Out the Door Price Calculator
Pick your state and type the price. Sales tax, title, registration, the dealer doc fee, your trade-in, and a monthly payment update as you type.
Live calculator
Prepared October 31, 2026. Estimates from official sources; not legal or tax advice. Confirm with the DMV.
Texas out-the-door price
Totals update as you type. Every fee links to its official source. A fee that is not verified is a field you fill in, not a guessed number.
Desk worksheet. Government fees and the tax base come from the same verified rules as the buyer calculator. Dealer charges are the amounts you enter.
Before you agree
- Ask for the out-the-door total in writing, with every fee named.
- Compare the doc fee with the state rule shown under the field.
- Optional products (nitrogen, etching, appearance packages) are not government fees.
- Negotiate the out-the-door price, not only the monthly payment.
- Check whether a trade-in or rebate changes the tax base in your state.
Government lines above are the recorded state fees. Dealer charges are only what you typed. If the doc fee is over a verified cap, the note under the result says so.
How the out-the-door price is calculated
The out-the-door price is everything you pay to drive the car home: the selling price, minus your trade-in, plus the dealer doc fee, sales tax, and title and registration fees. The calculator applies your state’s rules, such as whether a trade-in lowers the tax and whether the doc fee is taxed or capped.
- Choose your state. Use the state where you will register the car.
- Enter the price, trade-in, and doc fee. Add a local tax rate where your state has one.
- Add financing. Enter APR, term, and down payment to see the monthly payment.
Read more: how to calculate the out-the-door price and what out the door price means. Dealerships can embed the calculator or use the data API.
Out the door price calculator by state
Each state page has that state’s tax, fees, doc fee rules, and a worked example, as of October 24, 2026. Compare all states.
- AlabamaAL
- AlaskaAK
- ArizonaAZ
- ArkansasAR
- CaliforniaCA
- ColoradoCO
- ConnecticutCT
- DelawareDE
- District of ColumbiaDC
- FloridaFL
- GeorgiaGA
- HawaiiHI
- IdahoID
- IllinoisIL
- IndianaIN
- IowaIA
- KansasKS
- KentuckyKY
- LouisianaLA
- MaineME
- MarylandMD
- MassachusettsMA
- MichiganMI
- MinnesotaMN
- MississippiMS
- MissouriMO
- MontanaMT
- NebraskaNE
- NevadaNV
- New HampshireNH
- New JerseyNJ
- New MexicoNM
- New YorkNY
- North CarolinaNC
- North DakotaND
- OhioOH
- OklahomaOK
- OregonOR
- PennsylvaniaPA
- Rhode IslandRI
- South CarolinaSC
- South DakotaSD
- TennesseeTN
- TexasTX
- UtahUT
- VermontVT
- VirginiaVA
- WashingtonWA
- West VirginiaWV
- WisconsinWI
- WyomingWY
Already have a dealer quote? Check it
Paste the dealer’s itemized buyer’s order. Each line is compared with the state’s recorded fees, and you get a fair out-the-door total and a script to send back.
Quote audit
Check this dealer quote
Paste the itemized quote. Each line is compared with verified state fees and tax rules. Nothing here is stored on the server.
Paste the buyer’s order you are about to print. The check uses the same state fee book as the desk calculator, so a line over a recorded cap is flagged before the customer sees it.