Victoria charges duty per $200 of value and applies your band rate to the whole value. A passenger car crossing $80,809 pays the higher rate on every $200 block, not just the amount above it.
Victorian motor vehicle duty is charged per $200 (or part of $200) of the dutiable value, at $8.40 to $18.00 depending on vehicle type and price band. The rate applies to the whole value, so crossing a threshold lifts every block.
Lodge the transfer within 14 days of the sale; a late fee applies after that. Standard plates and any remaining registration transfer with the car.
Estimates · general information only — what isn’t modelled.
Rates as at 18 July 2026, from the same engine the calculator above runs.
| VIC rate band | What you pay |
|---|---|
| Green passenger (CO₂ ≤ 120 g/km, incl. all EVs) | $8.40 per $200 at any price |
| Primary producer passenger | $8.40 per $200 at any price |
| Standard passenger up to $80,809 | $8.40 per $200 |
| Standard passenger above $80,809 | $10.40 per $200 and up, charged on the whole value |
Source: SRO Victoria. Rates verified 18 July 2026; transfer fees verified 5 September 2026.
Victoria duty at common prices, from the same engine as the calculator. Enter your exact price above for the figure on your car.
| Car price | VIC duty | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | $420 | 4.20% |
| $15,000 | $630 | 4.20% |
| $20,000 | $840 | 4.20% |
| $30,000 | $1,260 | 4.20% |
| $40,000 | $1,680 | 4.20% |
| $50,000 | $2,100 | 4.20% |
| $60,000 | $2,520 | 4.20% |
| $80,000 | $3,360 | 4.20% |
| $100,000 | $5,200 | 5.20% |
| $150,000 | $10,500 | 7.00% |
Standard passenger car. A green passenger car (CO₂ ≤ 120 g/km, including all EVs) stays on $8.40 per $200 at every price, so it pays less than these figures above $80,809. On a used car every state charges duty on the higher of the price paid and the market value.
Victoria charges motor vehicle duty per $200 (or part of $200) of the dutiable value. A standard passenger car pays $8.40 per $200 up to $80,809, and a higher rate from $10.40 per $200 above that — applied to the whole value, not just the excess. A $30,000 passenger car attracts $1,260.
A $30,000 standard passenger car attracts $1,260 in Victorian motor vehicle duty — 150 blocks of $200 at $8.40 each. A green passenger car at the same price pays the same $1,260, since both sit in the $8.40 band below $80,809. Add the $44.90 VicRoads transfer fee.
Yes, but at the concessional green passenger rate. Cars with CO₂ emissions of 120 g/km or less — which includes every electric vehicle — are charged $8.40 per $200 of value at any price, with no upper threshold. A $100,000 EV pays $4,200 where a standard passenger car at the same price pays $5,200.
At lodgement, not at purchase. If the car sat for a few months between the sale and the transfer, the market value applied is the one at the time you lodge. Repairs made to get the vehicle roadworthy before registration are added into the dutiable value as well.
A passenger car with CO₂ emissions of 120 grams per kilometre or less, which includes every fully electric vehicle and many hybrids. Green passenger cars are charged $8.40 per $200 of dutiable value at any price, with no upper threshold, so the saving grows the more expensive the car is.
Yes. The passenger vehicle threshold is indexed annually, and $80,809 is the 2026–27 figure. Because Victoria charges the whole value at your band rate rather than only the excess, a car priced within a few hundred dollars of the threshold is worth recalculating after each indexation.