New Jersey · New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission

New Jersey DMV practice test

The New Jersey knowledge test has 50 multiple-choice questions, and you need 40 correct answers to pass. DMV Champ teaches every question with its explanation, then checks you with 5 simulated exams in exactly that format.

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questions

correct to pass

80%

passing score

None

time limit

The number of questions and the passing score are confirmed by nj.gov/mvc. Check the current New Jersey handbook before your exam.

What the New Jersey exam looks like

New Jersey’s exam is the longest in the country: no state asks more than 50 questions. You need 80% to pass, which means you can miss 10 questions and still get your permit. There is no time limit, so read every question twice.

The exam is given by the MVC (New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission). Its questions come from the official New Jersey driver’s handbook, which is also where every DMV Champ question is checked.

The same format is used in Florida, Michigan, Utah and Wisconsin.

What the New Jersey handbook says

The New Jersey Driver Manual calls it the knowledge test. Passing it is how you get a special learner permit, which you can apply for from age 16 in New Jersey.

35 topics in New Jersey: the 34 every state tests, plus winter driving, because the New Jersey handbook teaches it.

Exam simulator

5 simulated exams in the New Jersey format

50 questions40 to passNo time limit

Pick New Jersey once in the app and every simulated exam uses these figures. Nothing is revealed mid-exam, and each attempt is graded against the 40-correct passing score at the end. Retake an exam as often as you like, reordered each time.

What you study

4 sections, 35 topics, every one on the New Jersey exam.

Signs and signals, road rules, safe driving and driving laws. The topics come from the AAMVA guidelines every state builds its exam on, checked against the New Jersey handbook. Each is a short group of questions you can get through in a few minutes, and every answer is explained the moment you check it.

Learn by answering

No chapters to read first. Every practice question carries its answer and the reasoning, so a wrong answer is how the next thing is taught.

Mistakes come back

A question you get wrong returns until you get it right. Once you’ve answered every new question and corrected every mistake, you’ve finished the learning phase.

A predicted score

The score you’d likely get on the New Jersey exam today, with the 40-correct passing score marked on it and a 14-day trend.

New Jersey questions

Good to know before your New Jersey exam.

How many questions are on the New Jersey permit test?

50. The New Jersey knowledge test has 50 multiple-choice questions, and you need 40 correct answers (80%) to pass.

How many questions can you miss on the New Jersey knowledge test?

10. With 50 questions and 40 needed to pass, you can get 10 wrong and still pass.

Is the New Jersey knowledge test timed?

No. New Jersey does not put a time limit on the knowledge test. Only 8 jurisdictions do.

How old do you have to be to get a learner’s permit in New Jersey?

16. In New Jersey the first permit is called a special learner permit, and the handbook sets 16 as the youngest age for it. The knowledge test is part of getting one.

Where do the New Jersey questions come from?

From the official New Jersey driver’s handbook, which is what the MVC writes its test from. Every DMV Champ question is checked against it and explained the moment you answer.

Ready for the New Jersey exam?

A few questions a day is enough. Not in New Jersey?

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