Michigan Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Built from the statutory list-price schedule, including the step-downs Michigan applies after the first registration.

Verified September 20, 2026 · against the official fee schedule

Source: Michigan Compiled Laws — MCL 257.801, registration taxes.
“$0 - $6,000.00 $36.00 ... More than $29,000.00 - $30,000.00 $178.00 ... More than $30,000.00, the tax of $178.00 is increased by $6.00 for each $1,000.00 increment.”
Last verified: September 20, 2026.

Vehicle list price when new Which registration is this?

Electric vehicle, 8,000 lbs or less (adds $100 by statute)

Plug-in hybrid, 8,000 lbs or less (adds $30 by statute)

Just bought the car? Registration is only part of it. You also owe sales tax on the purchase.

See Michigan car sales tax →

How Michigan steps the fee down

Registration	Rate
First	Full amount from the list-price table
Second	90% of the first
Third	90% of the second
Fourth and after	90% of the third, then held flat

Set by MCL 257.801(1)(p). Vehicles from before the 1984 model year are charged by empty weight instead, starting at $29 for 3,000 pounds or less.

A note on the electric vehicle fee

The statute sets the electric vehicle surcharge at $100 and the plug-in hybrid surcharge at $30 for vehicles of 8,000 pounds or less. It then adds an escalator: for every cent that the state gasoline tax sits above 19 cents per gallon, the electric vehicle fee rises by $5.00 and the plug-in hybrid fee by $2.50. Michigan’s gas tax is above that threshold, so the amount actually collected is higher than the figure written in the law. The statute does not publish a final number.

Registrations also carry a $2.25 regulatory fee and a $5.75 transportation administration collection fee through October 1, 2027.

Renewal cycle

Renewal cycle: annual, expiring on the owner’s birthday.

Michigan registration expires on the owner’s birthday. Since October 2022 you may ask for a two-year registration instead, and it costs exactly twice the one-year amount. The ad valorem fee is based on 12-month periods.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.226 — “For a renewal of a registration that is for more than 12 months, 2 times the amount for 12 months.”

Estimates only. The Michigan Secretary of State issues the final bill. This page does not collect or store anything you enter.