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Michigan car registration fees

Last verified 2026-10-28 · View sources

Base registration feeVaries by vehicleFee source ↗

EV / hybrid fee$267.00 / $0.00See applicable rules

Typical example total$147.0012-month renewal example

Michigan bases the registration tax on a 1984-or-newer car's original list price (MSRP): $36 at $6,000 or less, rising $6 per $1,000 above that.

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Use your vehicle details to calculate the listed fees. Amounts reflect the schedule verified in 2026.

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Published example · listed fees

$147.00

12-month renewal example

Where the fees go

State fees$147.00
County / local$0.00
One-time$0.00

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Where the fees go — amounts in USD
Category	Amount
State fees	$147.00
County / local	$0.00
One-time	$0.00

Itemized estimate, with official fee sources
Fee	Amount
Registration tax by list price, third registration (2 years old): 90% of second	$139.00
Regulatory fee (traffic law enforcement and safety fund)	$2.25
Transportation administration collection fee	$5.75

Estimate only. Includes only the fees listed here; other taxes, penalties or local charges may apply. Confirm with the official agency.

What’s not included

Enter the vehicle's original manufacturer's suggested base list price (MSRP), not its current value. The SOS publishes base prices, and 2014-and-newer prices are available through JD Power.
For a used or out-of-state vehicle, the registration step is the registration year minus the model year: 0 or less pays the first-registration tax, 1 the second, 2 the third, and 3 or more the fourth.
Plug-in hybrids pay $113 a year on top of registration ($183 for trucks and buses); the calculator's 'hybrid' option does not add it. Conventional hybrids pay no extra fee.
Vehicles older than the 1984 model year are taxed by weight and are not covered.
A title transfer also collects 6% sales or use tax on the purchase price, which is not included. A regional transit authority registration tax under MCL 257.801j is also not included. Two-year renewals, the Recreation Passport and personalized plates are not included.

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Registration fee schedule

Only applicable fees contribute to your estimate. Optional fees are excluded unless selected. One-time fees apply only to new registrations.

