{"id":31205,"date":"2023-05-26T16:10:06","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T08:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=31205"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:25:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T07:25:43","slug":"expensive-car-plates-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/expensive-car-plates-malaysia","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Most Expensive Car License Plates In Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"

It could be due to superstition, or even prestige. Maybe it’s just because it looks and sounds nice, or it commemorates a special occasion or memory. Whatever the reasons, Malaysians are spending big money when it comes to getting the car license plate of their dreams.<\/p>\n

Recently, the FF\u00a0 series garnered a lot of attention and money as well. The registration number FF8 went to a RM950,000 bid <\/strong>while FF9 was snapped up by an influencer<\/a> for RM911,999<\/strong>. In total 34,032 individuals placed bids while 8,348 bidders successfull bidders added RM34.2 million to the Road Transport Department’s (JPJ) coffers.<\/p>\n

If you think only those car license plates published in the news are being sold in six digits, you\u2019d be surprised. A quick search on websites such as Buy Car Plate<\/a>\u00a0showed that these car license plates are also being sold at exorbitant prices:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
License Plate Number<\/b><\/center><\/th>
Current Price<\/b><\/center><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
BQS 1<\/center><\/td>
RM1,500,000
\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PE 1<\/center><\/td>
RM1,380,300<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NBOS 1<\/center><\/td>
RM1,000,300<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RW 1<\/centre><\/td>
RM998,300<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VB 1<\/center><\/td>
RM900,300<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IM 8<\/center><\/td>
RM801,300<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VE 1<\/center><\/td>
RM800,300<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SYH 1<\/center><\/td>
RM788,300<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BQS 2<\/center><\/td>
RM588,300<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

It may seem absurd that there are Malaysians who are willing to part with a lot of money for some letters and numbers, but there’s no denying how it can catch people’s attention on the road.<\/p>\n

Here are the top 10 most expensive car registration numbers sold in Malaysia!<\/p>\n

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<\/span>MALAYSIA 1<\/span><\/h2>\n

Price: More than RM3 million in total<\/strong><\/p>\n

The MALAYSIA number plates<\/a> were released in conjunction with National Day 2018.<\/p>\n

MALAYSIA 1 got all the spotlight with a RM1,111,111 bid that was won by an investment firm in Johor. Meanwhile MALAYSIA 2 went for RM422,000.<\/p>\n

In total, the 10 special numbers in the series \u2018MALAYSIA 1\u2019 to \u2018MALAYSIA 999\u2019 raked in RM3.62 million.<\/p>\n

<\/span>RM plate series<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Price: More than RM 7 million in total<\/strong><\/p>\n

In February 2015, the plate prefix RM that’s issued in Perlis was open for bidding. With the letters being exactly like the Malaysian ringgit currency symbol, it’s no wonder the bid went up to the millions.<\/p>\n

The RM 1 plate was reserved for Raja Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin while RM2 to RM7 except RM5, which belongs to Tengku Amir Shah, Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Selangor, were reserved to Perlis state EXCO’s<\/p>\n

Sure, it’s not just for one plate number but a series. Yet the bid amount spent on getting the RM series came up to more than RM7 million<\/a> in total! It became one of the highest-bidding serial plate thus far.<\/p>\n

<\/span>PATRIOT 1 <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Price: RM1.3 million<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yayasan Patriot Negara Malaysia (YPN) started a fund-raising drive to promote moderation, so they started selling the PATRIOT series license plate. It courted a lot of controversy, although the Road Transport Department (JPJ)<\/a> claimed that there’s nothing fishy about it whatsoever.<\/p>\n

Regardless, it’s currently Malaysia’s most expensive lone license plate<\/a>, with the bid ending at RM1.3 million to a confidential bidder, supposedly from the south.<\/p>\n

<\/span>V1 <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Price: RM990,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

The owner of this license plate will be on this list for quite some time. This exorbitant car registration number belongs to the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar. A collector of exotic, classic and otherwise highly collectible automobiles, the Sultan of Johor spends good money on car license plates as well. V1 was bought in August 2016.<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/span>F1 <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Price: RM836,660<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before the ruler bought V1, the Sultan of Johor bought F1 in July 2016 for RM836,660. F1 is the most expensive from the F series<\/a>, but the other single- and double-digit number plates in the F series commanded well over six figures as well!<\/p>\n

<\/span>W1N <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Price: RM 748,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let’s hope the person who has this license plate really is winning, because this registration number cost him\/her a whopping RM748,000! There’s not much information on the winning bidder of this registration number.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s just the top 5. Here are some others that are among the most expensive car license plates in Malaysia:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
License Plate Number<\/b><\/center><\/th>
Price<\/b><\/center><\/th>
Details<\/b><\/center><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
WWW1<\/center><\/td>
RM 520,000
\n<\/center><\/td>
Belongs to the Sultan of Johor<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MCA1
\n<\/center><\/td>
RM 300,100<\/center><\/td>
N\/A<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AKK1<\/center><\/td>
RM288,000<\/center><\/td>
Highest bid for a Perlis license plate<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W4W<\/center><\/td>
RM 228,200<\/center><\/td>
N\/A<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JJJ1<\/center><\/td>
RM165,000<\/center><\/td>
Belongs to the Sultan of Johor<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Although the BMW plate series didn’t make it into this list, the BMW6 registration number is owned by a well-known and loved personality, Datuk Lee Chong Wei. He bought the plate for a staggering RM97,777! Other numbers in the series, BMW3, 5, 8 and 11 were sold with a total cost of RM659,876! While it can\u2019t beat the RM plate series, it is still quite a feat!<\/p>\n

<\/span>Why are these car license plates so expensive?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Prices for these car license plates have already been set and there are certain letters and numbers which become more expensive due to their combination. So as an example, the price of a license plate goes up when:<\/p>\n