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Minnesota & Nevada DMV Fee Calculator

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

Minnesota, Nevada 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.

Minnesota registration fee estimator

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

First-year total —
Annual registration —
Minnesota purchase tax —
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Minnesota at a glance

FigureMinnesotaSource
Fee modelValue-based (ad valorem) state[2]
State sales tax on vehicles6.88%[2]
Max local sales tax add-on2.00%[2]
Typical annual renewal$1,877[2]

[2] Sources

State vehicle sales tax — all 50 states

Minnesota 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. Minnesota is 6.88%, ranked 6 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: Minnesota, ranked 6 of 50. Median 6.00%.

Minnesota registration by vehicle and model year

Estimated annual registration under Minnesota'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$691$1,014$1,499$2,064$2,629$3,275$4,083$5,294$6,909
2025$677$992$1,466$2,019$2,571$3,203$3,993$5,177$6,756
2024$664$974$1,439$1,981$2,522$3,142$3,916$5,077$6,626
2023$654$958$1,415$1,948$2,481$3,090$3,851$4,993$6,515
2022$645$945$1,395$1,920$2,445$3,046$3,796$4,921$6,421
2021$638$934$1,378$1,897$2,415$3,008$3,749$4,860$6,341
2020$631$924$1,364$1,877$2,390$2,976$3,709$4,808$6,273
2019$626$916$1,352$1,860$2,368$2,949$3,675$4,764$6,216
2018$621$909$1,341$1,845$2,350$2,926$3,646$4,726$6,167
2017$617$903$1,333$1,833$2,334$2,906$3,621$4,694$6,125
2016$615$898$1,325$1,823$2,321$2,889$3,601$4,667$6,090
2015$615$894$1,319$1,814$2,309$2,875$3,583$4,644$6,059
2014$615$890$1,313$1,806$2,300$2,863$3,568$4,625$6,034
2012$615$890$1,305$1,795$2,284$2,844$3,544$4,594$5,994
2010$615$890$1,303$1,786$2,274$2,831$3,527$4,572$5,964

Worked figures for Minnesota

Minnesota values:

YearAgeAnnual FeesPurchase TaxFirst Year
20260 yr$405$2,063$2,468
20251 yr$351$2,063$2,414
20242 yr$305$2,063$2,368
20233 yr$266$2,063$2,329
20224 yr$233$2,063$2,295
20206 yr$181$2,063$2,243
20188 yr$143$2,063$2,206
201610 yr$116$2,063$2,178
201412 yr$96$2,063$2,159
201016 yr$72$2,063$2,134

How Minnesota compares nationally

On state vehicle sales tax, Minnesota ranks #6 of 50 at 6.88% — 15% above the median of 6.00%. The national range runs from 0.00% (Oregon) to 7.25% (California).

RankStateState vehicle sales tax
#4Rhode Island7.00%
#5Tennessee7.00%
#6Minnesota6.88%
#7Nevada6.85%
#8New Jersey6.63%

Value-based (ad valorem) states, ranked

Same rule structure as Minnesota:

StateState vehicle sales taxvs Minnesota
California7.25%+5.5%
Minnesota6.88%—
Washington6.50%-5.5%
Iowa6.00%-12.7%
Arizona5.60%-18.5%
Virginia5.30%-22.9%
Oklahoma4.50%-34.5%
Wyoming4.00%-41.8%
Colorado2.90%-57.8%

Minnesota questions, answered with Minnesota numbers

How does Minnesota calculate registration fees?▾
Minnesota 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 Minnesota for a typical car?▾
Around $2,368 for a 2024 vehicle, versus about $2,159 for a 2014 one. The $209 gap is depreciation flowing through Minnesota's value-based formula.
What sales tax applies to vehicles in Minnesota?▾
Minnesota's state rate is 6.88%, and local add-ons can reach 2.00%. On a $30,000 purchase the state portion alone is about $2,063.

Other value-based (ad valorem) states

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