Malaysian Car Number Plates

Malaysian car number plates typically begin with one or more letters followed by up to four numerical digits. (WPA 1234, BGX 1234, ...)

All vehicles' licence plates in Malaysia, other than those issued to diplomats, have white characters on a black background. The issue of licence plates is regulated and administered by the Malaysian Road Transport Department.

Vehicles registered in a particular state will bear licence plates beginning with that state's identifying character. Additionally, certain divisions of government, such as the military, have their own distinguishing characters.

State Car Plate Prefix Example Kuala Lumpur W WRC 1234 Selangor B BJX 1234 Perak A AFT 1234 Penang P PGV 1234 Kedah K KBW 1234 Perlis R RG 1234 Kelantan D DAX 1234 Terengganu T TAM 1234 Pahang C CBV 1234 Johor J JJT 1234 Melaka M MBH 1234 Negeri Sembilan N NBU 1234 Sarawak Q QAF 1234 Sabah S SS 1234 J       Others     Labuan L LC 1234 Taxi H HWA 1234 Military Z ZZ 1234 Diplomats DC 11-22-DC

There are also a number of special prefix used in vehicles number plates in Malaysia. These special prefixes may denote the brand of the car or a special events. Among the more commonly used special prefixes are:

Proton (and their models), Perodua (and their models), Naza, SUKOM, XIII NAM, BAMbee, Putrajaya...