Engine capacity band
1,401cc – 1,600cc
Flat rate — no progressive component.
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Work out the annual road tax on a Malaysian petrol or diesel car from its engine capacity, using the JPJ LKM schedule. Pick your region, body type and ownership, and the calculator shows the amount, the monthly equivalent and the exact formula behind it.
Electric vehicles are charged on motor power instead, under a separate structure — this calculator covers engine-capacity vehicles only, including plug-in and conventional hybrids.
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Pre-fills engine capacity and body type. Official capacity varies by variant — use the figure printed on your geran/VOC.
Use the figure on your geran/VOC (for example 1,496cc), not the marketing name such as 1.5. Petrol and diesel are charged the same rate.
Where the vehicle is registered, not where you currently live.
Non-saloon costs more below 1,600cc but considerably less above it.
A saloon registered to a company pays a much higher rate in Peninsular Malaysia.
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Estimated road tax
RM 90.00/ year
About RM 7.50 a month · confirm the final amount in MyJPJ/JPJ.
Engine capacity band
1,401cc – 1,600cc
Flat rate — no progressive component.
Rate class
Saloon
Peninsular Malaysia · Individual
Formula
Flat rate of RM90.00 for the 1,401cc – 1,600cc band.
Note
Estimate only
The official rate at renewal is set by JPJ/MyJPJ and by the engine capacity printed on your geran/VOC.
| Engine capacity | 1,496 cc |
|---|---|
| Region | Peninsular Malaysia |
| Body type | Saloon |
| Ownership | Individual |
| Band | 1,401cc – 1,600cc |
| Base rate | RM 90.00 |
| Estimated annual total | RM 90.00 |
| Peninsular Malaysiayour choice | RM 90.00 |
|---|---|
| Sabah | RM 72.00 |
| Sarawak | RM 72.00 |
| Langkawi & Pangkor | RM 45.00 |
| W.P. Labuan | RM 36.00 |
The rate is set by where the vehicle is registered. This is a reference comparison only — not a suggestion to register a vehicle in another region.
This estimate is for general reference and is not an official assessment. Rates are computed from the JPJ LKM schedule by engine capacity; check the real amount in MyJPJ, at JPJ or with your road tax provider before paying. For electric vehicles, use the EV road tax calculator (Malay).
Important note
This calculation is an estimate for education and early planning only. Actual results can differ according to your inputs, current policies, official documents, contracts, rates, charges and the methods used by the relevant provider. Check with the official authority or institution before making a financial decision.
Use this result as an estimate, simulation or early check before comparing it with your actual documents, contracts or records.
Reference basis
Internal-combustion car LKM rates (petrol/diesel/green diesel) transcribed directly from the JPJ guideline 'Pindaan Selepas Bajet 2009', which JPJ still links as the current document. Covers Peninsular Malaysia (individual saloon AB, company saloon AC, non-saloon AD/AE), Sabah and Sarawak, and the derived Langkawi/Pangkor and Labuan regions. A PDF copy plus SHA-256 is stored in docs/sources/jpj/. Scope is engine-capacity vehicles only; BEV/FCEV are handled by /tools/kalkulator-road-tax-ev and no EV rate is served here.
Key assumptions
Basis of calculation
Engine capacity in cc as printed on the geran/VOC. Up to 1,600cc each band carries a flat rate; above 1,600cc the charge is a base rate + (cc above the band floor × a progressive rate per cc).
Petrol is charged the same as diesel
The guideline lists petrol, diesel and green diesel under identical rates for private motor cars after Budget 2009. The diesel differential survives only for driving-school vehicles.
Derived regions
Langkawi/Pangkor and Labuan have no schedule of their own: 1,000cc and below is a flat rate that is NOT halved, and above 1,000cc the rate is 50% of the parent region — Peninsular Malaysia for Langkawi/Pangkor, Sabah for Labuan. Halving can produce a half sen; the engine rounds to the nearest sen.
Vehicle scope
Private cars only (saloon and non-saloon), including plug-in and conventional hybrids because they retain a cc-rated engine. Excludes motorcycles, commercial vehicles, driving-school vehicles and EVs — BEV/FCEV use the kW-based 2026 ZEV LKM structure.
Final confirmation
The official rate at renewal is set by JPJ/MyJPJ and by the engine capacity recorded on the geran/VOC. Confirm the final amount before paying, and re-check whenever a Budget touches vehicle taxation.
Official / related sources
Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ) • Disemak 28 Julai 2026
Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ) • Disemak 28 Julai 2026
Kementerian Pengangkutan Malaysia (MOT) • Disemak 28 Julai 2026
Road tax for an internal-combustion car is charged on the engine capacity in cc printed on the geran/VOC — not on the price, age, weight or CO2 emissions of the car. Only three things move the rate: engine capacity, the region the vehicle is registered in, and the body class combined with ownership. Up to 1,600cc each band carries a flat rate. Above 1,600cc the charge becomes a base rate plus a progressive rate for every cc over the band floor.
Not for a private car. The JPJ guideline lists petrol, diesel and green diesel under the same rates for private motor cars following the Budget 2009 amendments. The belief that diesel costs more is a leftover from the pre-2009 structure and today survives only for driving-school vehicles.
Because the method of calculation changes, not merely the number. Up to 1,600cc the rate is a flat amount for the band. From 1,601cc it becomes a base rate plus a progressive charge per cc above the band floor, and the base rate starts well above the flat band it replaces. A single additional cc therefore moves a car onto a different formula. This is why so many Malaysian-market cars are specified at 1,496cc or 1,598cc — enter both figures in the calculator to see the size of the step.
Sabah and Sarawak use their own LKM schedule, which is substantially lower than the Peninsular one, and the two states share the same table. Langkawi/Pangkor and Labuan have no schedule of their own: above 1,000cc they are charged half the rate of their parent region — Peninsular Malaysia for Langkawi/Pangkor and Sabah for Labuan — while 1,000cc and below is a flat rate that is not halved. What sets the rate is where the vehicle is registered, not where the driver lives.
Saloon covers sedans, hatchbacks, coupes, convertibles and station wagons. Non-saloon covers SUVs, MPVs, pick-ups and window vans. Non-saloon is charged more below 1,600cc but considerably less above it, so the two classes cross over. The calculator applies whichever schedule matches the class you select.
Yes, but only for a saloon registered in Peninsular Malaysia, where usage code AC (company) sits on a higher schedule than AB (individual). The distinction does not exist for non-saloon vehicles, and it does not exist at all in Sabah or Sarawak. The calculator tells you when your combination makes the ownership choice irrelevant.
No. Price, age, weight and CO2 emissions play no part in the formula. A twenty-year-old 2.0-litre car pays exactly the same as a brand-new 2.0-litre car in the same class and region.
No. Battery electric and fuel-cell vehicles are charged under the 2026 ZEV LKM structure, which is based on motor power in kW rather than engine capacity in cc, so they need a separate calculator. Plug-in hybrids and conventional hybrids do belong here, because they still have a petrol or diesel engine with a cc rating.
Every rate is transcribed from Garis Panduan Pengiraan Kadar Lesen Kenderaan Motor (LKM) — Pindaan Selepas Bajet 2009 (JPJ), which JPJ still links as the current document. Last verified 28 Julai 2026. The 2026 restructuring that has been announced applies to EV/ZEV rates; the engine-capacity rates used here are unchanged.