Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Maine permit test: 30 questions, 6 misses
Original Maine questions with the law cited under every answer, scored the way BMV scores it.
- Exam Simulator30 questions, pass with 24, scored the way BMV scores it
- Practice Test 120 questions, a broad first pass across signs, right of way, rules and safety
- Road Signs Full197 questions, every sign, signal and pavement marking question
- Laws and Limits12 questions drawn from the 29-A M.R.S.
Work through them in order.
ME Practice Test 1
ME Practice Test 2
ME Practice Test 3
ME Practice Test 4
ME Practice Test 5
ME Full Marathon
ME Road Signs Mini
ME Road Signs Full
ME Right of Way
ME Complex Situations
Maine Laws and Limits
ME Alcohol, Phones and Safety
ME Rules of the Road
Maine Exam Simulator
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Know the format before you book.
Maine draws its new driver line at 21 rather than 18, which is what makes the Bureau of Motor Vehicles worth reading carefully if you are starting late. A first time applicant aged 18, 19 or 20 still holds the permit six months and still logs 70 hours of driving with 10 of them after dark, exactly as a teenager does, and only at 21 does that wait disappear. The written exam does not move with age: the BMV states 30 questions with a minimum of 24 correct, which is 80 percent, so 6 misses is the most any applicant can afford. Supervision is defined by experience as well as by age, since the accompanying driver must be at least 20 and have held a license for two years. Anyone licensed under 18 gets an Intermediate License that has to be held 270 days from its original issue date before the BMV will grant an unrestricted one, and a first license issued between 16 and 20 is a juvenile provisional running two years.
Format verified against Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles on 2026-08-27. Check the official page before you book, because states do change their rules.
Source: Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, verified 2026-08-27
What the process looks like.
The knowledge test is written from the Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A, Motor Vehicles. Our questions teach those same rules and cite the section behind each answer, so what you learn holds up on test day and on the road afterwards.
Maine's three step graduated system is written for new drivers under 18, but the BMV's restrictions reach further: the law also carries requirements for drivers under 21.
A permit holder must be accompanied by a supervising driver who is at least 20 years old and has held a license for at least two years, and applicants aged 18 to 21 must hold the permit for six months and log 70 hours of driving with 10 of those hours after dark.
A driver licensed under 18 gets an Intermediate License, which bars carrying passengers other than immediate family unless an approved licensed operator is along, bars driving between midnight and 5 a.m., and bars using a mobile phone at the wheel.
The Intermediate License must be held for 270 days from the date it was originally issued before the BMV will grant an unrestricted license, and a first license issued between 16 and 20 is a juvenile provisional license that runs for two years.
Maine permit test questions, answered.
How many questions are on the Maine BMV written exam?
30. Maine's official drivers license exam page states that the knowledge test consists of 30 questions and that you must answer a minimum of 24 correctly to pass. Verified against Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles on 27 August 2026.
What score do I need to pass the Maine permit test?
You need a minimum of 24 correct answers out of 30, which works out to 80 percent, the same bar the BMV states directly on its exam page.
Does Maine's graduated license program only apply to teenagers?
No. The graduated system is written for new drivers under 18, but Maine law adds requirements for drivers under 21, so an 18, 19, or 20 year old getting a first license still holds the permit six months and logs 70 hours of driving.
How long do Maine's new driver restrictions last?
An Intermediate License has to be held for 270 days from the date it was first issued before an unrestricted license can be granted. Separately, a first license issued between 16 and 20 is a juvenile provisional license that runs for two years.