Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles
Nevada permit test: 25 questions, a fee to sit down
Original Nevada questions with the law cited under every answer, scored the way DMV scores it.
- Exam Simulator25 questions, pass with 20, scored the way DMV 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 NRS
Work through them in order.
NV Practice Test 1
NV Practice Test 2
NV Practice Test 3
NV Practice Test 4
NV Practice Test 5
NV Full Marathon
NV Road Signs Mini
NV Road Signs Full
NV Right of Way
NV Complex Situations
Nevada Laws and Limits
NV Alcohol, Phones and Safety
NV Rules of the Road
Nevada Exam Simulator
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Know the format before you book.
Nevada charges for the written test up front, which is rarer than it sounds. The DMV takes a 25 dollar testing fee before you sit the exam and 10 dollars for every retake, where most states fold testing into the permit fee. What you get for it is 25 multiple choice questions with 20 correct to pass, so 5 misses, and a result that stays good for a full year. Riders get an exit the car applicant does not have: a Motorcycle Safety Foundation certified course waives both the Class M written test and the skills test outright, leaving a Certificate of Completion, the existing license and an 8.50 dollar fee. Failing is a next day problem rather than a next week one, unless you were disqualified mid test rather than simply scoring too low, in which case the wait is 24 hours. Behind the exam, the instruction permit opens at 15 and a half, and a teen with no classroom course within 30 miles of home and no internet access logs 100 supervised hours instead of 50.
Format verified against Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles on 2026-08-27. Check the official page before you book, because states do change their rules.
Source: Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, verified 2026-08-27
What the process looks like.
The knowledge test is written from the Nevada 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.
Nevada's instruction permit becomes available at 15 and a half, and permit holders must be supervised by a licensed driver who is at least 21 with a full year of driving experience.
Teens who take a classroom or approved online driver education course need 50 hours of supervised practice including 10 at night. If no classroom course sits within 30 miles of home and the teen has no internet access, that requirement rises to 100 hours.
A driver license follows at 16 once the instruction permit has been held for at least six months, but for the first six months the new driver cannot carry passengers under 18 who are not immediate family.
A statewide curfew bars drivers under 18 from the road between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., with exceptions for travel to and from school or work, and those minor restrictions fall away at 18.
A 25 dollar testing fee is due before you take the written test, and a 10 dollar retest fee applies to every retake.
Fail and you can retake the test the next day. If you were disqualified rather than simply scoring too low, you wait 24 hours. A passing result stays valid for one year.
Nevada permit test questions, answered.
How many questions are on the Nevada DMV knowledge test?
Nevada's written test has 25 multiple choice questions, and you need 20 correct, an 80 percent score, to pass. Verified against Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles on 27 August 2026.
What score do I need to pass the Nevada permit test?
You need 20 of the 25 questions right, which is 80 percent. The same 25 question, 80 percent standard applies to teen and adult applicants alike.
How much does the Nevada knowledge test cost?
The testing fee is 25 dollars, due before you sit the test. If you don't pass, each retake costs 10 dollars, and a passing score stays good for one year.
What happens if I fail the Nevada knowledge test?
You can come back and retest the next day. If you were disqualified mid test rather than simply scoring too low, Nevada requires a 24 hour wait before your next attempt.