25,000+ state-specific DMV permit test questions across all 50 states — with correct answers, plain-English explanations, and the actual state law behind every rule. Free on the web, no sign-up. Full timed mock exams in the iOS app.
These apply in all 50 states. Instant feedback with the reasoning behind every answer.
Question bank verified against official state driver handbooks and vehicle codes. Updated for 2026 exam standards.
The DMV written test — officially the driver knowledge test — is a multiple-choice exam you must pass to get a learner's permit or driver's license in every US state. Test length ranges from 18 questions in Pennsylvania to 50 in Florida, Indiana, Michigan, and New Jersey. California asks 46, Texas 30, New York 20. Passing scores run from 70% (New York, Texas) to 88% (Maryland — the strictest in the US) — most states require 80%. See all 50 states ranked by difficulty.
The agency's name varies too: it's the DMV in most states, but the DPS in Texas, the RMV in Massachusetts, the BMV in Ohio and Indiana, and the MVD in Arizona and New Mexico. The exam itself works the same everywhere: questions come from your state's official driver handbook and cover road signs, right-of-way, speed limits, parking, and safe-driving rules — including state-specific laws most study guides skip.
Every DMV Master question shows the correct answer, a plain-English explanation, and the underlying state vehicle code — so you learn the rule, not just the answer. Start with your state's practice test, print a one-page cheat sheet, brush up on terms in the DMV glossary, or prep for a Class M endorsement with the motorcycle permit test.
18–50 questions
Shortest: Pennsylvania (18). Longest: Florida, Michigan, New Jersey (50).
70%–88%
Most states require 80%. NY and TX allow 70%; Maryland demands 88% — the strictest in the US. All 50 ranked →
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25,000+ state-specific practice questions drawn from official state driver handbooks — car and motorcycle. Every answer cites the actual vehicle code, so you learn the law, not just the letter.
The app simulates your state's real written knowledge test — same question count, same passing score, same time pressure. Instant feedback and a full explanation on every answer.
The app tracks every topic — signs, right-of-way, parking, speed limits — finds your weak spots, and tells you when you're consistently scoring above your state's passing mark.
Question counts, passing scores, and traffic laws all vary by state. Pick yours for a practice test matched to your state's 2026 exam format — DMV, DPS, RMV, BMV, or MVD.
Most people who fail the written test don't fail because they didn't study — they fail on state-specific rules, sign shapes, and trick wording. Here's how DMV Master closes each gap.
Generic study guides teach California rules to Texas drivers. School bus stop laws, BAC limits, and following distances genuinely differ by state — and that's exactly what exams test.
Our fix: every question is tagged to your state and cites its vehicle code.
Up to half the exam is signs — and test writers love showing a shape without the text. If you can't read a blank pentagon or pennant, you're guessing on half the test.
Our fix: a full 50-sign visual library with MUTCD codes and the classic trap for each sign.
"You must always stop for a school bus" — except on a divided highway with a median. Exams hide exceptions in absolute words like always and never.
Our fix: every explanation calls out the exception the wrong answers rely on.
Direct answers to what test-takers actually search for.
Get the full DMV Master experience — timed mock exams matched to your state's real test format, offline study, and a readiness score that tells you when you're set.