Pennsylvania 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

   Pennsylvania permit test flashcards: swipe through signs, Pennsylvania 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 122 Pennsylvania questions are about rules specific to Pennsylvania.

   • Practice Test 126 questions
   • Practice Test 226 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 113
   • Traffic signals 5
   • Pavement markings 4
   • Right of way & intersections 5
   • Turning & signaling 5
   • Lanes, passing & merging 5
   • Speed limits & control 5
   • Following distance & space 5
   • Parking & stopping 5
   • Sharing the road 6
   • School buses & emergency vehicles 6
   • Work zones 4
   • Night, weather & hazards 7
   • Emergencies & crashes 6
   • Alcohol & drugs 9
   • Distracted & drowsy driving 6
   • Permits & licensing 13
   • Laws, points & insurance 10
   • 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 Pennsylvania’s real format: 18 questions, 15 correct to pass (83%). 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: Pennsylvania’s retake rules, your earliest retake date and the topics to fix first.

Pennsylvania rules that catch people out

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

• The increased limit of three passengers does not apply to a junior driver who has ever been partially or fully responsible for a crash or convicted of any driving violation. A clean record earns the extra freedom.

  Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), page 8

• A junior driver receives a mandatory 90-day suspension for building up six or more points or being convicted of driving 26 mph or more over the posted limit. Any later occurrence brings a 120-day suspension.

  Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), page 8

• The first time an adult's record reaches six or more points, PennDOT sends notice to take a written special point examination. Reaching six points again leads to a Departmental hearing, and further accumulations can mean suspension.

  Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), page 83

• Three points are removed for every 12 consecutive months in which you are not suspended and commit no violation that brings points or a suspension. Safe driving steadily cleans your record.

  Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), page 83

• After your driving privilege is restored, the record shows five points no matter how many it had before. Exceptions include the 15-day suspension from a second six-point hearing and suspensions for failing to respond to a citation.

  Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), page 84

• Pennsylvania requires liability insurance on a registered vehicle at all times. A lapse of 31 days or more means a three-month registration suspension, and if you drove or let someone drive the car uninsured, your license is suspended for three months too.

  Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), page 84

• Under-21 drivers convicted of DUI face the 'High Rate' penalties even with a low BAC. For a first offense, that means 2 days to 6 months in jail, a full-year suspension and a fine of $500 to $5,000.

  Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), page 88

• Adults who knowingly supply minors with alcohol face at least $1,000 for the first minor and $2,500 for each additional one, plus up to a year in jail. For three teens that is $1,000 + $2,500 + $2,500 = $6,000.

  Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), page 88

Questions about the Pennsylvania permit test