Beginning 01/01/2022 prices to register a used vehicle in Illinois from a private party has gone up in Illinois. Title fee has increased to $155.00 from $150.00. Duplicate and corrected titles have removed the same price of $50.00.
License plate have not increased in price in 2022. Passenger plates will cost you $151.00 , B-Truck plates (Up to 8,000) would be $151.00
If you have license plates from a vehicle you just sold and are still valid for more then three months you are eligible to transfer them to a new acquired vehicle. The Illinois state transfer fee would be $25.00 which would be a savings
Illinois Private party vehiCle Use tax for 2022
If you purchased or acquired by gift a motor vehicle from a private party, you would have to file a RUT-50 (Private Party Vehicle Used Tax Transaction) form.
If you purchased a vehicle from an unregistered out-of-state dealer, lending institution, leasing company, or retailer; or if you purchased a passenger car from an unregistered Illinois lending institution or leasing company, you must complete a RUT-50 (Vehicle Use Tax Transaction Return) form.
When the purchase price or fair market value of a vehicle is less than $15,000. The tax due is determined by the model year of the vehicle.
Model year | Age of vehicle (year) | Illinois Private Party Tax due | Cook County Private Party Tax | Municipal (Chicago) Private Party Tax |
2021 or newer | 1 or newer | $465 | $225 | $80 |
2020 | 2 | $365 | $225 | $80 |
2019 | 3 | $290 | $225 | $80 |
2018 | 4 | $240 | $175 | $65 |
2017 | 5 | $190 | $175 | $65 |
2016 | 6 | $165 | $175 | $65 |
2015 | 7 | $155 | $175 | $65 |
2014 | 8 | $140 | $175 | $65 |
2013 | 9 | $125 | $90 | $50 |
2012 | 10 | $115 | $90 | $50 |
2011 | 11 | $100 | $90 | $50 |
2008-2010 | 12-14 | $100 | $90 | $50 |
2007 or older | 15 or more | $100 | $90 | $0 |
Illinois Private Party Tax Due | Cook County Private Party Tax | Municipal (Chicago) Private Party Tax | ||
Exceptions | 0-14 years old | $15 | $25 | $15 |
Exceptions | 15 or more | $15 | $25 | $0 |
Motorcycle | N/A | $25 | $90 | $15 |
If the purchase price or fair market value is $15,000 or more use table B from the RUT-50 tax form to determine the state tax due
$15,000 to $19,999.99 | $850 |
$20,000 to $24,999.99 | $1,100 |
$25,000 to $29,999.99 | $1,350 |
$30,000 to $49,999.99 | $1,600 |
$50,000 to $99,999.99 | $2,600 |
$100,000 to $999,999.99 | $5,100 |
$1,000,000 to more | $10,100 |
How to calculate the cost?
If I am registering a 2012 Kia Optima in 2022, I purchase from a private party for $7,000 for example, I would pay $155.00 for the Illinois title fee, $151.00 for new Passenger Plates, since I live in Schaumburg (Cook County) Illinois <take the current year 2022 – 2012 (year of the vehicle) = 10 years old. I would pay $115 for Illinois Private Party Vehicle Use Tax + $90 Cook County Private Party Use Tax. The total cost to register my vehicle in Illinois would be $511.00