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Kia Seltos on-road price in Thiruvananthapuram

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₹12,90,540 to ₹26,98,400 on the road44 variants

EMI from about ₹21,680 a month on the Thiruvananthapuram on-road price, at 9.5% a year over 5 years with 20% down.

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Figures as of September 2026, for a first personal car, bought by an individual and paid in cash.

Kerala sets these charges, so the same figures apply in Kochi, Kozhikode and Thrissur.

Why
Registering in a different city of the state does not change them.

All 44 variants priced in Thiruvananthapuram

VariantEx-showroomOn-road in Thiruvananthapuram
HTE Petrol MT₹11.00L₹12,90,540
HTE(O) Petrol MT₹12.42L₹14,55,260
HTE Diesel MT₹12.94L₹15,15,580
HTE(O) Turbo Petrol MT₹13.22L₹15,48,060
HTK Petrol MT₹13.42L₹15,71,260
HTE(O) Petrol AT₹13.72L₹16,06,060
HTE(O) Diesel MT₹14.04L₹16,43,180
HTK Turbo Petrol MT₹14.22L₹16,64,060
HTK(O) Petrol MT₹14.52L₹16,98,860
HTK Petrol AT₹14.72L₹17,22,060
HTK Diesel MT₹15.04L₹17,89,260
HTK(O) Turbo Petrol MT₹15.30L₹18,19,940
HTE(O) Diesel AT₹15.32L₹18,22,300
HTK(O) Petrol AT₹15.82L₹18,81,300
HTX Petrol MT₹15.92L₹18,93,100
HTK(O) Diesel MT₹16.14L₹19,19,060
HTK Diesel AT₹16.34L₹19,42,660
HTK(O) Turbo Petrol AT₹16.62L₹19,75,700
HTX(A) Petrol MT₹17.02L₹20,22,900
HTX Petrol AT₹17.22L₹20,46,500
HTK(O) Diesel AT₹17.44L₹20,72,460
HTX Diesel MT₹17.54L₹20,84,260
HTX Turbo Petrol AT₹18.02L₹21,40,900
HTX(A) Petrol AT₹18.32L₹21,76,300
HTX(A) Diesel MT₹18.64L₹22,14,060
GTX Petrol AT₹18.72L₹22,23,500
X-Line Petrol AT₹18.72L₹22,23,500
HTX Diesel AT₹18.84L₹22,37,660
HTX(A) Turbo Petrol AT₹19.12L₹22,70,700
GTX Turbo Petrol AT₹19.52L₹23,17,900
X-Line Turbo Petrol AT₹19.52L₹23,17,900
GTX(A) Petrol AT₹19.82L₹23,53,300
X-Line(A) Petrol AT₹19.82L₹23,53,300
HTX(A) Diesel AT₹19.94L₹23,67,460
GTX(A) Turbo Petrol AT₹20.00L₹23,74,540
X-Line(A) Turbo Petrol AT₹20.00L₹23,74,540
GTX Diesel AT₹20.00L₹23,74,540
X-Line Diesel AT₹20.00L₹23,74,540
GTX(A) Diesel AT₹20.32L₹25,13,900
X-Line(A) Diesel AT₹20.32L₹25,13,900
GTX(O) Turbo Petrol AT₹21.57L₹26,67,650
X-Line(O) Turbo Petrol AT₹21.57L₹26,67,650
GTX(O) Diesel AT₹21.82L₹26,98,400
X-Line(O) Diesel AT₹21.82L₹26,98,400

What the road adds in Thiruvananthapuram, variant by variant

Five of the 44 variants, a quarter of the way up the ladder each time; the table above has every one. The orange is Kerala's own share.

  1. HTE Petrol MT₹12,90,540+17%

    ₹11,00,000 ex-showroom, Kerala takes ₹1,65,200, everything else ₹25,340

  2. HTK(O) Turbo Petrol MT₹18,19,940+19%

    ₹15,30,000 ex-showroom, Kerala takes ₹2,60,300, everything else ₹29,640

  3. HTX Turbo Petrol AT₹21,40,900+19%

    ₹18,02,000 ex-showroom, Kerala takes ₹3,06,540, everything else ₹32,360

  4. X-Line(A) Petrol AT₹23,53,300+19%

    ₹19,82,000 ex-showroom, Kerala takes ₹3,37,140, everything else ₹34,160

  5. X-Line(O) Diesel AT₹26,98,400+24%

    ₹21,82,000 ex-showroom, Kerala takes ₹4,80,240, everything else ₹36,160

Ex-showroom priceKerala's road tax and its chargesRegistration, insurance, TCS and the tagOn the road in Thiruvananthapuram.

Seltos variants on Kerala's tax steps

Kerala charges a higher rate on the whole price once it crosses a line. Here is which variant sits where.

