Kia Carens on-road price in Salem
₹13,27,970 to ₹15,49,310 on the road3 variants
EMI from about ₹22,310 a month on the Salem on-road price, at 9.5% a year over 5 years with 20% down.
Figures as of October 2026, for a first personal car, bought by an individual and paid in cash.
Tamil Nadu sets these charges, so the same figures apply in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and Tiruchirappalli.
Why
All 3 variants priced in Salem
| Variant | Ex-showroom | On-road in Salem |
|---|---|---|
| Premium (O) Petrol MT | ₹11.02L | ₹13,27,970 |
| Premium (O) CNG MT | ₹12.12L | ₹14,58,870 |
| Premium (O) Diesel MT | ₹12.88L | ₹15,49,310 |
What the road adds in Salem, variant by variant
Cheapest on the road first. The orange is Tamil Nadu's own share.
- Premium (O) Petrol MT₹13,27,970+21%
₹11,02,000 ex-showroom, Tamil Nadu takes ₹2,00,610, everything else ₹25,360
- Premium (O) CNG MT₹14,58,870+20%
₹12,12,000 ex-showroom, Tamil Nadu takes ₹2,20,410, everything else ₹26,460
- Premium (O) Diesel MT₹15,49,310+20%
₹12,88,000 ex-showroom, Tamil Nadu takes ₹2,34,090, everything else ₹27,220
Carens variants on Tamil Nadu's tax steps
Tamil Nadu charges a higher rate on the whole price once it crosses a line. Here is which variant sits where.
Petrol, diesel and CNGby price
- 12%to ₹5 lakh
no variant here
- 13%to ₹10 lakh
no variant here
- 18%to ₹20 lakh
Premium (O) Petrol MT, Premium (O) CNG MT, Premium (O) Diesel MT
- 20%above
no variant here
Worth knowing before you sign
- The Premium (O) Diesel MT is ₹2,21,340 more on the road here than the Premium (O) Petrol MT, and ₹33,480 of that is Tamil Nadu's road tax.
- On the Kia Carens Premium (O) Petrol MT, Salem is 3rd dearest of 25 states: ₹1,67,550 over Arunachal Pradesh and ₹8,337 under Karnataka.
Carens rivals on the road in Salem
The cheapest way into this group in Salem is the Toyota Rumion, from ₹11,22,860 on the road, ₹2,05,110 under the Carens's ₹13,27,970. Each figure is that car's cheapest variant on the road in Salem, on the same Tamil Nadu road tax.
The Carens in its colours
Aurora Black Pearl
Vehicle images: Kia India official media assets (kia.com/in)
How the Premium (O) Petrol MT's ₹13,27,970 breaks down
Getting it on the road in Salem adds ₹2.26L to the ex-showroom price, and road tax is the biggest part of that.
- Ex-showroom price
- ₹11,02,000
- Road tax (18%)
- ₹1,98,360
- Road safety tax
- ₹2,250
- Registration fee (central)
- ₹800
- TCS (1%, adjustable against your income tax)refundable
- ₹11,020
- Third-party insurance (3 years, incl. 18% GST)
- ₹12,555
- Personal accident cover (1 year, incl. 18% GST)estimate
- ₹885
- FASTagestimate
- ₹100
- Comprehensive own-damage covernot in this total
- insurer-priced
- On-road in Salem
- ₹13,27,970
The fine print
- Road tax (18%)
- TN MV Taxation Act 1974, Third Schedule Part I as substituted by the Amendment Act 2023 (L.A. Bill 33 of 2023, gazetted 11-10-2023), read from the gazetted text
- Road safety tax
- TN MV Taxation Act 1974 section 3-B and the Sixth Schedule as substituted by section 6 of the Amendment Act 2023, read from the gazetted text on 2026-11-03: 'ROAD SAFETY TAX. New Motor Vehicles', Light Motor Vehicles Rs 2,250. The document is the Bill as introduced (L.A. Bill 33 of 2023, gazetted 11-10-2023), so the figure is primary while its being in force rests on reporting that Act 30 of 2023 commenced 08 or 09-11-2023, corroborated by the Third and Fourth Schedules of the same substitution clause being in force exactly as drafted. The Act as passed is requested as tn-act-30-of-2023. Some aggregator breakdowns still print the pre-2023 Rs 1,500 and others print Rs 2,250
- Registration fee (central)
- CMVR Rule 81, as amended by GSR 1183(E) dated 29-12-2016
- TCS (1%, adjustable against your income tax)
- Income-tax Act 1961 s.206C(1F) from 1 June 2016, and from 1 April 2026 s.394(1) of the Income-tax Act 2025 at the same rate and threshold (renumbering reported, not read from the Act); creditable against the buyer's income tax
- Third-party insurance (3 years, incl. 18% GST)
- Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance Base Premium and Liability) Rules 2022, G.S.R. 394(E) dated 25-05-2022, as amended by G.S.R. 32(E) dated 05-01-2024; both gazettes read from egazette.gov.in. PA cover per IRDAI circular IRDAI/NL/CIR/MOTP/158/09/2018
- Personal accident cover (1 year, incl. 18% GST)
- Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance Base Premium and Liability) Rules 2022, G.S.R. 394(E) dated 25-05-2022, as amended by G.S.R. 32(E) dated 05-01-2024; both gazettes read from egazette.gov.in. PA cover per IRDAI circular IRDAI/NL/CIR/MOTP/158/09/2018
- The Rs 15 lakh owner-driver cover is mandatory; this prescribed rate is what most insurers charge for the annual form.
- FASTag
- Tag cost only. Issuers add a deposit and minimum balance; dealer bundles commonly total Rs 500-600.
- Comprehensive own-damage cover
- Not in this total. Lenders require it and most buyers take it, but it has been market-priced since 2007 and varies widely with insurer, cover value and no-claim bonus, so an honest single figure does not exist. Budget for it from real quotes on top of this total.
- The Rs 2,250 road safety tax, charged once when a new car is registered, is included in every figure here. Tamil Nadu waives road tax on an electric car bought before 2028, and nothing published says whether that waiver covers this charge too, so an electric buyer may pay Rs 2,250 less than we show.
- Some price breakdowns for the state still show this charge at Rs 1,500, which is what it was before the 2023 change to the state's tax act. We use Rs 2,250 because that is the figure the state's own gazetted schedule prints. If your RTO still collects the older amount, your total will be Rs 750 less than this.
Confirm the final figure with your dealer before paying.
Where these figures come from
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Same figures, same state: Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli
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Questions buyers ask
What is the Kia Carens on-road price in Salem?
Between ₹13,27,970 for the Premium (O) Petrol MT and ₹15,49,310 for the Premium (O) Diesel MT, as of October 2026. That covers Tamil Nadu road tax, registration and the mandatory insurance; comprehensive own-damage cover is priced by insurers and comes on top.
How much is the road tax on the Kia Carens in Salem?
₹1,98,360 on the Premium (O) Petrol MT at ₹11.02L ex-showroom. The rate comes from Tamil Nadu's own schedule (TN MV Taxation Act 1974, Third Schedule Part I as substituted by the Amendment Act 2023 (L.A. Bill 33 of 2023, gazetted 11-10-2023), read from the gazetted text), verified on 7 August 2026.
Is the Kia Carens cheaper on-road in another city of Tamil Nadu?
No. Tamil Nadu sets these charges, so the same figures apply in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and Tiruchirappalli: registering in a different city of the state does not change them.