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Running costsper year, in Ireland

Motor tax, fuel or electricity, and the value the car loses each year, worked out from real Irish asking prices. Add your insurance quote for the full picture.

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What’s included

Motor tax from the official Irish bands (COâ‚‚ for cars from 2008, engine size before). Fuel or electricity from the COâ‚‚ figure, adjusted to real-world use. Depreciation from the price curve of the same model in Irish ads. Insurance and servicing vary too much by driver to guess, so add your own figures.

Irish motor tax bands

Annual rates for private cars, Department of Transport, unchanged in Budget 2026 (checked November 2026). Confirm the exact amount for a registration on motortax.ie.

Registered from 2021 (WLTP)
COâ‚‚ g/kmPer year
0€120
1–50€140
51–80€150
81–90€160
91–100€170
101–110€180
111–120€190
121–130€200
131–140€210
141–150€270
151–160€280
161–170€420
171–190€600
191–200€790
201–225€1,250
over 225€2,400
Registered July 2008–2020
COâ‚‚ g/kmPer year
0€120
1–80€170
81–100€180
101–110€190
111–120€200
121–130€270
131–140€280
141–155€400
156–170€600
171–190€790
191–225€1,250
over 225€2,400
Before July 2008 (engine size)
EnginePer year
up to 1,000 cc€199
1,001–1,100 cc€299
1,101–1,200 cc€330
1,201–1,300 cc€358
1,301–1,400 cc€385
1,401–1,500 cc€413
1,501–1,600 cc€514
1,601–1,700 cc€544
1,701–1,800 cc€636
1,801–1,900 cc€673
1,901–2,000 cc€710
2,001–2,100 cc€906
2,101–2,200 cc€951
2,201–2,300 cc€994
2,301–2,400 cc€1,034
2,401–2,500 cc€1,080
2,501–2,600 cc€1,294
2,601–2,700 cc€1,345
2,701–2,800 cc€1,391
2,801–2,900 cc€1,443
2,901–3,000 cc€1,494
over 3,000 cc€1,809

Electric cars pay €120 a year. Cars over 30 years old can apply for vintage motor tax.