Michigan Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Michigan bases its registration tax on the vehicle's MSRP when new rather than a flat fee, which is why registering a new truck costs several times what an economy car does. Under MCL 257.801(1)(p) the fee starts at $36 for a list price up to $6,000 and climbs through roughly $5–6 per $1,000 bracket to $178 at $30,000; above $30,000 it is $178 plus $6 for each additional $1,000 or fraction. Renewals then depreciate in three successive 90% steps — the second registration is 90% of the first, the third 90% of that, the fourth 90% again — after which the amount holds constant at about 72.9% of the year-one figure. Each registration also carries a $2.25 regulatory fee and a $5.75 transportation administration fee (MCL 257.801(3)), and a title costs $14.50 total ($10 title plus a $3 service fee and a $1.50 scrap tire surcharge, MCL 257.806). TWO DISCLOSED GAPS, left blank rather than guessed: first, Michigan's vehicle sales tax rate and trade-in rule could not be verified this pass because michigan.gov returned an access error and the legislature site served a CAPTCHA before the statute could be read — so the sales-tax rate is yours to enter. Second, while MCL 257.801(7) sets a $100 EV and $30 plug-in hybrid fee, §801(8) escalates those by $5 and $2.50 respectively for every cent of state gas tax above 19¢, meaning the real 2026 amount is materially higher than $100; we ask for the figure on your renewal notice instead of publishing a stale number.