Vehicle registration renewal fees

Registration fees for Travis County

Base registration fee - varies by weight and class

Check out the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles’ registration fees.

In addition to the base registration fee, in Travis County you will pay:

• $1 to the Texas Department of Public Safety
• $11.50 in local fees, including the county road and bridge, and child safety fund fees
• $4.75 for processing and handling
• You will also owe your state inspection fee, which varies by vehicle class. Fee table available from Texas Department of Motor Vehicles at TwoStepsOneSticker.com/Motorists
• For credit card payments, $3 flat fee for a renewal $100 or less and an additional 3% on the amount owed for registrations above $100. (This money pays for card fees and the vendor that processes card payments for the tax office.) There is a  $1 discount to renew online and no card fees. (We can only accept cash payment for permits.)

Cost of registration for a passenger vehicle or light truck

Your total registration fee in Travis County, as printed on the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles’ registration renewal notice, is usually around $70 to $80 for the typical passenger car or light truck.

We cannot give you an exact amount because the inspection fee varies. (If you owe a much different amount than this, your vehicle is in a different weight class or category.)

Motorcycle or moped registration

Your total registration fee in Travis County, as printed on the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles’ registration renewal notice, is about $60, depending on your inspection costs, which can vary.

Inspection fees

State law requires us to collect state inspection fees for motor vehicles when you renew your annual registration. What you paid at the inspection station was for the inspection service. What you owe at the tax office is the actual state inspection fee. For more information, visit TwoStepsOneSticker.com/Motorists.

Late registration sticker renewal

The sticker renewal date stays the same. For example, if your sticker expired in January and you are renewing in March, your new sticker will still have the January renewal date. If you received a ticket for an expired sticker, you will owe a state penalty for being late.