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Free Maine DMV Permit Practice Test 2025

Average pass rate for driving tests in Maine: 50%.
Average pass rate for this test: 47%.
Moderate
6 min
Score distribution:
90-100=>10%
80-89=>13%
70-79=>21%
60-69=>26%
<60%=>30%
Avg. first-try score: 65%
Perfect for:
Learner’s permit applicants
First‑time adult applicants

To get your Maine DMV learner’s permit, you must be at least 15 years old and pass a vision screening and the written permit knowledge test. The permit test consists of 30 multiple-choice questions covering state laws, safe driving practices, driving under the influence, handling emergencies, sharing the road, emergencies, and vehicle maintenance, as outlined in the state’s Maine DMV 2025 Driver’s Manual. To pass, you must score at least 80% (24 out of 30 questions). If you fail, you must wait until the next business day and may need to pay a retest fee. Using our practice tests makes sure that doesn’t happen. Our free online Maine DMV Permit Practice Test is updated for November 2025 and mimics real exam conditions based on the state manual. Immediate feedback is provided on any missed questions instead of at the end of the assessment. The Learner’s Permit is the first phase of Maine’s Graduated Driver’s License (GDL) program for drivers under 21. At ages 15–17, you can apply for a learner’s permit, but you must pass the written knowledge test and vision screening. With a permit, you must be accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least 20 years old and has held their license for two or more years. Once you’ve turned 16, have held the permit for at least six months, have completed an approved driver education course, and logged 70 hours of additional driving (10 at night), you can take the road skills test and apply for an intermediate license (upon passing). For the first 270 days, you may not carry passengers other than immediate family members unless supervised as above. After turning 18 with no violations within the past year, you can upgrade to an unrestricted license.

Real exam-style pitfalls you’ll practice:
Common Traps
Distractors
Trick Wording
Double Negatives
Free Maine DMV Permit Practice Test 2025
ME DMV driver's license
Based on the official ME Driver HandbookHandbook‑based (2025) + exam‑taker feedback

How to use this practice test

  1. Start here. Take this short practice test and read the explanations as you go. This is one of 4 free Maine practice tests available on our site. Avg. finish time: 6 min.
  2. Cover more ground. Take all tests (different questions - no-repeats across sets).
  3. Finish strong. Try the Exam Simulator for a full-length, exam‑style run.

Why this works

  • Exam-like questions. Built from the current handbook + patterns recent test-takers report. These questions reflect what's actually being asked at the DMV right now. Explanations cite the DMV handbook section.
  • On-question help. AI Assistant explains tricky items in plain language.
  • Performance Insights. See your weak topics and what to study next.

Actual DMV permit test: What to expect?

The Maine permit test has 30 questions. You must get 24 correct (80%) to pass.
30 questions
24 to pass (80%)
  • Where: Any Maine DMV office (find locations)
  • Bring: ID + SSN + residency proof + permit/license fee (see checklist)
  • If you fail: Retake allowed the next business day/
  • Commonly missed: parking on hills (wheel orientation), headlight usage and when to turn them on, and lane changes and blind spots.
Steven Litvintchouk, M.S., Chief Educational Researcher at Driving-Tests.org

Authored and fact-checked by Steven Litvintchouk, M.S.

Chief Educational Researcher, Driving‑Tests.org (ACES member)

Verified for accuracy November 2025

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Real Maine drivers who passed first try

Verified student reviews • Shared with permission

Got 100% easily using this!
Really good. My Maine driving test turned out to be easier than these tests, and I got 100%
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The organization if this course is very good.
Passed at 90%. You've got to put the work in of course. Practise tests and special features like reviewing your wrong answers are very helpful. Alot of what every driver should know is rather trivial but you have to know it!
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This is legit.
Not only does the test tell you when your answers are wrong, it tells you why they were wrong and tells you the correct answer and explains the answer why it is right.
MEY

About the Maine learner permit

If you’re 18–21 years old, you must pass through the GDL phases, including the six-month permit holding phase, before taking the skills test.

In Maine, what most people call the “DMV” is officially the BMV (Bureau of Motor Vehicles). Once you’re ready to apply for the permit, go to the DMV with proof of identity (birth certificate, passport), Social Security card (or W2 with number listed), proof of residence (utility bill, bank statement), and signed consent (in person) from a parent, guardian, adult spouse, or adult boss if you’re under 18. Submit the documents, pass a vision screening, pay the fee, and pass the official written test.

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