West Virginia car registration fee calculator (embed)

Your vehicle

Vehicle type

Truck gross weight

Declared gross weight (thousands of lbs)

thousand lbs

For example 12 for 12,000 lbs. Each 1,000 lbs or part of it counts.

FuelElectric $200, hybrid or plug-in hybrid $100, hydrogen or natural gas $200 a year, at first registration and every renewal.

Your situation

Registration term

Purchase price

Manufacturer rebates are taxable and don't lower the price.

Trade-in allowance

Only a trade-in titled in West Virginia in your name counts.

Gift between spouses or parent and child (tax paid before)

Recording a lien (financed)

Estimated total

$1,866.50

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

Registration (1 yr)Class A$51.50
County personal property taxPaid to your county first; not in this totalnot available
Safety inspectionUp to $19 every 2 years, paid to the station$19.00
Title fee$15.00
Titling sales tax6% of price$1,800.00

Total excludes items marked "not available".

What you'll pay later

Renewal at today's rates: $51.50/yr + items not available

Year 1 $1,866.50 · Years 2–5 $51.50/yr · 5-year total $2,072.50 + items not available

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

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