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Maruti Suzuki Jimny on-road price in Chennai

Kinetic Yellow with Bluish Black Roof

₹14,91,000 to ₹17,26,620 on the road4 variants

EMI from about ₹25,050 a month on the Chennai 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.

Tamil Nadu sets these charges, so the same figures apply in Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli and Salem.

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

All 4 variants priced in Chennai

VariantEx-showroomOn-road in Chennai
Zeta Petrol MT₹12.39L₹14,91,000
Alpha Petrol MT₹13.31L₹16,00,480
Zeta Petrol AT₹13.45L₹16,17,140
Alpha Petrol AT₹14.37L₹17,26,620

What the road adds in Chennai, variant by variant

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

  1. Zeta Petrol MT₹14,91,000+20%

    ₹12,39,000 ex-showroom, Tamil Nadu takes ₹2,25,270, everything else ₹26,730

  2. Alpha Petrol MT₹16,00,480+20%

    ₹13,31,000 ex-showroom, Tamil Nadu takes ₹2,41,830, everything else ₹27,650

  3. Zeta Petrol AT₹16,17,140+20%

    ₹13,45,000 ex-showroom, Tamil Nadu takes ₹2,44,350, everything else ₹27,790

  4. Alpha Petrol AT₹17,26,620+20%

    ₹14,37,000 ex-showroom, Tamil Nadu takes ₹2,60,910, everything else ₹28,710

Ex-showroom priceTamil Nadu's road tax and its chargesRegistration, insurance, TCS and the tagOn the road in Chennai.

Jimny 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.

Petrolby price

  1. 12%to ₹5 lakh

    no variant here

  2. 13%to ₹10 lakh

    no variant here

  3. 18%to ₹20 lakh

    Zeta Petrol MT, Alpha Petrol MT, Zeta Petrol AT, Alpha Petrol AT

  4. 20%above

    no variant here

Worth knowing before you sign

  • On the Maruti Suzuki Jimny Zeta Petrol MT, Chennai is 3rd dearest of 25 states: ₹1,88,100 over Arunachal Pradesh and ₹9,529 under Karnataka.

Jimny rivals on the road in Chennai

The cheapest way into this group in Chennai is the Tata Nexon EV, from ₹12,89,395 on the road, ₹2,01,605 under the Jimny's ₹14,91,000. Each figure is that car's cheapest variant on the road in Chennai, on the same Tamil Nadu road tax.

The Jimny in its colours

Maruti Suzuki Jimny in Sizzling Red

Sizzling Red

Vehicle images: Maruti Suzuki official 3D configurator (nexaexperience.com)

How the Zeta Petrol MT's ₹14,91,000 breaks down

Getting it on the road in Chennai adds ₹2.52L to the ex-showroom price, and road tax is the biggest part of that.

Ex-showroom price
₹12,39,000
Road tax (18%)
₹2,23,020
Road safety tax
₹2,250
Registration fee (central)
₹800
TCS (1%, adjustable against your income tax)refundable
₹12,390
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 Chennai
₹14,91,000
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
Every charge here is computed from Tamil Nadu's own notifications, each cited beside the line it produced, and last checked . Rates change with state budgets, so confirm the final figure with your dealer before paying.

Registering a Jimny 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.

SeriesIssuing officeCovers
TN-01RTO, Chennai Centralcentral Chennai; office at Ayanavaram
TN-02RTO, Chennai North Westnorth west Chennai; office at Anna Nagar
TN-03RTO, Chennai North Eastnorth east Chennai; office at Tondiarpet
TN-04RTO, Chennai Easteast Chennai; office at Pulianthoppu
TN-05RTO, Chennai Northnorth Chennai; office at Kolathur
TN-06RTO, Chennai South Eastsouth east Chennai; office at Mandaveli
TN-07RTO, Chennai Southsouth Chennai; office at Thiruvanmiyur
TN-09RTO, Chennai Westwest Chennai; office at K.K. Nagar
TN-10RTO, Chennai South Westsouth west Chennai; office at Virugambakkam
TN-13RTO, AmbatturAmbattur
TN-14RTO, SholinganallurSholinganallur
TN-18RTO, RedhillsRedhills
TN-22RTO, AlandurAlandur; 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.

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Questions buyers ask

What is the Maruti Suzuki Jimny on-road price in Chennai?

Between ₹14,91,000 for the Zeta Petrol MT and ₹17,26,620 for the Alpha Petrol AT, as of September 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 Maruti Suzuki Jimny in Chennai?

₹2,23,020 on the Zeta Petrol MT at ₹12.39L 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 Maruti Suzuki Jimny 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 Maruti Suzuki Jimny 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).