Kia Carnival on-road price in Chennai
₹72,26,508 on the road1 variant
EMI from about ₹1,21,420 a month on the Chennai on-road price, at 9.5% a year over 5 years with 20% down.
Figures as of August 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 Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli and Salem.
Why
All 1 variants priced in Chennai
| Variant | Ex-showroom | On-road in Chennai |
|---|---|---|
| Limousine Plus Diesel AT | ₹59.45L | ₹72,26,508 |
Carnival 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.
Dieselby price
- 12%to ₹5 lakh
no variant here
- 13%to ₹10 lakh
no variant here
- 18%to ₹20 lakh
no variant here
- 20%above
Limousine Plus Diesel AT
Worth knowing before you sign
- On the Kia Carnival Limousine Plus Diesel AT, Chennai is 4th dearest of 25 states: ₹8,34,550 over Mizoram and ₹1,16,850 under Kerala.
The Carnival in its colours
Glacier White Pearl
Vehicle images: Kia India official media assets (kia.com/in)
How the Limousine Plus Diesel AT's ₹72,26,508 breaks down
Getting it on the road in Chennai adds ₹12.82L to the ex-showroom price, and road tax is the biggest part of that.
- Ex-showroom price
- ₹59,45,000
- Road tax (20%)
- ₹11,89,000
- Road safety tax
- ₹2,250
- Registration fee (central)
- ₹800
- TCS (1%, adjustable against your income tax)refundable
- ₹59,450
- Third-party insurance (3 years, incl. 18% GST)
- ₹29,023
- Personal accident cover (1 year, incl. 18% GST)estimate
- ₹885
- FASTagestimate
- ₹100
- Comprehensive own-damage covernot in this total
- insurer-priced
- On-road in Chennai
- ₹72,26,508
The fine print
- Road tax (20%)
- 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
Registering a Carnival in Chennai
Cars registered in Chennai carry TN-01, TN-02, TN-03, TN-04, TN-05, TN-06, TN-07, TN-09, TN-10, TN-13, TN-14, TN-18 or TN-22 plates, depending on which RTO office covers your address.
| Series | Issuing office | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| TN-01 | RTO, Chennai Central | central Chennai; office at Ayanavaram |
| TN-02 | RTO, Chennai North West | north west Chennai; office at Anna Nagar |
| TN-03 | RTO, Chennai North East | north east Chennai; office at Tondiarpet |
| TN-04 | RTO, Chennai East | east Chennai; office at Pulianthoppu |
| TN-05 | RTO, Chennai North | north Chennai; office at Kolathur |
| TN-06 | RTO, Chennai South East | south east Chennai; office at Mandaveli |
| TN-07 | RTO, Chennai South | south Chennai; office at Thiruvanmiyur |
| TN-09 | RTO, Chennai West | west Chennai; office at K.K. Nagar |
| TN-10 | RTO, Chennai South West | south west Chennai; office at Virugambakkam |
| TN-13 | RTO, Ambattur | Ambattur |
| TN-14 | RTO, Sholinganallur | Sholinganallur |
| TN-18 | RTO, Redhills | Redhills |
| TN-22 | RTO, Alandur | Alandur; office at Meenambakkam |
Tamil Nadu State Transport Authority, Regional Transport Office contact list; the live site was unreachable, so verified from the Wayback Machine snapshot of that official page dated 2021-08-14, checked 9 August 2026.
Carnival on-road price in other cities
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Same figures, same state: Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem
Different state, different figures: Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Jaipur, Gurugram, Lucknow, Indore, Patna, Ahmedabad, Ludhiana, Kochi, Visakhapatnam, Itanagar, Guwahati, Raipur, Panaji, Ranchi, Shillong, Aizawl, Bhubaneswar, Srinagar, Leh
Questions buyers ask
What is the Kia Carnival on-road price in Chennai?
₹72,26,508 for the Limousine Plus Diesel AT, as of August 2026, covering 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 Carnival in Chennai?
₹11,89,000 on the Limousine Plus Diesel AT at ₹59.45L 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 Carnival cheaper on-road in another city of Tamil Nadu?
No. Tamil Nadu sets these charges, so the same figures apply in Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli and Salem: registering in a different city of the state does not change them.
Which number plate series does the Kia Carnival registered in Chennai get?
Cars registered in Chennai carry TN-01, TN-02, TN-03, TN-04, TN-05, TN-06, TN-07, TN-09, TN-10, TN-13, TN-14, TN-18 or TN-22 plates, depending on which RTO office covers your address. The series belongs to the office, not the car, so every vehicle registered there wears it (Tamil Nadu State Transport Authority, Regional Transport Office contact list; the live site was unreachable, so verified from the Wayback Machine snapshot of that official page dated 2021-08-14, checked 9 August 2026).