Abstract (Cu47Zr11Ti34Ni8)100-xMox (x = 0, 2 at.%) bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) were produced by copper mould casting. The amorphous feature of the samples was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The corrosion resistance and corrosion mechanism of the two BMGs in 1 mol/L H2SO4 solution open to air were studied by potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements. It is found that the BMG with 2 at.% Mo exhibited a superior corrosion resistance over the base alloy, as indicated by a considerable increase in pitting potential (Eb) and significant decrease in passive potential (E0) and passive current density (ip) for the Mo-bearing BMG. EIS results revealed that the micro-addition of Mo increased the surface activity and promoted the generation of positive defects (i.e., oxygen vacancies), but suppressed the formation of negative defects at the interfaces between metal/passive film (M/F). As a result, the addition of Mo could speed up the formation of the passive film of Zr-, and Ti-oxides, and stabilize simultaneously the oxides film. Base on point defect model (PDM), a qualitatively kinetic model is established to explain tentatively the effect of micro-additionn of Mo on the improvement of the corrosion resistance of the Cu-based bulk metallic glasses.