The Perodua Kancil is a very small car with a 659cc engine. It is no longer sold new, so this guide is for people who still run one or are weighing a used one. It covers the costs the facts support: the COE rule, road tax and car insurance.
All insurance figures are examples for one stated driver, as of 1 November 2026. Only two insurers price this car online, so read them as a rough guide.
No current listing
The new-car list has no entry for the Kancil on sale now. That means this guide gives no list price, power or body type. The price page prices the Kancil with a 659cc engine, and that figure drives road tax and the COE rule below.
The COE rule
The price page says a 659cc Kancil needs a Category A COE if its power is 97kW (130bhp) or less, and a Category B COE if it is more. Category A closed at S$132,004 in the October 2026 2nd round. Category B closed at S$131,901.
For a Kancil, the COE already on the car is the real question. Find out when it expires and what that leaves you. The COE page has the latest rounds.
Very low road tax
A 659cc engine sits at the bottom of the road tax scale. LTA's formula, checked 2026-10-19, gives S$324.34 a year before any surcharge.
A car more than 10 years old pays more:
- Over 10 years: +10%
- Over 11 years: +20%
- Over 12 years: +30%
- Over 13 years: +40%
- Over 14 years: +50%
A Kancil still on the road is likely to fall into one of these bands. Even with the surcharge, the sum stays modest next to bigger engines. The road tax page shows other sizes.
Two insurers, two prices
The Perodua Kancil price page prices one case:
- Car: Kancil 659cc, registered 3 years ago, private use, comprehensive cover
- Driver: aged 40, married, office job, driving 10 years
- Record: 50% no-claim discount (NCD), no claims
- Repairs: authorised workshop, no options
The 3-year car age is the page's fixed setting. Most Kancils are much older, so treat it as a point of comparison only.
2 insurers price it online. The lower premium is S$637.65 a year. The other is S$699.63, which is S$61.98 or 10% more. Both include 9% GST.
A high excess on both
The excess is your share of each claim. Here, both plans carry a high one. The lower premium comes with S$1,200, and the other with S$2,500. On a small, low-value car, a large excess can take up a big part of any repair bill. Look closely at what each plan asks you to pay.
Most insurers give no price
The page names 17 insurers with no online price. Sixteen have no price for the Kancil yet, and one does not list it on its online quote. With so few online prices, you may need to ask insurers directly.
What moves the premium
The page keeps everything else fixed and changes one detail:
- No NCD (0%): S$1,315.10, which is S$677.45 more
- 20% NCD: S$1,055.76, which is S$418.11 more
- Driver aged 27, 3 years' driving, 30% NCD: S$1,449.01, which is S$811.36 more
- Driver aged 65, 20 years' driving: S$847.45, which is S$209.80 more
- New car, registered this year: S$658.99, which is S$21.34 more
- Car 8 years old: S$624.07, which is S$13.58 less
A young driver pays most, with the lowest price up 127%. Losing the NCD roughly doubles it too. The older-driver line comes from 1 insurer only.
The car's age barely shifts the price. That suits a car most owners have kept for many years.
These are lowest prices only, from a very small field. If you have made a claim lately, the NCD lines are the ones to study. A drop to 20% NCD puts the lowest price S$418.11 above the standard case, and that gap can last for years until the discount builds back.
Other small-engine cars
The price page sets the Kancil beside six cars with engines of about 660cc, same driver and car age:
- Mitsubishi i: S$799.43
- Subaru R1 i: S$735.71
- Honda S660 ALPHA: S$726.04
- Honda Life: S$718.77
- Honda N-Box: S$654.92
- Honda N-Box L: S$654.92
Their average lowest price is S$714.97. The Kancil is 11% below that, and none of the six is cheaper to insure. Most of them are priced by 7 to 10 insurers, against 2 for the Kancil. The car insurance page lists other makes.
Costs that rest on your own use
- Petrol: a small engine helps, but the bill depends on distance and pump prices.
- Parking: season parking at your HDB block or condo, plus parking elsewhere.
- ERP: depends on your routes and timing.
- Parts and repairs: an old model may need more parts. Ask a workshop what it can still source.
- Depreciation: on a car this old, it turns on the price you pay and the COE years left.
Summary of yearly costs we can show
For the Perodua Kancil 659cc:
- Road tax: S$324.34 a year before any age surcharge (checked 2026-10-19)
- Insurance, standard driver: from S$637.65 a year (as of 1 November 2026)
- Insurance, no NCD: from S$1,315.10
- Insurance, car 8 years old: from S$624.07
For reference, Category A closed at S$132,004 and Category B at S$131,901 in the October 2026 2nd round.
Before you buy: car insurance for the Perodua Kancil
Before you drive off, get your car insurance through Shenton Brokers. Compare car insurance for the Perodua Kancil 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.