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Free Nevada CDL Permit Practice Test: General Knowledge 2025

Average pass rate for CDL tests in Nevada: 57%.
Average pass rate for this test: 51%.
Hard
Score distribution:
90-100=>5%
80-89=>26%
70-79=>29%
60-69=>32%
<60%=>9%
Avg. first-try score: 68%

In the great state of Nevada, the tourism, gaming, and mining sectors have created a demand for commercial drivers. Interstate 15 is one of the most important highways in the western United States for commercial traffic. It runs from San Diego County, California, through Las Vegas. Then it continues northward through Montana into Alberta, Canada. It is heavily used by trucks carrying goods between Southern California and the Rocky Mountain region. Other important commercial routes include Interstate 80 (trucking between the West Coast and the Midwest) and U.S. Route 95 (truck and bus traffic between San Luis, Arizona and Eastport, Idaho at the Canadian border).

If driving on these or other roads as a licensed truck or bus driver is your goal, you have a number of steps to take and requirements to meet before you can obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). We can help you with one of the most important early steps: passing the official General Knowledge test on commercial driving theory. You must pass this test and meet other requirements to be eligible for a Commercial Learner’s Permit (CLP), which will allow you to practice commercial driving under supervision.

Tricky exam topics covered here:
Towing & Trailers
Wet & Slippery Roads
Free Nevada CDL Permit Practice Test: General Knowledge 2025
NV commercial driver's license
Based on the official NV CDL HandbookHandbook‑based (2025) + exam‑taker feedback
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Co-founder & CEO, Driving-Tests.org

Questions are created and maintained by the Driving-Tests.org content team following our multi-layer editorial process and updated whenever the Nevada DMV changes its handbook or website information.

Official sources we check: Nevada CDL Handbook (2025 edition), Nevada DMV website

How to use this practice test

  1. Start here. One of 4 free Nevada tests. Read explanations as you go.
  2. Cover more ground. All tests have different questions - no repeats.
  3. Finish strong. Try the Exam Simulator for a full-length run.

Why this works

  • Exam-like questions from the current handbook + real test-taker patterns. Explanations cite the manual.
  • AI Assistant explains tricky items in plain language.
  • Performance Insights show your weak topics and what to study next.
  • Challenge Bank™ saves your mistakes for targeted practice.

Actual DMV permit test: What to expect?

The Nevada permit test has 50 questions. You must get 40 correct (80%) to pass.
  • Where: Any Nevada DMV office (find locations)
  • Bring: ID + SSN + residency proof + permit/license fee (see checklist)
  • If you fail: Retake after 1 day.
  • Commonly missed: right-of-way at intersections, safe following distance (3-second rule).
  • Ready to schedule? Book your NV DMV appointment

Real Nevada drivers who passed first try

Verified student reviews • Shared with permission

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DS
Quick and easy prep for the knowledge test at DMV.
Took the class the day before I took the knowledge test at the DMV. Got 100% on the test. Probably spent 3 hours on the "Theory" class and 3 hours on practice tests. Most of the questions at the DMV were on practice tests. The ones that weren't I just skipped because once you get 24 questions right you pass and don't have to answer the ones you skipped.
L
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I nearly aced the three part CDL test. Thank you so much. Not bad for a seventy year old. Who says you can't teach old dogs new tricks:-)! PS- Before I started studying for the CDL I knew nothing about big rig trucks or truck mechanics in general. I will be taking a driving course starting next week in Reno Nevada. Thanks Again
BR
I Passed 5 CDL Tests On The First Try!
I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate driving-tests.org. I read the NV CDL handbook and never thought I could pass even the basic tests to get my CDL. Then I started using your service. I practiced until I was confident. I like being able to track my probability of passing. When I hit 100% I took the General, Combination, Air Brakes, Tankers, and Doubles/Triples. I breezed through every one of them. Not bad for a 62-year-old guy!
MK
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KM

About the Nevada CDL

You have likely been advised to study the official Nevada Commercial Driver’s License Manual (Nevada CDL Handbook 2025). The manual does contain all the information on which you’ll be tested. However, not everyone finds it easy to absorb and memorize the material just by reading the manual. If you’re one of those aspiring drivers who would like additional help, we have just the thing.

This free Nevada CDL permit practice test, one of several we offer, will assess your knowledge of commercial driving theory. It’s based on the official CDL manual, just like the official knowledge test, and is up to date as of December, 2025. The 50 multiple-choice questions on this practice test will assess your understanding of such topics as driving maneuvers, cargo management, emergency preparedness, and vehicle components. The practice test differs from the official knowledge test primarily in the extra tools it gives you to help you learn, including an automated assistant that can offer you a hint if you get stuck and an explanation if you still miss a question. Plus, the practice test has no time limit. Take all the time you need to learn the material. If you’re not sure how to answer a question, put it aside momentarily while you try to look up the correct answer in the CDL manual or on the internet. You’ll learn far more by researching the correct answer to the question than by blindly guessing it.

We know what it takes to pass. And we’ve got the proof.

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