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How many questions are on the California permit test?

Our California practice test has 36 questions, and you can miss 6. To pass, you need 30 right.

If you're under 18, it has 46 questions and you can miss 8.

The DMV does not publish a question count that we could confirm, so ask the DMV what your own test will be. What it does say is further down this page.

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36questions on our practice test

30right answers to pass

6questions you can miss

1,663practice questions here

DMVWhat it says about the test

The written test

You answer multiple-choice questions. You get three tries. After that you must apply again. If you are under 18, you wait seven days after a fail before you try again (not counting the day you failed).

You may not use the handbook or a phone during the test. They also test your vision.

On this site, a practice test like the real one is 36 questions with 6 misses allowed for an adult Class C. Confirm what the DMV will give you when you apply — under-18 tests can be longer.

Practice that test here, free. A right answer passes without comment, the same way the real test does; a miss is explained where it happens, because that is the moment it teaches.

From the California Driver's Handbook

Edition: 2025, REV. 6/2025 (© DMV 2025). We read it on August 14. Read it at the DMV. We're an independent study app and aren't connected to the DMV or any state agency. Rules change, so check anything that matters to you with the DMV.

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