Estimate the annual vehicle-registration fee in California for a passenger car.
An approximate California annual registration estimate built from a reference base fee plus load for heavy vehicles and higher-value cars. Real fees are set by state statute and many counties add local taxes.
Fee
Fee = base + heavy surcharge + value surcharge
Approximate reference fee only.
No — it is a reference figure. DMV schedules, weight classes and local add-ons produce the real total.
Counties often add excise or property tax on top of registration — see the vehicle property tax calculator for states that levy one.