German vehicle tax calculator: calculate vehicle tax

Vehicle type

Select the vehicle type here.

There is no special treatment for hybrid, natural gas and LPG vehicles. The taxation is the same as for petrol or diesel cars.

Passenger cars with a Wankel engine and date of first registration before 01.07.2009, as well as motorcycles and light vehicles with Wankel drive are subject to weight-based taxation. The vehicle type "commercial vehicles" must be selected for them.

For passenger cars with a Wankel engine and first registration date from 01.07.2009 the annual tax is calculated using the vehicle type "passenger car".

Commercial vehicles include trucks, buses and special vehicles.

You can find the date of first registration in field B of the registration certificate (Zulassungsbescheinigung).

Date of first registration

Select the date of first registration here.

Drive type

Indicate whether it is a diesel or petrol engine here.

If the vehicle is powered by a compression-ignition engine, please select "diesel". If the vehicle is powered by a spark-ignition engine, please choose "petrol".

This also applies to use of alternative fuels such as biodiesel, vegetable oils or natural gas and LPG.

Emissions class / passenger car

Please select the emissions class for your passenger car.

The pollutant standard determines the degree of pollution caused by the use of the vehicle. The higher the Euro standard, the cleaner the vehicle is.

In the case of light vehicles, the selection "Limit value complied with" means that the mandatory limit values in line A (2003) of the table in point 2.2.1.1.1.5 in Chapter 5 of Annex II to Directive 97/24/EC are complied with.

Emissions class (trucks)

Please select the emissions class for your truck here.

Like cars, trucks are divided into pollutant classes. Among other things, these are decisive for the collection of the motor vehicle tax and the payment of tolls. The truck pollutant class can be found in your vehicle registration document.

In the case of domestic vehicles registered in Germany with EU-harmonised vehicle documents, the emissions class can be derived from the clear text of point 14 or the code of point 14.1 of the registration certificate Part I (vehicle registration certificate).

Motorhomes are classified into a total of four emissions classes.

Emissions class (camper van)

Please select the pollutant class for your camper van.

Since 2006, camper vans have been taxed differently than before, where the taxes were calculated according to cubic capacity. Since then, they have been calculated according to the weight of the vehicle and the pollutant emissions.

For classification, you need the emission key number or the pollutant key number. These can be found either for older models in the registration document (Fahrzeugschein) or, for newer models, in the registration certificate (Zulassungsbescheinigung).

Emissions class (light vehicles)

Please select here whether your light vehicle complies with the mandatory limit values according to line A (2003) of the table in point 2.2.1.1.1.5 in Chapter 5 of Annex II to Directive 97/24/EC.

In the case of domestic motor vehicles registered in Germany, the emission class can be determined by means of the key number to 1 in the vehicle registration document (the four digits of box 14.1 of the Part 1 registration certificate).

For the following key numbers, please select "Limit values not complied with":

0000, 0088, 0101, 0103, 0105, 0107, 0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205, 0206, 0209, 0210, 0303, 0307, 0306, 0308, 0403, 0404, 0405, 0406, 0407, 0408, 0409, 0410, 0415, 0601,0602, 9991, 9992

Displacement in ccm

Please indicate the cubic capacity of your vehicle.

The cubic capacity of a passenger car can be found in field P. 1 of your registration certificate (Zulassungsbescheinigung) part I.

The cubic capacity of a car indicates how large the displacement of the engine is. A large displacement provides a high torque with the disadvantage of high fuel consumption.

Maximum mass in kg

Indicate the maximum permissible mass in kg here.

The permissible maximum laden mass (zulässige Gesamtmasse, zGM), also known as the permissible gross vehicle weight (zulässiges Gesamtgewicht, zGG) in the German road traffic regulations (StVO and StVZO), refers to the sum of the unladen weight plus the maximum payload of a motor vehicle or a vehicle combination.

The maximum permissible mass of a vehicle in accordance with traffic regulations can be found in box F. 2 of the registration certificate (Zulassungsbescheinigung) Part I.

CO2 value in g/km

Enter the CO2 emissions in g/km here.

Of the CO2 value, 120 g/km remain tax-free when first registered by 31 December 2011. In the case of a first registration from 1 January 2012, 110 g/km. With first registration as of 1 January 2014, the law provides for only 95 g/km to be exempted.

The CO2 value can be found in field V. 7 of the registration certificate Part I.