Registering a car in Corsica in 2026

The calculator is set to Corsica: enter the fiscal horsepower and the first registration date to see the tax owed to the island’s authority.

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Registration · Corsica

€331.76

taxes due, box by box

Y1 regional tax · €53 × 6 CV€318.00
Y4 fixed tax€11
Y5 delivery fee€2.76
Total taxes€331.76
96 %
Y1
Malus
Y2 + Y4 + Y5

Same vehicle in the cheapest region (Mayotte): €193.76, €138 less. What counts is the region where you live.

The application itself is free on the official ANTS website: you only pay the taxes.

How the amount is calculated

Corsica charges €53 per fiscal horsepower (the “cheval fiscal”, the CV figure in box P.6 of the French registration certificate) since 1 January 2026, up from €43 the year before. The start date is confirmed by the State’s cost simulator, and the amount appears in the report put to the Corsican Assembly, the island’s elected body, which sets the rate as a region would. The rise of €10 per CV is the largest of any 2026 change. Corsica now ranks 11th of 18 from the most expensive, level with Martinique, and €7 below the legal cap. A small 4 CV car under ten years old pays €212 in regional tax, or €225.76 for the whole certificate. Cars aged ten or more pay half, as do motorbikes. Electric cars get no discount on the island and pay the same rate as petrol or diesel models.

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The source of the 2026 rate

The figure comes from a report to the Corsican Assembly that recalls the €43 rate of 2025 and proposes €53 for 2026. The State’s simulator has applied that amount since 1 January 2026, a verified date, and the official fiscal horsepower price simulator still shows it. The report is a proposal; the State’s figures confirm it was adopted. Older Corsican rates are not listed here because they have not been checked against a primary source.

Before and after, car by car

Regional tax for the same used petrol or diesel car changing hands before and after the rise, then the full certificate cost on 20 October 2026: regional tax plus €13.76 of national charges.

Corsica, used petrol or diesel car.
PowerUntil 31 December 20252026 rate2026, 10 years or moreFull certificate 2026
3 CV€129€159€79.50€172.76
4 CV€172€212€106€225.76
6 CV€258€318€159€331.76
9 CV€387€477€238.50€490.76

Among the authorities that changed their rate in 2026, Corsica’s €10 rise per CV is the largest, ahead of Nouvelle-Aquitaine at €5. The Paris-region transport surcharge is a separate mechanism and is left out of this comparison.

Where Corsica sits nationally

Even after the increase, the island is 11th of 18: 10 regions charge more, including neighbouring Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur at the cap, and 6 charge less. The comparison only matters if you move house, since your address decides the rate.

Practical cases for island residents

  • Car shipped from the mainland: Corsican rate, and the 1-month deadline runs from the date of sale.
  • Older car: half rate once the first registration, shown in box B, is ten years old.
  • Scooter or motorbike: half rate at any age; mopeds pay no regional tax, under the French tax code.
  • Electric car: full rate, no regional discount.

The other lines of the certificate are explained on the official cost page. For a private sale, the used car transfer page walks through each step.

Frequently asked questions

How much more does registration cost in Corsica since the 2026 increase?

For a 6 CV car under ten years old, the regional tax went from €258 to €318 on 1 January 2026, as the rate rose from €43 to €53 per CV. For a 9 CV car the gap is wider still. The date when the previous rate first applied has not been checked at source.

Do electric cars pay the regional tax in Corsica?

Yes, in full. French law allows each region to halve or remove the tax for electric and hydrogen vehicles, but Corsica has not done so. A 5 CV electric car under ten years old pays €265, exactly what a petrol car of the same rating pays. New electric cars still escape the CO₂ and weight malus, which are national.

I bought a car in mainland France and live in Corsica: which rate applies?

The Corsican rate of €53 per CV. The regional tax follows the new keeper’s home address, so buying in Marseille or Nice does not mean paying the Provence rate. You apply online through ANTS, the national registration agency, within 1 month of the sale, however long the ferry crossing and delivery take.

Is a further rise expected in Corsica for 2027?

None had been found when the rates were surveyed. The legal cap of €60 per CV leaves room for €7 more. When a new rate is voted, it usually applies from the first day of the second month after the decision becomes enforceable, so buyers normally get a few weeks’ notice before it bites.

Related pages and calculations

Fiscal horsepower rates

The rate set by each of the 18 regions, with its start date, recalculated for your horsepower.

Compare regions

The same vehicle in all 18 regions, ranked from cheapest to dearest, with the gap in euros.

Used car

The cost of transferring a used car into your name, full or half rate by age, and the deadline after buying.

Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

The fiscal horsepower rate in the Sud region, raised to the legal maximum on 1 January 2026, with examples.

Overseas departments

Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion and Mayotte: five fiscal horsepower rates, from France’s lowest to the cap.

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