Minnesota 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

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

2. Work through the practice tests

   6 tests that cover every topic in the handbook. 93 of the 121 Minnesota questions are about rules specific to Minnesota.

   • Practice Test 126 questions
   • Practice Test 225 questions
   • Practice Test 325 questions
   • Practice Test 425 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 4
   • Pavement markings 4
   • Right of way & intersections 6
   • Turning & signaling 6
   • Lanes, passing & merging 5
   • Speed limits & control 5
   • Parking & stopping 6
   • Highways & freeways 5
   • Sharing the road 6
   • School buses & emergency vehicles 6
   • Railroad crossings 4
   • Night, weather & hazards 4
   • Emergencies & crashes 4
   • Alcohol & drugs 10
   • Distracted & drowsy driving 4
   • Permits & licensing 16
   • Laws, points & insurance 9
   • Seat belts & equipment 8

   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 Minnesota’s real format: Minnesota does not publish a question count; we use 30 questions at its 80% pass mark. 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: Minnesota’s retake rules, your earliest retake date and the topics to fix first.

Minnesota rules that catch people out

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

• The parent class lowers the supervised-driving log from 50 hours to 40, but 15 nighttime hours are still required either way.

  Minnesota Driver's Manual, page 17

• Vanessa's Law says a teen convicted of a crash-related or alcohol/drug violation while driving without a license cannot get a license, permit or provisional license until 18. The law honors a girl killed in a crash caused by an unlicensed 15-year-old.

  Minnesota Driver's Manual, page 18

• Minn. Stat. 169.475 sets a $275 fine for a second or later violation of the hands-free law. With court fees, the total is about $300 or more. A first offense costs about $100 or more with fees.

  Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Driver and Vehicle Services Division website

• Driving an uninsured vehicle can bring a fine of up to $1,000 and up to 90 days in jail. Your driving privileges and registration can also be revoked.

  Minnesota Driver's Manual, page 43

• At a crash, give your insurer's name and agent to the investigating officer. If you do not have the information with you, you must provide it within 72 hours.

  Minnesota Driver's Manual, page 42

• Fleeing a police officer is a felony. Even with no injuries, you face up to three years and one day in prison and a $5,000 fine. The penalties rise if someone is hurt or killed.

  Minnesota Driver's Manual, page 49

• 0.08 is not a safe level. If an officer can show alcohol caused you to make driving errors, you can be arrested for DWI at 0.04.

  Minnesota Driver's Manual, page 96

• The interlock device is wired to the starter. The driver must blow into it, and the car will not start at 0.02 or above.

  Minnesota Driver's Manual, page 98

Questions about the Minnesota permit test