Vermont charges purchase and use tax of 6% 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 Vermont. 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 Vermont; 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 Vermont; the Purchase and Use Tax is paid to the DMV at registration.
The DMV taxes the purchase price shown on the bill of sale, or the J.D. Power value if that is higher.
Leases: tax is based on the lease's total (acquisition cost minus lease-end value) and computed by the dealer/leasing company; the lessee pays tax on the residual if they buy the vehicle at lease end.
On a $35,000 new car with a $37,000 sticker, registered in Montpelier, 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 | $42.00 |
| Registration (est., flat based) | $91.00 |
| In all | $133.00 |
Vermont taxes a lease up front: the tax on the total of all your lease payments is due in full at signing, not spread across the payments.
Pick your city for the exact combined rate where you register, plus what title and registration run there.
6%. Vermont applies one rate statewide on vehicles, so it does not change from city to city.
Tax is computed on the purchase price minus the value of any trade-in vehicle (VD-119i).
On a $35,000 new car with a $37,000 sticker, registered in Montpelier: Title fee $42.00, Registration (est., flat based) $91.00, about $133.00 in all. Auto (car) registration $91 per year for gasoline/diesel; $135.50 PHEV; $178 BEV (includes the infrastructure fee effective January 1, 2025); $159.25 other fuels. Two-year options available ($167 ICE). Plates included.
No. Vermont sets no statutory cap. Each dealership sets its own documentary fee (not a government fee), and each car shows its dealership's fee.
Vermont taxes a lease up front: the tax on the total of all your lease payments is due in full at signing, not spread across the payments.