This Missouri car registration cost calculator estimates the same three bills people mean by tax, title, and license. Missouri does not have a single “car tax.” Sales/use tax is 4.225% state plus the local rate for the buyer’s address on the title application — never the dealer’s city. On a $38,000 purchase that is $3,678.02 in ST LOUIS (9.679%) and $3,410.50 in KANSAS CITY ~ JACKSON COUNTY ~ KANSAS CITY ZOOLOGICAL DISTRICT (8.975%) — a $267.52 gap on tax alone. Title is $8.50 plus $9.00 processing ($17.50 together). Passenger tags follow the taxable-horsepower table on your Missouri title: 72 horsepower and up is $60.25 for one year or $120.50 for two years. Use the calculator on this page. The Department of Revenue and your contract office set the receipt.In this guide
- How much is car registration in Missouri?
- How much is tax, title, and license?
- Tax vs title vs license (tags)
- Missouri car sales tax by city
- How to calculate tax, title, and license
- Title fee: $8.50 plus $9 processing
- Taxable horsepower and 2-year tags
- Used cars, private sales, and trade-ins
- Gifts, new residents, out-of-state credit, and EVs
- Personal property tax is not sales tax
- What this page does not estimate
- How to use this calculator
- Two complete buying examples
- Common questions
Estimate your own deal: The Missouri tax, title, and license calculator on this page is the same engine as the figures below. Verify local rates on the DOR Motor Vehicle Local Sales Tax Chart (July–September 2026), title and plate fees on DOR Motor Vehicle Fees and Form 5113, and the buying rules at Buying a Vehicle. License offices issue the plate. Missouri’s motor-vehicle agency is the Department of Revenue — not a separate “DMV.”
How much is car registration in Missouri?
Short answer: Passenger registration is a taxable horsepower fee plus processing — not a percent of the car’s price. One-year processing is $9.00. Two-year processing is $18.00 (twice the one-year processing). Under 12 horsepower, electric vehicles, and low-speed vehicles: $27.25 for one year. The 12–23 band: $30.25 one year / $60.50 two years. The 24–35 band: $33.25 / $66.50. 72 horsepower and up: $60.25 / $120.50. Transfer an existing plate: $11.00 ($2.00 plus $9.00). Sales tax is a separate bill.
Searches for “car registration cost calculator Missouri,” “Missouri car registration calculator,” and “how much will my tags cost in Missouri” are asking for this horsepower table, not the sales-tax line. Missouri prints taxable horsepower on the title. Read that number, pick the band, then add processing. Do not guess a Jeep Renegade — or any other model — from a VIN on this page. DOR’s fee table is the authority.
| Taxable horsepower (passenger) | 1-year fee | 1-year with processing | 2-year with processing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 12, EV, or LSV | $18.25 | $27.25 | $54.50 |
| 12–23 | $21.25 | $30.25 | $60.50 |
| 24–35 | $24.25 | $33.25 | $66.50 |
| 36–47 | $33.25 | $42.25 | $84.50 |
| 48–59 | $39.25 | $48.25 | $96.50 |
| 60–71 | $45.25 | $54.25 | $108.50 |
| 72 and up | $51.25 | $60.25 | $120.50 |
The $51.25 mix-up: Some searches pair “24–35 horsepower” with “$51.25.” That dollar is the 72 and up one-year fee ($51.25), not the 24–35 band. 24–35 is $24.25 plus processing. Two-year 24–35 tags are $66.50 — still not $51.25.
Example 1 — One-year vs two-year tags, 12–23 horsepower
A compact car in the 12–23 band. One-year tags: horsepower fee $21.25 + processing $9.00 = $30.25. Two-year tags: twice the horsepower fee plus $18.00 processing = $60.50. The two-year option is not “double the one-year total”; processing is $18.00 instead of twice $9.00 stacked on a doubled total in a different way — DOR bills two times the horsepower fee plus the two-year processing line.
Example 2 — 72+ horsepower, one year vs two years
Many passenger cars sit in the top band. One-year: $51.25 + $9.00 = $60.25. Two-year: $120.50. If you already have Missouri plates to transfer, skip the horsepower table and pay $11.00.
Official sources:
- DOR Motor Vehicle Fees — passenger horsepower table
- Form 5113 Customer Fee Schedule
- DOR Buying a Vehicle — plate transfer $2.00 + processing
How much is tax, title, and license in Missouri?
