Vehicle tax
Texas motor-vehicle sales tax is 6.25%. For a private-party used vehicle, tax can be based on the higher of the purchase price or standard presumptive value, so a low bill-of-sale price is not always the tax base.
Texas Car Out-the-Door Price Calculator
Estimate Texas motor-vehicle tax, trade-in savings, title, registration and dealer charges with the 6.25% state vehicle-tax rule preselected.
Vehicle planning rate6.25%Editable for the registration address
State + average local reference8.2%General sales-tax context
Trade-in presetTax creditDealer transaction assumption
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Replace the example price, trade-in and fees. The result separates vehicle tax, government charges, dealer paperwork and the amount due.
Your inputs
Enter the details you haveEnter the vehicle price and registration state first. We supply a planning tax rate, ordinary registration costs and trade-in treatment.
Texas planning rule: Texas uses a statewide vehicle sales-tax rate; dealer fees remain variable. A dealer trade-in credit is included automatically.
Add rebates, products or exact quote feesOptional
Estimated result
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Enter the price, confirm the registration state, then calculate. Optional fees can be added afterward.
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Trade-in treatment
A qualifying vehicle traded to the seller reduces the taxable value. The calculator applies that reduction only to dealer purchases and shows the estimated tax saved separately.
Title and registration
Title, registration and local county charges remain separate from motor-vehicle tax. Electric-vehicle and heavier-vehicle registration can add charges not represented by the ordinary passenger-vehicle default.
Before signing
Match these lines to the buyer's order
- 6.25% motor-vehicle tax
- Dealer trade-in allowance
- County title and registration quote
- Private-sale presumptive value
- EV or heavy-vehicle registration add-ons
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