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Connecticut registration renewal fee calculator

An ordinary three-year gas passenger renewal has $166.50 in the four state components below. A fully electric passenger car has $151.50 because the separate Clean Air fee does not apply. Neither amount includes local property tax or every possible transaction charge.

Statutes and DMV guidance checked October 1, 2026, including the Parks fee effective July 1, 2025.

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Transaction type RenewalKeep current plates PurchaseNew or used · title + plates

Registration period / transaction date

Use the registration period start for dated fuel surcharges; some state fields separately ask for expiration or assessment year. Blank uses today. Unpublished successor fees require an agency assessment.

Connecticut renewal term

Connecticut passenger propulsion

The ordinary three-year greenhouse fee is $7.50. Fully electric vehicles are exempt from the separate $15 Clean Air fee.

Select an ordinary three-year passenger renewal and the car's propulsion. A one-year senior renewal, combination registration or first registration needs a different calculation.

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Why a $120 registration becomes $166.50

Passenger registration: $120: CGS 14-49(a) sets the ordinary three-year passenger fee. The term is not annual.
Passport to the Parks: $24: The triennial charge increased from $15 to $24 on July 1, 2025. Use the effective-date amendment in section 14-49b, even when an older fee list still shows $15.
Greenhouse reduction: $7.50: Section 22a-201c(b) specifies $7.50 for a three-year renewal. The $15 new-motor-vehicle charge in subsection (a) is a different case. It should not replace the renewal fee.
Federal Clean Air Act: $15 when applicable: This is a registration fee under section 14-49b(a), separate from the cost of an emissions test. Fully electric vehicles are exempt from this component; they still have the ordinary registration, Parks and renewal greenhouse components.

The combustion-car arithmetic is $120 + $24 + $7.50 + $15 = $166.50. Omitting the Clean Air component for an electric car gives $151.50. Those are supported subtotals, not promises about an individual notice.

A property-tax or emissions hold is not another registration formula

Connecticut DMV directs owners to check for renewal issues and use the amount on the renewal notice. A municipal property-tax obligation is separate from the state renewal components. Clear any tax, insurance or emissions issue before relying on an online renewal being available.

Owners aged 65 or older can elect a one-year passenger renewal under section 14-49(a). Do not divide the displayed subtotal by three and assume it applies to every charge or special plate: use the term and charges on the actual notice. The current tool deliberately requires the ordinary three-year term.

Buying a vehicle can introduce title, plate, administrative, lien and sales/use-tax charges. A newer vehicle can also have an emissions-exemption charge. Those purchase requirements are not automatically repeated at renewal. Record a different term, exempt class or first-registration quote in the Connecticut quote worksheet.

Connecticut primary references

CGS 14-49 and 14-49b: registration, Clean Air and Parks fees, including the July 2025 amendment.
CGS 22a-201c: new-vehicle versus renewal greenhouse fees.
DMV renewal instructions: eligibility and the renewal notice.
DMV fee schedule: separate first-registration items.

State fee calculators and official agencies.

Updated 2026-10-02 · Published by DMV Fee Calculator Editorial Team.

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