Short answer: Add three official pieces. (1) Sales/use tax at 4.225% plus buyer local. On $38,000: ST LOUIS $3,678.02; KANSAS CITY ~ JACKSON COUNTY ~ KANSAS CITY ZOOLOGICAL DISTRICT $3,410.50; SPRINGFIELD ~ GREENE COUNTY $3,078.00. (2) Title $17.50. (3) Plates from the horsepower table — 72+ one-year is $60.25. Cash tax + title + 72+ one-year plates in Kansas City: $3,488.25. Same deal with two-year plates: $3,548.50. A $25,000 car in St. Louis city is tax $2,419.75 — not a statewide flat amount.
“Tax title and license calculator Missouri,” “Missouri tax title and license calculator,” and “how much is tax title and license in Missouri” are the same three-line bill. Missouri license offices collect it. Dealers often collect the tax on the buyer’s order and still send you to title and register. There is no separate Missouri “DMV sales tax calculator” — DOR publishes the chart this page uses.
| Buyer address (Missouri dealer) | Combined rate | Tax on $38,000 | Tax + title + 72+ 1-year plates |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST LOUIS | 9.679% | $3,678.02 | $3,755.77 |
| KANSAS CITY ~ JACKSON COUNTY ~ KANSAS CITY ZOOLOGICAL DISTRICT | 8.975% | $3,410.50 | $3,488.25 |
| SPRINGFIELD ~ GREENE COUNTY | 8.1% | $3,078.00 | $3,155.75 |
| COLUMBIA ~ BOONE COUNTY | 7.975% | $3,030.50 | $3,108.25 |
| OZARK ~ CHRISTIAN COUNTY ~ CHRISTIAN COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT ~ CHRISTIAN | 8.85% | $3,363.00 | $3,440.75 |
| MARSHALL ~ SALINE COUNTY ~ CITY OF MARSHALL MUNICIPAL LIBRARY DISTRICT | 8.475% | $3,220.50 | $3,298.25 |
| State 4.225% only (illustrative) | 4.225% | $1,605.50 | $1,683.25 |
Example 1 — $38,000 dealer, St. Louis city vs Kansas City
Same price, different buyer addresses. St. Louis city tax $3,678.02. Kansas City (Jackson / Zoo district row) tax $3,410.50. Title $17.50 and 72+ plates $60.25 do not change with the city. Only the local sales-tax overlay moved — $267.52 on this price.
Example 2 — Same $38,000 in Springfield vs Ozark
Springfield ~ Greene is 8.1%; tax $3,078.00. Ozark ~ Christian is 8.85%; tax $3,363.00. Neighboring ZIP codes are not interchangeable. Pick the site code that matches the address on the title application.
Tax vs title vs license (tags)
Missouri buyers mash three different charges into “TTL.” They can hit the register on the same trip, but they are not one tax.
- Sales/use tax — 4.225% state plus city, county, and district layers from the DOR motor-vehicle chart. Sourced to the applicant’s address. New and used dealer purchases use the same combined rate. A private purchase is still taxed unless an exemption on Form 4298A applies.
- Title — $8.50 to issue the Missouri certificate of title, plus $9.00 title processing, billed together as $17.50.
- Registration (tags / plates) — taxable horsepower table plus processing, or a plate transfer of $11.00. Pickup trucks use a weight table, not this passenger horsepower chart.
- Special fuel decal (EV / PHEV) — a separate 2026 calendar-year charge: $159.00 for a passenger BEV, $84.00 for a 2018-or-newer plug-in hybrid. Conventional (non-plug-in) hybrids are exempt from that decal.
Example 1 — Dealer already collecting tax
You sign in Kansas City. Sales tax $3,410.50 is on the buyer’s order. The license office still wants title $17.50 and plates $60.25 if this is a 72+ one-year original issue.
Example 2 — Private sale, same $18,500 car in St. Louis city
Tax is still due: $1,790.62. Title and plates are the same statewide fees. “Private” is not a Missouri sales-tax holiday.
Official sources:
- DOR Buying a Vehicle — state 4.225% plus buyer local; title $8.50 + $9.00
- RSMo § 144.020 and the statewide conservation / parks-and-soils add-ons DOR bills as 4.225%
- Form 4298A — exemptions, including gift and 90-day new resident
Missouri car sales tax by city
People search “Missouri car sales tax calculator,” “Missouri auto sales tax calculator,” “Missouri DMV sales tax calculator,” and “how much sales tax on a car in Missouri.” There is no single combined rate for the state. The statewide piece is 4.225% — the 4% general rate plus the conservation and parks/soils taxes DOR collects with motor-vehicle tax. Local city, county, and district rates sit on top. The official chart is updated by quarter. This page uses the July–September 2026 Motor Vehicle Bureau chart.
