Wisconsin car registration fee calculator (embed)

Your vehicle

Vehicle type

Maximum gross weightThe truck's weight plus the heaviest load you plan to carry.

FuelElectric vehicles pay $175 and hybrids $75 a year extra (cars and trucks up to 8,000 lbs).

Your situation

Purchase price

Trade-in allowance

Deducted only when the sale and the trade-in are one transaction.

Where the vehicle is kept (sets the sales tax)

Sales tax rate, state + county

5% state plus your county's 0.5% (if it has a county tax). Leave blank if you don't know it.

County wheel tax

City, village or town wheel taxCounty and municipal wheel taxes stack. Not listed: Wauwatosa (amount not readable on our copy of the WisDOT list); Grand Chute ($30) and St. Croix Falls ($30) start January 1, 2027.

Listing a lien (financed)

Renewing after the expiration date

Estimated total

$2,041.50

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

Registration (1 yr)Automobile$85.00
County wheel tax$40.00
Municipal wheel tax$40.00
Title fee$214.50
License plates2 plates x $6$12.00
Sales tax5.5% of price$1,650.00

What you'll pay later

Renewal at today's rates: $165.00/yr

Year 1 $2,041.50 · Years 2–5 $165.00/yr · 5-year total $2,701.50

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

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

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