This article is written to share my personal experience in going through a Puspakom inspection. A Puspakom inspection is required if you are transferring ownership or selling your vehicle.
It is important to know that if your vehicle is still under loan or hire purchase, both B5 and B7 inspection are required, whereas if the car is fully paid, only a B5 is required.
TL;DR:
- Make a booking for one / both inspections at https://www.mypuspakom.com.my/
- Bring your Vehicle Grant, MyKad and Booking QR
- Go to the inspection centre
- Show Booking QR to guard, follow instructions on which lane to go
- Register at counter providing Vehicle Grant, MyKad and Booking QR
- Hand over your vehicle at the lane (you cannot be in the inspection area so go to the waiting room)
- Wait for your car number plate to be called out (or check the status on TV screen depending on the centre)
- Take the report and your Vehicle Grant back
What is B5 and B7?
A B5 inspection is called Ownership Transfer (Tukar Milik) a.k.a 9014 and a B7 inspection is Hire Purchase (Sewa Beli) a.k.a 9812.
The table below shows the items inspected from each report:
| B5 | B7 |
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| Engine Number | |
| Chassis Number | |
| Marks of joints and weld | |
Window Tinting
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| N/A | Number Plate Condition |
| N/A | Exhaust Silencer and Size |
| N/A | Engine Mounting |
| N/A | Flooring |
| N/A | Wheelhouse Condition (under fender cover) |
| N/A | Body Condition |
| N/A | Window Condition |
| N/A | Tyre Condition and Thread |
| N/A | Pillar Condition |
| N/A | Odometer Reading |
| N/A | Chassis Frame Condition |
| N/A | Air Conditioning Tempreature |
| N/A | Gear Box Condition |
| N/A | Type of Fuel |
| N/A | Suspension and Axle Play |
| N/A | Side Slip Rating |
| N/A | Brake % |
| N/A | Smoke Emission |
| N/A | Headlight Angle |
To clarify, everything under B5 will fall under a B7 report but you still need to book both.
Why did I do it myself?
Most people actually assign runners to do this because it does take time (one hour for me). What I heard is that these runners can charge between RM 100 — RM 400 per inspection.
Do note that the cost of Puspakom inspections for B5 and B7 are just RM 30 and RM 60 respectively (If you have done a booking on Puspakom official website, there may be an additional booking fee). Also take note that if you fail any inspection, you will need to redo them with the same charges.
Notice that you could be paying RM 300+ extra to get this inspection done. But runners are convenient, it’s your choice. Just remember that some car insurances doesn’t cover all drivers.
What do you need / Preparation?
- Original grant or Pink Slip or Vehicle's Registration Card (Original) / Vehicle Ownership Certificate (VOC)
- Your IC (MyKad)
- Your booking QR code (there is a walk in option but usually B7 will need booking)
- Your vehicle (It is advised to remove any stickers on windows, as well as tinting on the front 3 windows as mine failed, and keep all personal belongings and valuables with you)
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Example of a Vehicle Grant |
Getting Started
Make a booking by visiting https://www.mypuspakom.com.my/. Create an account if you dont have one.
Click on Branch Reservation on the top left.
Fill in the form accordingly.
Choose the type of inspection accordingly. Tick on Tukar Milik for B5 and Sewa Beli for B7.
Choose the inspection centre of your choice, and date. Take note of the color codes that represent the availability. You can only choose the Green and Yellow boxes.
Choose your time slot.
Choose Representative or Owner. Review your application and then continue the process until its complete (I have already done my inspection so I cannot demonstrate that here).
If everything was successful, you should be receiving an email of your booking which will look like below.
Arriving At The Inspection Center
Rule of thumb, if you see a line of lorries, thats not for you.
When arriving, show your QR invitation at the guard house. They will inform which lane is for you.
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| Cheras Inspection Centre |
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| Seremban Inspection centre |
You will be in line with the rest of the cars that are undergoing inspection. At the end of the first queue, you will need to register at the counter with your IC, Vehicle Grant and Invitation QR.
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| Queue in Cheras |
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| Queue in Seremban |
After registration, you will be led to the inspection lane. At this point, the inspector will take over you car and you will have to wait at the visitor lounge. Leave the vehicle grant with the inspector.
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| The left lane (Mazda) is just for B5 and the right lane (Proton) is for B7 in Cheras |
The B5 test will only check you engine and chassis number, joints and welds, and tinting.
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| The B5 lane is very simple |
The B7 inspection will be more thorough. Puspakom has a diagram to explain it.
Once the inspection is complete, your car will show its results on a TV, or a representative will say out your car plate number. They will hand over your report and vehicle grant. Below are the examples of a B5 and B7 report:
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| Sample of a failed B5 report due to window tinting |
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| Sample of a B5 report that has passed |
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| Sample of a B7 report that has passed |
Apparently I have failed my B5 report due to window tinting. The shop that installed it claimed to be within JPJ regulation. However, the original glass of the vehicle already has some opacity. take a look at these 2 readings.
The report on the right is the window visibility of the original windows without tint. There is already a 20% loss of transparency on windows. So it will be a good idea to remove the tint before heading into inspection. This only affects the front windscreen and the front side windows.
Once you have your report, dont forget to collect back your Vehicle Grant, and you’re done.
Side Notes
The inspection centres can be very noisy and messy. I am grateful to be assisted by the lorry uncles and brothers who have guided and explained to me on the processes and report. Hopefully this guide will give you a clear view on the expectations, so that your process will be much smoother.
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