Out-the-door price in Oregon
How Oregon works
- Oregon has NO sales tax on vehicles bought in Oregon.
- New vehicles carry a 0.5% “vehicle privilege tax”. It's legally the dealer's tax, but the dealer may pass it on, and most do. It shouldn't appear on a used car that's already been registered in Oregon.
- A new car has to be registered for four years at once, priced by fuel economy, and Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties add their own fee for the same four years.
- Doc fees are capped: $250 if the dealer files electronically through an integrator, $200 if not, and the fee is negotiable except the $35 that goes to the integrator. Overcharges must be refunded within 5 business days (OAR 735-150-0055).
- Temporary permits are free: a dealer may not charge for issuing one.
Rules last verified Oct 3, 2026. Our methodology.
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What an Oregon advertised price has to include
Oregon's rule says a dealer's advertised price has to be its one offering price to every buyer, leaving out only taxes, license and registration costs, emissions fees and the document processing fee. The FTC expects more: every fee the dealer charges, the doc fee and the dealer's privilege tax included, belongs in the advertised price, so only government charges like title and registration can be added on top. That still isn't your out-the-door number; the calculator above adds the rest.
Federal law comes first
The FTC requires a dealer's advertised price to include every fee the dealer charges. Only charges the government requires you to pay, like tax, title and registration, can be left out. Where a state's rules let a dealer leave a fee out, the dealer still has to follow the federal rule, so the fee goes in. The FTC says a state's doc-fee rules can add disclosures, but they don't change the price that has to be advertised. Read the FTC's guidance.
Oregon law and the FTC conflict
Oregon's rule defines a dealer's advertised price without the document processing fee, and its official commentary says the price "cannot include" it. Oregon also lets a dealer leave its 0.5% privilege tax out. The FTC expects every fee a dealer charges, and a dealer tax it passes on, to be in the advertised price. A dealer can follow both only by not charging a separate doc fee, which Oregon allows. Until regulators or the courts settle it, expect most Oregon ads to leave the doc fee out. Ask whether a price includes it, and get the out-the-door price in writing.
What the FTC expects in the advertised price
- The document processing fee (at most $250, or $200 without electronic filing)
- The 0.5% vehicle privilege tax on a new car, if the dealer passes it on
- Dealer-added accessories, setup charges and freight
- A Corporate Activity Tax charge, if the dealer itemizes one
Can still be added on top
- Title, registration, plate and county registration fees
- Emissions (DEQ) test fees in the Portland and Medford areas
- Optional products you choose to buy, such as a service contract or GAP coverage
- The privilege tax: Oregon taxes the dealer, not you, 0.5% on new cars, and lets the dealer pass it on and leave it out of the advertised price. Because it's the dealer's tax, the FTC would expect it in the advertised price if the dealer passes it on. Oregon's Justice Department says it shouldn't be listed as a government tax on your paperwork.
- The doc fee amount: at most $250 if the dealer files electronically, $200 if not, and negotiable except the $35 that goes to the filing service. It can't be presented as a government fee, and a dealer can't charge for issuing plates or a temporary permit.
- Price honoring: it's unlawful for a dealer to sell a car for more than its advertised price, and an ad with no dates holds for 30 days or until the car is re-advertised.
- Enforcement: in 2024 Camping World paid Oregon $3.5 million, $3 million of it in refunds, after charging freight and prep that were already in its advertised prices.
More in our guide: Do dealers have to put fees in the advertised price? What actually changed for 2026
See every state: Which states let dealers leave the doc fee out of the advertised price?
Oregon in detail
Oregon OTD questions, answered
Does a trade-in reduce sales tax in Oregon?
Yes — Oregon taxes the difference: your trade-in's value is subtracted before tax is computed.
Are manufacturer rebates taxed in Oregon?
No — rebates passed to you are treated like a cash discount and reduce the taxable amount.
Is the doc fee capped in Oregon?
Yes — the cap is $250.00 (ORS 822.043(4): $250 with an integrator, $200 without (2023 c.232, fees on or after 2024-01-01)). A dealer may not exceed it.
Is there sales tax on cars in Oregon?
No general sales tax. New vehicles carry a 0.5% vehicle privilege tax that is legally the dealer's but is commonly passed through to the buyer.
What does an Oregon dealer's advertised price have to include?
Every fee the dealer charges, including the doc fee and any privilege tax it passes on (the FTC's position; Oregon's rule lets dealers leave both out, so the two conflict). Only title, registration and other government fees can be added on top; Oregon has no sales tax.
Why is registration so high on a new car in Oregon?
A new car has to be registered for four years at once, priced by fuel economy: $252 for a car under 20 mpg, $272 for 20 to 39 mpg, $432 for 40 mpg or better and $752 for an electric car (less in the OReGO road-charge program). Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties add their own fee for the same four years.