Category A COE premium falls to S$126,000 after previous record high
Certificate of Entitlement premiums closed mixed at the tender on 22 July 2026. The Category A premium fell 2.33 per cent to S$126,000, easing from a record set two weeks earlier, while commercial and larger-car categories also declined.
SINGAPORE — The premium for a Category A Certificate of Entitlement (COE) fell to S$126,000 at the latest tender on Wednesday, 22 July 2026, retreating from a record high set two weeks earlier.
The decline of S$3,000, or 2.33 per cent, followed the S$129,000 peak reached at the previous exercise on 8 July 2026.
Category A certificates cover smaller, less powerful cars and electric vehicles (EVs). They apply to cars of 1,600cc and below with engine output not exceeding 130 brake horsepower.
Results across the five categories were mixed, with three premiums falling, one rising marginally and another effectively unchanged.
The premium for Category B certificates, used to register larger and more powerful cars and EVs, fell 0.76 per cent to S$129,890, down from S$130,889 at the previous tender.
Certificates for commercial vehicles, classified as Category C and covering goods vehicles and buses, declined 1.17 per cent to S$93,889, from S$95,000 in the earlier exercise.
Open category certificates, classified as Category E, rose 0.13 per cent to S$129,971, from S$129,801.
These certificates can be used to register any vehicle type except motorcycles, but are mostly applied to bigger cars.
As Open category certificates are transferable, motor traders often secure them for the flexibility to register cars without waiting for the next tender exercise.
The motorcycle premium, classified as Category D, recorded a marginal increase of S$1, closing at S$10,202 from S$10,201.
This was the second consecutive exercise in which motorcycle certificates breached the five-digit mark, and the fourth such occurrence recorded so far in 2026.
A total of 4,455 bids were submitted during the exercise, against a quota of 3,242 certificates available across all categories.
A COE is required to own and use a vehicle in Singapore. It grants the holder the right to register and operate a vehicle for a period of ten years.
Premiums are set through open bidding exercises held twice a month, with prices determined by demand and the fixed quota available in each category.
