Car Registration Cost in New South Wales (2026-27)
Registration fee: $84.00 + Motor vehicle tax (1151–1500 kg tare, private): $391.00 + NSW registration discount (1 September 2026 – 31 August 2027): $-100.00
Transport for NSW — vehicle registration fees · rates effective 1 July 2025New South Wales splits rego into two government charges. There's a base registration fee that's the same for every light vehicle, and a motor vehicle tax that climbs with the car's tare (unladen) weight, so the heavier the car, the more tax it attracts. Private and business vehicles sit on separate scales, and business vehicles are rated higher than private ones of the same weight.
The part that trips people up is CTP, the compulsory green slip. In NSW you buy it separately from an insurer before you can renew, so the amount on your renewal notice isn't the full cost until you've added a green slip on top. A temporary government discount currently reduces the fee on private light-vehicle renewals; business vehicles don't get it, and the fees themselves are lifted each year in line with inflation.
NSW rego estimator
NSW is the only state where CTP (the green slip) is bought separately, before rego renewal — it is NOT in these figures. See our green-slip pages.
These figures include the $100 NSW private vehicle registration discount, a one-off reduction to the annual motor vehicle tax for registrations with an effective renewal date from 1 September 2026 – 31 August 2027. It is not repeated after 31 August 2027, when the bill returns to the undiscounted amount. $80 for privately registered motorcycles; $50 for light vehicles registered for a 6-month term, pro rata; $40 for motorcycles registered for a 6-month term, pro rata. A first registration qualifies as well as a renewal (when a new light vehicle or motorcycle registration is established). Not available on vehicles registered for business, private trailers and caravans, plant vehicles, heavy vehicles, conditionally registered vehicles such as historic and farm fire fighting vehicles, and vehicles already receiving a registration concession, discount, refund or rebate. Source: Service NSW — Private vehicle registration discount.
12-month private light-vehicle estimate from the published NSW schedule. Concessions, short-term registration and vehicle-specific loadings not included. Confirm with the authority before paying.
Discount appliedThese figures include the $100 NSW private vehicle registration discount, a one-off reduction to the annual motor vehicle tax for registrations with an effective renewal date from 1 September 2026 – 31 August 2027. It is not repeated after 31 August 2027, when the bill returns to the undiscounted amount. $80 for privately registered motorcycles; $50 for light vehicles registered for a 6-month term, pro rata; $40 for motorcycles registered for a 6-month term, pro rata. A first registration qualifies as well as a renewal (when a new light vehicle or motorcycle registration is established). Not available on vehicles registered for business, private trailers and caravans, plant vehicles, heavy vehicles, conditionally registered vehicles such as historic and farm fire fighting vehicles, and vehicles already receiving a registration concession, discount, refund or rebate. Source: Service NSW — Private vehicle registration discount.
The full NSW fee schedule
NSW rego = the base registration fee ($84.00) plus motor vehicle tax by tare weight. CTP (green slip) is bought separately.
| Tare weight | Private | Business |
|---|---|---|
| 0–970 kg | $278.00 | $449.00 |
| 971–1,150 kg | $322.00 | $510.00 |
| 1,151–1,500 kg | $391.00 | $615.00 |
| 1,501–2,500 kg | $596.00 | $924.00 |
| 2,501–2,790 kg | $860.00 | $1,434.00 |
| 2,791–3,050 kg | $977.00 | $1,629.00 |
| 3,051–3,300 kg | $1,070.00 | $1,784.00 |
| 3,301–3,560 kg | $1,164.00 | $1,941.00 |
| 3,561–3,810 kg | $1,249.00 | $2,083.00 |
| 3,811–4,060 kg | $1,343.00 | $2,239.00 |
| 4,061–4,320 kg | $1,434.00 | $2,390.00 |
| 4,321–4,500 kg | $1,525.00 | $2,542.00 |
| Motorcycle tax: $87.00 · Number plates (new issue): $58.00 | ||
What's included — and what's extra
The annual figure here covers the two NSW Government charges: the base registration fee and the weight-based motor vehicle tax. It does not include the green slip, which you arrange yourself from a licensed insurer, or new number plates if the vehicle needs them.
- Included: base registration fee and motor vehicle tax by tare weight.
- Extra: the CTP green slip, bought from an insurer before you can renew.
- Extra: a number plate fee if plates are being issued.
CTP (the green slip) is separate in NSW — it must be bought before rego renewal and is not in the figures above.
Electric vehicle? NSW has active EV concessions — see EV incentives in NSW.
Frequently asked questions
- How much is rego in NSW for 2026-27?
- For a 1,400 kg private car, the 12-month total from the published schedule is $375.00 — registration fee: $84.00; motor vehicle tax (1151–1500 kg tare, private): $391.00; nsw registration discount (1 september 2026 – 31 august 2027): $-100.00. Use the estimator above for your own vehicle.
- What does NSW rego include?
The annual figure here covers the two NSW Government charges: the base registration fee and the weight-based motor vehicle tax. It does not include the green slip, which you arrange yourself from a licensed insurer, or new number plates if the vehicle needs them.
- Included: base registration fee and motor vehicle tax by tare weight.
- Extra: the CTP green slip, bought from an insurer before you can renew.
- Extra: a number plate fee if plates are being issued.
- Can I register for less than 12 months in NSW?
New South Wales lets you register for half a year instead of a full year. The government fees are scaled down for the shorter term, and where the temporary private-vehicle discount applies it's scaled to match, so a half-year registration works out to roughly its share of the annual charges once you've also arranged a green slip for the same period.
Other states
Rates shown are the 2026-27 schedule effective 1 July 2025. Concessions and vehicle-specific loadings are not included.