Read on to also find a few interesting EV tidbits gleaned from all the facts and figures presented.
2025 has certainly been an interesting year for Malaysia’s EV market, with a wave of new models and entirely new brands arriving to shake up what is still a relatively young segment. And now that the year has drawn to a close, let’s take a look at what fared well (and what less so) by running through the 30 best-selling EVs in Malaysia in 2025.
Editor’s Note: In the interest of transparency, the list below is compiled using data collated by the Department of Statistics Malaysia, and therefore reflects vehicles registered rather than strictly vehicles officially sold. This means both official and grey imports are included, but don’t let that get in the way of what is still a rather fascinating snapshot of Malaysia’s EV landscape.
Top 30 Most Registered EV Models In Malaysia (2025)
| Ranking | Model | Total Registrations (Jan – Dec 2025) |
| 1 | Proton e.MAS 7 | 8,677 |
| 2 | BYD Sealion 7 | 4,454 |
| 3 | Tesla Model Y | 4,401 |
| 4 | BYD Atto 3 | 4,069 |
| 5 | Tesla Model 3 | 2,880 |
| 6 | BYD Atto 2 | 1,779 |
| 7 | BYD M6 | 1,683 |
| 8 | Zeekr 7X | 1,510 |
| 9 | BYD Seal 6 | 1,279 |
| 10 | Denza D9 | 1,200 |
| 11 | BYD Seal | 1,056 |
| 12 | Zeekr 009 | 914 |
| 13 | XPeng G6 | 892 |
| 14 | Chery iCaur 03 | 836 |
| 15 | Chery Omoda E5 | 647 |
| 16 | XPeng X9 | 644 |
| 17 | Leapmotor C10 | 500 |
| 18 | GWM Ora Good Cat / 07 | 446 |
| 19 | Porsche Taycan | 421 |
| 20 | Smart #1 / #3 / #5 | 414 |
| 21 | BMW iX2 | 405 |
| 22 | Mercedes-Benz EQE | 326 |
| 23 | Porsche Macan EV | 318 |
| 24 | BMW i5 | 316 |
| 25 | MG4 | 294 |
| 26 | MINI Aceman | 286 |
| 27 | BMW iX1 | 279 |
| 28 | Volvo EX30 | 275 |
| 29 | BMW i4 | 239 |
| 30 | Proton e.MAS 5 | 213 |
And just as a small addendum, here are the brands that sold the most EVs in Malaysia in 2025.
Top EV Brands in Malaysia (2025)
| Ranking | Brand | Total Registrations (Jan – Dec 2025) |
| 1 | BYD | 14,407 |
| 2 | Proton | 8,890 |
| 3 | Tesla | 7,282 |
| 4 | Zeekr | 2,560 |
| 5 | Chery | 1,545 |
| 6 | XPeng | 1,536 |
| 7 | BMW | 1,493 |
| 8 | Denza | 1,200 |
| 9 | Porsche | 739 |
| 10 | MINI | 672 |
| 11 | MG | 624 |
| 12 | Mercedes-Benz | 617 |
| 13 | Volvo | 534 |
| 14 | Leapmotor | 516 |
| 15 | GWM | 446 |
| 16 | Smart | 414 |
| 17 | Dong Feng | 213 |
| 18 | Weststar Maxus | 175 |
| 19 | Neta | 171 |
| 20 | Honda | 161 |
Some Automacha Observations
- The top four best-selling EVs in Malaysia in 2025 were all SUVs, with the fifth-placed Tesla Model 3 standing out as the highest-ranked sedan on the list.
- BYD once again tops EV registrations by brand, outselling its closest rival Tesla by roughly a 2:1 ratio. Of course, it helps when you offer nearly four times as many EV models and actually remember that East Malaysia exists.
- Much like the overall vehicle registration chart, Proton finishes a respectable second among EV brands with just under 9,000 units registered in 2025. With e.MAS 5 production set to properly ramp up over the next 12 months though, it would not be surprising to see Proton mount a serious challenge for the top spot very soon.
- Quietly coming in fourth for total EV registrations in 2025 is Zeekr, with the upmarket Geely sub-brand managing to beat the entire Chery Group, whose EV representation here consists of the Omoda E5 and the iCaur 03.
- Denza shifted as many D9 electric MPVs in 2025 as BMW did across its entire i range of EVs. In fact, there were more Denza D9s registered last year than Mercedes-Benz and Volvo EVs combined.
- Within the premium all-electric people mover segment, the Denza D9 leads the chart, followed by the Zeekr 009, with the Xpeng X9 rounding out the top three. The more value-focused and family-friendly BYD M6 nevertheless remains the most-registered EV in Malaysia with more than five seats, recording 483 more registrations in 2025 than its more luxurious Denza cousin.
- Despite not being a particularly well-known EV brand among Malaysian buyers, Leapmotor still managed to register 516 vehicles in 2025, which is surprisingly more than Great Wall Motor’s Ora sub-brand (Good Cat and 07 combined).
- The Porsche Taycan ends 2025 as the 19th most-registered EV model in Malaysia, comfortably beating all Smart models combined. It is worth noting however that this figure almost certainly includes a significant number of grey-import units (with some rather temptingly could now be had from around the RM 200,000 mark).
- While Great Wall Motor does not split registrations between the Ora Good Cat and 07, it is still fair to say that more Taycans were registered in Malaysia last year than GWM’s Taycan-lookalike (Ora 07).
- There were also more Porsche Macan EVs registered in Malaysia in 2025 than MG4s.
- Notably, the top 18 EV models on this list all have some form of Chinese connection, either being manufactured in China (Tesla included) or originating from a Chinese brand assembled locally (Proton included). The first model without a Chinese link only shows up at 19th place, courtesy of the Porsche Taycan.
- Despite having officially exited the Malaysian market last year, Neta somehow still managed to register more EVs in 2025 than Honda, with the 161 e:N1s registered falling just 10 units short of Neta’s total.
