Free New Hampshire permit practice tests
New Hampshire is the state that never hands out a learner permit. There is no permit document to earn or carry. State law simply allows anyone 15 and a half or older to practice driving with a parent, guardian or licensed adult aged 25 or older beside them, and the next credential you hold is the license itself.
- Questions
- 40
- Correct to pass
- 32 32 of 40 (80%)
- Questions here
- 263 all free, all cited
Format verified against New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles Driver's Manual on 2026-08-27. Check the official page before you book, because states do change their rules.
Work through them in order.
The essentials
Start here. Five distinct sets drawn from across the whole bank, plus a marathon that keeps going until you have seen everything.
NH Practice Test 1
A broad first pass across signs, right of way, rules and safety.
NH Practice Test 2
A completely different set of questions from test 1.
NH Practice Test 3
More scenarios, no repeats from the first two tests.
NH Practice Test 4
Fresh questions again, weighted toward the tougher end.
NH Practice Test 5
The last of the five distinct sets in the essentials block.
NH Full Marathon
Every question in the bank, and anything you miss comes back later in the same run until you get it right.
Signs, signals and right of way
The two areas that fail the most people. Work through the sign tests until every shape and color is automatic, then handle the intersection scenarios.
NH Road Signs Mini
A ten question warm up on shapes, colors and the signs people mix up.
NH Road Signs Full
Every sign, signal and pavement marking question in the bank.
NH Right of Way
Intersections, four way stops, roundabouts, pedestrians and emergency vehicles.
NH Complex Situations
Only the questions rated hard. Short, unpleasant, and the fastest way to find your gaps.
The rules that get you fined
Speed, alcohol, phones, seat belts and the state specific limits that carry real penalties. These questions cite the statute so you learn the rule, not just the answer.
New Hampshire Laws and Limits
Only the questions drawn from this state's own code: its limits, its penalties, its restrictions.
NH Alcohol, Phones and Safety
Impairment, distraction, seat belts, child restraints and sharing the road with trucks and bikes.
NH Rules of the Road
Speed, lane use, passing, parking, headlights and railroad crossings.
The exam simulator
The real thing: your state's exact question count and pass mark, scored the way the licensing agency scores it.
Your missed questions
Every question you get wrong anywhere on this site saves to a review deck on your own device. It comes back after a day, then three days, then a week, and retires once you have answered it correctly three times running. Open any test above and the review button appears as soon as the deck has something in it.
What the process looks like
- New Hampshire does not issue learner permits at all. State law instead lets anyone at least 15 and a half drive while being taught, as long as a parent, legal guardian or a licensed adult aged 25 or older is with them.
- Every 16 and 17 year old must finish an approved driver education program before licensing, which means 30 hours of classroom work, 10 hours of practice driving and 6 hours of observation with a certified instructor.
- On top of the course, a teen must log 40 hours of supervised driving with a parent, guardian or other responsible adult, at least 10 of which have to be after dark.
- Anyone aged 16 to 20 gets a Youth Operator License, printed vertically and expiring on the holder's 21st birthday. Under 18 it carries its own rules: no driving between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m., and for the first six months no more than one non family passenger under 25 unless a licensed adult aged 25 or older is aboard.
Operator and motorcycle applicants who fail must wait 10 calendar days before retesting. CDL applicants wait 5 calendar days.
The knowledge test is written from the New Hampshire Rules of the Road, RSA Chapter 265. 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.
How the New Hampshire written test is scored and what happens at the New Hampshire road test.
New Hampshire permit test questions, answered
How many questions are on the New Hampshire DMV knowledge test?
The knowledge test is 40 multiple choice questions with a 40 minute limit, and the DMV requires 80 percent on every knowledge exam, so 32 correct. Miss more than 8 and the touch screen test ends on the spot. Verified against the New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles driver's manual and testing page on 27 August 2026.
What score do I need to pass the New Hampshire permit test?
Every New Hampshire knowledge exam needs a passing grade of 80 percent, which is 32 of the 40 questions. The test terminates automatically once you have more than 8 wrong.
How long do I have to wait to retake the New Hampshire knowledge test?
A failed operator or motorcycle knowledge test carries a mandatory 10 calendar day wait before you can retest. CDL applicants wait 5 calendar days.
What happens if I fail the New Hampshire knowledge test?
You are given an appointment to retest no sooner than ten days from the failed test, or five days if you are a CDL applicant. Every exam is randomized, so you will not see the same set of questions again.