How many questions can you miss on the permit test?

Pass scores, state by state

Questions and correct answers as each state publishes them; the last column is the difference, the most you can get wrong.

These states do not publish one fixed count, or our guide does not give one yet. Their pages say what the agency does publish, such as a percentage: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia, Wyoming.

What score passes in most states?

21 of 31 of the tests in the table pass at 80%, but not all of them: some ask for less, some for more, and Virginia's road-sign part asks for every answer. Look at your state's row rather than a national figure.

How many questions can I get wrong?

Take the number of questions and subtract the correct answers needed: that is the table's last column. When a state publishes only a percentage, or its test can be of different lengths, there is no one number to give, and the state's page says so.

Do I have to pass each part on its own?

In some states, yes. Georgia tests road rules and road signs separately, Virginia has a road-sign part and a general-knowledge part, and Wisconsin has a knowledge test and a highway-sign test. Each part has its own row, and each must be passed.

What happens if I fail?

The wait before you can try again, how many tries you get and any new fee depend on the state, and sometimes on whether you test online or in person. Your state's test-format page gives them, with the agency's own link.

Practice before the test

Try our free 20-question practice check on the road signs and rules every state uses, or practice your state's questions in the Road to Permit game.

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