Michigan fee rules · verified 2026-10-28
Fee	Amount or rule	Applies to
Registration tax by list price, first registration (model year = registration year or newer)	View full fee rule Up to $6,000.00: $36.00; Up to $7,000.00: $40.00; Up to $8,000.00: $46.00; Up to $9,000.00: $52.00; Up to $10,000.00: $58.00; Up to $11,000.00: $64.00; Up to $12,000.00: $70.00; Up to $13,000.00: $76.00; Up to $14,000.00: $82.00; Up to $15,000.00: $88.00; Up to $16,000.00: $94.00; Up to $17,000.00: $100.00; Up to $18,000.00: $106.00; Up to $19,000.00: $112.00; Up to $20,000.00: $118.00; Up to $21,000.00: $124.00; Up to $22,000.00: $130.00; Up to $23,000.00: $136.00; Up to $24,000.00: $142.00; Up to $25,000.00: $148.00; Up to $26,000.00: $154.00; Up to $27,000.00: $160.00; Up to $28,000.00: $166.00; Up to $29,000.00: $172.00; Up to $30,000.00: $178.00; Up to $31,000.00: $184.00; Up to $32,000.00: $190.00; Up to $33,000.00: $196.00; Up to $34,000.00: $202.00; Up to $35,000.00: $208.00; Up to $36,000.00: $214.00; Up to $37,000.00: $220.00; Up to $38,000.00: $226.00; Up to $39,000.00: $232.00; Up to $40,000.00: $238.00; Up to $41,000.00: $244.00; Up to $42,000.00: $250.00; Up to $43,000.00: $256.00; Up to $44,000.00: $262.00; Up to $45,000.00: $268.00; Up to $46,000.00: $274.00; Up to $47,000.00: $280.00; Up to $48,000.00: $286.00; Up to $49,000.00: $292.00; Up to $50,000.00: $298.00; Up to $51,000.00: $304.00; Up to $52,000.00: $310.00; Up to $53,000.00: $316.00; Up to $54,000.00: $322.00; Up to $55,000.00: $328.00; Up to $56,000.00: $334.00; Up to $57,000.00: $340.00; Up to $58,000.00: $346.00; Up to $59,000.00: $352.00; Up to $60,000.00: $358.00; Up to $61,000.00: $364.00; Up to $62,000.00: $370.00; Up to $63,000.00: $376.00; Up to $64,000.00: $382.00; Up to $65,000.00: $388.00; Up to $66,000.00: $394.00; Up to $67,000.00: $400.00; Up to $68,000.00: $406.00; Up to $69,000.00: $412.00; Up to $70,000.00: $418.00; Up to $71,000.00: $424.00; Up to $72,000.00: $430.00; Up to $73,000.00: $436.00; Up to $74,000.00: $442.00; Up to $75,000.00: $448.00; Up to $76,000.00: $454.00; Up to $77,000.00: $460.00; Up to $78,000.00: $466.00; Up to $79,000.00: $472.00; Up to $80,000.00: $478.00; Up to $81,000.00: $484.00; Up to $82,000.00: $490.00; Up to $83,000.00: $496.00; Up to $84,000.00: $502.00; Up to $85,000.00: $508.00; Up to $86,000.00: $514.00; Up to $87,000.00: $520.00; Up to $88,000.00: $526.00; Up to $89,000.00: $532.00; Up to $90,000.00: $538.00; Up to $91,000.00: $544.00; Up to $92,000.00: $550.00; Up to $93,000.00: $556.00; Up to $94,000.00: $562.00; Up to $95,000.00: $568.00; Up to $96,000.00: $574.00; Up to $97,000.00: $580.00; Up to $98,000.00: $586.00; Up to $99,000.00: $592.00; Up to $100,000.00: $598.00; Up to $101,000.00: $604.00; Up to $102,000.00: $610.00; Up to $103,000.00: $616.00; Up to $104,000.00: $622.00; Up to $105,000.00: $628.00; Up to $106,000.00: $634.00; Up to $107,000.00: $640.00; Up to $108,000.00: $646.00; Up to $109,000.00: $652.00; Up to $110,000.00: $658.00; Up to $111,000.00: $664.00; Up to $112,000.00: $670.00; Up to $113,000.00: $676.00; Up to $114,000.00: $682.00; Up to $115,000.00: $688.00; Up to $116,000.00: $694.00; Up to $117,000.00: $700.00; Up to $118,000.00: $706.00; Up to $119,000.00: $712.00; Up to $120,000.00: $718.00; Up to $121,000.00: $724.00; Up to $122,000.00: $730.00; Up to $123,000.00: $736.00; Up to $124,000.00: $742.00; Up to $125,000.00: $748.00; Up to $126,000.00: $754.00; Up to $127,000.00: $760.00; Up to $128,000.00: $766.00; Up to $129,000.00: $772.00; Up to $130,000.00: $778.00; Up to $131,000.00: $784.00; Up to $132,000.00: $790.00; Up to $133,000.00: $796.00; Up to $134,000.00: $802.00; Up to $135,000.00: $808.00; Up to $136,000.00: $814.00; Up to $137,000.00: $820.00; Up to $138,000.00: $826.00; Up to $139,000.00: $832.00; Up to $140,000.00: $838.00; Up to $141,000.00: $844.00; Up to $142,000.00: $850.00; Up to $143,000.00: $856.00; Up to $144,000.00: $862.00; Up to $145,000.00: $868.00; Up to $146,000.00: $874.00; Up to $147,000.00: $880.00; Up to $148,000.00: $886.00; Up