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Wisconsin registration and wheel tax calculator

Wisconsin's annual automobile registration is $85. Hybrid cars add $75; fully electric cars add $175. A city, village or town wheel tax and a county wheel tax can both apply, based on where the vehicle is customarily kept.

Reviewed October 1, 2026 against WisDOT's fee schedule, fuel surcharge and current wheel-tax pages.

Reconcile the state fee and both wheel-tax lines

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 Unpublished successor fees require an agency assessment.

Wisconsin automobile powertrain

Annual surcharges are $75 for a hybrid or $175 for fully electric, in addition to the $85 automobile fee.

Confirmed municipal wheel tax ($)

Find the city, village or town where the car is customarily kept on the current WisDOT list. Enter $0 only after confirming no municipal tax applies.

Confirmed county wheel tax ($)

County wheel tax can apply in addition to the municipal amount. Use the renewal notice or current WisDOT list.

Ordinary annual automobile renewal. Enter each wheel-tax amount from your current WisDOT notice or the official jurisdiction list; confirm zero before entering it.

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Wisconsin renewal

Known subtotal$85.00

Wisconsin annual automobile registrationOrdinary automobile plate; trucks use a different weight schedule$85.00

Not included or unresolved

Choose gas/diesel, hybrid including plug-in, or fully electric propulsion
Enter the municipal wheel tax from the current WisDOT notice; enter $0 only after confirming none applies
Enter the county wheel tax from the current WisDOT notice; enter $0 only after confirming none applies
Special plate contributions, wheel-tax exemptions, late fees and payment-service charges need the actual renewal notice

Applies to an automobile plate. Truck weight classes, special-plate exemptions, late and service charges need the appropriate WisDOT transaction.

Confirm with the official agency

Source links and the review date appear on this page. Methodology: dmvfeecalc.com/methodology/

A county name alone may miss the municipal wheel tax

As of this review, WisDOT's wheel-tax list shows Madison at $40 and Dane County at $40. An ordinary electric automobile subject to both has $340.00 in these components: $85 registration, $175 electric surcharge and $80 combined wheel tax.

The location on the registration record controls which wheel taxes the agency bills. Check both jurisdiction levels and their effective dates. For example, WisDOT lists Merrimac township's $25 charge for registrations beginning October 1, 2026, while some other listed changes begin in 2027. The calculator accepts confirmed amounts so a future effective date is not silently applied early. An unknown wheel tax remains unresolved.

Some special plates and registration classes are exempt. If the listed location is wrong or you paid a wheel tax in error, use the correction/contact instructions on the WisDOT wheel-tax page.

Choose the propulsion category once

The WisDOT fuel guidance distinguishes a hybrid capable of using electricity and another fuel from a vehicle powered solely by electricity. The calculator applies one $75 hybrid surcharge or one $175 electric surcharge. It does not add both to a fully electric car. With no wheel tax, those state components are $160 for a hybrid and $260 for an electric automobile.

WisDOT's fee chart puts trucks in weight-based classes. A truck should not use the $85 automobile line simply because it is driven for personal use. Record an official truck or first-registration amount in the Wisconsin quote worksheet.

Wisconsin primary sources

WisDOT fee schedule: automobile and truck classification.
Vehicle fuel surcharges: hybrid and fully electric definitions.
Wheel-tax jurisdictions: current amounts, effective dates and exemptions.

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

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