Car registration fees in South Carolina
40Base registration fee
Private passenger vehicle (most passenger cars), $40. Most registration fees are paid once every two years.1
The details
- How the fee is figured
- Flat $40 for most passenger cars. $36 for owners age 65 or older or with a permanent disability.1
- Title fee
- Title $15. Expedited title $35, in person only.1
- Electric vehicle fee
- Electric vehicles $120 and hybrids $60, plus the registration fee.1
- Local or county fees
- Infrastructure Maintenance Fee of 5% of the purchase price, capped at $500.1
- Renewal period
- Most registration fees are paid once every two years.1
The sources we read do not say: plate fee.
Sources
- Fees, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.