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SD CDL Air Brakes Practice Test 3 2025

Average pass rate for CDL tests in South Dakota: 66%.
Average pass rate for this test: 73%.
Easy
8 min

A great first step in advancing your driving career is to remove the air brakes restriction from your South Dakota commercial driver’s license (CDL). Air brakes are a critical safety feature of most commercial vehicles. Your ability to operate them directly affects your driving opportunities. The Mount Rushmore State offers great employment opportunities for drivers across a range of industries. Our CDL Air Brakes practice series can help you learn the essential skills for exploring these possibilities. This third free CDL Air Brakes practice test is designed to fill your knowledge gaps with reliable information to support your success. You can trust the practice test to enhance your driving skills in the most time-efficient manner.

Taking into account your specific learning obstacles, this CDL Air Brakes practice test trains you to exhibit your understanding of air brakes in a simulated testing environment. Removing the air brakes restriction requires you to pass an official Air Brakes knowledge test and a skills test confirming you know how to inspect and operate the system. The official knowledge test requires you to correctly answer a minimum of its 25 questions to pass. The practice test uses questions similar to those on the official knowledge test to assess your present knowledge and determine the crucial information you still must learn. You will receive the blueprint for developing an effective study plan and reducing your performance anxiety.

SD CDL Air Brakes Practice Test 3 2025
Commercial Driver's License
Based on the official SD CDL HandbookHandbook‑based (2025) + exam‑taker feedback
10 SD students practicing now
142completed today

Accuracy & authorship

Steven Litvintchouk, M.S., Chief Educational Researcher at Driving-Tests.org

Reviewed for legal and handbook accuracy:

Steven Litvintchouk

M.S., Chief Educational Researcher (ACES member)

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Andrei Zakhareuski, Co-founder & CEO at Driving-Tests.org

Test design and learning experience oversight:

Andrei Zakhareuski

Co-founder & CEO, Driving-Tests.org

How to use this practice test

  1. Start here. One of 4 free South Dakota tests. ~8 min. 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 South Dakota permit test has 25 questions. You must get 20 correct (80%) to pass.
  • Where: Any South Dakota DMV office (find locations)
  • Bring: ID + SSN + residency proof + permit/license fee (see checklist)
  • If you fail: Retake the next day.
  • Commonly missed: headlight usage and when to turn them on, roundabouts and lane usage.
  • Ready to schedule? Book your SD DMV appointment

About the South Dakota CDL

Just as unexpected detours can add time to your route, traditional study methods, such as study guides, are more time-consuming resources compared with this CDL Air Brakes practice test. You can’t depend on study guides to thoroughly train you on air brake system operations because they train you to memorize the answers to a series of questions. This approach does not present you with information to correct your misunderstandings. In comparison, the practice test is based on the most recent South Dakota DMV CDL manual (South Dakota CDL Handbook 2025) and is up to date as of December 2025. If you submit an incorrect answer, the practice test provides a detailed explanation of the correct one. You can trust the accuracy of this information and have confidence in applying it to various driving scenarios on the official knowledge test. This South Dakota CDL Air Brakes practice test will significantly increase your chances of passing the official knowledge test on your first attempt. You can trust the practice test to provide superior training that advances your driving skills.

Pierre is a city “On The River-On the Move,” and you can shift gears away from outdated training methods for developing professional driving skills by using the practice tests at https://driving-tests.org/south-dakota/sd-cdl-practice-test/.

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