54 $2,240 $2,355
Maryland $121 $200 $2,080 $2,401
Maine $803 $33 $1,760 $2,596
Minnesota $522 $14 $2,200 $2,756
Nevada $593 $0 $2,192 $2,785
California $440 $28 $2,320 $2,815
Massachusetts $818 $75 $2,000 $2,893

Ranked cheapest first by first-year total, with states where you enter the local tax rate yourself listed last (their totals leave that tax out, so they are incomplete, not low). Each state links to its own calculator, where you can change the vehicle value and enter any county-level amounts. Figures are recomputed from the encoded statutory rules on every build, so this table cannot drift from the calculators themselves.

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Alabama Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Alabama car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 2% state automotive sales tax (local rates extra) of $700, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Alaska Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Alaska vehicle registration estimate: no state sales tax on a $35,000 purchase (some boroughs and cities add their own). Fees shown are modeled, not the DMV schedule.

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Arizona Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Arizona car registration on a $35,000 purchase: vehicle license tax (2.8% of 60% of the price) of $588, plus title and registration fees; enter your own sales tax rate.

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Arkansas Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Arkansas car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 6.5% state sales tax of $2,275, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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California Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

California registration estimate: $536 for 2026 on a $35,000 car ($76 registration, $34 CHP, $198 TIF, $228 VLF; county fee extra), $527 at the 2027 renewal. Buying adds 7.25% tax: $2,537.50.

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Colorado Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Colorado car registration: $716.55 in year one ($624.75 ownership tax, falling with age, + $91.80 fees incl. optional $29 Wild Pass). Buying a $35,000 car adds $1,015 state sales tax and $7.20 title.

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Connecticut Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Connecticut car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 6.35% sales tax (7.75% over $50,000) of $2,222.50, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Delaware Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Delaware car registration: $40 a year. Buying a $35,000 car adds the 5.25% document fee of $1,837.50 (Delaware has no sales tax) and $35 title.

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Florida Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Florida car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 6% state sales tax of $2,100 and initial registration fee of $225, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Georgia Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Georgia car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 7% title ad valorem tax (TAVT) of $2,450 in place of sales tax, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Hawaii Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Hawaii car registration on a $35,000 purchase: Oahu county weight tax of $252 and state weight tax of $63, plus registration, title and plate fees. Enter your vehicle weight.

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Idaho Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Idaho car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 6% sales tax of $2,100, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Illinois Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Illinois car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 6.25% state sales tax (local rate extra) of $2,187.50, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Indiana Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Indiana car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 7% sales tax of $2,450, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Iowa Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Iowa car registration renewal: $364 a year for a new $35,000, 3,500-lb car (1% of list price, $350, plus a $14 weight fee). Buying adds the $1,760 fee for new registration ($10 plus 5%) and $25 title.

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Kansas Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Kansas car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 6.5% state sales tax (local rate extra) of $2,275, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Kentucky Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Kentucky car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 6% motor vehicle usage tax of $2,100, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Louisiana Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Louisiana car registration on a $35,000 purchase: yearly registration (half the two-year charge) of $35 and title fee of $68.50, plus handling fees; enter your sales tax rate.

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Maine Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Maine car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 5.5% sales tax of $1,925 and municipal excise tax (24 mills) of $840, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Maryland Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Maryland car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 6.5% titling excise tax of $2,275, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Massachusetts Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Massachusetts car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 6.25% sales tax of $2,187.50 and yearly excise ($25 per $1,000 of 90% of list) of $787.50, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Michigan Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Michigan car registration on a $35,000 purchase: annual registration tax (set by list price) of $208, plus title and administration fees; enter the sales tax rate on your dealer paperwork.

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Minnesota Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Minnesota car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 6.875% motor vehicle sales tax of $2,406.25 and registration tax of $561.25, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Mississippi Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Mississippi car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 5% motor vehicle sales tax of $1,750 and road and bridge privilege tax of $15, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Missouri Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Missouri car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 4.225% state sales tax of $1,478.75, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Montana Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Montana car registration: $217 a year for a car 4 years old or newer ($87 at 5-10 years, $28 at 11 and older). Buying adds $12 title; any county local-option tax is extra.

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Nebraska Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Nebraska car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 5.5% state sales tax of $1,925 and motor vehicle tax of $580, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Nevada Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Nevada car registration on a $35,000 purchase: governmental services tax (4% of 35% of price) of $490 and supplemental tax (1%) of $122.50, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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New Hampshire Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

New Hampshire car registration: $678 a year for a new $35,000 car ($48 state fee + $630 municipal permit at 18 mills; the permit drops each model year). Buying adds $35 title and $8 plates.