to $149,000.00: $892.00; Up to $150,000.00: $898.00; Up to $151,000.00: $904.00; Up to $152,000.00: $910.00; Up to $153,000.00: $916.00; Up to $154,000.00: $922.00; Up to $155,000.00: $928.00; Up to $156,000.00: $934.00; Up to $157,000.00: $940.00; Up to $158,000.00: $946.00; Up to $159,000.00: $952.00; Up to $160,000.00: $958.00; Up to $161,000.00: $964.00; Up to $162,000.00: $970.00; Up to $163,000.00: $976.00; Up to $164,000.00: $982.00; Up to $165,000.00: $988.00; Up to $166,000.00: $994.00; Up to $167,000.00: $1,000.00; Up to $168,000.00: $1,006.00; Up to $169,000.00: $1,012.00; Up to $170,000.00: $1,018.00; Up to $171,000.00: $1,024.00; Up to $172,000.00: $1,030.00; Up to $173,000.00: $1,036.00; Up to $174,000.00: $1,042.00; Up to $175,000.00: $1,048.00; Up to $176,000.00: $1,054.00; Up to $177,000.00: $1,060.00; Up to $178,000.00: $1,066.00; Up to $179,000.00: $1,072.00; Up to $180,000.00: $1,078.00; Up to $181,000.00: $1,084.00; Up to $182,000.00: $1,090.00; Up to $183,000.00: $1,096.00; Up to $184,000.00: $1,102.00; Up to $185,000.00: $1,108.00; Up to $186,000.00: $1,114.00; Up to $187,000.00: $1,120.00; Up to $188,000.00: $1,126.00; Up to $189,000.00: $1,132.00; Up to $190,000.00: $1,138.00; Up to $191,000.00: $1,144.00; Up to $192,000.00: $1,150.00; Up to $193,000.00: $1,156.00; Up to $194,000.00: $1,162.00; Up to $195,000.00: $1,168.00; Up to $196,000.00: $1,174.00; Up to $197,000.00: $1,180.00; Up to $198,000.00: $1,186.00; Up to $199,000.00: $1,192.00; Up to $200,000.00: $1,198.00 MCL 257.801(1)(p): based on the manufacturer's suggested base list price (MSRP), not current value. Above $30,000 it adds $6 per $1,000 or fraction; the table here runs to $200,000. Reductions are rounded per 257.801(1)(r) (50 cents or less down, 51 or more up), applied step by step, so results can differ by $1 from SOS rounding.	See conditions max age years: 0; model year min: 1984
Registration tax by list price, second registration (1 year old): 90%	View full fee rule Up to $6,000.00: $32.00; Up to $7,000.00: $36.00; Up to $8,000.00: $41.00; Up to $9,000.00: $47.00; Up to $10,000.00: $52.00; Up to $11,000.00: $58.00; Up to $12,000.00: $63.00; Up to $13,000.00: $68.00; Up to $14,000.00: $74.00; Up to $15,000.00: $79.00; Up to $16,000.00: $85.00; Up to $17,000.00: $90.00; Up to $18,000.00: $95.00; Up to $19,000.00: $101.00; Up to $20,000.00: $106.00; Up to $21,000.00: $112.00; Up to $22,000.00: $117.00; Up to $23,000.00: $122.00; Up to $24,000.00: $128.00; Up to $25,000.00: $133.00; Up to $26,000.00: $139.00; Up to $27,000.00: $144.00; Up to $28,000.00: $149.00; Up to $29,000.00: $155.00; Up to $30,000.00: $160.00; Up to $31,000.00: $166.00; Up to $32,000.00: $171.00; Up to $33,000.00: $176.00; Up to $34,000.00: $182.00; Up to $35,000.00: $187.00; Up to $36,000.00: $193.00; Up to $37,000.00: $198.00; Up to $38,000.00: $203.00; Up to $39,000.00: $209.00; Up to $40,000.00: $214.00; Up to $41,000.00: $220.00; Up to $42,000.00: $225.00; Up to $43,000.00: $230.00; Up to $44,000.00: $236.00; Up to $45,000.00: $241.00; Up to $46,000.00: $247.00; Up to $47,000.00: $252.00; Up to $48,000.00: $257.00; Up to $49,000.00: $263.00; Up to $50,000.00: $268.00; Up to $51,000.00: $274.00; Up to $52,000.00: $279.00; Up to $53,000.00: $284.00; Up to $54,000.00: $290.00; Up to $55,000.00: $295.00; Up to $56,000.00: $301.00; Up to $57,000.00: $306.00; Up to $58,000.00: $311.00; Up to $59,000.00: $317.00; Up to $60,000.00: $322.00; Up to $61,000.00: $328.00; Up to $62,000.00: $333.00; Up to $63,000.00: $338.00; Up to $64,000.00: $344.00; Up to $65,000.00: $349.00; Up to $66,000.00: $355.00; Up to $67,000.00: $360.00; Up to $68,000.00: $365.00; Up to $69,000.00: $371.00; Up to $70,000.00: $376.00; Up to $71,000.00: $382.00; Up to $72,000.00: $387.00; Up to $73,000.00: $392.00; Up to $74,000.00: $398.00; Up to $75,000.00: $403.00; Up to $76,000.00: $409.00; Up to $77,000.00: $414.00; Up to $78,000.00: $419.00; Up to $79,000.00: $425.00; Up to $80,000.00: $430.00; Up to $81,000.00: $436.00; Up to $82,000.00: $441.00; Up to $83,000.00: $446.00; Up