The Subaru B9 Tribeca is a large SUV with a three-litre engine. It left showrooms long ago, so anyone weighing one up today is looking at a used car. This page sets out the yearly costs you can put a figure on: road tax and car insurance, with the COE rule for context.
The insurance prices are examples for one stated driver, as of 1 November 2026. Treat them as a way to see the spread between insurers.
What is listed
The new-car list has no entry for the B9 Tribeca. There is no list price, power figure or body type to give.
The Subaru B9 Tribeca price page prices the B9 Tribeca with a 2,997cc engine. That is the version most of our insurers quote.
Road tax on a three-litre engine
Road tax rises steeply with engine size. For 2,997cc, LTA's formula gives S$2,381.58 a year before any surcharge. For this car, road tax is a bigger yearly bill than the lowest insurance premium.
A B9 Tribeca on the road now is very likely to be past ten years. The surcharge steps are:
- Over 10 years: +10%
- Over 11 years: +20%
- Over 12 years: +30%
- Over 13 years: +40%
- Over 14 years: +50%
On a base this large, the top step adds a great deal each year. The road tax page shows the formula.
The COE rule
The price page states that the 2,997cc engine is above 1,600cc. That means a Category B COE, which closed at S$131,901 in the October 2026 2nd round.
You meet this figure only if you renew the COE or replace the car. The COE page has the latest results.
Insurance for the standard driver
The price page assumes:
- Car: B9 Tribeca 2,997cc, registered 3 years ago, private use, comprehensive cover
- Driver: aged 40, married, office job, driving 10 years
- Record: 50% NCD, no claims
- Workshop: authorised, no options
8 insurers price it online. The lowest premium is S$948.27 a year. The insurer whose lowest plan costs most asks at least S$1,716.30. That is S$768.03 more, or 81% on top. The single dearest plan on the page is S$2,535.68. Prices include 9% GST.
One insurer on our panel does not offer this cover online. Others have no online price for this model.
The excess column
The lowest premium carries a S$600 excess. The second, at S$1,054.54, carries S$5,000. The third, at S$1,289.97, carries S$1,200. Plans near the top carry S$300. So the order by premium is not the order by excess. Look at both before you shortlist a plan.
When one thing changes
The lowest price for each case, all else equal:
- No NCD (0%): S$1,853.76, S$905.49 more
- 20% NCD: S$1,483.93, S$535.66 more
- Driver aged 27, 3 years' driving, 30% NCD: S$1,939.34, S$991.07 more
- Driver aged 65, 20 years' driving: S$1,036.26, S$87.99 more, 7 insurers
- Car registered this year: S$976.79, S$28.52 more
- Car 8 years old: S$902.60, S$45.67 less
The young driver raises the lowest price by 105%. Losing NCD comes close. Car age has only a small effect.
Insurance for a big-engined older car
It may seem odd that a large three-litre SUV is not dear to insure on these figures. The lowest price here is below that of several similar cars, as the next section shows. Insurers rate each model on their own data, not just engine size. A big engine shows up most clearly in road tax, not insurance. For the true picture of yearly costs, add the two together. On a car past ten years, add the road tax surcharge as well.
Against similar cars
The price page sets the B9 Tribeca beside six large-engined cars, same driver and car age:
- Alfa Romeo 166: S$2,897.48
- Audi Roadjet Concept: S$1,524.39
- Audi Q8: S$1,323.18
- Audi S4 Saloon: S$1,209.34
- Audi A8: S$1,092.69
- Audi Q7: S$1,002.60
Their average lowest price is S$1,508.28. The B9 Tribeca costs 37% less than that, and none of the six is cheaper to insure on these details. Several of those cars have few insurers pricing them. Other Subaru models are on the Subaru car insurance page.
Questions for each insurer
- Car age: give the true registration date. A much older car may face extra checks.
- Excess: a S$5,000 excess sits on one of the lower premiums. Ask yourself whether you could pay that after a claim.
- Workshop: the page assumes an authorised workshop. Ask where repairs would be done.
- Estimates: some prices are marked as estimates. Confirm the final figure.
Costs that depend on the owner
These vary too much for one figure.
- Parking: season parking at home, and whether a large SUV fits your lot.
- Petrol: a big engine and your mileage both matter, along with pump prices.
- ERP: depends on your routes.
- Servicing and parts: for an older model, ask a workshop about parts supply.
- Depreciation: on a used car, set by the price and the COE time left.
Summary of yearly costs we can show
Subaru B9 Tribeca 2,997cc, as of 1 November 2026:
- Road tax: S$2,381.58 a year before any age surcharge (LTA's formula, checked 2026-10-19)
- Insurance, standard driver: from S$948.27 a year
- Insurance, no NCD: from S$1,853.76
- Insurance, a car 8 years old: from S$902.60
Category B COE closed at S$131,901 in the October 2026 2nd round.
Before you buy: car insurance for the Subaru B9 Tribeca
Before you drive off, get your car insurance through Shenton Brokers. Compare car insurance for the Subaru B9 Tribeca 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.