Estonia motor vehicle tax calculator

01 / Your situation

Plan the ownership cost

Choose what you are doing, then enter this car's figures. Both estimates update as you type.

What are you planning? Buying a car already in Estonia Bringing a car from another European country Bringing a car from the US or elsewhere

The annual tax is separate from the registration fee. For a car already registered here, check whether a registration fee has already been paid.

02 / Vehicle figures

Fuel type

Electric cars use zero CO2 in this estimate and a different mass threshold (2400 kg).

CO2 emissions (g/km, WLTP)

Check field V.7 on the vehicle documents. A VIN check may suggest a figure; confirm the figure used for tax. Check a VIN.

Gross (registered) mass (kg)

Field F.1 on the certificate. Only mass above 2000 kg is charged.

Vehicle age (years)

Age 0 for a new car. The annual tax reduces from year 5, the registration fee from year 1.

03 / Your estimate

Annual & registration costs

Figures as of July 2026 · EUR

The annual tax and registration fee are separate amounts; do not add the annual figure as if it were a one-time fee. This excludes other registration, transport and import costs. Verify the fee with Transpordiamet.

How the tax is worked out

For a passenger car, both parts add a base amount, a CO2 component and a mass component. The annual tax base is 50 EUR; the registration fee base is 150 EUR.

The CO2 component is progressive: each band's rate applies only to the grams inside it. For the annual tax there is no CO2 charge up to 117 g/km, then 3 EUR per gram to 150, 3.5 EUR per gram to 200, and 4 EUR per gram above. The registration fee charges from the first gram: 5 EUR per gram to 117, 10 to 150, 30 to 200, and 50 above.

The mass component charges 0.4 EUR per kg (annual) or 2 EUR per kg (registration) of gross mass above 2000 kg, capped. A vehicle-age coefficient then reduces the CO2 and mass parts, but never the base amount.

Worked examples

Annual tax and one-time registration fee.

New electric city car 0 g/km, 1900 kg, age 0, electric 50.00 EUR per year, 150.00 EUR registration No CO2, mass below the threshold: only the base amounts apply.

New petrol hatchback 120 g/km, 1400 kg, age 0, petrol 59.00 EUR per year, 765.00 EUR registration Modest emissions, but Estonia's registration fee is front-loaded.

Five-year-old diesel SUV 162 g/km, 2100 kg, age 5, diesel 216.52 EUR per year, 858.00 EUR registration (approx.) Age reduces the CO2 and mass parts, never the base amount.

Source and assumptions

Motor Vehicle Tax Act (Mootorsõidukimaksu seadus), in force from 2025-01-01. CO2 uses WLTP data; where no CO2 figure exists a statutory replacement formula using power, mass and age applies, which this tool does not model. The annual-tax age coefficients are the published Transpordiamet values for ages 5 to 15; ages 16 to 19 and the whole used-import registration-fee reduction are approximate, so treat any figure with an age reduction as an estimate. See the Tax and Customs Board page, the Act, and the official Transpordiamet calculator for the binding amount.

Comparing with Lithuania? See the Lithuania registration tax calculator. Want to examine a car before buying? Check its VIN and mileage.

This is an estimate for guidance only, not tax advice. Some parameters, noted above, are approximate. The binding figures are those shown by the Estonian Tax and Customs Board and Transpordiamet.