See how much car tax you'll pay on 10 most popular new models from next year
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Drivers will be hit with a major shake-up of car tax rules next year that could see your total cost double to £5,490. There are new first-year car tax rates - also known as the showroom tax - coming into force from April 2025. Electric car drivers will be forced to pay tax on their vehicle for the first time, while the rates applied to cars with the worst emissions will double.
If you have a zero emissions car, you will pay the lowest first-year rate of £10. Then from the second year onwards, you will pay the standard rate of £195. If you purchase a new vehicle from April 2025 that emits between 1-50 g/km of CO2, including hybrid vehicles, the amount you’ll pay in car tax will rise from £10 to £110.
The rates for new cars emitting 51-75g/km of CO2 will increase from £30 to £130, while all other rates for cars emitting 76g/km of CO2 and above will double from their current level. For a car that emits over 255g/km of CO2, the first-year rate will double from £2,745 to £5,490.
The changes will affect new cars purchased from April next year - so if you have a used car, you won’t be affected by the higher rates. But if buying a new car is top of your list for 2025, This is Money has revealed how much the ten most popular new cars will cost to tax.
The 1.0-litre TSI petrol (109bhp) manual in Life trim has the lowest CO2 emissions of of 116g/km, which means the tax applied to this vehicle if you're buying it straight out of the showroom will jump from £220 to £440. At the other end of the scale, the Polo GTI emits 149g/km of CO2, which means the first-year car tax rate will rise from £270 to £540.
