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Aion V test drive checklist for Singapore buyers

A checklist for your Aion V test drive: dealer questions on versions, COE and warranty, things to try on the road, and insurance and road tax checks after.

By , Writer · 13 Nov 2026 · 6 min read

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The Aion V is an electric SUV, made in China. The new-car list read on 10 October 2026 shows two versions. Use this page as a checklist. Print it or keep it on your phone, and answer each item yourself.

Before you book the drive

Start with the two versions. Both are listed with a 134bhp motor. List prices include COE as listed that day.

  • Aion V Electric Luxury 75.3 kWh: S$195,988, as listed on 10 October 2026.
  • Aion V Electric Premium 64.5 kWh: S$188,988, as listed on 10 October 2026.

These are list prices from one day, not today's price. Ask the dealer for the current figure in writing.

Then answer these before you drive:

  • Which version do you plan to buy?
  • Is the demo car that version? If not, what differs?
  • Can you book a slot long enough for an expressway, a car park and a few turns?
  • Can you bring a second person to watch the car while you park?

Questions for the dealer

Write down each answer. Compare them with the next dealer's answers.

Versions and what is fitted

  • What is fitted as standard on the Luxury, and what on the Premium?
  • Which battery size does the car you are driving have?
  • Is anything on the demo car an extra that you would pay for?

COE category

The price page for the Aion V gives a rule for the COE category. A fully electric Aion V needs a Category A COE if its motor is 110kW (147bhp) or less. It needs a Category B COE if the motor is more powerful.

The same page shows two results from the November 2026, 1st round: S$139,001 for Category A and S$132,334 for Category B. Ask the dealer which category your chosen version is registered under. Ask them to show it on the sales paperwork. Then check the latest results on our COE page.

Warranty

  • How long does the warranty run, and from what date?
  • Does the battery have its own warranty terms?
  • What does the warranty exclude?
  • Which workshops do the warranty work?
  • Does using a workshop outside the dealer's network affect the warranty? Our page on authorised or any workshop explains how this choice also affects insurance.

Delivery and charging

  • When will the car be delivered, and what if the date slips?
  • Is a charging cable included? Which plug type does it use?
  • Is a home charger included, or is that extra?
  • Who installs it, and what approval does your home need? Ask your town council or condo management.

On the drive

Bring your driving licence. Plan a route before you arrive, so you spend the time on checks rather than navigation.

Set up first

  • Adjust the seat, steering wheel and mirrors for your own build.
  • Check you can see the road ahead and behind from where you sit.
  • Find the headlight, wiper and demister controls before you move off.
  • Ask the dealer to show where the drive modes and regeneration settings sit.

Expressway

  • Join from a slip road and note how you judge the gap.
  • Change lanes as you do on your usual commute.
  • Keep to the posted limit. For speed limits, check OneMotoring.
  • Listen at expressway speed. Decide whether what you hear would bother you on a long trip.
  • Check the mirrors for blind spots when you change lanes.
  • Try the driver-assist features, if fitted. Ask which are standard on your version.

Regeneration and drive modes

An electric car can slow itself when you lift off the pedal. Ask the dealer these questions:

  • What regeneration settings does the Aion V offer?
  • How do you change them while driving?
  • Does the car remember your setting after you switch it off?

Then try each setting. Use stop-start traffic, a downhill ramp and an approach to a red light. Ask yourself which setting you would leave on every day.

Rain-ready lights and wipers

Singapore storms arrive fast. Check these before you leave the forecourt:

  • Can you switch the headlights on without taking your eyes off the road?
  • Do the wipers have an automatic setting? Can you set the speed easily?
  • Does the demister clear the glass on a command you can find quickly?
  • If it rains during your slot, ask the dealer to let you drive through it.

Reversing

  • Reverse into a bay twice, once using only mirrors and once using any camera or sensors.
  • Check which camera views and sensors the version has.
  • Look at the rear window. Is your view enough without the screen?
  • Ask what the car does if something is behind you.

In a Singapore car park

Most of your parking will be in an HDB or condo car park. Try the following in one if the dealer allows, or in a mall car park.

  • Drive up and down a multi-storey ramp and make the tight turns at each level.
  • Park in a standard lot. Count how many moves it takes.
  • Open each door fully beside a neighbouring car. Can you get in and out without touching it?
  • Check the height sign at the entrance. Ask the dealer for the car's height and compare.
  • Find the charging port. Would the cable reach from the lot you usually use?
  • Check your own garage or lot at home for width and for where a charger could go.
  • Ask how the car's in-vehicle unit for ERP is fitted, and who does it.
  • Walk around the car and look at the low corners, where kerbs and pillars catch bumpers.

After the drive: insurance and road tax

Insurance quotes for the version you chose

Get quotes before you sign. The price page for the Aion V shows example premiums for the Aion V Luxury 75.3 kWh. The example driver is 40, married, with an office job and a 50% no-claim discount. The car is 3 years old, with comprehensive cover and repairs at an authorised workshop.

For that driver, three insurers' prices ran from S$1,686.75 to S$2,934.99 a year, GST included. The dates the prices were read were 20 October and 31 October 2026. The excess on these plans was S$600 on two and S$300 on three.

These are today's examples for that driver, not what you will pay. Check these three things:

  • What is your own no-claim discount? The same driver with no NCD had a lowest price of S$3,373.50 on the page. Read about the no-claim discount.
  • What excess does each plan carry? See car insurance excess.
  • Which workshop type does each plan assume?

The page prices the Luxury only. The Premium 64.5 kWh is on our quote form as its own version, so request a separate quote for it. For more detail, see Aion insurance and the Aion V price page. Our guide on electric versus petrol car insurance covers how cover differs.

Road tax

LTA's formula gives S$1,501.56 a year for a 134bhp (100kW) electric motor. That was checked on 19 October 2026, before any age surcharge. Cars over 10 years old pay more, starting with +10% once a car is over 10 years old. Check the figure for your registration date on OneMotoring. Our road tax page has more.

A one-page summary to take with you

  • Version, battery size and the dealer's written price.
  • COE category the dealer states, with the paperwork.
  • Warranty length, battery terms and which workshops do the work.
  • Delivery date and charging arrangements.
  • Your notes on the expressway, regeneration settings, wipers and reversing.
  • Your notes from the car park: doors, ramps, charge port.
  • A quote for your own details, and the road tax figure.

Car insurance through Shenton Brokers

Before you drive off or renew, get your car insurance through Shenton Brokers. Compare car insurance for the Aion V to see today's prices from every insurer we compare. Or get a quote with your own details.