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Fayetteville, AR · Local numbers*

Buying a car in Fayetteville, AR.

By The Model Black · Updated October 7, 2026

Vehicle tax in Fayetteville runs about 9.75% all in, the rate for Washington County. Arkansas credits your trade-in, so you are taxed on the price after it comes off. The doc fee is capped at $129.

Price a car with Fayetteville taxes and fees What is my car worth?
9.75%
Combined tax on a vehicle here
~$37.50
Title and registration on a $35,000 car
Full credit
Trade-in reduces the taxable price
$129
Doc fee, capped by law

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On a $35,000 car.*

LineEstimate
Arkansas sales tax (9.75%, your local rate, paid at registration)$3,412.50
Title fee$10.00
Registration (estimate)$27.50
Arkansas tax and fees are due when you register the car; the figures here are estimates from the state's published rates and are confirmed at registration.
Whether a dealership ships to Fayetteville, AR is up to the dealership. Where it does, it sets its own charge, shown on the car before you sign, and each car says how you sign: at the dealership, through a mobile notary at your door, or remotely, as the dealership offers.
Arkansas also charges a County personal property tax (Assessed at 20% of market value times county/city/school millage; assessed annually and must be paid before registration renewal) with registration, not included here.
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Questions.

How much is sales tax on a car in Fayetteville?

About 9.75% all in for Washington County. Arkansas charges 6.5% and local jurisdictions add the rest, set by where you live.

Does my trade-in lower the tax in Fayetteville?

Tax is computed on the price less the value of a vehicle traded in as part of the same transaction (Ark. Code 26-52-510).

How is a car from an out-of-state dealership taxed if I live in Fayetteville?

A car the selling dealership ships out of its own state usually carries no sales tax in that state; you pay Arkansas tax when you register it in Arkansas. Picking the car up in another state can mean paying that state's tax at the dealership first, and whether Arkansas credits it depends on the two states. Whether a dealership ships to Fayetteville is up to the dealership, and it sets its own shipping charge, shown on the car before you sign.

What is the doc fee in Fayetteville?

Arkansas caps it at $129. Arkansas law sets the maximum (Ark. Code 23-112-1001 and following).

Where these numbers come from.