Indiana vehicle excise tax calculator

What you pay at registration in Indiana

The BMV states that whether you register a vehicle for the first time or renew, you pay an annual excise tax and a registration fee. Passenger vehicles and recreational vehicles have separate excise rate tables, and people who live in certain counties and municipalities also pay county and municipal vehicle excise tax or a wheel tax. The excise tax is flat for some vehicles and, for most passenger vehicles, depends on value and age. The BMV says the proceeds maintain roads, streets, highways, bridges and other infrastructure within the state or a local area.

The three ingredients, in order, are the excise tax from the passenger vehicle chart below, the state fees from the BMV Fee Chart (revised January 1, 2026), and any county or municipal tax that applies where the vehicle is registered. The calculator does the first two.

Class and age

The BMV determines the age of a vehicle by subtracting the model year from the calendar year the vehicle is due to be registered. The class comes from the vehicle's value as determined by the manufacturer's original retail price, with seventeen classes from $0 to $1,499 up to $42,500 and over. The chart reads across the age columns, from age 0 (a vehicle registered in its own model year) to age 9 and older. A 2024 vehicle registered in 2026 is age 2, and a 2010 vehicle registered in 2026 is in the age 9+ column.

State fees on the BMV Fee Chart

The BMV Fee Chart, revised January 1, 2026, lists a passenger motor vehicle registration fee of $21.35, with no proration. Every motor vehicle registration also pays a $15.00 Transportation Infrastructure Improvement Fee, which the BMV says is part of the 2017 road funding package and is paid at first registration and every renewal. Hybrid and electric vehicles pay a supplemental registration fee as well: $81.00 for a hybrid and $242.00 for an electric vehicle, with exemptions the BMV page lists, such as motor driven cycles and government entities. Titles cost $15.00 to issue, duplicate or replace, and $25.00 for a speed title. Late registration carries a $15.00 administrative penalty and a late title a $30.00 one. Personalized plates, distinctive plates and plate replacements have their own fees on the chart.

Worked examples

Two-year-old vehicle with a new title. A 2024 model year vehicle with a $31,000 original retail price, registered in 2026. Class 15 ($30,000 to $34,999), age 2, so the excise tax is $307. Add the registration fee $21.35, the infrastructure fee $15.00 and the title $15.00: $358.35.

Older electric vehicle. A 2010 vehicle with the same original price is age 9+ in Class 15, so $42. With the registration fee, the infrastructure fee and the $242 electric supplemental fee the total is $320.35. The supplemental fee is several times the excise tax.

Hybrid. A 2020 hybrid with an original retail price of $15,500 is Class 11, age 6, with an excise tax of $78; with the registration, infrastructure and $81 hybrid fees the estimate is $195.35.

Flat-rate vehicles and what is left out

The BMV page lists vehicles outside the chart: mini-trucks pay a flat $30.00; motor driven cycles $10.00; model year 1980 or older passenger vehicles, trucks with a declared gross weight of not more than 11,000 pounds and motorcycles $12.00; military vehicles $8.00; and trailers with a declared gross weight of 9,000 pounds or less $8.00. Commercial vehicle excise tax follows its own schedule, and farm rates are 50 percent of the listed non-farm rates. The estimate does not include county or municipal excise tax or wheel tax, plate fees, sales tax on a purchase or the Quick Quote result you get from the BMV. For a final number use the BMV's Quick Quote Tool, which includes local taxes.

Sources

• Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Excise Tax Information (passenger vehicle excise tax chart, flat rates): the passenger vehicle excise tax chart, age and class definitions, flat-rate vehicles. Read November 2, 2026.
• Indiana BMV, Vehicle Registration Fees & Taxes: fee descriptions: infrastructure fee, hybrid and electric supplemental fees, county and municipal taxes. Read November 2, 2026.
• Indiana BMV, Fee Chart (PDF, revised 1/1/26): registration, title, infrastructure, supplemental fees. Read November 2, 2026.

Official handoff: Indiana BMV: Estimate My Plates (Quick Quote). Figures on this page were read from the sources above on November 2, 2026 and can change when the legislature or agency updates them; always confirm the amount with Indiana BMV before paying. This page summarizes public sources and does not replace them.