Missouri 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

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

2. Work through the practice tests

   6 tests that cover every topic in the handbook. 71 of the 120 Missouri questions are about rules specific to Missouri.

   • Practice Test 125 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 114
   • Traffic signals 5
   • Pavement markings 5
   • Right of way & intersections 6
   • Turning & signaling 4
   • Lanes, passing & merging 4
   • Speed limits & control 5
   • Following distance & space 4
   • Parking & stopping 4
   • Highways & freeways 4
   • Sharing the road 7
   • School buses & emergency vehicles 6
   • Railroad crossings 4
   • Night, weather & hazards 8
   • Emergencies & crashes 6
   • Alcohol & drugs 8
   • Distracted & drowsy driving 4
   • Permits & licensing 11
   • Laws, points & insurance 10
   • Seat belts & equipment 6

   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 Missouri’s real format: 25 questions, 20 correct to pass (80%). 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: Missouri’s retake rules, your earliest retake date and the topics to fix first.

Missouri rules that catch people out

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

• Under 16, you may drive only with a parent, stepparent, grandparent, guardian, qualified instructor, or a person at least 25 who has been licensed for three years and has written permission from your parent or guardian. The extra rules make sure your supervisor is experienced and approved by your family.

  Missouri Driver Guide, page 17

• The Highway Patrol's driver examination record is not a permit. The six-month (182-day) holding period starts only once the license office issues your temporary instruction permit, counted from the day after issuance, so delaying that trip delays your intermediate license.

  Missouri Driver Guide, page 5

• To graduate from the permit, you need no alcohol-related convictions in the last 12 months and no traffic convictions in the last six months. A clean recent record shows you are ready for more independence.

  Missouri Driver Guide, page 18

• When your privilege is reinstated, your total drops to four points. Each clean year lowers it further: by one-third after one year, by half after two, and to zero after three.

  Missouri Driver Guide, page 76

• Failing to stop for a school bus that is receiving or discharging students adds 5 points. A court may also suspend your license, for 90 days on a first or second offense and 180 days for a third within five years.

  Missouri Driver Guide, page 75

• Abuse and Lose lets Missouri take a license for 90 days from anyone under 21 who possesses or uses alcohol or drugs while driving, commits an alcohol-related traffic offense, or alters a license.

  Missouri Driver Guide, page 71

• For anyone over 15 and under 21, possessing alcohol can lead to a court suspending or revoking the license, and consumption counts as possession. A first MIP offense brings a 30-day suspension.

  Missouri Driver Guide, page 71

• A first DWI is a class B misdemeanor in Missouri, punishable by up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000, plus loss of your license. The Driver Guide's $500 figure is the pre-2017 maximum. Penalties rise steeply with each later offense.

  Missouri Department of Revenue, Driver License Bureau website

Questions about the Missouri permit test