BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration has announced new, increased vehicle registration fees for 2025. The new rates are due to the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024 passed by the state legislature. One of the main changes is that the new base rate for registration fees is based on vehicle class and weight.

As of July 1, passenger cars weighing up to 3,500 pounds will need to pay $221 every two years as opposed to the current rate of $135, which includes vehicles weighing up to 3,700 pounds.

The current vehicle registration fees were last updated in 2004. The new registration fees include a health care service surcharge. This surcharge goes towards funding the Maryland Emergency Medical Services Systems and the Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund.

“As directed by state law, the MVA is required to adjust vehicle registration fees that will help provide critical revenue for the Transportation Trust Fund, which ensures all of the state’s infrastructure is in a state of good repair,” said Motor Vehicle Administrator Chrissy Nizer. “In order to make these new fees as affordable as possible, the MVA is now offering customers the convenient option to choose either a one or two-year registration at time of their renewal.”

The Maryland MVA said that individuals with vehicle registrations that expire on or after July 1, 2024 will pay the adjusted rates. Customers who are currently eligible for renewal or have vehicle registrations that expire through the end of June 2024 will continue to pay current vehicle registration rates.

The new fee schedule can be viewed on the MVA’s website here.

This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.

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