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New Jersey Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

New Jersey car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 6.625% sales tax of $2,318.75, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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New Mexico Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

New Mexico car registration: $76 a year for a 3,500-lb car in its first five years ($70 base + $6 state fees). Buying a $35,000 car adds the 4% Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET) of $1,400 and $3 title.

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New York Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

New York registration fee: $56.50 for two years (MV-202 bracket, 3,500-lb car), plus $50 title and $25 plates. A $35,000 purchase at an 8% example sales tax adds $2,800: $2,931.50 before county fees.

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North Carolina Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

North Carolina car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 3% highway use tax of $1,050 in place of sales tax, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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North Dakota Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

North Dakota car registration renewal: $93 a year for a 3,200-4,499 lb car first registered in 2021 or later. Buying a $35,000 car adds $1,750 excise tax (5%, in place of sales tax) and $5 title.

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Ohio Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Ohio car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 5.75% state sales tax (county rate extra) of $2,012.50, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Oklahoma Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Oklahoma car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 3.25% motor vehicle excise tax of $1,137.50 and 1.25% vehicle sales tax of $437.50, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Oregon Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Oregon car registration renewal: $136 every two years ($68 a year) for a 20-39 MPG car; new cars pay $272 for four years. A new dealer car adds $175 privilege tax (0.5%), $106 title, $26 plates.

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Pennsylvania Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Pennsylvania car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 6% sales tax (7% Allegheny, 8% Philadelphia) of $2,100, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Rhode Island Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Rhode Island car registration: $50 a year for a car up to 4,000 lb ($30 weight fee plus $20 DOT surcharge). Buying a $35,000 car adds $2,450 in 7% sales tax, $53.50 title, $8 plate and $3.50 tech fee.

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South Carolina Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

South Carolina car registration on a $35,000 purchase: infrastructure maintenance fee (5%, capped at $500) of $500, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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South Dakota Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

South Dakota car registration: $76 a year for a 2,001-4,000 lb car under 10 years ($72 license + $4 state fees; county wheel tax extra). Buying a $35,000 car adds $1,400 excise tax (4%), $10 title.

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Tennessee Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Tennessee car registration: $29 a year for a standard plate (county wheel tax extra). Buying a $35,000 car adds $2,450 in 7% state sales tax, $44 single-article tax, $14 title; local tax extra.

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Texas Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Texas car registration: $78.25 a year in Travis County ($51.75 state, $11.50 county, $15 processing, inspection, emissions fees). Buying a $35,000 car adds $2,187.50 in 6.25% sales tax, $33 title.

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Utah Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Utah car registration on a $35,000 purchase: uniform age-based fee (in lieu of property tax) of $150, plus title and registration fees; enter your local sales tax rate.

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Vermont Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Vermont car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 6% purchase and use tax of $2,100, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Virginia Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Virginia car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 4.15% motor vehicle sales and use tax of $1,452.50, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Washington Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Washington car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 7% state sales and use tax (local rate extra) of $2,450, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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West Virginia Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

West Virginia car registration on a $35,000 purchase: 6% privilege tax of $2,100 in place of sales tax, plus title and registration fees. Enter your own price.

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Wisconsin Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Wisconsin car registration on a $35,000 purchase: annual registration fee of $85 and title fee of $214.50, plus plate fees; enter your sales tax rate (5% state plus county).

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Wyoming Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Wyoming car registration on a $35,000 purchase: county registration fee (3% of 60% of factory price) of $630, plus state and title fees; enter your sales tax rate.

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About Vehicle Registration Fee Calculators

Calculate vehicle registration, title, and plate fees by state. Includes sales tax on vehicle purchases and annual renewal estimates. All 50 calculators are free to use, require no sign-up, and provide instant results. 49 of 50 state calculators use source-backed, fact-checked government data; the rest use a clearly labeled modeled estimate pending official-source verification.

Each calculator includes a detailed methodology section explaining the formulas used, data sources cited with verification dates, and frequently asked questions to help you understand the results. Results are shareable and print-friendly.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to register a car?

It depends enormously on the state. On the same $32,000 car, the first-year total ranges from $229 in Montana to $2,893 in Massachusetts, with a median of $2,003 across the 49 states where we can verify every component. Most of that difference is purchase tax rather than the registration fee itself — the recurring annual renewal is usually a much smaller number. The table above shows each state separately.

Are all 50 state vehicle registration calculators equally exact?

No. 49 states (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming) use official DMV/statutory fee formulas verified against primary sources. The remaining 1 states use a transparent cost-of-living-based estimate — a useful starting point, but not a substitute for your local DMV's exact fee schedule.

Why do only some states have an exact DMV formula?

Vehicle registration fees are set state-by-state (and sometimes county-by-county), so building an exact, source-cited formula for all 50 states individually is an ongoing process. We only label a state "official formula" once its fee schedule has been independently verified against DMV/statutory sources.