Colorado Vehicle Registration Fee Calculator

Colorado stacks a weight fee, an age fee, the Specific Ownership Tax and two safety surcharges.

Verified September 20, 2026 · against the official fee schedule

Source: Colorado Revised Statutes — C.R.S. 42-3-306, 42-3-107 and 43-4-804/805. Amounts cross-checked against the Colorado DMV fee page.
“Weighing two thousand pounds or less, six dollars ... For motor vehicles less than seven years old, twelve dollars ... The taxable value of every item of Class C ... shall be eighty-five percent of the manufacturer’s suggested retail price ... First year 2.10% ... Tenth and each later year $3”
Last verified: September 20, 2026.

Original MSRP when new (USD) Vehicle weight (lbs) Year of service

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Specific Ownership Tax schedule

Year of service	Rate on taxable value
1st year	2.10%
2nd year	1.50%
3rd year	1.20%
4th year	0.90%
5th through 9th year	0.45%
10th year and later	Flat $3

C.R.S. 42-3-107(9) and (10). Taxable value is 85 percent of MSRP and never changes for the life of the vehicle. The model year counts as the first year of service.

Two changes most sites miss

The age-of-vehicle fee moved to $12, $10 and $7 on July 1, 2026. The older $9, $7 and $5 schedule was repealed on that date.

The road safety surcharge is temporarily $3.70 lower for registration periods between September 1, 2025 and August 31, 2027 under Senate Bill 25-258. It returns to the full statutory amount on September 1, 2027.

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