to $84,000.00: $452.00; Up to $85,000.00: $457.00; Up to $86,000.00: $463.00; Up to $87,000.00: $468.00; Up to $88,000.00: $473.00; Up to $89,000.00: $479.00; Up to $90,000.00: $484.00; Up to $91,000.00: $490.00; Up to $92,000.00: $495.00; Up to $93,000.00: $500.00; Up to $94,000.00: $506.00; Up to $95,000.00: $511.00; Up to $96,000.00: $517.00; Up to $97,000.00: $522.00; Up to $98,000.00: $527.00; Up to $99,000.00: $533.00; Up to $100,000.00: $538.00; Up to $101,000.00: $544.00; Up to $102,000.00: $549.00; Up to $103,000.00: $554.00; Up to $104,000.00: $560.00; Up to $105,000.00: $565.00; Up to $106,000.00: $571.00; Up to $107,000.00: $576.00; Up to $108,000.00: $581.00; Up to $109,000.00: $587.00; Up to $110,000.00: $592.00; Up to $111,000.00: $598.00; Up to $112,000.00: $603.00; Up to $113,000.00: $608.00; Up to $114,000.00: $614.00; Up to $115,000.00: $619.00; Up to $116,000.00: $625.00; Up to $117,000.00: $630.00; Up to $118,000.00: $635.00; Up to $119,000.00: $641.00; Up to $120,000.00: $646.00; Up to $121,000.00: $652.00; Up to $122,000.00: $657.00; Up to $123,000.00: $662.00; Up to $124,000.00: $668.00; Up to $125,000.00: $673.00; Up to $126,000.00: $679.00; Up to $127,000.00: $684.00; Up to $128,000.00: $689.00; Up to $129,000.00: $695.00; Up to $130,000.00: $700.00; Up to $131,000.00: $706.00; Up to $132,000.00: $711.00; Up to $133,000.00: $716.00; Up to $134,000.00: $722.00; Up to $135,000.00: $727.00; Up to $136,000.00: $733.00; Up to $137,000.00: $738.00; Up to $138,000.00: $743.00; Up to $139,000.00: $749.00; Up to $140,000.00: $754.00; Up to $141,000.00: $760.00; Up to $142,000.00: $765.00; Up to $143,000.00: $770.00; Up to $144,000.00: $776.00; Up to $145,000.00: $781.00; Up to $146,000.00: $787.00; Up to $147,000.00: $792.00; Up to $148,000.00: $797.00; Up to $149,000.00: $803.00; Up to $150,000.00: $808.00; Up to $151,000.00: $814.00; Up to $152,000.00: $819.00; Up to $153,000.00: $824.00; Up to $154,000.00: $830.00; Up to $155,000.00: $835.00; Up to $156,000.00: $841.00; Up to $157,000.00: $846.00; Up to $158,000.00: $851.00; Up to $159,000.00: $857.00; Up to $160,000.00: $862.00; Up to $161,000.00: $868.00; Up to $162,000.00: $873.00; Up to $163,000.00: $878.00; Up to $164,000.00: $884.00; Up to $165,000.00: $889.00; Up to $166,000.00: $895.00; Up to $167,000.00: $900.00; Up to $168,000.00: $905.00; Up to $169,000.00: $911.00; Up to $170,000.00: $916.00; Up to $171,000.00: $922.00; Up to $172,000.00: $927.00; Up to $173,000.00: $932.00; Up to $174,000.00: $938.00; Up to $175,000.00: $943.00; Up to $176,000.00: $949.00; Up to $177,000.00: $954.00; Up to $178,000.00: $959.00; Up to $179,000.00: $965.00; Up to $180,000.00: $970.00; Up to $181,000.00: $976.00; Up to $182,000.00: $981.00; Up to $183,000.00: $986.00; Up to $184,000.00: $992.00; Up to $185,000.00: $997.00; Up to $186,000.00: $1,003.00; Up to $187,000.00: $1,008.00; Up to $188,000.00: $1,013.00; Up to $189,000.00: $1,019.00; Up to $190,000.00: $1,024.00; Up to $191,000.00: $1,030.00; Up to $192,000.00: $1,035.00; Up to $193,000.00: $1,040.00; Up to $194,000.00: $1,046.00; Up to $195,000.00: $1,051.00; Up to $196,000.00: $1,057.00; Up to $197,000.00: $1,062.00; Up to $198,000.00: $1,067.00; Up to $199,000.00: $1,073.00; Up to $200,000.00: $1,078.00 MCL 257.801(1)(p): based on the manufacturer's suggested base list price (MSRP), not current value. Above $30,000 it adds $6 per $1,000 or fraction; the table here runs to $200,000. Reductions are rounded per 257.801(1)(r) (50 cents or less down, 51 or more up), applied step by step, so results can differ by $1 from SOS rounding.	See conditions min age years: 1; max age years: 1; model year min: 1984
