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Whether you’re cruising the streets of Los Angeles or Highway 1 outside Big Sur, the best way to get on the road is by taking our California DMV practice tests. They help you retain knowledge 73% better than studying the manual alone, whether you’re preparing for your Class C Instruction Permit test, driver’s license test, or senior citizens’ refresher test.

Active learners today: 297 Heavy
How CA students are practicing (last 30 days)
Students practiced
96.6K
Number of unique learners who took at least one California practice test in the last 30 days.
Questions answered
2.2M
Total number of practice tests questions answered by California learners during the last 30 days.
Avg. session length
Median time a learner spends studying per session.
Combined practice
1137 days Combined non-stop practice time of all CA students in the last 30 days
Peak time
12AM on Tue
The most active study hour and weekday, based on all California sessions over the past 30 days.
Study intensity rank
#1 nationwide
California’s position among all U.S. states, ranked by average session duration
Updated every 30 minutes from anonymized California learner sessions on Driving-Tests.org. Methodology & data freshness
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M.S., Chief Educational Researcher (ACES member)
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