Malaysia has a new best-selling SUV, at least for now. In July 2026 the Perodua Traz finished top of the SUV chart with 2,244 registrations, the first time the model has led the segment since it went on sale at the end of last year. It is a milestone worth putting in context, because the picture over the full year still looks rather different.
For the first half of 2026 the Proton X50 was the SUV to beat, leading every single month from January to June. The Traz, launched only in December 2025, spent that stretch settling in behind it, usually sitting second or third as production ramped up. July is where the lines cross: the Traz climbed to 2,244 units while the X50 eased back to 1,953, handing Perodua the top spot for the first time. Watch the orange line too, the Toyota Yaris Cross came on stream in volume from May and is now a fixture in the top four.
The July podium underlines how tight it was. The Traz led on 2,244, its own stablemate the Ativa was right behind on 1,959, and the X50 a whisker further back on 1,953, so the gap covering the top three was under 300 units. The Traz’s T-badged twin the Toyota Yaris Cross followed in fourth on 1,381.
Over the whole year, the X50 is still on top. Across January to July the Proton has racked up 15,599 registrations against the Traz’s 12,997 and the Ativa’s 12,069, so one strong month does not yet make the Traz the year’s best-selling SUV.
What it does show is momentum: the Traz is climbing while the X50 has drifted down from its early-year highs, and with the Yaris Cross still ramping the segment is getting more crowded at the top. If July was not a one-off, the second half of 2026 could turn into a genuine fight for the SUV crown.
Perodua Traz
from RM76,100 
Perodua QV-E
from RM69,999 
Perodua Axia
from RM33,900 
Perodua Alza
from RM62,500 
Perodua Myvi
from RM46,500 
Perodua Ativa
from RM62,500 
Perodua Bezza
from RM34,580 
Perodua Aruz
from RM72,900 
i disagree with this car at first but now its kind of common in malaysian roads, same as the yaris cross. the design is pretty good and seems like a great built quality car. How surprising.. this car should be replacing the ativa and priced the same as the ativa tbh. but only the exterior wowed me. the interior is not for me because of the BIG red highlights. it scratches my eyes.
Yaris Cross made value
proposition obvious for
the Perodua Traz
Still there is a group of people unfazed by fancy less durable features nowadays but opt for practical fuel-saving RV products
The interior is the reason I skipped it
Ativa is A segment car, basically Axia with tall body and turbo. Traz is B segment, basically Myvi with tall body.
2 different segment
tongkat sampai mati macam OKU
Underwhelming turd that is priced too high for what is on offer. I withdrew my booking.
Soon they will overtake x50 in overall
Solid proof once again that rakyat prefer resale value over regret value.
Rv might play a factor too but look at the price differences, traz is much cheaper with almost the same size with x50 and people who bought the sub 100k suv usually will go for NA engine easier to maintain and good fc, that is where traz won the people. Most people nowadays will look at the price & space of the car first then only they look at the tech & safety..
its muc cheaper than x50, so no surprise that the cheaper car is sold more
People love to have a 1.5 NA and pay high price for it…AND no modern safety features… What logic, what sense…brain fart aplenty in the population
Now where is Xforce 105ps
The truth is that people are not rich buy underpowered vehicle just to save a few cents despite subsidized petrol RM400L/month
I know right. Some people are so lazy they dont even research what they buy. They don’t even realize they are getting robbed and they gladly let it happen. Just like some morons who bought the Yaris cross S when they could have just paid a bit more per month and gone for the Hybrid and enjoyed a better power train and fuel savings. Absolute dumbos.
People prefer car that moves than masuk workshop after 3 weeks.
What “modern safety features?” The only thing that Traz dont have is ACC.
Other than that, they almost match X50 active safety.. dont tell me you consider having bhe15 turbo charge engine is “modern safety feature”
At least can cover some losses from Q-VE lorr.
Those that think this brand will hold your resale value should think again. Imagine getting a car for 6 months only to find out the company drop the car prices and now you owe more loan principle to the bank than the new car.
Dorg bg steering ngn tombol gear pon laku. Mmg bbtul dna Toyota Ultimate Racing Development
MInd that x50 got rebate rm9k but traz 0 discount.
People more preferred save fuel and easy cheaper maintenance model rather than canggih spec but having very bad reputation after sales service.
To maintain continuous best selling suv, toyota perodua must throw bigger discount since nihon ¥en diving into Mariana Trench now
Well if it’s an uneven playing field, nothing much to be proud of.
The surprising thing is that Ativa is still on the leaderboard given that it is a long going model