How much is car registration in Australia in 2025?

Car registration costs vary depending on your state or territory, and take into account factors like your vehicle's weight, what you use it for, and where you drive it.

In Australia, car registration can cost a few hundred to a couple of thousand dollars per year. 

Some states will also lump together rego fees with your Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance. This is the insurance cover you need to legally drive on Australian roads, and generally covers liability for costs related to injuries or deaths caused while driving (details differ state-to-state).

Since there’s no federal oversight, you’ll need to know exactly how things work where you live. So, here’s a breakdown of car rego costs and details in each Aussie state and territory. All figures accurate as at 1 September 2025.

In NSW, car registration is made up of an $82 annual rego fee and an annual vehicle tax that depends on the weight of your car, and whether it's for private use or business use.

In addition to the $82 fee, here is the annual vehicle tax you can expect:

• Private-use vehicles. Depending on your vehicle’s weight, you’ll pay between $270 to $1,481 per year. For a popular modern car like a 2024 Toyota Corolla Ascent Sport (weighing approx. 1,355 kg), registration would cost you about $462/year in NSW ($82 fee + $380 tax). This does not include the number plate fee or inspection fee, if applicable.
• Business-use vehicles. Depending on the weight, the tax will cost between $436 and $2,801 per year for vehicles up to 4.5 tonnes. A separate national registration scheme applies to vehicles heavier than this.

Keep in mind, prices differ for motorcycles, trailers and caravans, and CTP insurance is a separate fee you’ll also need to pay.

For official info on other registration costs or concessions, the Service NSW website is where to go.

NSW CTP insurance providers

In NSW, you'll need a CTP 'Green Slip' from one of six insurers. You can compare them all instantly using the official SIRA Green Slip Check tool.

The six insurers regulated by SIRA are:

• AAMI
• Allianz
• GIO
• NRMA
• QBE
• Youi

Ready to explore other types of cover? Our car insurance hub is a great next stop, with a rundown of trusted providers and other helpful resources.

Things get a little more complicated in the capital...

In the ACT, your rego fee is made up of:

• Motor Accident Injuries (MAI) insurance
• A motor accident levy
• Road safety contribution and rescue fee
• Car registration fee. 

You can register your car for three, six and 12 month periods The biggest change, which started in 2024, is that the main car registration fee is now based on your vehicle's CO₂ emissions, not its weight. Other costs, like your MAI insurance, can also vary depending on if the car is for personal or business use.

To help you get a good idea of the cost, we used the official Access Canberra registration calculator for a popular modern car: the 2023 non-hyToyota Corolla Ascent Sport (with CO₂ emissions of 139 g/km). The total annual cost, including the main registration fee, all other levies, and MAI insurance, came out to $1,168.

MAI insurance providers in the ACT

The MAI insurance providers in the ACT include:

• AAMI
• APIA
• GIO
• NRMA

If you're looking for more than just compulsory cover, our car insurance hub features a list of trusted providers and helpful guides. 

Victoria mixes the calculations up in a different way, with rego prices changing depending on the risk level of the area you live, and if you have a passenger car or a goods-carrying vehicle. Your rego fee also includes the Transport Accident Commission charge, which is Victoria’s version of CTP. This means you don’t have to worry about two separate charges. 

According to the the VicRoads rego page, here are the rego costs for a standard passenger vehicle in Victoria If you drive a sedan, station wagon, hatch, or 4WD are:

• Metropolitan area (high risk zone): $930.70/year
• Outer metropolitan (medium risk zone): $871.30/year
• Rural (low risk zone): $800.90/year

And here are the rego costs for goods-carrying vehicles in Victoria If you drive a dual-cab ute or utility vehicle:

• Metropolitan area (high risk zone): $931.80/year
• Outer metropolitan (medium risk zone): $789.90/year
• Rural (low risk zone): $652.40/year

With CTP covered with your registration, you might now be thinking about covering your car. To learn more about cover for your wheels and to check out some attractive options, visit Mozo’s car insurance hub.

Queensland also bundles CTP into the total registration costs. And because the CTP insurance premium varies depending on the insurer you choose, the total registration cost is presented as a range. The figures below are effective from October 1, 2025, and were sourced from the Queensland Government's transport website.

• 1 to 3 cylinder and electric vehicles: $749.05 - $764.05/year
• 4 cylinder vehicles: $828.80 - $843.70/year
• 5 or 6 cylinder vehicles: $1,046.15 - $1,061.15/year
• 7 or 8 cylinder vehicles: $1,282.60 - $1,297.60/year
• 9 to 12 cylinder vehicles: $1,425.50 - $1,440.50/year

Queensland CTP providers

When you pay your registration, you can choose which licensed insurer provides your CTP insurance. Your choices in Queensland are:

• Allianz
• QBE
• Suncorp

And if you need more than CTP, our car insurance hub is a great place to learn about comprehensive and third party options. 

You’ll be paying rego and CTP separately in South Australia but registration costs are once again rather complex.

The SA registration site lists costs for one, three and 12-month rego options, which are impacted by the type of vehicle you’re registering, its cylinders, and for utility vehicles and vans, the weight.

But there are also two 'streams' of pricing – one for metropolitan areas and one for country areas. Rates listed under ‘country’ are slightly cheaper than those under ‘metropolitan’.

As a starting point, registering a four-cylinder sedan or station wagon for a full year costs $675 for those in metro areas, or $575 in the country. This does not include your separate CTP insurance premium.

CTP providers in South Australia

When it comes to your compulsory CTP insurance in South Australia, your choices include:

• AAMI
• Allianz
• NRMA
• QBE
• Youi

Need a bit more than CTP? Head on over to our car insurance hub, where you can find our top picks for comprehensive car insurance for your car and others’ property.

They get rather technical with rego fees in WA (it’s referred to as a vehicle license fee here).

It’s based on vehicle weight, but the WA registration page lists the costs as per-100kg, rather than giving rough estimates, so you’ll need to do some maths to figure out your car’s potential rego fee.

For a standard motor car weighing 1,700kg, car registration in WA costs $493.48/year, not including the administration fee. 

CTP is sold separately and exclusively by the Insurance Commission of Western Australia.

Tassie drivers are looking at rego fees based on car cylinders in addition to a separate motor tax and Tasmania’s CTP equivalent, the Motor Accident Insurance Board (MAIB) fee.

If you're registering a private car with 3 cylinders or less you're looking at about $627.44 for the first year, and about $601.66 for yearly renewal (your first year's costs include your plate fee). And that's before the $142 Motor Tax ($142) and the $298 MAIB fee.Of course, these figures will differ depending on your vehicle, and you can check specific pricing at the Tasmania car rego site.

Or for more car insurance options, including comprehensive insurance for your vehicle, our car insurance hub is a great place to start.

Registration prices include Motor Accidents Compensation (MAC) in the NT, which is yet another version of CTP. The overall cost is calculated based on the number of cylinders as well as engine size, and can be paid annually or at one, three and six-month intervals.

For 12-month rego, prices sit between $672.25 and $841.25 for cars with four cylinders and an engine size less than 3000cc. Over this level, it gradually increases alongside engine size to a maximum of $1,400.25.

Check out the tables at the NT rego site for detailed price tiers.

And since your CTP is covered in your rego costs, the next step is to look into getting insurance that covers your ride and other people’s property. A good place to start is our car insurance hub.