Nevada written test: 20 of 25, retake the next day

Nevada's written test is 25 multiple choice questions and you need 20 correct, an 80 percent score, so 5 misses is the margin. The same 25 question, 80 percent standard applies to teen and adult applicants alike. What sets Nevada apart is the money: a 25 dollar testing fee is due before you take the written test, and each retake costs 10 dollars on top. Most states put the whole cost on the permit itself, so a Nevada applicant who fails twice has paid three separate testing charges before the credential is even issued. A passing result stays valid for one year.

Nevada's Class M knowledge test is the same shape as the car paper, 25 questions with 20 correct to pass, and a Class C written test is added on top if the applicant does not already hold a Class C license. There is no separate endorsement document either: the Class M privilege is printed on the same license card the rider already carries, after a vision test plus the motorcycle knowledge and skills tests. The skills test runs on a closed course at a DMV office in four parts, a cone weave and stop, a 90 degree turn straight into a U-turn, a quick stop, and an obstacle swerve. Fail that skills test twice or more and Nevada permanently bars future motorcycle instruction permits, which leaves a certified course as the only route left. That course is also the way to skip both exams from the start. Completing a Motorcycle Safety Foundation certified course waives the DMV written knowledge test and the skills test entirely, and a Certificate of Completion brought to a DMV office within a year with the rider's existing Nevada license and the 8.50 dollar fee is all it takes to have the privilege issued.