Registration tax by list price, third registration (2 years old): 90% of second	View full fee rule Up to $6,000.00: $29.00; Up to $7,000.00: $32.00; Up to $8,000.00: $37.00; Up to $9,000.00: $42.00; Up to $10,000.00: $47.00; Up to $11,000.00: $52.00; Up to $12,000.00: $57.00; Up to $13,000.00: $61.00; Up to $14,000.00: $67.00; Up to $15,000.00: $71.00; Up to $16,000.00: $76.00; Up to $17,000.00: $81.00; Up to $18,000.00: $85.00; Up to $19,000.00: $91.00; Up to $20,000.00: $95.00; Up to $21,000.00: $101.00; Up to $22,000.00: $105.00; Up to $23,000.00: $110.00; Up to $24,000.00: $115.00; Up to $25,000.00: $120.00; Up to $26,000.00: $125.00; Up to $27,000.00: $130.00; Up to $28,000.00: $134.00; Up to $29,000.00: $139.00; Up to $30,000.00: $144.00; Up to $31,000.00: $149.00; Up to $32,000.00: $154.00; Up to $33,000.00: $158.00; Up to $34,000.00: $164.00; Up to $35,000.00: $168.00; Up to $36,000.00: $174.00; Up to $37,000.00: $178.00; Up to $38,000.00: $183.00; Up to $39,000.00: $188.00; Up to $40,000.00: $193.00; Up to $41,000.00: $198.00; Up to $42,000.00: $202.00; Up to $43,000.00: $207.00; Up to $44,000.00: $212.00; Up to $45,000.00: $217.00; Up to $46,000.00: $222.00; Up to $47,000.00: $227.00; Up to $48,000.00: $231.00; Up to $49,000.00: $237.00; Up to $50,000.00: $241.00; Up to $51,000.00: $247.00; Up to $52,000.00: $251.00; Up to $53,000.00: $256.00; Up to $54,000.00: $261.00; Up to $55,000.00: $265.00; Up to $56,000.00: $271.00; Up to $57,000.00: $275.00; Up to $58,000.00: $280.00; Up to $59,000.00: $285.00; Up to $60,000.00: $290.00; Up to $61,000.00: $295.00; Up to $62,000.00: $300.00; Up to $63,000.00: $304.00; Up to $64,000.00: $310.00; Up to $65,000.00: $314.00; Up to $66,000.00: $319.00; Up to $67,000.00: $324.00; Up to $68,000.00: $328.00; Up to $69,000.00: $334.00; Up to $70,000.00: $338.00; Up to $71,000.00: $344.00; Up to $72,000.00: $348.00; Up to $73,000.00: $353.00; Up to $74,000.00: $358.00; Up to $75,000.00: $363.00; Up to $76,000.00: $368.00; Up to $77,000.00: $373.00; Up to $78,000.00: $377.00; Up to $79,000.00: $382.00; Up to $80,000.00: $387.00; Up to $81,000.00: $392.00; Up to $82,000.00: $397.00; Up to $83,000.00: $401.00; Up to $84,000.00: $407.00; Up to $85,000.00: $411.00; Up to $86,000.00: $417.00; Up to $87,000.00: $421.00; Up to $88,000.00: $426.00; Up to $89,000.00: $431.00; Up to $90,000.00: $436.00; Up to $91,000.00: $441.00; Up to $92,000.00: $445.00; Up to $93,000.00: $450.00; Up to $94,000.00: $455.00; Up to $95,000.00: $460.00; Up to $96,000.00: $465.00; Up to $97,000.00: $470.00; Up to $98,000.00: $474.00; Up to $99,000.00: $480.00; Up to $100,000.00: $484.00; Up to $101,000.00: $490.00; Up to $102,000.00: $494.00; Up to $103,000.00: $499.00; Up to $104,000.00: $504.00; Up to $105,000.00: $508.00; Up to $106,000.00: $514.00; Up to $107,000.00: $518.00; Up to $108,000.00: $523.00; Up to $109,000.00: $528.00; Up to $110,000.00: $533.00; Up to $111,000.00: $538.00; Up to $112,000.00: $543.00; Up to $113,000.00: $547.00; Up to $114,000.00: $553.00; Up to $115,000.00: $557.00; Up to $116,000.00: $562.00; Up to $117,000.00: $567.00; Up to $118,000.00: $571.00; Up to $119,000.00: $577.00; Up to $120,000.00: $581.00; Up to $121,000.00: $587.00; Up to $122,000.00: $591.00; Up to $123,000.00: $596.00; Up to $124,000.00: $601.00; Up to $125,000.00: $606.00; Up to $126,000.00: $611.00; Up to $127,000.00: $616.00; Up to $128,000.00: $620.00; Up to $129,000.00: $625.00; Up to $130,000.00: $630.00; Up to $131,000.00: $635.00; Up to $132,000.00: $640.00; Up to $133,000.00: $644.00; Up to $134,000.00: $650.00; Up to $135,000.00: $654.00; Up to $136,000.00: $660.00; Up to $137,000.00: $664.00; Up to $138,000.00: $669.00; Up to $139,000.00: $674.00; Up to $140,000.00: $679.00; Up to $141,000.00: $684.00; Up to $142,000.00: $688.00; Up to $143,000.00: $693.00; Up to $144,000.00: $698.00; Up to $145,000.00: $703.00; Up to $146,000.00: $708.00; Up to $147,000.00: $713.00; Up to $148,000.00: $717.00; Up to $149,000.00: $723.00; Up to $150,000.00: $727.00; Up to $151,000.00: $733.00; Up to $152,000.00: $737.00; Up to $153,000.00: $742.00; Up to $154,000.00: $747.00; Up to $155,000.00: $751.00; Up to $156,000.00: $757.00; Up to $157,000.00: $761.00; Up to $158,000.00: $766.00; Up to $159,000.00: $771.00; Up to $160,000.00: $776.00; Up to $161,000.00: $781.00; Up to $162,000.00: $786.00; Up to $163,000.00: $790.00; Up to $164,000.00: $796.00; Up to $165,000.00: $800.00; Up