Weekly Petrol Price for RON95, RON97 & Diesel in Malaysia
Want to know the petrol price for this week? Let’s get you up to speed! Curious about how fuel prices are calculated in Malaysia? The formula used to calculate the price of fuel is called the Automatic Pricing Mechanism (APM) formula- so prices are updated weekly based on this formula. Bookmark this page for weekly up-to-date-prices and information!
Petrol FAQs
We’ve also compiled some of the frequently asked questions about petrol, its differences and its prices.
1. Should I wait for the changes in petrol price before filling my car up?
While this might help you save a few bucks every other week when the price goes down, the oil price in Malaysia is determined by the global market which makes it difficult to gage the cost in the long run.
2. What is RON?
In Malaysia, you can find two different types of petrol used in cars, RON 95 and RON 97. People usually think RON has something to do with the quality of the petrol which translates into the different prices between them both. But RON is just an abbreviation of Research Octane Number (RON) which signifies the branches of the hydrocarbons.
3. What is the difference between RON 95 and RON 97?
The numbers just signifies the number of branches of hydrocarbons. The higher the number of branches, the higher the level of compression needed to detonate the fuel. When the compression ratio is high, the horsepower per engine weight is also higher which in turn, gives you a high performing engine.
4. Which RON should I use for my car?
Every car is manufactured with a minimum compression ratio, and the best way to know which fuel type best suits your car is to check it up with your service center. Generally, fuels with a higher number of octane (eg: RON97) are used in high-compression, high performance engines. Filling a vehicle with a lower RON than the one specified by the car manufacturer may lead to pre-ignition, a scenario that could ruin the car engine in the long-run or even result in an explosion.
5. Can I use RON95 for my RON97 car?
You can still fill your RON97 car with RON95 and your car will still run. But, it will not run effectively, and cause a whole lot of damage to the engine in the long run which translates to more expenditure to repair it up.
6. Can I use RON97 for my RON95 car?
Using RON97 in a RON95 car does not bring any harm to your car but it might end up hurting your wallet as RON97 is generally more expensive. You would not gain anything in terms of additional performance as your car’s engine is made for RON95. RON97 is used for higher compression engines and recommended for cars of 2,500cc and above.
7. What is the difference between Petrol and Diesel Petrol?
These both are made from the same base, mineral oil. The only difference is the way they are refined. Diesel petrol is said to be easier in refining and it also produces more energy during combustion.
8. What is the difference between Petrol and Diesel Engines?
Other than the obvious difference which is the petrol price, the one that sets these two apart is the way combustion happens. A petrol engine mixes fuel with air and gets compressed by pistons and this compressed mixture is ignited by the spark plugs to move the pistons.
Diesel engines on the other hand compresses the air before adding fuel. High compression of air creates high temperature and heat that is used to combust the diesel fuel when it is added, so no spark plugs are needed to ignite the combustion.
9. Are cars powered by Diesel engines more efficient?
As each liter of diesel produces more energy than petrol, it is said to be more efficient. And being more efficient means requiring less amount of diesel fuel to produce the same amount of power as petrol.
10. Which is better – RON95, RON97 or Diesel?
Between these three types of fuel, none is more superior than the other. It all depends on the type of car that you drive and the right fuel for your car.
