Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles

Free Vermont permit practice tests

Vermont lets almost any responsible adult supervise a permit holder, not just a parent or instructor: state rules also allow any licensed and unimpaired adult who is at least 25 years old to ride along in the front seat.

Questions
20
Correct to pass
16
16 of 20 (80%)
Questions here
263
all free, all cited

Format verified against Vermont Driver's Manual (VN-007) on 2026-08-27. Check the official page before you book, because states do change their rules.

Every Vermont test

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.

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.

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.

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.

Getting licensed in Vermont

What the process looks like

  • Vermont lets applicants start the learner permit process at 15, but anyone under 18 needs a parent or guardian's signature and a clean driving record for the previous two years.
  • The learner permit must be held for at least one year before a junior driver's license can be issued, and the applicant also needs six months with no permit recalls, suspensions, or revocations.
  • Vermont allows a wide range of supervisors in the front seat: a licensed and unimpaired parent or guardian, a licensed or certified driver education instructor, or any other licensed and unimpaired adult who is at least 25 years old.
  • Before a junior license, 16 and 17 year olds must finish a state approved driver education course of 30 hours classroom, 6 hours behind the wheel, and 6 hours observation, plus 40 hours of practice driving with at least 10 of those hours at night.

If you fail, you must wait at least one day before taking another test. You may test as many times as you need, and the test fee applies each time.

The knowledge test is written from the Vermont Motor Vehicle Law. 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 Vermont written test is scored and what happens at the Vermont road test.

Frequently asked

Vermont permit test questions, answered

How many questions are on the Vermont DMV knowledge test?

The Vermont Driver's Manual states the knowledge test is online and has 20 questions, each with four answers of which only one is correct. Checked against the manual on 27 August 2026.

What's the passing score on Vermont's permit test?

You must answer at least 16 of the 20 questions correctly, which is 80%. That figure is published in the Vermont Driver's Manual.

What happens if you fail the Vermont knowledge test?

Vermont lets you retake the test as many times as you need, but you must wait at least one day between attempts and pay the test fee again each time.

How old do you have to be for a Vermont learner permit?

You can apply at 15, though applicants under 18 need a parent or guardian's signature and must have kept a clean driving record for the prior two years.