The sticker isn’t the price. Enter your numbers, see the itemized buyer’s order the finance office prints — tax, title, and fees included — and give it a proper side-eye before you ever sit down.
State base rate applied: 7.25% · no trade-in tax credit in this state
Estimates only. Tax rates, trade-in credit rules, and fee caps are approximations and change by locality and year — verify with your state DMV and dealer paperwork. Prototype data: confirm all rates before publishing.
California applies a base vehicle sales tax rate of 7.25%, and local add-ons commonly raise the combined rate by around 1.5 percentage points depending on city and county. Heads up: California offers no trade-in tax credit — tax is charged on the full vehicle price regardless of your trade, which makes the trade allowance worth less here than in credit states. Dealer doc fees are capped by law at $85.
Rates and rules shown are estimates pending verification against official California sources — always confirm with the DMV and your final paperwork.