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Arizona & Nebraska DMV Fee Calculator

Arizona assesses registration on vehicle VALUE, so an older or cheaper car costs materially less to register.

Arizona, Nebraska share this page. Their rules produce the same answer to within a rounding difference, so publishing separate near-identical pages would add URLs without adding information. Every figure below applies to all 2.

Arizona registration fee estimator

Arizona assesses registration on vehicle VALUE, so an older or cheaper car costs materially less to register.

First-year total
Annual registration
Arizona purchase tax
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Arizona at a glance

FigureArizonaSource
Fee modelValue-based (ad valorem) state[2]
State sales tax on vehicles5.60%[2]
Max local sales tax add-on5.60%[2]
Typical annual renewal$1,558[2]

[2] Sources

State vehicle sales tax — all 50 states

Arizona highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

State vehicle sales tax — all 50 states. Arizona is 5.60%, ranked 28 of 50. The national median is 6.00%, the highest is 7.25% (California), and the lowest is 0.00% (Oregon). CA 7.25% IN 7.00% MS 7.00% RI 7.00% TN 7.00% MN 6.88% NV 6.85% NJ 6.63% AR 6.50% KS 6.50% WA 6.50% CT 6.35% IL 6.25% MA 6.25% TX 6.25% UT 6.10% FL 6.00% ID 6.00% IA 6.00% KY 6.00% MD 6.00% MI 6.00% PA 6.00% SC 6.00% VT 6.00% WV 6.00% OH 5.75% AZ 5.60% ME 5.50% NE 5.50% VA 5.30% ND 5.00% WI 5.00% NM 4.88% NC 4.75% OK 4.50% LA 4.45% MO 4.22% SD 4.20% AL 4.00% GA 4.00% HI 4.00% NY 4.00% WY 4.00% CO 2.90% AK 0.00% DE 0.00% MT 0.00% NH 0.00% OR 0.00%

Highlighted: Arizona, ranked 28 of 50. Median 6.00%.

Arizona registration by vehicle and model year

Estimated annual registration under Arizona's fee model.

Model year$8,000 vehicle$12,000 vehicle$18,000 vehicle$25,000 vehicle$32,000 vehicle$40,000 vehicle$50,000 vehicle$65,000 vehicle$85,000 vehicle
2026$589$861$1,269$1,745$2,221$2,765$3,445$4,465$5,825
2025$575$839$1,237$1,700$2,163$2,693$3,355$4,348$5,672
2024$562$821$1,209$1,662$2,114$2,632$3,278$4,249$5,542
2023$552$805$1,186$1,629$2,073$2,580$3,213$4,164$5,431
2022$543$792$1,166$1,602$2,037$2,536$3,158$4,092$5,337
2021$536$781$1,149$1,578$2,007$2,498$3,111$4,031$5,258
2020$529$771$1,134$1,558$1,982$2,466$3,071$3,979$5,190
2019$524$763$1,122$1,541$1,960$2,439$3,037$3,935$5,132
2018$519$756$1,112$1,527$1,942$2,416$3,008$3,898$5,083
2017$515$750$1,103$1,514$1,926$2,396$2,984$3,866$5,041
2016$513$745$1,096$1,504$1,913$2,379$2,963$3,839$5,006
2015$513$741$1,089$1,495$1,901$2,365$2,945$3,816$4,976
2014$513$737$1,084$1,488$1,892$2,353$2,930$3,796$4,950
2012$513$737$1,075$1,476$1,876$2,334$2,907$3,765$4,910
2010$513$737$1,073$1,467$1,866$2,321$2,890$3,743$4,881

Worked figures for Arizona

Arizona values:

YearAgeAnnual FeesPurchase TaxFirst Year
20260 yr$405$1,680$2,085
20251 yr$351$1,680$2,031
20242 yr$305$1,680$1,985
20233 yr$266$1,680$1,946
20224 yr$233$1,680$1,913
20206 yr$181$1,680$1,861
20188 yr$143$1,680$1,823
201610 yr$116$1,680$1,796
201412 yr$96$1,680$1,776
201016 yr$72$1,680$1,752

How Arizona compares nationally

On state vehicle sales tax, Arizona ranks #28 of 50 at 5.60%7% below the median of 6.00%. The national range runs from 0.00% (Oregon) to 7.25% (California).

RankStateState vehicle sales tax
#26West Virginia6.00%
#27Ohio5.75%
#28Arizona5.60%
#29Maine5.50%
#30Nebraska5.50%

Value-based (ad valorem) states, ranked

Same rule structure as Arizona:

StateState vehicle sales taxvs Arizona
California7.25%+29.5%
Minnesota6.88%+22.8%
Washington6.50%+16.1%
Iowa6.00%+7.1%
Arizona5.60%
Virginia5.30%-5.4%
Oklahoma4.50%-19.6%
Wyoming4.00%-28.6%
Colorado2.90%-48.2%

Arizona questions, answered with Arizona numbers

How does Arizona calculate registration fees?
Arizona assesses on vehicle VALUE, so the fee falls as the car depreciates. A newer vehicle costs materially more to register than an older one of the same type.
What does registration cost in Arizona for a typical car?
Around $1,985 for a 2024 vehicle, versus about $1,776 for a 2014 one. The $209 gap is depreciation flowing through Arizona's value-based formula.
What sales tax applies to vehicles in Arizona?
Arizona's state rate is 5.60%, and local add-ons can reach 5.60%. On a $30,000 purchase the state portion alone is about $1,680.

Other value-based (ad valorem) states

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Last reviewed 2026-08-26. Arizona figures only — verify with the relevant Arizona agency before acting. How this is calculated.