How Are Iowa Vehicle Registration Fees Calculated and Why So Expensive?

But in Iowa, they don't want you buying a new car. Newer Cars Are Safer Than Older Carsdragana991 dragana991If you have an older car, like me, does your car have Automatic Emergency Braking? And as much as I'd like to get an upgrade, I was just very happy opening my car registration and seeing it drop to $50. Iowa Registration Fees Shouldn't Punish New Car OwnersIf you have a new car, you will be paying 1% of the vehicle's weight plus 1% of the base list price. Oh, and another random tidbit I discovered about Iowa registration fees while looking up these stats: if you buy a battery electric vehicle or a plug-in hybrid, your registration will be, respectively, $130 and $65 higher.