Replacing a lost car title in West-Virginia
West Virginia replaces a title for $15 on the Affidavit of Duplicate Title, Form DMV-4-TR.
What West-Virginia charges
The replacement title fee is $15. Affidavit of Duplicate Title (Form DMV-4-TR) filed with the WV DMV; $15.
That figure comes from West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles (WV DMV), read from its own page and current as of August 2026. The hub compares all fifty states if you want to see where West-Virginia sits — the spread runs from $5 to $101, which is wider than most people expect for the same piece of paper.
The part that catches people out
The name of the form is the useful detail: it is an affidavit, meaning you are swearing to what happened to the original rather than simply requesting a copy. The application is filed with the state Division of Motor Vehicles rather than a county office, so there is one procedure statewide and one place to chase if it goes quiet.
West Virginia DMV-4-TR: Affidavit of Duplicate Title, with every box filled in
That is the document West-Virginia wants, and we publish a worked example of it: West Virginia DMV-4-TR: Affidavit of Duplicate Title.
Related: what a replacement title costs in every state, and why the wait matters more than the fee · every West-Virginia form a seller meets · selling a car in West-Virginia.
Sources
- West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles (WV DMV) — replacement title fee — Where the West-Virginia figure of $15 was read, current as of August 2026
- West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles (WV DMV) — agency home — The agency that issues West-Virginia titles