Missouri Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator
Missouri registers passenger cars by taxable horsepower ($18.25–$51.25/yr) plus a $9 processing fee, and vehicles owe an annual county personal-property tax billed separately: value assessed at 33⅓%, times your local levy. Pick your county and enter your MSRP for the full bill. Levies run about $4.50–$7.90 per $100 of assessed value.
Verified against official Missouri sources on 2026-07-21. How we verify fees.
Your vehicle
- Registration fee (by horsepower)Typical passenger tier$24.25
- County personal property tax33⅓% assessment × $7.48/$100$541.00
- Processing fee$9.00
- Title fee$8.50
Estimate only — actual fees are set by your state and county at the time of registration. Data last reviewed 2026-07-21.
Good to know
- Levies are the 2025 composite (city + school + county) for the main city of each county, from the Missouri State Auditor. Value is estimated from your MSRP.
What determines vehicle registration cost in Missouri?
- County personal-property tax (33⅓% of value × local levy/$100)
- County/school-district levy
- $9 processing fee
Frequently asked questions
How is the Missouri personal property tax on cars calculated?
The car's market value assessed at 33⅓%, times your local levy (about $4.50–$7.90 per $100). On a $20,000 car in St. Louis County that's roughly $500/yr, billed by your county collector separately from registration.
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Estimates here are informational — the state is the only source of an official quote.
Data last reviewed 2026-07-21.