LTO Registration Renewal Fee 2026: MVUC by Vehicle Type and Weight

Find your vehicle type and gross vehicle weight (GVW) on your Certificate of Registration, then read across. Each figure is the RA 8794 Section 3(b) base rate plus 100%, the level the Act set from its fourth year onward. The Act was approved on 27 June 2000. Section 3 lets the President adjust the rates by the consumer price index, at most once every five years.

Trucks and buses follow a formula. A 6,000 kg private truck pays ₱900 plus ₱12 for each of the 33 blocks of 100 kg above 2,700 kg. That is ₱1,296, doubled to ₱2,592.

Battery EVs and hybrids pay less. RA 11697 Section 24(c) cuts the MVUC, registration and inspection fees by 30% for a battery EV and 15% for a hybrid. The discount runs eight years from the Act's effectivity (approved 15 April 2022). A battery EV in the ₱1,600 row pays ₱1,120.

RA 4136 Section 12 prorates a first-time (original) registration by the quarter you apply in. RA 8794 Section 2 put the MVUC in place of the old Section 8 registration fee, so the fractions apply to it. A ₱1,600 car first registered in May pays three-fourths: ₱1,200. The rule does not apply to renewals. Section 12 bars quarterly renewals used to avoid paying the year in advance.

Before you can renew online, three items must already be submitted electronically to the LTMS by accredited providers: your CTPL Certificate of Cover, your Certificate of Emission Compliance or PMVIC inspection report, and a clean vehicle record with no pending violations or alarm flags. You will also need your current OR/CR and a valid driver's license.

Check your LTMS account before your appointment. If one of the three is missing, complete it with an accredited provider first. The system blocks renewal until all three show up.

Renewal runs through the LTMS portal whether you complete it online or at an LTO office or accredited bank. The steps below follow the online path; in-person renewal uses the same document and submission requirements at the counter.

1. Confirm your CTPL, emission test, and PMVIC status
   These three must already show as submitted in your LTMS profile before the system allows renewal. If any is missing, complete it with an accredited provider first.

   Ask your provider to confirm same-day submission to LTMS. Some providers only batch-upload weekly.

2. Log in to the LTMS portal
   Go to portal.lto.gov.ph, sign in with your Client ID, and open the vehicle tab for the plate you're renewing.
   Renew at portal.lto.gov.ph
3. Review the computed fee and pay
   The system totals your renewal from your vehicle's classification and weight, starting from the MVUC row above. Compare the MVUC line with the table, then pay online or print the assessment and pay at an LTO office or accredited bank.
4. Receive your OR/CR and sticker
   A digital OR/CR is issued to your LTMS account. Physical copies and the windshield sticker follow by mail or branch pickup, depending on how you renewed.

   Print the digital OR/CR and keep it in your vehicle until the physical copy arrives.

Renewing a delinquent registration costs a fine of 50% of the registration fees for the portion of the year. That is RA 4136 Section 56(a), approved 20 June 1964. The fine is computed on the fees, not as a flat peso surcharge.

Driving on an expired registration is a separate offence. JAO 2014-01 item II.a (DOTC-LTO, 2 June 2014) sets ₱10,000. Past one month of non-registration, the vehicle is impounded until it is registered and the fines are paid. Renewing on or before the date on your OR/CR keeps the bill at the table above.

Settle open tickets before you renew. JAO 2014-01 Section V puts a vehicle on alarm when an impound or suspension cannot be served at once. Check and pay a ticket.

LTO staggers registration renewal windows so owners don't all renew in the same month. The digit-to-month mapping is an LTO administrative schedule, not something RA 4136 defines. Your renewal month and week are on your current OR/CR and in your LTMS account.