Cat A COE price drops 6.8% to $102,009; Cat B premium rises 3.5%

The price of a Category A certificate of entitlement (COE) dropped by 6.8 per cent in the first tender exercise of 2026, while the Category B premium rose by 3.5 per cent.

- Aqil Hamzah

On Jan 7, the premium for a Category A COE, meant for smaller and less powerful cars and electric vehicles (EVs), was $102,009, a drop from the $109,501 at the previous exercise that closed on Dec 17.

Meanwhile, the premium for a Category B COE, for larger and more powerful cars and EVs, rose from $115,102 to $119,100.

In the Open category, otherwise known as Category E, the price of a certificate went up by 2.5 per cent from $119,000 to $122,000.

Certificates in this category can be used to register any vehicle type except motorcycles and usually end up being used for bigger cars.

Such certificates are also transferable, giving motor dealers the flexibility to register cars without having to wait for the next tender exercise.

COEs for commercial vehicles (Category C) were priced at $75,503 - a 1.9 per cent fall from $77,003 previously.

The motorcycle COE premium (Category D) recorded a 7.5 per cent rise from $8,081 to $8,689.

Two COE bidding exercises are held each month.