The Honda Prelude name is back as a petrol-electric hybrid with a 2.0 engine. It is listed as a sports car, made in Japan. If it is on your shortlist, this guide sets out the costs the facts cover: list price, COE, road tax and insurance.
The insurance prices are examples, as of 1 November 2026. They are for one stated driver and one car age. Your own quote depends on your details.
The version on the new-car list
The new-car list read on 2026-10-10 shows a single version:
- Honda Prelude Hybrid 2.0 e:HEV: petrol-electric, 1,993cc, 139bhp
The price page prices the same car, named the Prelude 2.0 e:HEV. It is the version the insurers quote.
What it is listed at
As listed on 2026-10-10, the Prelude Hybrid 2.0 e:HEV cost S$301,800, including COE as listed that day.
Prices change after COE rounds. Ask for a current figure, and check what each offer includes before you compare.
The COE it needs
With a 1,993cc engine, above 1,600cc, the price page says the Prelude 2.0 e:HEV needs a Category B COE.
In the October 2026 2nd round, Category B closed at S$131,901. That changes every round. The COE page carries the latest results.
Road tax on a 1,993cc engine
LTA's formula gives road tax of S$1,203.88 a year for a 1,993cc engine, before any age surcharge.
Once a car is more than 10 years old, a surcharge applies:
- Over 10 years: +10%
- Over 11 years: +20%
- Over 12 years: +30%
- Over 13 years: +40%
- Over 14 years: +50%
On a 10-year COE, you would only meet the surcharge if you renew. The road tax page shows the formula.
Insurance: a field of one
The Honda Prelude price page uses this profile:
- Car: Prelude 2.0 e:HEV, registered 3 years ago, private use, comprehensive cover
- Driver: aged 40, married, office job, 10 years of driving
- Record: 50% NCD, no claims
- Repairs: authorised workshop, no options
On these details, only 1 insurer gives an online price. It offers two plans. The lower costs S$1,269.23 a year and the higher S$1,675.89. Both carry a S$500 excess. All prices include 9% GST.
The other 17 insurers have no online price for the Prelude. For a new model, that may change as insurers add it. For now, there is no market spread to show.
Two plans, one excess
Since both plans share the same S$500 excess, the gap between them comes down to cover. Read what the higher plan adds before you weigh the price gap between them. Ask other insurers for quotes too, since their prices do not show online.
How the price responds to change
The price page shows the lowest price when one detail changes. Nearly all come from the one insurer:
- No NCD (0%): S$2,820.50, which is S$1,551.27 more
- 20% NCD: S$2,256.40, which is S$987.17 more
- Driver aged 27, 3 years' driving, 30% NCD: S$2,792.93, which is S$1,523.70 more
- Driver aged 65, 20 years' driving, 50% NCD: S$1,395.53, which is S$126.30 more
- New car, registered this year: S$1,263.08, which is S$6.15 less, with 2 insurers pricing
- Car 8 years old: S$1,286.44, which is S$17.21 more
Losing your NCD is the costliest change. The lowest price rises by 122%, a little more than the young driver profile.
A newly registered Prelude draws a second insurer, and the price dips slightly. Car age otherwise makes little difference.
With one insurer behind most of these figures, they show how that insurer prices each change. Your own quote may tell a different story.
Next to similar cars
The price page sets the Prelude beside six cars with engines near 2.0 litres, for the same driver and car age:
- Lexus NX: S$970.26
- Lexus RX: S$921.75
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class: S$857.06
- BMW 5 Series: S$792.38
- Toyota Voxy: S$763.41
- Toyota Harrier: S$763.00
Their average lowest price is S$844.64. The Prelude costs 50% more than that. All 6 of these cars are cheaper to insure on these details.
Each of the six draws 14 to 16 insurers, against 1 for the Prelude. That gap in choice is a big part of the gap in price. Other Honda models are on the Honda car insurance page.
Costs only you can judge
These depend on how you use the car:
- Parking: season parking at your HDB block or condo, plus parking out.
- Petrol: the hybrid system and your mileage set what you spend.
- ERP: your routes and timing.
- Servicing: follow the maker's schedule. Ask what the warranty covers, including the hybrid parts, and for how long.
- Depreciation: what the car loses over its COE life, from what you pay to what it fetches later.
Summary of yearly costs we can show
For the Honda Prelude 2.0 e:HEV, as of 1 November 2026 unless dated otherwise:
- Road tax: S$1,203.88 a year before any age surcharge (LTA's formula, checked 2026-10-19)
- Insurance, standard driver: from S$1,269.23 a year, from 1 insurer
- Insurance, no NCD: from S$2,820.50
- Insurance, driver aged 27: from S$2,792.93
- Insurance, car 8 years old: from S$1,286.44
One-off costs for reference: S$301,800 as listed on 2026-10-10. Category B closed at S$131,901 in the October 2026 2nd round.
Before you buy: car insurance for the Honda Prelude
Before you drive off, get your car insurance through Shenton Brokers. Compare car insurance for the Honda Prelude to see today's prices from every insurer we compare and how they change with the driver and the car's age. Or get a quote with your own details.