# Malaysia license plate: Standard suffix

> The Malaysia standard suffix license plate: format LLL 9999 L, for example PMC 4823 Y, documented since 1987, car, van, truck, bus, and motorcycle.

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Part of [Malaysia license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/malaysia) (8 registration series).

![Malaysia license plate, Standard suffix (documented since 1987)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/my/my-standard-suffix/malaysia-license-plate-standard-suffix.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL 9999 L` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1987 → today (documented from 1987; the format is likely older) |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle |
| Colours | background #000000; characters #FFFFFF |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `my-standard-suffix` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/malaysia/standard-suffix) |

Sources:

- [JPJ live API, queried per area code 2026-08-03 00:47-00:49 (+08): JB 6419 J Johor, KV 859 F Langkawi, QAB 3426 P Kuching, QS 5608 Y Mukah, QM 5771 U Miri, SK 4097 H Kudat, SB 1644 L Beaufort, SU 7665 Q Keningau — eight of twenty-eight areas issuing the SUFFIX form on that date](https://portal-api.jpj.gov.my/api/semak-no-pendaftaran-terkini)
- [Road Transport Act 1987 s. 11(1)(a), s.](https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputaktap/1871744_BI/Act%20333_Final_15%20Oct%202023%20%2825.3.24%29.pdf)
- [web.archive.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20130516074518/http://www.jpj.gov.my/web/eng/specifications-of-vehicle-number-plates)

## About this plate

THE ORDINARY MALAYSIAN PLATE, suffix form: index mark, number, then a single trailing letter, SK 4097 H, QM 5771 U, JB 6419 J. Historically the Sabah and Sarawak arrangement, it is now also Johor's (the J…J series), Langkawi's (KV) and was Kuala Lumpur's during the W run-out before the V series began.

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard prefix](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/malaysia/standard-prefix) (documented since 1987)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/my/my-standard-suffix.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/malaysia?series=my-standard-suffix
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/my` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "my-standard-suffix"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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