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Mexican State License Plate Visual Guide

Designs last verified: August 2026

Tagspot scores all 32 Mexican states as real, tappable bonus plates — the same as US states and Canadian provinces. This page is a visual reference for what those plates actually look like, so you can match a design at a glance if you spot one on a road trip near the border or beyond.

5of 32 Mexican states are below with a confirmed, currently-issued design and a properly sourced photo. Mexico's plate designs change on a much faster, much less documented cycle than US ones — each state redesigns on its own schedule, often with a new governor, and a lot of what's findable online (including recently-dated photos) turns out to show a design that's already been replaced. The rest of the states are skipped here rather than shown with a guess — see the credits below for exactly where each included photo came from.

Current standard-issue license plate from Chihuahua, Mexico
ChihuahuaAbout as stripped-down as Mexican plates get: white background, a blue "CHIHUAHUA" band, and the national and state shields in the lower corners — no artwork in the middle, by design, to keep the serial fully legible.
Current standard-issue license plate from Durango, Mexico
DurangoA colorful "DGO" wordmark tops the serial, with a ribbon of desert, forest, and river scenery running along the bottom edge — a small landscape sampler for a state that spans badlands, pine sierra, and farmland.
Current standard-issue license plate from Guanajuato, Mexico
GuanajuatoWhite with a navy-blue header and footer, "Grandeza de México" printed across the bottom band — Guanajuato's plate has kept this blue-and-white layout through multiple administrations of the same governing party.
Current standard-issue license plate from Sinaloa, Mexico
SinaloaWhite plate, black serial, and the state's eagle-and-mountains seal centered between "SINALOA" and "MÉXICO" in maroon — a design that has stayed close to this look even as security features around it have been upgraded.
Current standard-issue license plate from Zacatecas, Mexico
ZacatecasA desert sunrise over layered mountains — one topped with a small cross, echoing the Cerro de la Bufa landmark above the state capital — fills the bottom third of the plate beneath the serial and a QR code.

Image credits

Most photos on this page are sourced from Wikimedia Commons and used under their original license. Chihuahua wasn't available there with a current design, so that image comes straight from the state government's own Secretaría de Hacienda site instead. Click a state's source link to see where its image came from.