Free DC DMV Permit Practice Test 2025

With its mix of urban streets, congested highways, and complex traffic patterns, the DC roads require new drivers to develop strong situational awareness and confidence. Our practice tests will help you prepare for and pass the state’s requirements. In DC, the requirements for a learner’s permit include passing a vision screening and the official DMV knowledge (permit) test. This test covers such topics as driving, parking, and traffic rules, signals, signs, pavement markings, sign colors and shapes, and regulatory signs. Updated for November 2025, our free online DC DMV Permit Practice Test is designed to help you pass the permit exam by providing questions and answers based on the 2025 Driver Handbook. In DC, if you fail the test, you must wait at least three calendar days (and pay a new fee) before taking it again, so use our resources to make sure that doesn’t happen. The permit test consists of 30 multiple-choice questions. To pass the test, you must answer at least 24 questions (80%) correctly. Unlike other states, in DC, there are no online options for taking the driver’s permit test. Additionally, the District of Columbia’s Gradual Rearing of Adult Drivers (GRAD) program is designed to add additional benefits and responsibilities incrementally instead of presenting a full license at once. It is mandatory for drivers under 21 but not required for those aged 21 or older. The program consists of three levels: Learner’s Permit for teens 16 and older, Provisional License after holding the learner’s permit for at least six months, passing a road test, and meeting other criteria, and Full License after holding the provisional license for at least six months and meeting all requirements. Our practice tests provide instant feedback for a missed question, so you’ll know right away why a different response is better. Additionally, our tests are formatted like the official District of Columbia written test.