Maryland permit practice tests 2026

Your route to test day

1. 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

   Maryland permit test flashcards: swipe through signs, Maryland rules and practice questions on your phone.

2. Work through the practice tests

   6 tests that cover every topic in the handbook. 79 of the 124 Maryland questions are about rules specific to Maryland.

   • Practice Test 126 questions
   • Practice Test 226 questions
   • Practice Test 326 questions
   • Practice Test 426 questions
   • Practice Test 525 questions
   • Practice Test 625 questions

3. Drill your weak topics

   Your results show which topics you miss. Practice just those.

   • Road signs 111
   • Traffic signals 6
   • Pavement markings 6
   • Right of way & intersections 6
   • Turning & signaling 4
   • Lanes, passing & merging 6
   • Speed limits & control 4
   • Parking & stopping 4
   • Highways & freeways 4
   • Sharing the road 8
   • School buses & emergency vehicles 7
   • Railroad crossings 5
   • Night, weather & hazards 8
   • Emergencies & crashes 6
   • Alcohol & drugs 8
   • Distracted & drowsy driving 5
   • Permits & licensing 14
   • Laws, points & insurance 9
   • Seat belts & equipment 5

   Take a weak-spot test: 10 questions built from the topics and questions you keep missing.

4. 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 mistakes

   Print them as a study sheet, answers folded under.

5. Pass the simulator, then book your test

   The simulator follows Maryland’s real format: 25 questions, 22 correct to pass (88%), 20-minute limit. Pass it two or three times in a row on different days.

   Open the exam simulator

   Didn’t pass? Here’s what to do next: Maryland’s retake rules, your earliest retake date and the topics to fix first.

Maryland rules that catch people out

These come from questions learners find hardest. Each links to the page of the handbook it comes from.

• For a minor with a Provisional License, a second offense brings a 30-day suspension followed by a 90-day restriction to employment and educational driving only. These MVA penalties are in addition to any court fines.

  Maryland Driver's Manual (DL-002), page 49

• Driving without insurance is against the law in Maryland, and an owner who does not keep insurance on every vehicle can be fined up to $2,500 per vehicle each year. Insurance must also come from a company licensed in Maryland.

  Maryland Driver's Manual (DL-002), page 53

• Provisional drivers face a 6-month suspension the first time they reach 5 or more points in a 12-month period, and 12 months for each later time. Points come from traffic convictions, so a few tickets add up quickly.

  Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration website

• High-risk driving means speeding, racing, reckless, aggressive or negligent driving. A provisional driver convicted of it faces a 6-month suspension for a first offense and one year for later offenses.

  Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration website

• Maryland law bars drivers under 18 from using any wireless communication device while driving, except to call 911. If the MVA finds a violation, it may suspend the license for up to 90 days and may issue a restricted license for work or school.

  Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration website

• In Maryland you may go through a red traffic signal if you are part of a funeral procession and have your lights on. Other drivers must yield to the procession even when they have a green light.

  Maryland Driver's Manual (DL-002), page 32

• Before starting a right turn, move as far to the right as possible within the bike lane, shoulder, or right-turn lane, after yielding to any bicyclists. This keeps a bicyclist from being caught between your car and the curb.

  Maryland Driver's Manual (DL-002), page 41

• You may park in a disability space only if the vehicle has an MVA-issued plate or placard and the person who qualified for it is the driver or a passenger. Using a placard without that person present can bring large fines.

  Maryland Driver's Manual (DL-002), page 49

Questions about the Maryland permit test