# Refrendo y tenencia — Mexico car tax

Source page: https://valem.run/calculators/mexico/car-tax

Mexico's annual car cost is the state plate fee (refrendo), which every state charges, plus tenencia in the four states that still levy it.

**Tax year:** 2026

## How it is calculated

Mexican car ownership costs the annual refrendo (plate fee) set by each state, plus tenencia (an ownership tax) where states still levy it — about 3% of the vehicle value. For 2026 the refrendo is 760 MXN in Mexico City, about 990 in the State of Mexico, 900 in Jalisco and 3,368 in Nuevo Leon for 2015-2026 models.

Only the State of Mexico, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo and Zacatecas still charge tenencia in 2026; Mexico City, Jalisco, Nuevo Leon and most other states subsidise it at 100%, so in practice it is not paid there. The refrendo is always due even when tenencia is not. Pick your state to load both. Estimate, not tax advice.

## Worked example

With Valor del vehículo of 250,000 MXN, this model computes Total anual of 760 MXN.

## Inputs

| Name | Label | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `value` | Valor del vehículo | number |
| `estado` | Estado | string |
| `customRefrendo` | Refrendo si « Otro » | number |

## Sources

- [Finanzas CDMX](https://www.finanzas.cdmx.gob.mx) (checked 2026-08-04)
- [Tenencia vehicular 2026 por estado](https://www.tenenciavehicular.com.mx) (checked 2026-08-04)

## What this page claims

The Valem engine reproduces this model's formula through 3 self-test cases. That shows internal consistency, not that the formula matches current law; the cited sources are the evidence for that. Estimate, not tax advice.

## For agents

- Model manifest (formula, constants, test vectors): https://valem.run/calculators/mexico/car-tax.json
- Compute by URL: https://valem.run/calculators/mexico/car-tax.json?value=250000
- MCP: https://valem.run/mcp/calculators (call `calculate` with calculator `mexico/car-tax`)