What 20% window tint looks like

20% tint lets 20% of visible light through the window. The glass reads dark: in daylight it is hard to see into the car from outside. On a passenger car's front side windows, 20% meets the written limit in 1 of the 44 states and DC we list; on the rear side windows in 22.

Tesla Model Y Juniper 2025 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows
Tesla Model Y Juniper 2025 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows. Windshield untouched.

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20% tint on 86 more cars

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Jeep Wrangler Willys 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Jeep Wrangler Willys 2024 Honda Civic Type R 2023 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Honda Civic Type R 2023 Toyota Tacoma 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Toyota Tacoma 2024 Ford F-150 Lariat 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Ford F-150 Lariat 2024 Tesla Model Y 2020 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Tesla Model Y 2020 Tesla Model S 2013 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Tesla Model S 2013 Tesla Model 3 2019 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Tesla Model 3 2019 Tesla Model X 2017 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Tesla Model X 2017 Tesla Roadster 2026 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Tesla Roadster 2026 Honda Accord 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Honda Accord 2024 Toyota Prius 2023 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Toyota Prius 2023 Mercedes-Benz C Class 2022 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Mercedes-Benz C Class 2022 Toyota 4Runner 2025 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Toyota 4Runner 2025 Audi RS e-tron GT 2022 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Audi RS e-tron GT 2022 Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2023 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2023 BMW i4 2022 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows BMW i4 2022 Cadillac Escalade 2025 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Cadillac Escalade 2025 Ford Mustang 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Ford Mustang 2024 BMW M2 2022 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows BMW M2 2022 Mazda CX-50 2023 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Mazda CX-50 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E 2021 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Ford Mustang Mach-E 2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Volkswagen Golf GTI 2024 Lexus IS 350 F Sport 2021 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Lexus IS 350 F Sport 2021 Ram 1500 2025 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Ram 1500 2025 Lexus ES 2022 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Lexus ES 2022 Audi Q3 2020 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Audi Q3 2020 BMW X6 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows BMW X6 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor 2021 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Ford F-150 Raptor 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 2024 Porsche Panamera 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Porsche Panamera 2024 Toyota Camry Hybrid 2025 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Toyota Camry Hybrid 2025 Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT 2024 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 Coupe 2020 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 Coupe 2020 Ford Maverick 2025 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Ford Maverick 2025 BMW X5 2023 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows BMW X5 2023 Lexus GX 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Lexus GX 2024 Toyota Camry XSE Hybrid 2023 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Toyota Camry XSE Hybrid 2023 BMW iX 2022 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows BMW iX 2022 Mercedes-Benz CLS Class 2022 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Mercedes-Benz CLS Class 2022 Lamborghini Huracan Evo 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Lamborghini Huracan Evo 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe 2023 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe 2023 Porsche Cayenne Coupe Turbo 2019 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Porsche Cayenne Coupe Turbo 2019 Toyota GR Yaris 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Toyota GR Yaris 2024 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SV 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Land Rover Range Rover Sport SV 2024 Lexus GX460 2021 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Lexus GX460 2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE 2021 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE 2021 BMW X3 M 2023 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows BMW X3 M 2023 Toyota Grand Highlander 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Toyota Grand Highlander 2024 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE 63 Coupe 2021 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE 63 Coupe 2021 BMW 3 Series 2023 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows BMW 3 Series 2023 Toyota Land Cruiser 2021 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Toyota Land Cruiser 2021 BMW X3 2022 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows BMW X3 2022 Toyota Camry LE Hybrid 2023 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Toyota Camry LE Hybrid 2023 Porsche Taycan 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Porsche Taycan 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLS  Class 2023 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Mercedes-Benz GLS Class 2023 Volkswagen Golf 8 R 2022 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Volkswagen Golf 8 R 2022 Porsche Boxster 2023 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Porsche Boxster 2023 BMW M3 (F80) 2018 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows BMW M3 (F80) 2018 Mercedes-Benz CLA 35 AMG 2020 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Mercedes-Benz CLA 35 AMG 2020 Xiaomi SU7 2026 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Xiaomi SU7 2026 Xiaomi SU7 Ultra 2025 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Xiaomi SU7 Ultra 2025 Yangwang U9 2025 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Yangwang U9 2025 Yangwang U8 2025 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Yangwang U8 2025 Denza Z 2026 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Denza Z 2026 Jaecoo 7 2025 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Jaecoo 7 2025 BYD Shark 6 2025 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows BYD Shark 6 2025 BYD Seagull 2025 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows BYD Seagull 2025 BYD Dolphin 2025 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows BYD Dolphin 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2024 Toyota Tundra 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Toyota Tundra 2024 Chevrolet Tahoe 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Chevrolet Tahoe 2024 GMC Yukon 2024 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows GMC Yukon 2024 Toyota Tacoma 2022 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Toyota Tacoma 2022 Toyota 4Runner 2022 with 20% window tint (dark) on the side and rear windows Toyota 4Runner 2022

Is 20% tint legal?

Light let through20% (VLT)
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Front side windowsOK in 1 of 45 places we list
Rear side windowsOK in 22 of 45 places we list

20% meets the front-side limit in: New Mexico.

Too dark for the front side windows in: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Passenger-car limits as written, read on each state's own law or DMV page (checked November 2026). Many laws measure glass and film together, so a 20% film on factory-tinted glass can read darker than 20%. SUVs and vans often have their own rear-window rules. This is a summary, not legal advice.

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