Compact Car Spotlight: Perodua Myvi Overview and Pricing
Discover the versatile Perodua Myvi, a top-selling compact car offering excellent fuel efficiency, modern safety features, and a stylish design. Available in various trims, it suits different budgets with both new and pre-owned options. Its reputation for durability makes it a popular choice among Malaysian drivers, ensuring long-term value and reliability.
The Perodua Myvi remains one of Malaysia's top-selling compact vehicles. Though small in size, it boasts a finely tuned suspension system and a suite of modern safety and convenience features, including voice control, collision warnings, and blind-spot detection. The interior design emphasizes space efficiency, ensuring comfort for both driver and passengers on extended trips. Buyers can select from various trim levels tailored to their budget and preferences.
Powertrain and Performance
The Myvi offers two engine options: a 1.3L and a 1.5L, both dual VVT-i EEV engines. These provide a smooth and quiet ride, paired with a D-CVT transmission that delivers fuel efficiency of approximately 22.2 km/l and 21.1 km/l, respectively.
The interior features standard offerings such as an LCD display, adjustable driver’s seat height, integrated headrest, smart entry, and push-start button, along with power windows protected by jam sensors on the driver’s side. Higher trims add stylish accents like gloss red and titanium silver finishes, giving a sporty vibe.
Entertainment options include front and rear speakers and a digital audio system with USB and Bluetooth connectivity. Premium trims introduce a multimedia system with Smart Link and HDMI, plus advanced steering wheel controls.
The exterior showcases a sleek design with color options like cranberry red, electric blue, gray, white, and silver. Design elements like retractable mirrors with turn signals, rear spoilers, LED headlamps, and dynamic rear lamps enhance its sporty look. Some features, such as chrome door handles, are exclusive to higher trims.
Convenience features include a TFT display meter, drive mode selector, voice recognition, and automatic locking/unlocking. The rear seats fold flat in a 40-60 split, offering flexible cargo space, with the front seats folding flat for added practicality during longer trips.
Equipped with a 5-star ASEAN NCAP safety rating, the Myvi comes with six airbags, vehicle stability control, traction control, ABS with EBD, emergency stop signals, hill-start assist, and ISOFIX child seat anchors. Driver assistance tools like rear cross-traffic alert, lane departure warning, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitoring, auto high beams, reverse camera, and corner sensors further boost safety. The Advanced Safety Assist package adds pre-collision warnings and braking, pedal misoperation control, and front departure alerts.
Pricing for new Myvi models starts at RM46,500, reaching up to RM59,900 for the top-range AV trim (excluding insurance and on-road costs). Its popularity has led to a thriving second-hand market, with prices ranging from RM20,000 to RM50,000 depending on condition, age, and features. Known for durability, many Myvis can last over ten years, making them a cost-effective choice. Buyers should consider long-term maintenance costs when opting for used models, especially older ones lacking the latest tech and safety features.
