Texas DPS practice tests 2026
Get ready for the Texas written knowledge tests: numbered practice tests that follow the official Texas format, with 129 questions on Texas law, from teen licensing and speed limits to alcohol limits and insurance, plus the road rules that apply everywhere.
Choose your Texas test
Car
The written knowledge test for a learner permit or a Class D driver license.
Motorcycle
The written test for a Class M license or motorcycle endorsement.
CDL
The general knowledge test every commercial driver license applicant takes.
Handbook
The official Texas driver, motorcycle and CDL handbooks every test is based on.
All Texas practice tests
Texas Permit Practice Tests
Texas Motorcycle Practice Tests
Texas CDL General Knowledge Practice Tests
How to pass the Texas knowledge test
- Read the handbook. Every question comes from the official Texas manuals; the handbook page links to the agency's own copies.
- Practice test by test. Each numbered test mixes Texas law with the national road rules, like the real exam.
- Read every explanation. Especially for answers you got right by guessing.
- Simulate the real exam on the category page when you pass the tests comfortably.
Texas written test format
| Test | Questions | Pass mark | Minimum age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car | 30 | 21 correct (9 mistakes allowed) | 15 years |
| Motorcycle | 20 | 16 correct (4 mistakes allowed) | 15 years |
| CDL | 50 | 40 correct (10 mistakes allowed) | 18 years |
Car. A learner license is available from age 15 and an unrestricted Class C license from age 18. The DPS web site could not be reached on the verification date, so the item count and pass mark are working figures rather than confirmed data.
Motorcycle. The Department of Public Safety does not publish the length of the Class M knowledge test. Test preparation sources report 20 questions with 16 correct, which matches the 80 percent standard. The figure is listed as unconfirmed.
CDL. Texas may not issue a commercial driver license or commercial learner permit below age 18, and federal rules bar interstate commercial driving below age 21. The item count and pass mark are working figures.
What the Texas questions cover
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Licensing and permits | 16 |
| Graduated licensing for teen drivers | 10 |
| Speed limits | 6 |
| Alcohol limits and DUI | 13 |
| Penalties and points | 17 |
| Phone use and distraction | 5 |
| Insurance requirements | 11 |
| Move over law | 4 |
| Other state rules | 47 |
Sources and accuracy
The Texas facts on this site were checked against these official sources on September 2, 2026. Test formats that the DPS does not publish are marked as such in the notes above.
- statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.521.htm
- statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.522.htm
- statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.545.htm
- statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.601.htm
- statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.661.htm
- statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.724.htm
- txdot.gov/safety/driving-laws/speed-limits.html
- txdot.gov/safety/driving-laws/texting-cellphone-laws.html
- txdot.gov/safety/driving-laws/impaired-driving.html
- txdot.gov/safety/driving-laws/seat-belt-car-seat.html
- txdot.gov/safety/traffic-safety-campaigns/move-over-or-slow-down.html
- tdlr.texas.gov/mot/pdf/tdlr-motorcycle-operators-manual.pdf
- tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/TN/htm/TN.521.htm
- tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/TN/htm/TN.522.htm
- tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/TN/htm/TN.545.htm
- tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/TN/htm/TN.601.htm
- tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/TN/htm/TN.661.htm
- tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/TN/htm/TN.724.htm
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