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Alaska car registration fee calculator

How much does it cost to register a car in Alaska? $100 for two years for a car, pickup or van and $60 for a motorcycle. Buying adds the $15 title: $115 in all for a new car, covering two years. There is no state sales tax and no extra fee for electric cars. In Anchorage and other municipalities that elect it, a motor vehicle registration tax is added ($121 for a car in its first year), shown separately.

Your vehicle

Alaska has no electric or hybrid registration fee.
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Alaska has no state sales tax. Some cities and boroughs charge local sales tax; it isn't included.
Municipalities that elect the motor vehicle registration tax add it to the registration. It's shown separately.
Estimated total (2-year registration)
$115.00

Totals cover a 2-year registration.

Example for a $30,000 car. Enter your own price to update it.

  • Registration (2 yrs)Noncommercial, 10,000 lbs or less$100.00
  • Title fee$15.00

What you'll pay later

Renewal at today's rates: $100.00 for 2 years

5-year total: not shown, because it is a 2-year registration.

Estimate only, at today's rates for the same car.

Estimate only. Rates checked October 21, 2026 · Alaska. Confirm with the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

Alaska vehicle fees at a glance (2026)

Registration (2 years)$100 car, pickup or van; $60 motorcycle
Title fee$15 (+$15 lien)
PlatesNo charge
Electric / hybrid feeNone
Sales taxNo state sales tax (local tax varies)
Municipal registration taxAnchorage $16 - $121 by vehicle age (shown separately)
In-person fee$10

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What this estimate does and does not include

  • Every total here covers a two-year (biennial) registration.
  • Motor vehicle registration tax (AS 28.10.431): municipalities that elect it collect it with registration. Anchorage uses the statutory schedule: passenger vehicles $121 in the first year since the model year, then $99, $77, $55, $39, $28, $19 and $16; motorcycles $17 down to $4. It's shown as a separate line and not counted in the statewide total. Other boroughs' amounts weren't read from the DMV's 2026 chart.
  • No state sales tax. Some cities and boroughs charge local sales tax on vehicles; local rates weren't confirmed, so none is included.
  • In-person transactions at a DMV office add $10. Communities in an I/M program may owe a $2 fee (not included).
  • No late renewal penalty: an expired registration is charged back to the original expiration month. A late title fee isn't published. Commercial vehicles (by unladen weight) aren't covered.
Official sources · Last checked October 21, 2026 · Next monthly check: November 2026

Alaska registration questions

How much is car registration in Alaska?

$100 for two years for a noncommercial car, pickup or van up to 10,000 lbs, and $60 for a motorcycle. Anchorage and some other municipalities add a registration tax.

How much are the fees on a new car in Alaska?

$115 for two years statewide: $15 title and $100 registration. In Anchorage add the $121 registration tax for a car in its first year: $236.

Does Alaska charge sales tax on cars?

There is no state sales tax. Some cities and boroughs have their own sales tax.

Do electric cars pay extra in Alaska?

No. Alaska has no electric or hybrid registration fee.

Is there a late fee for Alaska registration?

No separate penalty: the full $100 is charged back to the original expiration month.

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