Cost to Register a Car After Moving to Missouri
Moving to Missourimeans re-titling and re-registering your vehicle as a new resident. Here's what that actually costs, computed from the state's current fee schedule.
One-time costs when you arrive
- Title fee$8.50
- One-time total$8.50
Your ongoing annual cost
For a typical three-year-old gas vehicle, expect about $24.25 per year — driving an EV changes that to $174.25. Missouri registers passenger cars by taxable horsepower — $18.25 to $51.25 per year — plus a $9 processing fee per transaction, and vehicles owe annual county personal property tax billed separately. The EV alt-fuel decal finished its phase-in at $150 in 2026; plug-in hybrids pay $75 (conventional hybrids pay nothing).
Estimate your exact Missouri cost
Your vehicle
- Registration fee (by horsepower; typical shown)$24.25
- Title fee$8.50
Estimate only — actual fees are set by your state and county at the time of registration. Data last reviewed 2026-07-16. This state's full local formula is not yet implemented; see the notes below the calculator.
All figures computed from official fee schedules — sources: https://dor.mo.gov/motor-vehicle/titling-registration/fees.html — last reviewed 2026-07-16.