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NZ Vehicle Licensing (Rego) Fees 2026

Name: NZ Vehicle Licensing (Rego) Fees 2026
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Quick answer Annual vehicle licensing ("rego") differs by vehicle type because the ACC levy component differs: petrol cars, diesels and motorcycles each pay their own rate. The table holds the current fees by class, reviewed against Waka Kotahi's published schedule.

Last updated: July 2026

$181.45

Petrol Car, 12 Months

$248.83

Diesel / EV, 12 Months

1 Jul 2026

Fees Effective From

Vehicle licensing, commonly called rego, is the annual fee that keeps your vehicle legal to use on the road. It is mostly made up of the ACC motor vehicle levy plus a licence fee and an admin fee. Diesel and electric vehicles pay more than petrol because of a higher ACC levy component. The figures below are for a standard private passenger vehicle.

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Licensing Fees (licences starting from 1 July 2026)

Vehicle type	12 months	6 months	3 months
Petrol private passenger vehicle	$181.45	$95.06	$51.85
Diesel private passenger vehicle	$248.83	$128.74	$68.69
Electric vehicle (EV)	$248.83	$128.74	$68.69

Fees include GST and the online admin fee. Licensing for 3 or 6 months at a time costs more over a full year than paying for 12 months in one go. NZTA still shows the earlier schedule for licences that started before 1 July 2026: $172.97 for 12 months petrol and $241.59 for 12 months diesel or EV.

The licence fee portion rose on 1 January 2025, again on 1 January 2026, and again from 1 July 2026. The latest increase added $8.48 to the 12-month petrol fee and $7.24 to the 12-month diesel and EV fee.

Source: NZTA - Licensing (rego) fees. Use the NZTA Rightcar fee checker for your exact vehicle.

What Makes Up the Fee

Component	What it is
ACC motor vehicle levy	The largest part; funds ACC's Motor Vehicle Account for road injury cover. Higher for diesel and EVs.
Licence (rego) fee	Goes to the National Land Transport Fund for roads and transport
Admin / processing fee	A small fee per transaction

The ACC levy discount that electric vehicles previously received ended on 1 July 2025, which is why EVs now pay the same licensing fee as diesel vehicles. A separate cost is the Warrant of Fitness (WOF), typically around $50 to $80 at most garages, required every 6 or 12 months depending on the vehicle's age.

Source: NZTA - Vehicle fees and ACC. Diesel vehicles also pay road user charges; see our RUC reference.

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