Buyer address, not dealer city. Missouri sources motor-vehicle sales/use tax to the applicant’s address on the title application. A Springfield dealer selling to a St. Louis city buyer uses the St. Louis city site code, not Springfield’s. Do not copy the sales-tax rate from the dealer’s town. The chart also has a non-Missouri-dealer column — use it only when the seller is not a Missouri dealer.
| Location | Combined rate | Tax on $38,000 | Tax on $25,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State only (illustrative) | 4.225% | $1,605.50 | $1,056.25 |
| ST LOUIS | 9.679% | $3,678.02 | $2,419.75 |
| ST LOUIS COUNTY | 7.738% | $2,940.44 | $1,934.50 |
| KANSAS CITY ~ JACKSON COUNTY ~ KANSAS CITY ZOOLOGICAL DISTRICT | 8.975% | $3,410.50 | $2,243.75 |
| SPRINGFIELD ~ GREENE COUNTY | 8.1% | $3,078.00 | $2,025.00 |
| COLUMBIA ~ BOONE COUNTY | 7.975% | $3,030.50 | $1,993.75 |
| JEFFERSON CITY ~ COLE COUNTY | 7.85% | $2,983.00 | $1,962.50 |
| OZARK ~ CHRISTIAN COUNTY ~ CHRISTIAN COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT ~ CHRISTIAN | 8.85% | $3,363.00 | $2,212.50 |
| MARSHALL ~ SALINE COUNTY ~ CITY OF MARSHALL MUNICIPAL LIBRARY DISTRICT | 8.475% | $3,220.50 | $2,118.75 |
St. Louis city and St. Louis County are different site codes. City is 9.679%; unincorporated county on this chart is 7.738%. Kansas City rows can also differ by county and special district — this page’s Kansas City example is the Jackson County / Zoo district row (8.975%). Marshall ~ Saline is 8.475%. Pick the row that matches your address, not the nearest big city.
Example 1 — “How much sales tax on a $25,000 car in Missouri?”
State-only: $1,056.25. St. Louis city: $2,419.75. Kansas City row above: $2,243.75. The local overlay is why a statewide “Missouri sales tax calculator” (the grocery/retail tool) is the wrong instrument for a car.
Example 2 — Columbia trade-in vs no trade-in
Missouri allows a billed trade-in to reduce the taxable base (RSMo § 144.025). Columbia ~ Boone on $18,500 with a $3,000 trade: tax $1,236.13. Cash down does not reduce tax. A rebate reduces tax only if it is billed against the price the way DOR counts it — enter it in the calculator only when it is on the contract that way.
Official sources:
- DOR Motor Vehicle Local Sales Tax Chart — updated 2026-05-22 for July–September 2026
- DOR Buying a Vehicle — 4.225% state + buyer local
- RSMo § 144.025 — trade-in
How to calculate tax, title, and license
Four steps. Use the calculator on this page for the arithmetic; use DOR for the receipt.
- Find the buyer-address site code on the Motor Vehicle Local Sales Tax Chart. Combined rate = 4.225% + local.
- Taxable base = purchase price minus billed trade-in (and billed rebate, if any). Multiply by the combined rate.
- Add title $8.50 + $9.00 = $17.50.
- Add plates from the horsepower band on the title, or $11.00 if you transfer plates. Add the EV/PHEV fuel decal if it applies.
Example 1 — Kansas City dealer, $38,000, 72+ one-year plates
Rate (KANSAS CITY ~ JACKSON COUNTY ~ KANSAS CITY ZOOLOGICAL DISTRICT): 8.975% Tax: $3,410.50 Title: $17.50 Plates (72+ 1-year): $60.25 Cash total: $3,488.25
Example 2 — St. Louis city private purchase, $18,500
Rate (ST LOUIS): 9.679% Tax (private): $1,790.62 Title: $17.50 Plates still follow horsepower — 72+ 1-year shown: $60.25 Private does not wipe tax.
Title fee: $8.50 plus $9 processing
Missouri title is two published lines, not one invented lump. The title fee is $8.50. Title processing is $9.00. Together: $17.50. That is the current Form 5113 pair.
