Maine permit practice tests 2026
229 free questions written from the Maine Driver's License Manual, each with an explanation and a link to its page.
How the Maine test works
- Test format
- 30 questions
- Passing score
- 24 of 30 correct (80%)
- Time limit
- None published
- Permit and test fees
- $35 total
- Minimum age for a permit
- 15 years
- Test languages
- 9 languages
- Take it online
- No, in person
Facts checked against Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles (Department of the Secretary of State) sources on September 22, 2026. See every requirement and its source.
Your route to test day
Learn the signs
Shapes and colors first. Sign questions are the easiest points on the test, and some states require a perfect score on them.
- Road Signs 122 questions
- Road Signs 222 questions
- Road Signs 322 questions
- Road Signs 421 questions
- Road Signs 521 questions
Maine permit test flashcards: swipe through signs, Maine rules and practice questions on your phone.
Work through the practice tests
6 tests that cover every topic in the handbook. 67 of the 121 Maine questions are about rules specific to Maine.
Drill your weak topics
Your results show which topics you miss. Practice just those.
- Road signs 113
- Traffic signals 5
- Pavement markings 4
- Right of way & intersections 6
- Turning & signaling 5
- Lanes, passing & merging 5
- Speed limits & control 6
- Following distance & space 6
- Parking & stopping 6
- Highways & freeways 4
- Sharing the road 7
- School buses & emergency vehicles 5
- Railroad crossings 4
- Night, weather & hazards 7
- Emergencies & crashes 6
- Alcohol & drugs 9
- Distracted & drowsy driving 5
- Permits & licensing 9
- Laws, points & insurance 8
- Seat belts & equipment 6
Take a weak-spot test: 10 questions built from the topics and questions you keep missing.
Fix every mistake
Questions you miss are saved in this browser. Each one stays in your trainer until you get it right on 3 separate days.
Review my mistakesPrint them as a study sheet, answers folded under.
Pass the simulator, then book your test
The simulator follows Maine’s real format: 30 questions, 24 correct to pass (80%). Pass it two or three times in a row on different days.
Open the exam simulatorDidn’t pass? Here’s what to do next: Maine’s retake rules, your earliest retake date and the topics to fix first.
Maine flashcards
Full-screen cards you flip and swipe. The road-signs deck is free, and so are the first cards of every Maine deck.
Open the flashcardsMaine cheat sheet and study sheets
The Maine rules worth knowing, and a road-signs chart and road-test checklist to print.
Read the cheat sheet · Study sheets to printSupervised driving log
Maine requires 70 supervised hours, 10 at night. Track them as you go.
Open the driving logMaine rules that catch people out
These come from questions learners find hardest. Each links to the page of the handbook it comes from.
The phone ban, midnight-to-5 a.m. curfew and passenger limits apply for 270 days after a driver under 18 passes the road test. Breaking them brings a license suspension and adds another 270 days to the restrictions.
Maine Driver's License Manual, page 9Any violation of the under-18 restrictions results in a license suspension and a 270-day extension of the restrictions. The extension can even carry past the driver's 18th birthday.
Maine Driver's License Manual, page 9A first license issued to someone under 21 is provisional for two years. A moving violation during that time brings a 30-day suspension, and second and third offenses bring harsher penalties.
Maine Driver's License Manual, page 9Speeding by 30 mph or more over the limit is one of the convictions that can bring a 30-day suspension in Maine. Other offenses on the list include passing a stopped school bus with red lights flashing.
Maine Driver's License Manual, page 13If you are found to have failed to produce evidence of insurance, you must file proof of financial responsibility through an SR-22 certificate or face suspension of your license and registration. Always keep current proof of insurance in the vehicle.
Maine Driver's License Manual, page 19The Secretary of State's administrative suspension stays in effect even if the driver is later found innocent of OUI. It is based on the test result and police report, not the court verdict.
Maine Driver's License Manual, page 32A first OUI conviction brings a license loss of at least 150 days, whether the alcohol level was 0.08-0.14 or higher. There is no work or limited license during the minimum suspension.
Maine Driver's License Manual, page 32An OUI conviction at 0.15 or higher, or with aggravating factors such as speeding 30 mph over or a passenger under 21, brings at least 48 hours in jail, or 96 hours with a test refusal. Higher alcohol levels mean harsher penalties.
Maine Driver's License Manual, page 32
Questions about the Maine permit test
How many questions are on the Maine permit test?
The Maine knowledge test has 30 questions.
What score do you need to pass the Maine permit test?
You need 24 of 30 correct (80%).
How old do you have to be to get a learner's permit in Maine?
15 years. Permit at 15 with a driver education completion certificate (driver education required under 18); license at 16 with driver education, or 18 without.
How much do the Maine permit test and permit cost?
The $35 application fee covers the written test and the learner's permit (and the first road test under 29-A §1307); the $30 license fee comes after the road test.
Can you take the Maine permit test online?
No, the Maine knowledge test is taken in person.
Are these practice questions the same as the real Maine test?
No practice site has the real test questions; states keep them confidential. Every question here was written from the Maine Driver's License Manual, which is what the real test is based on, and each answer links to the page it comes from.
The official Maine handbook
The real test is drawn from the Maine Driver's License Manual. Read it at least once; our questions point you to the exact pages.