Monthly Vehicle Registrations by Vehicle and Fuel Type
Data as of 31 Mar 2026, 23:59Monthly count of vehicle registrations, disaggregated by vehicle type and fuel type, from 2000 to the present.
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How is this data produced?
This dataset is derived from the transactional vehicle registrations data made available via data.gov.my, and is provided to facilitate high-level analysis of the private transportation sector.
What caveats I should bear in mind when using this data?
This dataset captures the registration of vehicles, not their sale, import, or any other transaction. Therefore, if a vehicle is not registered for use on the road, it will not be counted in this dataset (e.g. vehicles purchased purely for private display). Furthermore, users should note that the dataset includes rows for 'all_types' and 'all_fuels' to facilitate top-level comparisons; these should not be double-counted with the breakdown rows.
Publication(s) using this data
data.gov.my features a dashboard on vehicle registrations, which enables you to explore this dataset in an interactive manner!
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Dataset description
Monthly count of vehicle registrations, disaggregated by vehicle type and fuel type, from 2000 to the present.
Variable definitions
- Date
- Vehicle Type
- Fuel Type
- Registrations
Name in Dataset | Variable | Definition |
|---|---|---|
date (Date) | Date | The date in YYYY-MM-DD format, with DD set to 01 as the data is at monthly frequency |
type (Categorical) | Vehicle Type | One of 6 vehicle types for analysis: Cars ('car'), motorcycles ('motorcycle'), lorries ('lorry'), vans ('van'), buses ('bus'), and others ('other'). The value 'all_types' represents the total across all vehicle types. |
fuel (Categorical) | Fuel Type | Fuel type used by the vehicle's engine(s), either petrol ('petrol'), diesel ('diesel'), green diesel ('greendiesel'), natural gas ('ng'), liquefied natural gas ('lng'), hydrogen ('hydrogen'), and electric ('electric'). Hybrid vehicles are classified as 'hybrid_petrol' or 'hybrid_diesel'. The value 'all_fuels' represents the total across all fuel types. |
registrations (Integer) | Registrations | Number of vehicle registrations recorded in that month for the given vehicle type and fuel type combination |
Last updated:
03 Apr 2026, 16:00
Next update:
10 May 2026, 16:00
Data source(s)
- Road Transport Department
- Ministry of Transport
URLs to dataset
License
This data is made open under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). A copy of the license is available Here.
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Connect directly to the data with Python.
# If not already installed, do: pip install pandas fastparquet
import pandas as pd
URL_DATA = 'https://storage.data.gov.my/transportation/registrations_type_fuel.parquet'
df = pd.read_parquet(URL_DATA)
if 'date' in df.columns: df['date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['date'])
print(df)Sample OpenAPI query
The following code is an example of how to make an API query to retrieve the data catalogue mentioned above. You can use different programming languages by switching the code accordingly. For a complete guide on possible query parameters and syntax, please refer to the official Open API Documentation.
import requests
import pprint
url = "https://api.data.gov.my/data-catalogue?id=registrations_type_fuel&limit=3"
response_json = requests.get(url=url).json()
pprint.pprint(response_json)
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