The Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) quota for August to October 2026, setting it at 19,085 certificates, a 0.2% increase from 19,052 in the previous quarter [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. Despite the overall rise, the Category A quota, covering smaller cars and EVs up to 1,600cc or 97kW (110kW for EVs), fell by about 4% to 7,134 certificates, down from 7,434 last quarter [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. This marks the third consecutive quarter of decline in Category A quota [1, 4].
Meanwhile, Category B COE, which applies to larger, more powerful cars and EVs above the Category A thresholds, increased by roughly 5.8-6.2% to 5,527 certificates from 5,205 previously [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. The quota for Category C (commercial vehicles) also rose 5.4% to 1,836 certificates from 1,742, and Category D (motorcycles) declined about 2.5% to 3,065 from 3,145 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. Category E (open category) saw a slight decrease of about 0.2% to 1,523 certificates, down just three from 1,526 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].
The LTA explained the COE quota is calculated using 25% replacement COEs from deregistered vehicles between July 2025 and June 2026, combined with adjustments for growth, taxi population changes, expired COEs, early turnover schemes, and quota redistribution [1, 2, 5]. “The COE quota is made up of 25 per cent of the replacement COEs from vehicles deregistered in the twelve-month period from July 2025 to June 2026, along with other adjustments,” the LTA said [1].
Bidding for the new COE quota started on August 3 and occurs twice monthly. The interval between the second bidding in August and the first in September will be three weeks, longer than usual [1, 5].
The next COE quota announcement, covering November 2026 to January 2027, will be released in October 2026 [1, 5].
