COE Results Sep 2025 2nd Bidding: Up across the board!

Up, up, and away!

As if all the climbs recorded in the past bidding sessions were not enough, this second COE bidding session for the month of September has seen premiums rising across all categories, with all private car categories seeing quite a significant jump ahead of the return of the second of this year's The Cars Expo.

You'll note that the current premium for Cat B and E are now rather close to the highs we saw in October 2023 - a month which saw the LTA conducting the second of a host of COE supply adjustments in an attempt to bring down premiums.

And don't be too hopeful that premiums will drop in the coming weeks either: The next COE bidding session is a good three weeks away, giving dealers here plenty of time to convince shoppers that they will need to place larger bids if they want to secure their own ride.

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

Cat A COE - No need to guess where things are heading

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 $11,114 (10.3%) to reach $119,003.

The current premium now stands at 21.4% above the 12-month trailing average. The total number of number of bids submitted exceeded the number of successful bids this round by 98%, far higher than the 12-month average of 52% for the category.

Cat B COE - The only private car category to not see a five-digit climb

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 by $9,389 (7.4%) to reach $136,890. Premiums for the category are currently at their highest for 2025.

This new climb means the current premium for the category is now 18.6% 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 going up

Premiums for Cat C, for goods vehicles and buses, climbed this session by $945 (1.3%) to close at $72,501. The number of unsuccessful bids this round exceeded the available quota by 50%, lower than the 12-month average for this category of 52%.

Cat E COE - You should be able to tell by now where this is going

Premiums for Cat E, the open category, climbed this session by an impressive $12,601 (9.6%) to reach $140,502. This figure is close the the $158,004 that the category reached in October of 2023.

The current premium for the category is now 21.4% above the 12-month trailing average. The total number of unsuccessful bids this round exceeded the quota available by 111%, higher than the 12-month average figure for the category of 87%.

Prevailing Quota Premium

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