How Much Did I Pay To Register My Car Last Year

Registration Fees by Vehicle Blazon

All vehicles must be registered to legally exist driven in Iowa. The annual registration fees are determined by Iowa Code sections 321.109 and 321.115 through 321.124 and are to be paid to the county treasurer's office in the county of residence.

A summary of registration fees by vehicle blazon has been provided below:

Ambulance - Motor vehicle equipped with life support systems used for transporting ill or injured persons needing medical care to medical facilities.
$50

Antique Vehicles - Motor vehicle 25 years one-time or older
Purchased/Transferred on or after January 1, 2009:

Standard minimum fee for the vehicle type applies

Grandfather Clause – Titled/Registered prior to January 1, 2009

Model Year 1970-1983 - $23
Model Yr 1969 & older - $sixteen

Autocycle - An autocycle is a 3-wheeled vehicle that has a steering cycle and seating that does non require the operator to straddle or sit astride. These vehicles typically take saucepan seats, seat belts, a steering wheel, and gas and restriction pedals similar to a automobile.

Model Years Old	Fee
i - v	$xx
6 or older	$10

Buses - Excluding church, private school and transit bus
Fee is formulated based on gross weight of empty vehicle plus 150 pounds multiplied by the number of passenger seats in the vehicle.

Motorbus Fees Chart

Church Motorcoach
$25

Private-School Motorbus
No Fee – Plates Issued at State Level

Transit Bus
No Fee – Plates Issued at Land Level

Electrical Vehicles - Fee is based on weight and list price of the vehicle. Showtime with January 2020 renewals, an additional supplemental registration fee will exist imposed on Battery Electrical and Plug-in Hybrid Electric vehicles equally required by the Iowa Legislature, HF767. The purpose of the supplemental registration fee is to mitigate the touch on of those vehicles generating little to no fuel tax used to fund Iowa roads. The supplemental registration fee will be phased in over three years first January ane, 2020.

The formula to calculate the registration fee for electric vehicles is as follows: $0.forty per hundred pounds of vehicle weight, plus a percentage of the vehicle list price (reduced for older model years), plus the supplemental registration fee (based on vehicle type and phased in flow).

Registration Fee Based on List Price and Age of Vehicle

Model Years Old	Percent of List Price
1 - 7	1.00
8 - 9	0.75
ten - xi	0.fifty
12 and subsequently	$50

Supplemental Registration Fee for Passenger Electric Vehicles - phased in over iii years beginning January one, 2020

Vehicle Type	January 2020 Fee	January 2021 Fee	January 2022 Fee
Battery Electric (BEV)	$65.00	$97.50	$130.00
Plug-in Hybrid Electric (PHEV)	$32.50	$48.75	$65.00

Example - January 2022 Renewal of a 2019 Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV)

Weight: iv,000 X .40% =	$xvi
List Price: $35,500 Ten 1% =	$350
Supplemental Fee: Bombardment Electrical Vehicle (BEV) =	$130
Almanac Fee =	$496

Hearse
$50

Motor Homes

Form	Suggested Retail List Price	Model Years Old	Fee
Class A	$80,000 & over:	1 - 5	$400
		half-dozen & older	$300
	$40,000 to $79,999:	one - 5	$200
		half dozen & older	$150
	$xx,000 to $39,999:	1 - 5	$140
		6 & older	$105
	Less than $xx,000:	1 - 5	$120
		vi & older	$85

Form B (Van type vehicle)		ane - v	$90
		6 & older	$65

Class C		1 - five	$110
		6 & older	$eighty

Motorbike

Model Years Quondam	Fee*
1 - 5	$20*
6 or older	$x*

* Beginning with January 2020 renewals, an additional supplemental registration fee will be imposed on Battery Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Electrical Motorcycles every bit required by the Iowa Legislature,HF767. The purpose of the supplemental registration fee is to mitigate the bear on of those vehicles generating little to no fuel tax used to fund Iowa roads. The supplemental registration fee will be phased in over a three year period as outlined in the post-obit table:

Supplemental Registration Fee for Battery Electrical (BEV) and Plug-in Electric (PHEV) Motorcycles - phased in over three years beginning January i, 2020

Vehicle Blazon	January 2020 Fee	January 2021 Fee	January 2022 Fee
Motorcycle (BEV or PHEV)	$4.fifty	$six.75	$ix.00

Motorized Bicycle or Moped
$seven

Motorsport/Recreational Vehicle
$400

Multipurpose Vehicle - 1992 and older models
$55 - Examples: Chevrolet Blazer, Ford Bronco, IHC Scout, AMC Jeep CJ, and Dodge Ram Charger.

$lx - Special Equipped

321.109 - A multipurpose vehicle that has permanently installed equipment manufactured for and necessary to assist a person with a disability, who is either the owner or a member of the owner's household, in entering and exiting the vehicle, or if the owner or a fellow member of the owner's household uses a wheelchair equally his/her only means of mobility, the annual registration fee is $60.

Peculiarly Equipped Vehicle Owner's Certification

Passenger cars (excluding Bombardment Electric & Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles), low speed vehicles, 1993 and newer multipurpose vehicles, & 2010 and newer model year trucks (10K or less)
(Pertains to all vehicles where the registration fees are based on weight and list price of the vehicle.)

The formula is calculated every bit follows: $0.40 per hundred pounds of vehicle weight, plus

Model Years Sometime	Percent of List Price
1 - 7	ane.00
8 - 9	0.75
10 - xi	0.50
12 and subsequently	$50

Example: Weight: 3,000 pounds, listing price: $xviii,500

3,000 X .40% =	$12
$xviii,500 X i% =	$185
Annual Fee =	$197

Special Truck & Truck Tractor
Special Truck Fees Chart

Semi-Trailer (includes 5^th wheel and goose-cervix) - Some function of the weight of the semi-trailer and load rests upon the towing vehicle. Trailers more than ii,000 lbs.
$30

Regular Trailer - Less than 2,000 lbs.
$20

Travel Trailer - Designed as a identify of human habitation for holiday or recreational purposes. Based on square footage of flooring space rounded to nearest whole dollar.

Model Years Old	Fee
1 - vi	$ .30 per sq. ft.
7 & older	75% of original fee

Regular Truck, Truck Tractor and Buses
Gross weight or combined gross weight of combination of vehicles. Certain motor trucks registered for vi tons or less, towing trailers or semi trailers, not for hire, are exempt from registration for combined gross weight.

Regular Truck Fees Chart

Business Trade Truck
A business organisation trade truck is 2010 model year or newer and weighs 10k or less and owned by a Corp., LLC, or Partnership, or by a person who files a schedule C or schedule F class with IRS which is eligible for depreciation under the IRS Code.

Leased - Same to a higher place criteria except: The lessee is a Corp, LLC, or Partnership and the truck is used primarily for purposes of the business organization, or the lessee is a person who files a schedule C or F grade with IRS and the truck is used primarily for purposes of the person's own business or farming performance.

Penalties, up to $2,250, apply for falsely registering a vehicle as a business-trade truck. The owner must cocky-certify on the title application and each renewal to maintain business-merchandise usage.

Business Trade Truck Nautical chart