Older $6.00 / $14.50 figures are stale. Search traffic still quotes “Missouri title fee 8.50 processing fee 6.00,” “title fee 14.50,” and “14.50 processing fee 6.00 registration.” Processing on this schedule is $9.00, not $6.00. Title plus processing is $17.50, not $14.50. Use Form 5113 and the Buying a Vehicle page — not a screenshot from a prior year.
Example 1 — Original title, no lien extra in this estimate
Every purchase in the tables above includes title $17.50 when the “tax + title + plates” column is on. Notice-of-lien processing is a separate $9.00-style office line when a lien is recorded; confirm the lien box with DOR rather than treating it as automatic.
Example 2 — Title transfer vs new plates
Moving a title into your name always hits the $8.50 + $9.00 pair. Plates are extra only when you need new ones or a transfer. Transferring plates you already own is $11.00, not a new horsepower charge.
Official sources:
- Form 5113 — title $8.50 + processing $9.00
- DOR Buying a Vehicle — same pair; plate transfer $2.00 + processing
Taxable horsepower and 2-year tags
“Missouri taxable horsepower,” “what is taxable horsepower in Missouri,” and “Missouri taxable horsepower chart” all point to the same DOR passenger table. Taxable horsepower is the figure printed on the Missouri title. This calculator does not reverse-engineer a 2018 Jeep Renegade — or any other VIN — into a horsepower band. If the title is not in front of you, ask the seller or the license office. Pickup trucks use DOR’s weight / local-versus-beyond-local table instead of this passenger chart.
Two-year (biennial) passenger plates are twice the one-year horsepower fee plus $18.00 processing. That is why two-year 72+ tags are $120.50 and two-year 24–35 tags are $66.50.
Example 1 — Read the title, then pick the band
Title says 12–23 taxable horsepower. One-year tags $30.25. Two-year tags $60.50. Do not “average” bands or borrow $51.25 from the 72+ row.
Example 2 — Electric vehicle registration row vs fuel decal
DOR lists electric vehicles with the under-12 / LSV registration row: $27.25 for one year. The 2026 special fuel decal is extra: $159.00 ($150.00 plus $9.00 processing). Those are two different lines. A plug-in hybrid model year 2018 or newer uses the PHEV decal $84.00. Do not use the 2025 $135 decal figure for 2026.
Used cars, private sales, and trade-ins
Missouri does not cut the sales-tax rate for a used car. A used $18,500 dealer car in St. Louis city is taxed at the same 9.679% as a new one. Private-party sales are still taxed: $1,790.62. A $1 “sale” to a relative is still a sale if money changed hands — use the gift path on Form 4298A when it is actually a gift.
Example 1 — Used dealer, no trade, St. Louis city $18,500
Tax $1,790.62. Title $17.50. Plates follow horsepower. Same rate as a new car at this address.
Example 2 — Used dealer with trade, Columbia $18,500 − $3,000
Taxable base $15,500 at 7.975% = $1,236.13. Keep both the purchase contract and the trade allowance on the documents the office will see. Sequential private trade-in credit (buy another titled vehicle within 180 days) is a DOR documentation path — do not assume it without both bills of sale.
Gifts, new residents, out-of-state credit, and EVs
Form 4298A lists the motor-vehicle sales-tax exemptions. This calculator models the ones DOR publishes in dollars, not folk rules.
- Gift (4298A #6) — tax $0.00 when the donor or decedent already paid Missouri tax and you attach a gift statement (Form 768 or equivalent). Write GIFT in the sale-price area. Title and plates still apply.
- New resident, titled/registered out of state 90 days or more (4298A #2) — additional Missouri sales tax $0.00.
- Owned out of state fewer than 90 days — pay the difference after credit for tax paid to the other state (4298A #7). Enter the tax already paid; this page subtracts it from Missouri combined tax.
- Military — there is no automatic Missouri sales-tax wipe on 4298A. The Military Reference Guide delays the title penalty for 180 days. Use the new-resident or out-of-state-credit boxes if you qualify as those, not a special military tax rate.
Example 1 — Gift of an $18,500 car
Sales tax $0.00. You still pay title $17.50 and plates. A $1 bill of sale is the wrong document if no money actually changed hands.
