Minnesota car registration fee calculator (embed)

Your vehicle

Vehicle type

Total gross weight

FuelElectric: the greater of $150 or 0.5% of MSRP (by age) a year; plug-in hybrid: $75 or 0.25%.

Your situation

Purchase price

Trade-in allowance

A motor vehicle traded in lowers the taxed price; manufacturer rebates do too.

MSRP when new

The manufacturer's suggested retail price, without destination charge or added accessories (for cars first registered in Minnesota since November 16, 2020).

Year of vehicle life

My county charges a wheelage taxUp to $20 a year, set by each county (DVS keeps the list). Motorcycles are exempt.

Bought from a dealer in a city or county with the $20 local vehicle excise taxAnoka, Beltrami, Carlton, Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, Otter Tail, Ramsey, St. Louis, Scott and Washington counties, Rogers, Sauk Centre and Willmar, and some others that collect it themselves.

Recording a lien (financed)

Motorcycle weighs 1,000 lbs or more

Transfer filed more than 10 business days after the sale

Estimated total

$2,597.50

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

Registration tax (1 yr)$10 + 1.575% of 100% of MSRP$482.50
Title fee$8.25
Technology surcharge$2.25
Public Safety Vehicle fee$3.50
Transfer tax$10.00
Filing fee$12.00
Deputy registrar fee$1.00
License platesPair$15.50
Motor vehicle sales tax6.875% of price$2,062.50

What you'll pay later

Renewal at today's rates: $470.13/yr

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

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

Estimate only. Rates checked October 21, 2026 · Minnesota. Confirm with the Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS), Department of Public Safety.

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