Tax on the purchase
6.25%
Sales tax. No local add-on: 6.25% is the whole motor-vehicle rate.
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Texas Out-the-Door Price Calculator with tax & dealer fees
Texas’s 6.25% sales tax, the $33 title fee, registration and a typical $150 dealer doc fee are already filled in. Enter the price and read the total.
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Car sales tax and fees in Texas
The figures the calculator fills in for Texas, and where each comes from. Rates checked September 2026; every field in the tool stays editable.
Trade-in credit
Yes
Texas charges the tax on the price after your trade-in comes off, so a trade-in saves its own value plus 6.25% of it in tax.
Title and registration
$33 + $51
Title fee, then registration ($50.75 state fee plus county road-and-bridge and inspection fees.).
Dealer doc fee
$150 typical
No hard cap; $225 safe harbor is the safe-harbor threshold. The dealer sets it and it is negotiable.
Worked example
A $35,000 car in Texas, out the door
With a $5,000 trade-in, using the figures above.
Worked example
- Vehicle selling price
- $35,000
- Sales tax at 6.25% on $30,000 (price after trade-in)
- +$1,875
- Title fee
- +$33
- Registration
- +$51
- Dealer doc fee (typical; $225 safe harbor)
- +$150
- Less trade-in allowance
- −$5,000
Out-the-door price
$32,109
Tax and fees add $2,109 to a $35,000 car in Texas with a $5,000 trade-in. The trade-in is worth its $5,000 plus the $313 of tax it removes, because Texas taxes the price after the trade comes off.
Two dealers quoting the same $35,000 can land hundreds apart on the doc fee alone; Texas sets no hard cap on it. Ask for the out-the-door price in writing and compare that.
Figures from the state table on this page; counties and cities may add to the rate. Rounded to the dollar.
Questions
Texas out-the-door price FAQ
How much is sales tax on a car in Texas?
Texas's sales tax on a vehicle purchase is 6.25%. No local add-on: 6.25% is the whole motor-vehicle rate. Texas charges the tax on the price after your trade-in comes off, so a trade-in saves its own value plus 6.25% of it in tax.
What is the doc fee in Texas?
Texas sets no hard cap: $225 is the safe-harbor threshold above which a dealer must justify the fee, and $150 is typical. It is the dealer's number and negotiable.
What are the title and registration fees in Texas?
The certificate-of-title fee is $33. Registration is about $51 for a typical passenger car; $50.75 state fee plus county road-and-bridge and inspection fees.
Does a trade-in reduce sales tax in Texas?
Texas charges the tax on the price after your trade-in comes off, so a trade-in saves its own value plus 6.25% of it in tax.
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How other states compare
5 states
| State | Tax rate | What it is called | Trade-in cuts tax? | Title fee | Registration | Doc fee cap | Typical doc fee | Notes |
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| Texas | 6.25% | Sales tax | Yes | $33 | $51 | $225 safe harbor | $150 | No local add-on: 6.25% is the whole motor-vehicle rate. $50.75 state fee plus county road-and-bridge and inspection fees. Texas sets no hard cap: $225 is the OCCC safe harbor, above which a dealer must justify the fee. $150 is typical. |
| California | 7.25% | Sales tax | No | $23 | $103 | $85 | $85 | Districts add roughly 0.15% to 3% on top. $74 base plus the $29 CHP fee; the value-based license fee and transportation improvement fee are extra. California taxes the full price; a trade-in does not reduce the tax. Capped by law — CA Vehicle Code 11713.1. |
| Florida | 6% | Sales tax | Yes | $78 | $225 | None found | $899 | Counties add a discretionary surtax on the first $5,000 only. No statutory cap found; the dealer sets it, so it is negotiable. |
| New York | 4% | Sales tax | Yes | $50 | $140 | $175 | $175 | Counties add substantially; New York City is about 8.875% in total. Priced on weight, two-year registration. Capped by law. |
| Pennsylvania | 6% | Sales tax | Yes | $67 | $48 | $490 | $449 | Allegheny County adds 1%; Philadelphia adds 2%. Capped by law — CPI-indexed each year. |
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