Example 2 — Kansas City BEV, $38,000, EV registration band
Tax: $3,410.50 Title: $17.50 EV / under-12 plates (1-year): $27.25 2026 passenger EV fuel decal: $159.00 Cash total: $3,614.25
If the title’s horsepower band is not the EV/under-12 row, pick the band on the title and still add the fuel decal. Conventional hybrids skip the decal.
Official sources:
- Form 4298A (04-2026) — gift #6, 90-day resident #2, out-of-state credit #7
- Form 768 — gift affidavit
- DOR Military Reference Guide — penalty delay, not a tax wipe
- DOR Special Fuel Decals — 2026 EV $150.00 + processing; PHEV $75.00 + processing
Personal property tax is not sales tax
Searches for “Missouri car property tax calculator,” “Missouri vehicle personal property tax calculator,” and “how much is property tax on a car in Missouri” are asking about county personal property tax, billed by the county collector — not DOR titling tax. This page does not estimate that bill. DOR does require a personal-property-tax receipt (or accepted substitute) before it will issue new plates. Pay the county what it assessed; then bring the receipt to the license office. Do not add a made-up “car property tax” percent onto the sales-tax line.
Example 1 — New plates on a dealer purchase
You still owe DOR sales/use tax at the buyer-address rate (Kansas City example: $3,410.50 on $38,000) plus title and horsepower plates. Separately, the county wants personal property tax on vehicles it assesses. Two agencies, two bills.
Example 2 — Renewal tags you already own
Renewal is plates (and any fuel decal), not a second sales tax. Personal property tax may still be due to the county on the same car. This calculator is the DOR purchase / original-issue stack, not the county millage file.
What this page does not estimate
This is an on-highway motor-vehicle tax, title, and passenger-plate estimator. It does not invent fees Search Console also shows.
- Boats and outboard motors — “Missouri boat sales tax calculator” is a different DOR chart. Do not use these car rates on a hull.
- Driver licenses, Class E, permits, temp tags as a dollar default — DOR publishes those on other fee lists. This page does not price a 30-day permit unless you look it up on Buying a Vehicle ($5 plus processing at a license office).
- Safety inspection and emissions test prices — required in the situations DOR lists (generally vehicles 11+ years or 150,000+ miles for safety; St. Louis City and listed counties for emissions). There is no official statewide test price to hard-code here. Enter shop quotes in the calculator only as a pass-through, not as a DOR fee.
- Late title penalty as a running calculator — DOR’s ladder is $25 on day 31, plus $25 each 30 days, maximum $200. This page does not accrue that penalty for you. Title on time.
- Leases, TANF, real-estate property tax, generic “Missouri sales tax calculator” for groceries — different statutes.
- VIN-specific taxable horsepower for a named model — read the title.
How to use this calculator
- Stay on this Missouri calculator page — do not hunt a second article URL.
- Choose the buyer-address site that matches your title application (St. Louis city, Kansas City row, Springfield, Columbia, Ozark, Marshall, and the rest of the chart).
- Enter purchase price, billed trade-in, and whether the seller is a Missouri dealer or not.
- Set gift or 90-day new resident only when Form 4298A actually applies.
- Pick the horsepower band from the title (or plate transfer). Turn on two-year plates if that is the product you want. Add EV/PHEV if the fuel-decal page applies.
- Read tax, title, plates, and total separately. The live figures in this article update from the same sheet as the widget.
Two complete buying examples
Example 1 — Kansas City dealer, $38,000, 72+ one-year plates
Buyer site: KANSAS CITY ~ JACKSON COUNTY ~ KANSAS CITY ZOOLOGICAL DISTRICT Combined rate: 8.975% Sales/use tax: $3,410.50 Title ($8.50 + $9.00): $17.50 Plates: $60.25 Total: $3,488.25 Same deal, two-year plates: $3,548.50
Bring a personal-property-tax receipt if you need new plates. Confirm the Zoo-district / Jackson row still matches your address on the current quarter’s chart.
Example 2 — St. Louis city, $18,500 private sale
Buyer site: ST LOUIS Combined rate: 9.679% Private tax: $1,790.62 Title: $17.50 If instead this were a documented gift: tax $0.00
St. Louis County unincorporated is not this row — that combined rate is 7.738%. City vs county is the expensive mix-up on the east side of the state.
Common questions
How much is tax, title, and license on a $38,000 car in Missouri?
Tax follows the buyer’s address: $3,678.02 in St. Louis city, $3,410.50 on the Kansas City row above, $3,078.00 in Springfield. Title is $17.50. 72+ one-year plates are $60.25. Kansas City cash stack: $3,488.25.
