Missouri Department of Revenue, Driver License Bureau
Missouri permit test: 25 questions, no fee at the station
Original Missouri questions with the law cited under every answer, scored the way DOR scores it.
- Exam Simulator25 questions, pass with 20, scored the way DOR 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 RSMo
Work through them in order.
MO Practice Test 1
MO Practice Test 2
MO Practice Test 3
MO Practice Test 4
MO Practice Test 5
MO Full Marathon
MO Road Signs Mini
MO Road Signs Full
MO Right of Way
MO Complex Situations
Missouri Laws and Limits
MO Alcohol, Phones and Safety
MO Rules of the Road
Missouri Exam Simulator
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Know the format before you book.
Missouri splits the job between two agencies and only one of them charges you. The Missouri State Highway Patrol gives and grades the knowledge test at its examination stations, and states plainly that the Class E, Class F and motorcycle written tests are 25 questions each with 80 percent to pass, so 20 correct and up to 5 missed. Neither that test nor a non commercial skills test costs anything at a Highway Patrol station. The Department of Revenue, DOR, then sells the permit or license at a separate fee office, and the score document the Patrol hands you does not let you drive until you make that second trip. The retake rules follow the same split: any written test can be attempted twice in a single day until you pass, while the skills test is capped at one a day and three in a rolling 12 months without special permission from the Department of Revenue. The skills test passes at 70 percent, and missing the parallel park alone is not enough to fail it.
Format verified against Missouri State Highway Patrol, Driver Examination FAQs on 2026-08-27. Check the official page before you book, because states do change their rules.
Source: Missouri State Highway Patrol, Driver Examination FAQs, verified 2026-08-27
What the process looks like.
The knowledge test is written from the Missouri Revised Statutes. 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.
Missouri's graduated law has three steps for drivers under 18: a driver permit as early as 15, an intermediate license as early as 16, and a full license at 18, provided the rules are followed and there are no traffic or alcohol offenses along the way.
The intermediate license requires the applicant to be at least 16, to have held the instruction permit for at least six months, to have completed at least forty hours of supervised driving experience under that permit, and to pass the skills test.
A parent, legal guardian, or grandparent has to go to the license fee office with the teen and verify the forty hours of behind-the-wheel training before the intermediate license can be bought.
Intermediate license holders cannot drive between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless accompanied, or unless the trip is to or from school, an educational activity, a regular workplace, or an emergency.
For the first six months an intermediate driver may carry only one passenger under 19 who is not immediate family, rising to no more than three passengers under 19 after that.
From 18 the graduated rules stop applying, and a new applicant only needs to pass the skills test.
There is no charge for the written test or for a non-commercial skills test at a Highway Patrol examination station. You pay only when you buy the permit or license at a Department of Revenue fee office.
The Highway Patrol allows any written test to be taken up to two times per day until you pass. The skills test is limited to one per day, with a maximum of three in the last 12 months without special permission from the Department of Revenue.
Missouri permit test questions, answered.
How many questions are on the Missouri knowledge test?
25. The Missouri State Highway Patrol, which administers the exam, states plainly that there are 25 questions on the Class E, Class F, and motorcycle written tests. Verified against the Highway Patrol's Driver Examination FAQs on 27 August 2026.
What score do I need to pass the Missouri permit test?
80 percent, which works out to 20 of the 25 questions. The Highway Patrol puts it in plain terms: you can miss up to 5 questions and still pass.
Does the Missouri written test cost anything?
No. Written tests and non-commercial skills tests at a Highway Patrol examination station are free. Money only changes hands at a Department of Revenue fee office when you buy the permit or license, and your test score document is not valid for driving until you do.
What happens if I fail the Missouri written or driving test?
You can sit any written test twice in one day until you pass. The skills test is stricter, one attempt per day and no more than three in a rolling 12 months without special permission from the Department of Revenue.