Petrol Price History
Weekly Fuel Price Update | RON95 | RON97 | Diesel |
March 6 – March 12, 2021 | |||
February 27 – March 5, 2021 | RM2.05 (+RM0.05) | RM2.35 (+RM0.05) | RM2.15 (+RM0.00) |
February 20 – February 26, 2021 | RM2.00 (+RM0.04) | RM2.30 (+RM0.04) | RM2.15 (+RM0.00) |
February 13 – February 19, 2021 | RM1.96 (+RM0.03) | RM2.26 (+RM0.03) | RM2.15 (+RM0.04) |
February 6 – February 12, 2021 | RM1.93 (+RM0.03) | RM2.23 (+RM0.03) | RM2.11 (+RM0.04) |
January 30 – February 5, 2021 | RM1.90 (+RM0.00) | RM2.20 (+RM0.00) | RM2.07 (-RM0.02) |
January 23 – January 29, 2021 | RM1.90 (+RM0.01) | RM2.20 (+RM0.01) | RM2.09 (+RM0.04) |
January 16 – January 22, 2021 | RM1.89 (+RM0.05) | RM2.19 (+RM0.05) | RM2.05 (+RM0.03) |
January 9 – January 15, 2021 | RM1.84 (+RM0.00) | RM2.14 (+RM0.00) | RM2.02 (+RM0.01) |
January 2 – January 8, 2021 | RM1.84 (+RM0.04) | RM2.14 (+RM0.04) | RM2.01 (+RM0.03) |
December 26 – January 1, 2021 | RM1.80 (+RM0.02) | RM2.10 (+RM0.02) | RM1.98 (+RM0.02) |
December 19 – December 25, 2020 | RM1.78 (+RM0.05) | RM 2.08 (+RM0.05) | RM1.96 (+RM0.03) |
December 12 – December 18, 2020 | RM1.73 (+RM0.03) |
RM2.03 (+RM0.03) |
RM1.93 (+RM0.03) |
December 5 – December 11, 2020 | RM1.70 (+RM0.03) |
RM2.00 (+RM0.03) |
RM1.90 (+RM0.05) |
November 28 – December 4, 2020 | RM1.67 (+RM0.03) |
RM1.97 (+RM0.03) |
RM1.85 (+RM0.04) |
November 21 – November 27, 2020 | RM1.64 (+RM0.02) |
RM1.94 (+RM0.02) |
RM1.81 (+RM0.07) |
November 14 – November 20, 2020 | RM1.62 (+RM0.01) |
RM1.92 (+RM0.01) |
RM1.74 (+RM0.06) |
November 7 – November 13, 2020 | RM1.61 (-RM0.03) |
RM1.91 (-RM0.03) |
RM1.68 (-RM0.06) |
October 31 – November 6, 2020 | RM1.64 (RM0) | RM1.94 (RM0) | RM1.74 (RM0) |
October 24 – October 30, 2020 | RM1.64 (-RM0.04) |
RM1.94 (-RM0.04) |
RM1.74 (RM0) |
October 17 – October 23, 2020 | RM1.68 (+RM0.01) | RM1.98 (+RM0.01) | RM1.74 (+RM0.05) |
October 10 – October 16, 2020 | RM1.67 (-RM0.04) |
RM1.97 (-RM0.04) |
RM1.69 (-RM0.01) |
October 3 – October 9, 2020 | RM1.71 (+RM0.03) |
RM2.01 (+RM0.03) |
RM1.70 (-RM0.01) |
September 26 – October 2, 2020 | RM1.68 (+RM0.05) |
RM1.98 (+RM0.05) |
RM1.71 (+RM0.04) |
September 19 – September 25, 2020 | RM1.63 (-RM0.03) |
RM1.93 (-RM0.03) |
RM1.67 (-RM0.05) |
September 12 – September 18, 2020 | RM1.66 (-RM0.05) |
RM1.96 (-RM0.05) |
RM1.72 (-RM0.06) |
September 5 – September 11, 2020 | RM1.71 (-RM0.01) |
RM2.01 (-RM0.01) |
RM1.78 (RM0) |
August 29 – September 4, 2020 | RM1.72 (+RM0.01) |
RM2.02 (+RM0.01) |
RM1.78 (-RM0.02) |
August 22 – August 28, 2020 | RM1.71
(+RM0.03) |
RM2.01
(+RM0.03) |
RM1.80
(RM-0.02) |
August 15 – August 21, 2020 | RM1.68 (+RM0.05) |
RM1.98 (+RM0.05) |
RM1.82 (+RM0.03) |
