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Buying a car in Saint George, UT.

By The Model Black · Updated October 7, 2026

Vehicle tax in Saint George runs about 6.3% all in, the rate for Washington County. Utah credits your trade-in, so you are taxed on the price after it comes off.

Price a car with Saint George taxes and fees What is my car worth?
6.3%
Combined tax on a vehicle here
~$350.00
Title and registration on a $35,000 car
Full credit
Trade-in reduces the taxable price
No cap
Doc fee, set by each dealership

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To see a lease, pick a vehicle. A lease is priced on one car: what it is expected to be worth at the end (its residual) and the leasing company's money factor change by model and by month.

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An estimate on the numbers you type, not an offer of credit or a quote from any dealership. Starting loan rates are Rateous's rates for each credit range and term; they are not an offer from any lender. The documentary fee starts at an example figure, the state's legal cap where it has one or $599 where it does not, not any dealership's fee; each dealership sets its own. Taxes and state fees are estimates for Saint George, UT; the dealership's paperwork and your motor vehicle agency have the final numbers. Nothing you type is sent, saved, or used to check your credit.

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On a $35,000 car.*

LineEstimate
Utah sales tax (6.3%, county rate, paid at registration)$2,205.00
Title fee$6.00
Registration (estimate)$194.00
Age-based uniform fee (annual, vehicles under 3 years old)$150.00
Utah 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 Saint George, UT 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.
The local rate shown is the county or state figure; the exact rate for your address is confirmed at registration.
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Questions.

How much is sales tax on a car in Saint George?

About 6.3% all in for Washington County. Utah charges 4.7% and local jurisdictions add the rest, set by the dealer location.

Does my trade-in lower the tax in Saint George?

Trade-in value of tangible personal property taken in trade is excluded from the taxable purchase price (Utah Code 59-12-104).

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

A car the selling dealership ships out of its own state usually carries no sales tax in that state; you pay Utah tax when you register it in Utah. Picking the car up in another state can mean paying that state's tax at the dealership first, and whether Utah credits it depends on the two states. Whether a dealership ships to Saint George 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 Saint George?

Utah sets no cap on it. Each dealership sets its own documentary fee (not a government fee), and each car shows its dealership's fee.

Where these numbers come from.