Land Rover Defender 90 on-road price in Kochi

₹1,76,07,708 to ₹2,00,67,708 on the road2 variants

EMI from about ₹2,95,840 a month on the Kochi on-road price, at 9.5% a year over 5 years with 20% down.

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

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

Why

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

All 2 variants priced in Kochi

Variant	Ex-showroom	On-road in Kochi
X Turbo Petrol AT	₹1.43Cr	₹1,76,07,708
V8 Turbo Petrol AT	₹1.63Cr	₹2,00,67,708

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What the road adds in Kochi, variant by variant

Cheapest on the road first. The orange is Kerala's own share.

X Turbo Petrol AT₹1,76,07,708+23%
₹1,42,90,000 ex-showroom, Kerala takes ₹31,44,000, everything else ₹1,73,708
V8 Turbo Petrol AT₹2,00,67,708+23%
₹1,62,90,000 ex-showroom, Kerala takes ₹35,84,000, everything else ₹1,93,708

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

Defender 90 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.

Petrolby price

10%to ₹5 lakh
no variant here
13%to ₹10 lakh
no variant here
15%to ₹15 lakh
no variant here
17%to ₹20 lakh
no variant here
22%above
X Turbo Petrol AT, V8 Turbo Petrol AT

Worth knowing before you sign

On the Land Rover Defender 90 X Turbo Petrol AT, Kochi is the dearest of the 25 states we price it in, level with Kerala: ₹22,86,600 over Mizoram.

How the X Turbo Petrol AT's ₹1,76,07,708 breaks down

Getting it on the road in Kochi adds ₹33.18L to the ex-showroom price, and road tax is the biggest part of that.

Ex-showroom price: ₹1,42,90,000
Road tax (22%): ₹31,43,800
Road safety cess: ₹200
Registration fee (central): ₹800
TCS (1%, adjustable against your income tax)refundable: ₹1,42,900
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 Kochi: ₹1,76,07,708

The fine print

Road tax (22%): 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.

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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 on 7 August 2026. Rates change with state budgets, so confirm the final figure with your dealer before paying.

Registering a Defender 90 in Kochi

Cars registered in Kochi carry KL-07, KL-43 or KL-39 plates, depending on which RTO office covers your address.

Series	Issuing office	Covers
KL-07	Regional Transport Office, Ernakulam	Ernakulam, mainland Kochi
KL-43	Sub Regional Transport Office, Mattancherry	Mattancherry and Fort Kochi
KL-39	Sub Regional Transport Office, Tripunithura	Tripunithura

Kerala Motor Vehicles Department, office code directory; the live site was unreachable, so verified from the Wayback Machine snapshot of that official page dated 2020-11-11, checked 9 August 2026.

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Same figures, same state: Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Thrissur

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Questions buyers ask

What is the Land Rover Defender 90 on-road price in Kochi?

Between ₹1,76,07,708 for the X Turbo Petrol AT and ₹2,00,67,708 for the V8 Turbo Petrol AT, as of October 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 Land Rover Defender 90 in Kochi?

₹31,43,800 on the X Turbo Petrol AT at ₹1.43Cr 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 Land Rover Defender 90 cheaper on-road in another city of Kerala?

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

Which number plate series does the Land Rover Defender 90 registered in Kochi get?

Cars registered in Kochi carry KL-07, KL-43 or KL-39 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 (Kerala Motor Vehicles Department, office code directory; the live site was unreachable, so verified from the Wayback Machine snapshot of that official page dated 2020-11-11, checked 9 August 2026).