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Car registration fees in Maryland

Registering a car in Maryland costs about $126, on top of a dealer doc fee averaging $800 and a vehicle sales-tax rate of 6%. Together these are part of the real cost of putting a car on the road here — see the calculator below with Maryland’s tax pre-filled.

Your Maryland car payment, with tax

Price & financing
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Common: 48 / 60 / 72

Monthly payment

$960.62

$47,940 financed at 7.5% for 60 mo

Total interest

$9,697

Sales tax

$2,940

Total of payments

$57,637

YearPrincipalInterestBalance
Year 1$8,210$3,317$39,730
Year 2$8,848$2,680$30,882
Year 3$9,535$1,993$21,347
Year 4$10,275$1,253$11,072
Year 5$11,072$455$0

The numbers behind this estimate

Sourced figures last verified 2026-10-11
FigureValueSource · verified
Sales tax on vehiclesGeneral rate; vehicle excise not separately verified.6%Tax Foundation — State & Local Sales Tax Rates, Midyear 2026 · 2026-07-06
Average dealer doc feeCapped (Md. Transp. 15-311.1).$800QuoteDefender — 2026 Dealer Doc Fee by State · 2026-10-11
Registration feeAnnual passenger-car registration, 3,500–3,700 lb bracket (≤3,500 lb $120.50; >3,700 lb $191.50). Title $200. Effective 2025-09-01.$126Maryland MVA — Fee Listing · 2025-09-01

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