August 8 – August 14, 2020 | RM1.63 (-RM0.05) |
RM1.93 (-RM0.05) |
RM1.79 (-RM0.04) |
August 1 – August 7, 2020 | RM1.68 (RM0) | RM1.98 (RM0) | RM1.83 (+RM0.01) |
July 25 – July 31, 2020 | RM1.68 (-RM0.04) |
RM1.98 (-RM0.04) |
RM1.82 (-RM0.05) |
July 18 – July 24, 2020 | RM1.72 (RM0) | RM2.02 (RM0) | RM1.87 (RM0) |
July 11 – July 17, 2020 | RM1.72 (+RM0.07) |
RM2.02 (+RM0.07) |
RM1.87 (-RM0.03) |
July 4 – July 10, 2020 | RM1.65 (-RM0.04) |
RM1.95 (-RM0.04) |
RM1.84 (-RM0.02) |
June 27 – July 3, 2020 | RM1.69 (+RM0.10) | RM1.99 (+RM0.10) | RM1.86 (+RM0.09) |
June 20 – June 26, 2020 | RM1.59 (+RM0.03) | RM1.89 (+RM0.03) | RM1.77 (+RM0.04) |
June 13 – June 19, 2020 | RM1.56 (+RM0.08) | RM1.86 (+RM0.08) | RM1.73 (+RM0.10) |
June 6 – June 12, 2020 | RM1.48 (+RM0.05) | RM1.78 (+RM0.05) | RM1.63 (+RM0.02) |
May 30 – June 5, 2020 | RM1.43 (+RM0.05) | RM1.73 (+RM0.05) | RM1.61 (+RM0.10) |
May 23 – May 29, 2020 | RM1.38 (+RM0.07) | RM1.68 (+RM0.07) | RM1.51 (+RM0.06) |
May 16 – May 22, 2020 | RM1.31 (+RM0.06) | RM1.61 (+RM0.06) | RM1.45 (+RM0.05) |
May 9 – May 15, 2020 | RM1.25 (RM0) | RM1.55 (RM0) | RM1.40 (RM0) |
May 2 – May 8, 2020 | RM1.25 (RM0) | RM1.55 (RM0) | RM1.40 (RM0) |
April 25 – May 1, 2020 | RM1.25 (RM0) | RM1.55 (RM0) | RM1.40 (-RM0.03) |
April 18 – April 24, 2020 | RM1.25 (RM0) | RM1.55 (RM0) | RM1.43 (-RM0.03) |
April 11 – April 17, 2020 | RM1.25 (-RM0.05) |
RM1.55 (-RM0.05) |
RM1.46 (-RM0.12) |
April 4 – April 10, 2020 | RM1.30 (-RM0.08) |
RM1.60 (-RM0.08) |
RM1.58 (-RM0.10) |
March 28 – April 3, 2020 | RM1.38 (-RM0.06) |
RM1.68 (-RM0.06) |
RM1.68 (-RM0.07) |
March 21 – March 27, 2020 | RM1.44 (-RM0.38) |
RM1.74 (-RM0.36) |
RM1.75 (-RM0.12) |
March 14 – March 20, 2020 | RM1.82 (-RM0.07) |
RM2.10 (-RM0.09) |
RM1.87 (-RM0.09) |
March 7 – March 13, 2020 | RM1.89 (-RM0.19) |
RM2.19 (-RM0.21) |
RM1.96 (-RM0.17) |
February 29 – March 6, 2020 | RM2.08 (RM0) | RM2.40 (+RM0.02) |
RM2.13 (-RM0.01) |
February 22 – February 28, 2020 | RM2.08 (+RM0.02) |
RM2.38 (+RM0.02) |
RM2.14 (RM0) |
February 15 – February 21, 2020 | RM2.06 (+RM0.02) |
RM2.36 (+RM0.02) |
RM2.14 (+RM0.06) |
February 8 – February 14, 2020 | RM2.04 (-RM0.04) |
RM2.34 (-RM0.07) |
RM2.08 (-RM0.10) |
February 1 – February 7, 2020 | RM2.08 (RM0) | RM2.41 (-RM0.08) |
RM2.18 (RM0) |
January 25 – January 31, 2020 | RM2.08 (RM0) | RM2.49 (-RM0.04) |
RM2.18 (RM0) |
January 18 – January 24, 2020 | RM2.08 (RM0) | RM2.53 (-RM0.09) |
RM2.18 (RM0) |
January 11 – January 17, 2020 | RM2.08 (RM0) | RM2.62 (-RM0.03) |
RM2.18 (RM0) |
January 4 – January 10, 2020 | RM2.08 (RM0) | RM2.65 (+RM0.02) | RM2.18 (RM0) |
December 28 – January 3, 2020 | RM2.08 (RM0) | RM2.63 (+RM0.05) | RM 2.18 (RM0) |