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Kia cee'd SPRTy Wagon 2.0, Singapore road tax and insurance costs

Yearly costs for a used Kia cee'd SPRTy Wagon 2.0 in Singapore: road tax, the Category B COE and car insurance from two insurers, dated.

The Kia cee'd SPRTy Wagon is the estate version of the cee'd, with a 2.0-litre engine. It no longer appears on Singapore's new-car list, so buyers meet it secondhand. If you are weighing one up, here is what it costs each year in road tax and insurance, and how the COE rule applies.

Insurance prices are examples for one stated driver, read on 1 November 2026. Treat them as a guide to the price level. Your own quote will turn on your own details.

The car on the price page

The new-car list has no entry for this model. So there is no list price, power figure or body type in this guide.

The price page quotes the Kia cee'd SPRTy Wagon 2.0, with a 1,975cc engine. That is the version its insurers price.

Its COE category

The price page is direct about this. With a 1,975cc engine, above 1,600cc, the SPRTy Wagon 2.0 needs a Category B COE. In the October 2026 2nd round, that closed at S$131,901.

With a used car, the COE years left are a large part of the value. The COE page tracks each round.

Road tax every year

LTA's formula puts road tax for a 1,975cc engine at S$1,182.78 a year. That was checked on 2026-10-19 and is before any age surcharge.

That is a step up from the smaller cee'd hatchbacks with engines under 1,600cc. The surcharge for older cars adds more:

  • After 10 years: +10%
  • After 11 years: +20%
  • After 12 years: +30%
  • After 13 years: +40%
  • After 14 years: +50%

The road tax page lets you check other engine sizes.

Two insurers, two prices

The Kia cee'd SPRTy Wagon price page quotes on this profile:

  • The car: SPRTy Wagon 2.0, registered 3 years ago, comprehensive cover, private use
  • The driver: aged 40, married, office job, driving 10 years
  • The record: 50% NCD, no claims
  • Repairs: authorised workshop, no options

Only 2 insurers price it online, with one plan each:

  • The lower premium: S$845.27 a year, with a S$1,200 excess
  • The higher premium: S$1,026.32 a year, with a S$600 excess

The gap is S$181.05, or 21% on top. Both prices include 9% GST.

Seventeen insurers on the page give no online price for this car. Two prices is a narrow view of the market. It may be worth asking for quotes beyond the page.

Lower premium, higher excess

The two plans trade off in the usual way. The lower premium asks you to pay S$1,200 towards a claim. The higher premium halves that to S$600. Set the yearly saving against what one claim would cost you before you decide which matters more.

How the price reacts to changes

The lowest price on the page, with one detail changed:

  • No NCD (0%): S$1,944.12, S$1,098.85 more
  • 20% NCD: S$1,420.05, S$574.78 more
  • Driver aged 27, 3 years' driving, 30% NCD: S$2,123.71, S$1,278.44 more, from 1 insurer
  • Driver aged 65, 20 years' driving, 50% NCD: S$1,114.84, S$269.57 more, from 1 insurer
  • A new car: S$899.21, S$53.94 more
  • A car 8 years old: S$827.27, S$18 less

The young driver makes the biggest difference: the lowest price rises by 151%. Losing the NCD more than doubles it as well.

Look at the insurer counts too. For the youngest and oldest drivers, only one insurer gives a price. If either describes you, an online comparison will show very little.

The car's age barely matters here, which suits a model bought used. A new car costs S$53.94 more than the page's example, and an 8-year-old one S$18 less. On a premium of this size, those are small sums.

Keep in mind that each row shows the lowest price only. With two insurers, the row is often just one insurer's figure. A plan that is not the lowest today could become so for a different driver.

Similar cars for the same driver

The price page compares six cars of about the same engine size, for the same driver and car age:

Their average lowest price is S$844.64, almost exactly the SPRTy Wagon's S$845.27. Three of the six are cheaper to insure, and three cost more. Each of them has 14 or more insurers pricing it. So while the price level is similar, the choice of insurers is much wider for the rivals. Other Kia models are on the Kia car insurance page.

Costs set by how you live

No single figure fits these:

  • Parking: season parking at home and charges at work or in town.
  • Petrol: a 2.0-litre engine and your distance driven decide it.
  • ERP: your routes and timing set it.
  • Servicing: older cars need tyres, brakes and a battery over time. A record of past servicing helps.
  • Depreciation: driven by the price you pay and the COE life left.

Summary of yearly costs we can show

For the Kia cee'd SPRTy Wagon 2.0:

  • Road tax: S$1,182.78 a year before any age surcharge (checked 2026-10-19)
  • Insurance, standard driver: from S$845.27 a year (1 November 2026)
  • Insurance, 20% NCD: from S$1,420.05
  • Insurance, a car 8 years old: from S$827.27
  • Category B COE, October 2026 2nd round: S$131,901

Before you buy: car insurance for the Kia cee'd SPRTy Wagon

Before you drive off, get your car insurance through Shenton Brokers. Compare car insurance for the Kia cee'd SPRTy Wagon 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.