NM Permit practice Updated for 2026
Class D written knowledge examination
70% or better
Independent practice. Read it alongside the New Mexico handbook and source guide.
Start with everyday driving skills and common road signs. For New Mexico rules, use the local practice and handbook links below.
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Continue with another question set, or choose a format that fits what you want to review.
5 practice tests · Pick up another set at your own pace
Try a mixed test, focus on a subject, or check your progress.
Study & prepare
Read the study notes alongside the handbook, then check the licensing essentials below.
Choose common car or rider techniques, national signs, CDL technical subjects or selected school-bus knowledge. Each section offers short sets, topics and fresh mixes. All CDL sections share one saved mistake review; car and rider progress stay separate.
86 questions
Observation, maneuvers, space, vehicle preparation, emergencies and 28 illustrated sign questions. Common guidance, not current New Mexico traffic or permit law.
Start practice →10 questions
Learner supervision, practice requirements, provisional progression, passengers and night driving. Selected local requirements, separate from common driving skills.
Start practice →81 questions
Preparation, control, visibility, road conditions and emergencies. Older common guidance, not New Mexico licensing or traffic rules.
Start practice →8 questions
Endorsement authority, under-18 helmet duties, initial-license passenger restrictions and scoped course/testing paths. Not complete rider-law coverage.
Start practice →53 questions
Selected inspection, emergency response, mirrors and driving decisions. Not complete CDL or passenger endorsement preparation.
Start practice →84 questions
General knowledge and cargo, air brakes, combinations, double trailers, tanks, passenger vehicles, school buses and hazardous-materials safety. Older common guidance, not current New Mexico qualifications.
Start practice →5 questions
Underlying credentials, transfers, HazMat exceptions, testing and medical examiners. Not complete eligibility or medical-reporting guidance.
Start practice →7 questions
Policy minimums, proof and record corrections, out-of-state policies and storage/return-to-use duties. Not comprehensive financial-responsibility law.
Start practice →5 questions
Alcohol and medication distinctions using the courts’ 2025 educational guidance, separate licensing and court proceedings, and MVD’s ordinary rear-seat belt requirement.
Start practice →12 questions
Ordinary-car signal responses, intersection priority and driveway exits, using selected state-cited passages in the 2025 municipal compilation. Dated educational practice, not current statewide-law verification.
Start practice →6 questions
School-bus stopping and separate-roadway situations, moving emergency vehicles, safe move-over decisions and active crossing controls. Selected duties from the 2025 compilation.
Start practice →5 questions
Stopping, exchanging information, arranging assistance, unattended-vehicle notices and immediate injury reporting. Selected duties from the 2025 compilation, without penalties or reporting-amount thresholds.
Start practice →4 questions
Federal self-certification categories and continuing non-excepted interstate medical duties, without importing another state’s exemptions or reporting process.
Start practice →1 questions
Matching commercial authority, physical presence and direct supervision for otherwise lawful CLP truck training.
Start practice →2 questions
Passenger-designed seating and approved eye protection, using selected state-cited provisions in the dated 2025 compilation.
Start practice →Complete New Mexico traffic and permit-law coverage, full endorsement courses and remaining local riding requirements. Selected car graduated-licensing, rider authority, helmet and testing rules, selected CDL qualifications and insurance responsibilities are available separately. These basics do not reproduce an official exam, establish legal eligibility or replace hands-on training.
Before you apply
From New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division (MVD). Check the requirements for your age and application.
Sources checked
A teen may begin New Mexico's instructional-permit stage at 15. Applicants under 18 follow the graduated licensing system and must show enrollment in, or completion of, an approved driver-education program. Age alone is not sufficient; the application and required testing must also be completed.
Apply for a Learner's Permit (opens in a new tab)The teen and parent or guardian complete the permit application at an MVD field office. Bring the required identity and residency evidence and driver-education referral documentation. The teen must pass vision screening and the knowledge examination; an MVD-contracted driver-education school may provide the knowledge exam.
Apply for a Learner's Permit (opens in a new tab)A teen must hold the instructional permit for at least six months and complete 50 supervised driving hours, including 10 at night. The supervising adult must be at least 21 and have been licensed for three years. Driver education, the required driving record and the road-test requirements also apply.
Apply for a Learner's Permit (opens in a new tab)Check the agency for updates before you apply.
Read a section of the New Mexico driver handbook, then try a short practice test. Review each explanation and revisit the rules behind your mistakes before you try again.
Yes. The New Mexico practice tests are free and include answer explanations. No account is needed. Choose a test to begin.
Read the explanation after each answer. If a rule is unclear, find it in the handbook and explain it in your own words. Try the question again after you understand the rule.
Open the New Mexico road-sign section to practice recognizing shapes, colors and meanings. The illustrated sign guide also compares signs that look similar. Study the action each sign requires, then check the New Mexico handbook for local rules that apply with it.
Use My mistakes to revisit questions saved from your New Mexico car practice on this browser. Full test results also offer answer review and, when available, a retry of missed questions. Progress is stored on this device; it does not transfer automatically to another browser or phone.
Choose your license type or a topic to review. Read the handbook, try a practice test, and return to any rules you missed.
Looking for a sign’s meaning? Compare road-sign pictures and meanings, then return to your state practice for local rules.
