Indiana car registration fee calculator (embed)

Your vehicle

Vehicle type

Declared gross weight

FuelElectric vehicles pay $242 and hybrids (including plug-in hybrids) $81 a year, at first registration and every renewal.

Your situation

Purchase price

Trade-in allowance

Deducted only for a like-kind exchange (a vehicle for a vehicle).

Original retail price (MSRP when new)

Sets the excise tax class. It is the manufacturer's price when new, not what you paid for a used car.

Vehicle age this yearThe calendar year the registration is due minus the model year.

My county or city charges a vehicle excise surtax or wheel taxOnly some counties and cities have one (Hendricks County: $25 surtax + $25 wheel tax). The BMV's Quick Quote tool shows yours.

Registering or renewing late$15 if you renew after the expiration date, or register more than 45 days after buying (60 days for new residents).

Title applied for more than 45 days after the purchase

Estimated total

$2,557.35

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

Registration (1 yr)Passenger vehicle$21.35
Transportation Infrastructure Improvement Fee$15.00
Vehicle excise tax (1 yr)Class 15, age 0$406.00
Title fee$15.00
Sales tax7% of price$2,100.00

What you'll pay later

Renewal at today's rates: $389.35/yr

5-year total: not shown, because the excise tax drops as the car ages.

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

Estimate only. Rates checked October 21, 2026 · Indiana. Confirm with the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV).

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