How much is sales tax on a $25,000 car in Missouri?
State piece only: $1,056.25. St. Louis city: $2,419.75. Always add local. There is no one “Missouri car tax rate.”
What is the sales tax rate on cars in Missouri?
Statewide 4.225%, plus local. Combined examples: St. Louis city 9.679%, Kansas City (this chart row) 8.975%, Springfield 8.1%, Columbia 7.975%, Jefferson City 7.85%, Ozark 8.85%, Marshall 8.475%.
How much are 2-year tags in Missouri?
Twice the horsepower fee plus $18.00 processing. 12–23: $60.50. 24–35: $66.50. 72+: $120.50.
How much does it cost to title a car in Missouri?
$8.50 + $9.00 = $17.50. Not $6.00 processing and not a $14.50 lump from an older schedule.
Where do I find taxable horsepower?
On the Missouri title. This page will not assign horsepower to a 2018 Jeep Renegade or any other VIN. Use DOR’s passenger table once you have the number.
Do I pay sales tax on a used car or a private sale?
Yes, at the same buyer-address combined rate, unless Form 4298A exempts the transfer. Private $18,500 in St. Louis city: $1,790.62. Gift with proof: $0.00.
I am moving to Missouri. Do I pay sales tax again?
If the vehicle was titled and registered in the other state for 90 days or more, additional Missouri sales tax is $0.00 under 4298A #2. Fewer than 90 days: you generally pay Missouri combined tax minus tax already paid (#7). Military status by itself does not zero the tax.
Is Missouri car property tax the same as sales tax?
No. Sales/use tax is the DOR titling tax on this page. Personal property tax is county. A PPT receipt is often required to buy new plates. This calculator does not estimate county millage on a car.
Does Missouri have a DMV?
Motor-vehicle titles, plates, and this sales tax are Department of Revenue and contract license offices. “Missouri DMV calculator” searches still land here because that is how people name the office.
What about boats, motorcycles, or inspection stickers?
Boats are out of scope. Motorcycle title and tax can use the same 4.225% + local idea, but this passenger horsepower table is not a motorcycle chart. Inspection and emissions prices are shop quotes, not DOR statewide fees.
Before you sign
Match the site code to the address that will be on the title application. Separate sales tax from title $17.50 and from horsepower plates. Do not use a $6.00 processing memory, a $14.50 title memory, a 4% rate without the extra 0.225 point, or a 2025 EV decal on a 2026 purchase. If the transfer is a gift or a 90-day move-in, use Form 4298A — not a $1 bill of sale. Then verify the receipt at a Missouri license office.
Complete reference list:
- DOR Buying a Vehicle — dor.mo.gov/motor-vehicle/titling-registration/buying-vehicle.html
- DOR Motor Vehicle Fees — dor.mo.gov/motor-vehicle/titling-registration/fees.html
- Form 5113 Customer Fee Schedule — dor.mo.gov/forms/5113.pdf
- Motor Vehicle Local Sales Tax Chart (Jul–Sep 2026) — dor.mo.gov/forms/MV%20-%20Local%20Sales%20Tax.pdf
- Form 4298A — dor.mo.gov/forms/4298A.pdf
- Form 768 — dor.mo.gov/forms/768.pdf
- Special Fuel Decals (2026) — dor.mo.gov/motor-vehicle/fuel-decals.html
- Military Reference Guide — dor.mo.gov/forms/Military%20Reference%20Guide.pdf
- RSMo § 144.020 (state rate structure); § 144.025 (trade-in); § 142.869 (special fuel decal)
Disclaimer: This article and the VehicleTaxCalculator.com Missouri calculator are estimates for planning. They are not affiliated with the Missouri Department of Revenue or contract license offices. Combined rates come from the Motor Vehicle Local Sales Tax Chart used by the calculator (July–September 2026). Title is $8.50 plus $9.00. Passenger plates follow DOR’s taxable-horsepower table plus processing. Gift and 90-day new-resident examples are $0 sales tax when Form 4298A applies; title and plates still apply. County personal property tax, boats, driver licenses, inspection shop prices, and the late-title penalty ladder are not priced here. Final tax is set by DOR from the applicant’s address; final title and plate fees by DOR or a license office. Dealer documentary fees, liens, specialty plates, and penalties may add more. Verify the chart and Form 5113. This is not legal, tax, or lending advice.