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Car Tax Calculator

Our car tax calculator helps you estimate vehicle tax in Germany based on your vehicle type and technical details. By entering information such as engine size, registration date, and usage, you can calculate your annual car tax quickly and understand how different factors affect the amount. This helps you better plan your vehicle-related costs.
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Erkan Boga

German Car Tax Rates (Petrol & Diesel)

German Car Tax Rates by Engine Type and Emission Standard
Emission Standard Tax Rate (€ per 100cc of Engine Size)
Petrol Diesel
Euro 6d (or newer) €2.00 €2.00
Cars with initial registration after July 2009 €2.00 + CO2 component* €9.50 + CO2 component*
Euro 3 €6.75 €15.44
Euro 2 €7.26 €16.05
Euro 1 €15.13 €27.35
Euro 0 (without ozone ban) €21.07 €33.29
Euro 0 (with ozone ban) €25.36 €37.58
*CO2 Component: An additional tax of at least €2.00 is applied for each gram of CO2/km above a specific allowance, which depends on the vehicle’s initial registration date.

Tax Rates for Vehicles Registered Before 2021

German Car Tax Based on CO2 Emissions for Vehicles Registered Before 2021
Initial Registration Period Tax Rate per Gram of CO2/km Above Threshold
July 1, 2009 – December 31, 2011 €2.00 per gram above 120 g/km
January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2013 €2.00 per gram above 110 g/km
January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2020 €2.00 per gram above 95 g/km

Tax Rates Since January 1, 2021

Graduated German Car Tax Rates for Vehicles Registered Since January 1, 2021
CO2 Emissions Bracket (per km) Tax Rate per Gram in this Bracket
96 g/km – 115 g/km €2.00
116 g/km – 135 g/km €2.20
136 g/km – 155 g/km €2.50
156 g/km – 175 g/km €2.90
176 g/km – 195 g/km €3.40
Above 195 g/km €4.00
Useful resources

You can find more about German car taxation on our site kfz-steuer.wiki (German / English)
More about car insurances you can find on our site kfz-versicherung.co (German)

About the author
Erkan Boga Erkan Boga is the founder and CEO of qmedia GmbH, the publishing house behind How-to-Germany.com. He established the platform with the clear vision of creating...