What Utah charges to buy and title a car in 2026: the vehicle tax (Sales and use tax at purchase, plus an annual age-based uniform fee (in lieu of property tax) at registration) at the verified state figure, with the trade-in credited the way Utah allows. Registration is annual and itemised below — it varies too much by vehicle to fake a single number.
at 6.1% on $27,000.00
| Taxable base | $27,000.00 |
| Vehicle tax | $1,647.00 |
| Title fee | See rules |
| Tax + title | $1,647.00 |
Registration (annual): Base registration fee + age-based uniform fee for passenger cars: $150 (model years 2024-2026), $110 (2021-2023), $80 (2018-2020), $50 (2015-2017), $10 (2014 and older)
Sales and use tax at purchase, plus an annual age-based uniform fee (in lieu of property tax) at registration. Combined state + local rate set by the locality of purchase (dealer sale) or registration address (private sale) - see the Tax Commission rate chart; no single statewide vehicle rate
Source: official Utah source.
Utah credits your trade-in against the tax — the base above already reflects it.
Trade-in treatment per the official source.
Title: amount not published in the verified research — see the official source. Registration: Base registration fee + age-based uniform fee for passenger cars: $150 (model years 2024-2026), $110 (2021-2023), $80 (2018-2020), $50 (2015-2017), $10 (2014 and older)
Fees change; the DMV schedule governs.
Often not: several states tax the greater of the price or a book/standard value (Texas presumptive value, Delaware NADA, Vermont J.D. Power). The calculator uses your price; the agency may not.
Because local taxes add on top of the state figure shown here — the dealer collects the combined rate for your address.
Usually a credit for tax paid to the first state, or a reduced new-resident rate (Georgia charges 3% TAVT to newcomers) — the destination state's rules are on its page.
Utah Car Sales Tax Calculator for 2026: Utah's vehicle tax on a $35,000 purchase with an $8,000 trade-in is $1,647.00. Rates from the state DMV/DOR.
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The tax, title fee and registration position for buying a car in Utah in 2026, from the state DMV/DOR.
On $35,000 with an $8,000 trade-in, the tax is $1,647.00.
Combined state + local rate set by the locality of purchase (dealer sale) or registration address (private sale) - see the Tax Commission rate chart; no single statewide vehicle rate
On the test purchase, $1,647.00 — the page runs your own price.
Yes, and it is applied in the calculation.
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