to $166,000.00: $805.00; Up to $167,000.00: $810.00; Up to $168,000.00: $814.00; Up to $169,000.00: $820.00; Up to $170,000.00: $824.00; Up to $171,000.00: $830.00; Up to $172,000.00: $834.00; Up to $173,000.00: $839.00; Up to $174,000.00: $844.00; Up to $175,000.00: $849.00; Up to $176,000.00: $854.00; Up to $177,000.00: $859.00; Up to $178,000.00: $863.00; Up to $179,000.00: $868.00; Up to $180,000.00: $873.00; Up to $181,000.00: $878.00; Up to $182,000.00: $883.00; Up to $183,000.00: $887.00; Up to $184,000.00: $893.00; Up to $185,000.00: $897.00; Up to $186,000.00: $903.00; Up to $187,000.00: $907.00; Up to $188,000.00: $912.00; Up to $189,000.00: $917.00; Up to $190,000.00: $922.00; Up to $191,000.00: $927.00; Up to $192,000.00: $931.00; Up to $193,000.00: $936.00; Up to $194,000.00: $941.00; Up to $195,000.00: $946.00; Up to $196,000.00: $951.00; Up to $197,000.00: $956.00; Up to $198,000.00: $960.00; Up to $199,000.00: $966.00; Up to $200,000.00: $970.00 MCL 257.801(1)(p): based on the manufacturer's suggested base list price (MSRP), not current value. Above $30,000 it adds $6 per $1,000 or fraction; the table here runs to $200,000. Reductions are rounded per 257.801(1)(r) (50 cents or less down, 51 or more up), applied step by step, so results can differ by $1 from SOS rounding.	See conditions min age years: 2; max age years: 2; model year min: 1984
Registration tax by list price, fourth and later registrations (3+ years old): 90% of third	View full fee rule Up to $6,000.00: $26.00; Up to $7,000.00: $29.00; Up to $8,000.00: $33.00; Up to $9,000.00: $38.00; Up to $10,000.00: $42.00; Up to $11,000.00: $47.00; Up to $12,000.00: $51.00; Up to $13,000.00: $55.00; Up to $14,000.00: $60.00; Up to $15,000.00: $64.00; Up to $16,000.00: $68.00; Up to $17,000.00: $73.00; Up to $18,000.00: $76.00; Up to $19,000.00: $82.00; Up to $20,000.00: $85.00; Up to $21,000.00: $91.00; Up to $22,000.00: $94.00; Up to $23,000.00: $99.00; Up to $24,000.00: $103.00; Up to $25,000.00: $108.00; Up to $26,000.00: $112.00; Up to $27,000.00: $117.00; Up to $28,000.00: $121.00; Up to $29,000.00: $125.00; Up to $30,000.00: $130.00; Up to $31,000.00: $134.00; Up to $32,000.00: $139.00; Up to $33,000.00: $142.00; Up to $34,000.00: $148.00; Up to $35,000.00: $151.00; Up to $36,000.00: $157.00; Up to $37,000.00: $160.00; Up to $38,000.00: $165.00; Up to $39,000.00: $169.00; Up to $40,000.00: $174.00; Up to $41,000.00: $178.00; Up to $42,000.00: $182.00; Up to $43,000.00: $186.00; Up to $44,000.00: $191.00; Up to $45,000.00: $195.00; Up to $46,000.00: $200.00; Up to $47,000.00: $204.00; Up to $48,000.00: $208.00; Up to $49,000.00: $213.00; Up to $50,000.00: $217.00; Up to $51,000.00: $222.00; Up to $52,000.00: $226.00; Up to $53,000.00: $230.00; Up to $54,000.00: $235.00; Up to $55,000.00: $238.00; Up to $56,000.00: $244.00; Up to $57,000.00: $247.00; Up to $58,000.00: $252.00; Up to $59,000.00: $256.00; Up to $60,000.00: $261.00; Up to $61,000.00: $265.00; Up to $62,000.00: $270.00; Up to $63,000.00: $274.00; Up to $64,000.00: $279.00; Up to $65,000.00: $283.00; Up to $66,000.00: $287.00; Up to $67,000.00: $292.00; Up to $68,000.00: $295.00; Up to $69,000.00: $301.00; Up to $70,000.00: $304.00; Up to $71,000.00: $310.00; Up to $72,000.00: $313.00; Up to $73,000.00: $318.00; Up to $74,000.00: $322.00; Up to $75,000.00: $327.00; Up to $76,000.00: $331.00; Up to $77,000.00: $336.00; Up to $78,000.00: $339.00; Up to $79,000.00: $344.00; Up to $80,000.00: $348.00; Up to $81,000.00: $353.00; Up to $82,000.00: $357.00; Up to $83,000.00: $361.00; Up to $84,000.00: $366.00; Up to $85,000.00: $370.00; Up to $86,000.00: $375.00; Up to $87,000.00: $379.00; Up to $88,000.00: $383.00; Up to $89,000.00: $388.00; Up to $90,000.00: $392.00; Up to $91,000.00: $397.00; Up to $92,000.00: $400.00; Up to $93,000.00: $405.00; Up to $94,000.00: $409.00; Up to $95,000.00: $414.00; Up to $96,000.00: $418.00; Up to $97,000.00: $423.00; Up to $98,000.00: $427.00; Up to $99,000.00: $432.00; Up to $100,000.00: $436.00; Up to $101,000.00: $441.00; Up to $102,000.00: $445.00; Up to $103,000.00: $449.00; Up to $104,000.00: $454.00; Up to $105,000.00: $457.00; Up to $106,000.00: $463.00; Up to $107,000.00: $466.00; Up to $108,000.00: $471.00; Up to $109,000.00: $475.00; Up to $110,000.00: $480.00; Up to $111,000.00: $484.00; Up to $112,000.00: $489.00; Up to $113,000.00: $492.00; Up to $114,000.00: $498.00; Up to $115,000.00: $501.00; Up to $116,000.00: $506.00; Up to $117,000.00: $510.00; Up to $118,000.00: $514.00; Up to $119,000.00: $519.00; Up to $120,000.00: $523.00; Up to $121,000.00: $528.00; Up to $122,000.00: $532.00; Up to $123,000.00: $536.00; Up to $124,000.00: $541.00; Up to $125,000.00: $545.00; Up to $126,000.00: $550.00; Up to $127,000.00: $554.00; Up to $128,000.00: $558.00; Up to $129,000.00: $562.00; Up to $130,000.00: $567.00; Up to $131,000.00: $571.00; Up to $132,000.00: $576.00; Up to $133,000.00: $580.00; Up to $134,000.00: $585.00; Up to $135,000.00: $589.00; Up to $136,000.00: $594.00; Up to $137,000.00: $598.00; Up to $138,000.00: $602.00; Up to $139,000.00: $607.00; Up to $140,000.00: $611.00; Up to $141,000.00: $616.00; Up to $142,000.00: $619.00; Up to $143,000.00: $624.00; Up to $144,000.00: $628.00; Up to $145,000.00: $633.00; Up to $146,000.00: $637.00; Up to $147,000.00: $642.00; Up to $148,000.00: $645.00; Up to $149,000.00: $651.00; Up to $150,000.00: $654.00; Up to $151,000.00: $660.00; Up to $152,000.00: $663.00; Up to $153,000.00: $668.00; Up to $154,000.00: $672.00; Up to $155,000.00: $676.00; Up to $156,000.00: $681.00; Up to $157,000.00: $685.00; Up to $158,000.00: $689.00; Up to $159,000.00: $694.00; Up to $160,000.00: $698.00; Up to $161,000.00: $703.00; Up to $162,000.00: $707.00; Up to $163,000.00: $711.00; Up to $164,000.00: $716.00; Up to $165,000.00: $720.00; Up to $166,000.00: $724.00; Up to $167,000.00: $729.00; Up to $168,000.00: $733.00; Up to $169,000.00: $738.00; Up to $170,000.00: $742.00; Up to $171,000.00: $747.00; Up to $172,000.00: $751.00; Up to $173,000.00: $755.00; Up to $174,000.00: $760.00; Up to $175,000.00: $764.00; Up to $176,000.00: $769.00; Up to $177,000.00: $773.00; Up to $178,000.00: $777.00; Up to $179,000.00: $781.00; Up to $180,000.00: $786.00; Up to $181,000.00: $790.00; Up to $182,000.00: $795.00; Up to $183,000.00: $798.00; Up to $184,000.00: $804.00; Up to $185,000.00: $807.00; Up to $186,000.00: $813.00; Up to $187,000.00: $816.00; Up to $188,000.00: $821.00; Up to $189,000.00: $825.00; Up to $190,000.00: $830.00; Up to $191,000.00: $834.00; Up to $192,000.00: $838.00; Up to $193,000.00: $842.00; Up to $194,000.00: $847.00; Up to $195,000.00: $851.00; Up to $196,000.00: $856.00; Up to $197,000.00: $860.00; Up to $198,000.00: $864.00; Up to $199,000.00: $869.00; Up to $200,000.00: $873.00 MCL 257.801(1)(p): based on the manufacturer's suggested base list price (MSRP), not current value. Above $30,000 it adds $6 per $1,000 or fraction; the table here runs to $200,000. Reductions are rounded per 257.801(1)(r) (50 cents or less down, 51 or more up), applied step by step, so results can differ by $1 from SOS rounding.	See conditions min age years: 3; model year min: 1984
Regulatory fee (traffic law enforcement and safety fund)	$2.25 MCL 257.801(3)(a), until Oct. 1, 2027.	See conditions model year min: 1984
Transportation administration collection fee	$5.75 MCL 257.801(3)(b), until Oct. 1, 2027.	See conditions model year min: 1984
Electric vehicle fee	$267.00 Charged in addition to the regular registration fee (passenger vehicles; trucks and buses pay $367). Set by MCL 257.801(7)-(8) and indexed to the gas tax.	See conditions fuel type: electric
Standard license plate	$5.00 First-time cost of a standard plate.	New registration All listed vehicles; one-time
Certificate of title	$10.00 MCL 257.806(1), until Oct. 1, 2027. Expedited handling is $5 more.	New registration All listed vehicles; one-time
Title service fee	$3.00 MCL 257.806(1).	New registration All listed vehicles; one-time
Tire disposal surcharge	$1.50 MCL 257.806(3), until Dec. 31, 2027.	New registration All listed vehicles; one-time

