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Vehicle Registration Fees - Seattle |
Seattle Car Registration Fees
How much will it cost?
Your title and registration fees depend on several factors, including the weight of your vehicle, where you live, and the type of license plates you are renewing.
- If you are registering a vehicle or boat for the first time, please contact a vehicle licensing office near you to find out exactly how much it will cost.
- If your tabs are due to expire within 6 months, you can calculate your vehicle tab fees to find out how much it will cost to renew your tabs.
Fee tables
The tables below show the fees that may apply to you. For more information about what is included in these fees, contact your local vehicle licensing office.
| Passenger vehicle registration fees |
| Description |
Fee |
Other fees that may apply |
| Annual vehicle registration fee |
Varies by weight of vehicle:
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| Annual registration fee for vehicles powered by propane, butane, or natural gas |
Depends on scale weight of vehicle. See:
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| Replacement fees |
| Description |
Fee |
Other fees that may apply |
| Mandatory replacement license plates (to replace standard plates every 7 years) |
- Vehicles with 2 plates: $27.75
- Motorcycles: $7.75
- Trailers and vehicles with 1 plate: $15.75
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- Subagent fee (if filing at any licensing office except a county auditor): $4
- Fee to keep same plate number: $20
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Replacement tabs
(to replace lost or damaged tabs) |
$4.25 |
Subagent fee (if filing at any licensing office except a county auditor): $4 |
Duplicate registration
(to replace a lost registration) |
$5 |
Subagent fee (if filing at any licensing office except a county auditor): $4 |
Duplicate title
(to replace a lost title) |
$9 |
Subagent fee (if filing at any licensing office except a county auditor): $10 |
| Vehicle title change fees |
| Description |
Fee |
Other fees that may apply |
Title transfer fee
(to change ownership of a vehicle or add/delete the name of a registered owner) |
$15.50 |
- Subagent fee (if filing at any licensing office except a county auditor): $10
- Use tax (if no sales tax paid when vehicle purchased): Based on sales tax at purchaser’s address. See Dept. of Revenue Tax Rate Lookup Tool.
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| Fee to change your name on a title or change/add/delete the name of a lien holder on a title |
$9 |
Subagent fee (if filing at any licensing office except a county auditor): $10 |
| Motorcycle fees |
| Description |
Fee |
Other fees that may apply |
| Annual motorcycle registration fee |
$43.75 |
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| Truck and commercial vehicle fees |
| Description |
Fee |
Other fees that may apply |
| Annual truck or commercial vehicle registration fee |
Varies by declared gross weight. See:
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| Recreational vehicle fees |
| Description |
Fee |
Other fees that may apply |
| Annual motorhome registration fee |
$111.75 |
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| Annual travel trailer registration fee |
$36.75 |
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| Annual camper registration fee |
- Original: $11.65
- Renewal: $10.25
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- Subagent fee (if filing at any licensing office except county auditor): $4
- Inspection fees (if required)
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| Non-commercial trailer fees |
| Description |
Fee |
Other fees that may apply |
| Annual boat trailer registration fee |
Varies by weight of trailer:
- Single axle and 2,000 lbs. or less scale weight: $21.75
- Over 2,000 lbs. scale weight: $36.75
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| Annual horse trailer or utility trailer registration fee |
Varies by weight of trailer:
- Single axle and 2,000 lbs. or less scale weight: $18.75
- Over 2,000 lbs. scale weight: $33.75
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| Boat fees |
| Description |
Fee |
Other fees that may apply |
| Annual vessel registration fee |
$20.25 |
- Subagent fee (if filing at any licensing office except a county auditor): $4
- Vessel excise tax: .5% of taxable value of vessel ($5 minimum )
For details, contact a vehicle licensing office.
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| Snowmobile fees |
| Description |
Fee |
Other fees that may apply |
| Annual snowmobile registration fee |
Varies by age of snowmobile:
- Less than 30 years: $33.75
- 30 years or older: $15.75
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- Subagent fee (if filing at any licensing office except a county auditor): $4
- Inspection fees (if required)
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| Manufactured home and mobile home fees |
| Description |
Fee |
Other fees that may apply |
| Mobile home park registration fee (if home is located in a park) |
$100 |
Subagent fee (if filing at any licensing office except a county auditor): $10 |
| Mobile home title transfer fee |
$24 |
Subagent fee (if filing at any licensing office except a county auditor): $10 |
| Mobile home title elimination fee (if home is moved from a park and affixed to the homeowner’s property) |
$49 |
Subagent fee (if filing at any licensing office except a county auditor): $10 |
| Inspection fees (all vehicles) |
| Description |
Fee |
| Emissions testing fee (every 2 years in Clark, King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Spokane counties) |
$15
(Paid at test station at time of test) |
| One-time fee to verify the vehicle identification number (VIN) when registering an out-of-state vehicle in Washington for first time |
$15
(Paid to DOL with registration fees) |
| One-time fee for WA State Patrol inspection of salvaged, rebuilt, or homemade vehicles |
- Inspection only: $65
- Inspection with VIN assignment: $70
(Paid to DOL with registration fees) |
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