Connecticut charges sales and use tax of 6.35% statewide on vehicles, with no local add-on. A trade-in does reduce the taxable price, which is real money on the deal.
Type your own numbers and see the same car priced as cash and as a loan, with the taxes and state fees for Connecticut. Nothing you type leaves this page.
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.
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 Connecticut; 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.
No local sales tax in Connecticut.
Manufacturer rebates are not deducted from the taxable price (DRS treats them as consideration paid by a third party).
The 7.75% luxury rate is triggered when the sales price exceeds $50,000 before trade-in.
On a $35,000 new car with a $37,000 sticker, registered in Hartford, no trade-in: the same figures the calculator above uses. The dealership's documentary fee is its own and is not included.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Title fee | $25.00 |
| Registration (est., flat based) | $179.00 |
| License plate fee | $5.00 |
| Clean Air Act fee (each registration) | $15.00 |
| Passport to the Parks fee (each 3-year registration) | $24.00 |
| Greenhouse gas fee (new vehicle registered with certificate of origin) | $15.00 |
| In all | $263.00 |
Connecticut taxes a lease one payment at a time: the tax is added to each monthly payment, so you pay it as you go.
Pick your city for the exact combined rate where you register, plus what title and registration run there.
6.35%. Connecticut applies one rate statewide on vehicles, so it does not change from city to city.
Trade-in allowance for a motor vehicle taken in trade by a licensed dealer reduces the taxable price (Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-430(4)).
On a $35,000 new car with a $37,000 sticker, registered in Hartford: Title fee $25.00, Registration (est., flat based) $179.00, License plate fee $5.00, Clean Air Act fee (each registration) $15.00, Passport to the Parks fee (each 3-year registration) $24.00, Greenhouse gas fee (new vehicle registered with certificate of origin) $15.00, about $263.00 in all. Passenger registration is $120 for a three-year term. First-time issuance adds new plates $5, Clean Air Act fee $15, Passport to the Parks $24 (3-year; $8/yr since July 1, 2025) and a $15 greenhouse gas fee on vehicles registered with a certificate of origin; a $10 lien fee applies if financed.
No. Connecticut sets no statutory cap. Each dealership sets its own documentary fee (not a government fee), and each car shows its dealership's fee. Connecticut calls it a dealer conveyance fee, and the dealership must post it on a sign.
Connecticut taxes a lease one payment at a time: the tax is added to each monthly payment, so you pay it as you go.