How Michigan fees work

Michigan bases the registration tax on a 1984-or-newer car's original list price (MSRP): $36 at $6,000 or less, rising $6 per $1,000 above that. The fee then drops 10% a year for the second, third and fourth registrations and stays flat after that. Two fixed add-ons totaling $8 apply. Electric vehicles pay $267 more a year. A new registration also pays a $5 plate fee and $14.50 in title fees.

The listed registration period is 12 months. Agency information

Cost factors: value, age, fuel.

Electric & hybrid surcharges

Electric: $267.00 in the listed schedule. Fee source

Choose the matching fuel type in the calculator to include the applicable surcharge.

Late registration

$10 late fee for each registration renewed after the plate's expiration date (MCL 257.801(4)). It is not charged on mail renewals postmarked before expiration, and it is waived with proof of storage insurance if requested in person at a branch office.

Confirm deadlines and penalties with the agency

Worked example

2024 gas car with a $28,500 list price, 2026 renewal (third registration): $172 base tax x 90% = $155, x 90% = $139 + $2.25 + $5.75.

Listed total: $147.00

See the fee rules and sources above

Common questions

How are Michigan registration fees calculated?

Where can I confirm my final registration cost?

Confirm the final amount with Michigan Department of State (Secretary of State). Its official website is linked below the calculator and in this guide’s sources.

What other limitations should I consider?

Enter the vehicle's original manufacturer's suggested base list price (MSRP), not its current value. The SOS publishes base prices, and 2014-and-newer prices are available through JD Power. For a used or out-of-state vehicle, the registration step is the registration year minus the model year: 0 or less pays the first-registration tax, 1 the second, 2 the third, and 3 or more the fourth. Plug-in hybrids pay $113 a year on top of registration ($183 for trucks and buses); the calculator's 'hybrid' option does not add it. Conventional hybrids pay no extra fee. Vehicles older than the 1984 model year are taxed by weight and are not covered. A title transfer also collects 6% sales or use tax on the purchase price, which is not included. A regional transit authority registration tax under MCL 257.801j is also not included. Two-year renewals, the Recreation Passport and personalized plates are not included.

Sources and last checked

Sources

MCL 257.801 - Registration taxes Michigan Legislature
MCL 257.806 - Certificate of title fees Michigan Legislature
License plates and tabs (registration fees, EV and PHEV fees) Michigan Department of State

Last verified 2026-10-28

Fees can change. Confirm your final amount with the official registration agency before paying.

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