What 50% window tint looks like

50% tint lets 50% of visible light through the window. A visible shade, but people and seats inside stay easy to see in daylight. On a passenger car's front side windows, 50% meets the written limit in 36 of the 44 states and DC we list; on the rear side windows in 43.

Tesla Model Y Juniper 2025 with 50% window tint (medium-light) on the side and rear windows
Tesla Model Y Juniper 2025 with 50% window tint (medium-light) on the side and rear windows. Windshield untouched.

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

Is 50% tint legal?

Light let through50% (VLT)
LookMedium-light
Front side windowsOK in 36 of 45 places we list
Rear side windowsOK in 43 of 45 places we list

50% meets the front-side limit in: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Too dark for the front side windows in: Alaska, California, District of Columbia, Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont.

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 50% film on factory-tinted glass can read darker than 50%. SUVs and vans often have their own rear-window rules. This is a summary, not legal advice.

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