Permit test by state

Pick your state to see how many questions the knowledge test has and what score passes, each with the agency page it came from and the day we checked it. We show a number only when the state agency publishes it and we have confirmed it.

See all states in one table

Question count and pass mark both confirmed (14 states)

• Arizona

  30 questions, 24 correct to pass (80%). azdot.gov, October 17, 2026

• Florida

  50 questions, 40 correct to pass (80%). flhsmv.gov, October 17, 2026

• Georgia

  40 questions, 30 correct to pass (75%). dds.georgia.gov, October 17, 2026

• Illinois

  35 questions, 28 correct to pass (80%). ilga.gov, October 17, 2026

• Maryland

  25 questions, 22 correct to pass (88%). mva.maryland.gov, October 17, 2026

• Massachusetts

  25 questions, 18 correct to pass (72%). mass.gov, October 17, 2026

• New Jersey

  50 questions, 40 correct to pass (80%). nj.gov, October 17, 2026

• New York

  20 questions, 14 correct to pass (70%). dmv.ny.gov, October 17, 2026

• Ohio

  40 questions, 30 correct to pass (75%). bmv.ohio.gov, October 17, 2026

• Pennsylvania

  18 questions, 15 correct to pass (83%). pa.gov, October 17, 2026

• Tennessee

  30 questions, 24 correct to pass (80%). tn.gov, October 17, 2026

• Virginia

  40 questions, 34 correct to pass, in parts. dmv.virginia.gov, October 17, 2026

• Washington

  40 questions, 32 correct to pass (80%). dol.wa.gov, October 17, 2026

• Wisconsin

  65 questions, 52 correct to pass (80%). wisconsindot.gov, October 17, 2026

Partly confirmed, not published or not yet confirmed (9 states)

In these states at least one number is missing: the agency may not publish it, or we have not yet confirmed it on the agency’s own page. We print only what we have seen, and each page links to the agency.

• Alabama

  Question count not yet confirmed, pass mark not yet confirmed. alea.gov, October 20, 2026

• California

  Question count not yet confirmed, 80% to pass. dmv.ca.gov, October 20, 2026

• Colorado

  Question count not yet confirmed, pass mark not yet confirmed. dmv.colorado.gov, October 20, 2026

• Indiana

  Question count not yet confirmed, 80% to pass. in.gov, October 20, 2026

• Michigan

  Question count not published by the agency, pass mark not published by the agency. michigan.gov, October 20, 2026

• Missouri

  Question count not yet confirmed, 80% to pass. dor.mo.gov, October 20, 2026

• North Carolina

  Question count not yet confirmed, 80% to pass. ncdot.gov, October 20, 2026

• South Carolina

  Question count not yet confirmed, pass mark not yet confirmed. dmv.sc.gov, October 20, 2026

• Texas

  Question count not published by the agency, 70% to pass. dps.texas.gov, October 20, 2026

How to read these pages

14 of the 23 states have both numbers confirmed so far. Each number shows a link to the agency page and the date we checked. Where an agency does not publish a number, we say so. Where we have not confirmed one, we say “not yet confirmed” and print nothing.