COE Results Aug 2025 1st Bidding: Cat B reaches new high!

The first round of bidding for August saw Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums climbing across the board. Premiums for Cat B are now at the highest for the year 2025, while premiums for Cat E continued to climb, even after reaching the $120,000 mark last session. 

The slew of roadshows across the island, such as this one conducted by Volvo, or this one still ongoing and conducted by MINI, could have renewed interest in new car purchases for new car purchases in the past days. It is additionally worth noting that dealers here should already be bidding for COEs in the Cat E category ahead of the upcoming second iteration of The Cars Expo for 2025, which is set to happen come late September. The total number of bids submitted this session for the category this session is at an all-year high.

Get data on past COE bidding exercises at our COE bidding results page.

Cat A COE - Seeing a small climb

Premiums for Cat A, for cars up to 1,600cc in engine capacity and with an output of no more than 130bhp or electric vehicles with a power output of up to 110kW, climbed this session by $907 (0.9%) to reach $102,009.

The current premium now stands at 5.4% above the 12-month trailing average. The total number of number of bids submitted exceeded the number of successful bids this round by 38%, lower than the 12-month average of 51% for the category.

Cat B COE - This session's strongest climber

Premiums for Cat B, for larger cars with more than 130bhp or engine displacements larger than 1,600cc or electric vehicles with a power output of more than 110kW, climbed this session. Premiums for the category scaled up $4,397 (3.7%) to reach $123,498, a new high for 2025. Premiums for the category have not returned to such highs since December of 2023.

This new climb means the current premium for the category is now 9.3% above the 12-month trailing average. The total number of unsuccessful bids this round exceeded the quota available by 61%. This is higher than the 12-month average figure for the category of 48%.

Cat C COE - Also climbing along

Premiums for Cat C, for goods vehicles and buses, climbed this session by $1,401 (2.0%) to close at $70,001. The number of unsuccessful bids this round exceeded the available quota by 46%, lower than the 12-month average for this category of 52%.

Cat E COE - Continuing to make gains

Premiums for Cat E, the open category, climbed this session by $2,334 (1.4%) to reach $122,334. This new climb is on the back of three previous consecutive climbs in premiums for the segment, and is close the the 2025 high of $123,000 the category reached in January this year.

The current premium for the category is now 7.9% above the 12-month trailing average. The total number of unsuccessful bids this round exceeded the quota available by 96%, higher than the 12-month average figure for the category of 88%.

Prevailing Quota Premium

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