CuZnZrAl　catalysts　were　synthesized　by　the　co-precipitation　and　coprecipitation-ammonia　methods　and　modified　with　Y　and　Ce　promoters　for　the　methanol　steam　reforming　hydrogen　production　process.　The　physicochemical　properties　of　the　catalysts　were　analyzed　by　XRD,　BET,　H2-TPR,　and　XPS　methods.　The　methanol　conversion,　as　well　as　CO　selectivity　of　MSR　at　different　temperatures,　were　investigated,　and　its　stability　was　probed　using　repeated　start　and　stop　test　to　simulate　the　onboard　hydrogen　production　process.　The　results　showed　that　the　methanol　conversion　of　CuZnZrAl　catalyst　prepared　by　coprecipitation-ammonia　method　was　96.9%　at　a　temperature　of　270°C,　S/C　molar　ratio　of　1.2,　and　WHSV　of　2.6　h−1,　which　was　higher　than　that　of　94.6%　by　the　co-precipitation　method.　In　addition,　the　best　catalytic　performance　was　obtained　for　the　catalyst　with　Ce　promoter　addition　using　coprecipitation-ammonia　method.　The　conversion　was　100%　at　270°C　with　a　CO　selectivity　of　only　0.31%,　and　the　conversion　remained　98.7%　after　20　reactions　were　repeated.　©　2022