Your vehicle

Electric ($200) and hybrid ($100) fees are charged at renewal only, not when you first register.
Wheel tax, clerk fees and the local tax rate are set county by county. Knox County publishes a full fee schedule; for other counties those lines show as not available.
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Your county or city rate, at most 2.75%. It applies only to the first $1,600 of the price. Leave blank if you don't know it.
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Tax is charged on the price less a like-kind trade-in shown on the invoice.
Estimated total
$2,260.00

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

  • License plate fee (1 yr)Knox County, incl. issuance$29.00
  • County wheel tax (1 yr)Knox County$36.00
  • Title fee$14.00
  • State sales tax7% of price$2,100.00
  • Local sales tax2.25% of the first $1,600$36.00
  • State single-article tax2.75% of the price between $1,600 and $3,200$44.00
  • Local collection feeKnox County$1.00

What you'll pay later

Renewal at today's rates: $65.00/yr

Year 1 $2,260.00 · Years 2–5 $65.00/yr · 5-year total $2,520.00

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

Estimate only. Rates checked October 21, 2026 · Tennessee. Confirm with the Tennessee Department of Revenue, Vehicle Services (county clerks).

Tennessee fees, sources and notes on VehicleFeeCalculator