Petrol and dieselby price

  1. 10%to ₹5 lakh

    no variant here

  2. 13%to ₹10 lakh

    no variant here

  3. 15%to ₹15 lakh

    HTE Petrol MT, HTE(O) Petrol MT, HTE Diesel MT, HTE(O) Turbo Petrol MT, HTK Petrol MT, HTE(O) Petrol AT, HTE(O) Diesel MT, HTK Turbo Petrol MT, HTK(O) Petrol MT, HTK Petrol AT

  4. 17%to ₹20 lakh

    HTK Diesel MT, HTK(O) Turbo Petrol MT, HTE(O) Diesel AT, HTK(O) Petrol AT, HTX Petrol MT, HTK(O) Diesel MT, HTK Diesel AT, HTK(O) Turbo Petrol AT, HTX(A) Petrol MT, HTX Petrol AT, HTK(O) Diesel AT, HTX Diesel MT, HTX Turbo Petrol AT, HTX(A) Petrol AT, HTX(A) Diesel MT, GTX Petrol AT, X-Line Petrol AT, HTX Diesel AT, HTX(A) Turbo Petrol AT, GTX Turbo Petrol AT, X-Line Turbo Petrol AT, GTX(A) Petrol AT, X-Line(A) Petrol AT, HTX(A) Diesel AT, GTX(A) Turbo Petrol AT, X-Line(A) Turbo Petrol AT, GTX Diesel AT, X-Line Diesel AT

  5. 22%above

    GTX(A) Diesel AT, X-Line(A) Diesel AT, GTX(O) Turbo Petrol AT, X-Line(O) Turbo Petrol AT, GTX(O) Diesel AT, X-Line(O) Diesel AT

Worth knowing before you sign

  • The step from the X-Line Diesel AT to the GTX(A) Diesel AT crosses Kerala's ₹20 lakh line: ₹32,000 more ex-showroom, but ₹1,07,040 more road tax, because the whole price moves from 17% to 22%.
  • The HTE Diesel MT is ₹2,25,040 more on the road here than the HTE Petrol MT, and ₹29,100 of that is Kerala's road tax.
  • On the Kia Seltos HTE Petrol MT, Thiruvananthapuram is 5th dearest of 25 states: ₹1,32,200 over Arunachal Pradesh and ₹43,370 under Karnataka.

Which Seltos to buy

HTX to HTX(A) buys you as much for your money as any paid step up this ladder. Another step asks exactly the same per rupee, so which of them you take is about which trim you want to be on. In Thiruvananthapuram that step costs ₹1,29,800 on the road, rather than the ₹1,10,000 the showroom prices suggest.

Is the HTX(A) worth it over the HTX? →

Or weigh the whole ladder: which Seltos is worth the money →

Seltos rivals on the road in Thiruvananthapuram

The cheapest way into this group in Thiruvananthapuram is the Skoda Kushaq, from ₹12,49,720 on the road, ₹40,820 under the Seltos's ₹12,90,540. Each figure is that car's cheapest variant on the road in Thiruvananthapuram, on the same Kerala road tax.

The Seltos in its colours

Kia Seltos in Imperial Blue

Imperial Blue

Vehicle images: Kia India official media assets (kia.com/in)

How the HTE Petrol MT's ₹12,90,540 breaks down

Getting it on the road in Thiruvananthapuram adds ₹1.91L to the ex-showroom price, and road tax is the biggest part of that.

Ex-showroom price
₹11,00,000
Road tax (15%)
₹1,65,000
Road safety cess
₹200
Registration fee (central)
₹800
TCS (1%, adjustable against your income tax)refundable
₹11,000
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 Thiruvananthapuram
₹12,90,540
The fine print
Road tax (15%)
Kerala MV Taxation Act 1976, Annexure I item A, as amended by the Kerala Finance Act 2023 (w.e.f. 01-04-2023), read from the MVD's consolidated Act. NEWER than most aggregator tables (pre-2023 9/11/13/16/21 still circulates)
Road safety cess
Kerala Road Safety Authority Act 2007 cess, doubled to Rs 200 for light motor vehicles from 01-04-2023; amounts press-reported, notification not sighted
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.

Confirm the final figure with your dealer before paying.

Where these figures come from
One figure here is weaker than the rest: the road safety cess is what Kerala is reported to charge, not something we could read in a notification. Treat that line as indicative and confirm it with your dealer. Everything else is computed from Kerala's own documents, last checked . Rates change with state budgets, so confirm the final figure with your dealer before paying.

Seltos on-road price in other cities

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Same figures, same state: Kochi, Kozhikode, Thrissur

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Questions buyers ask

What is the Kia Seltos on-road price in Thiruvananthapuram?

Between ₹12,90,540 for the HTE Petrol MT and ₹26,98,400 for the X-Line(O) Diesel AT, as of September 2026. That covers Kerala 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 Seltos in Thiruvananthapuram?

₹1,65,000 on the HTE Petrol MT at ₹11.00L ex-showroom. The rate comes from Kerala's own schedule (Kerala MV Taxation Act 1976, Annexure I item A, as amended by the Kerala Finance Act 2023 (w.e.f. 01-04-2023), read from the MVD's consolidated Act. NEWER than most aggregator tables (pre-2023 9/11/13/16/21 still circulates)), verified on 7 August 2026.

Is the Kia Seltos cheaper on-road in another city of Kerala?

No. Kerala sets these charges, so the same figures apply in Kochi, Kozhikode and Thrissur: registering in a different city of the state does not change them.