New York
New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
New York permit practice test
Free practice for the NY DMV knowledge test — no account, no paywall. Every answer explains why and links to the rule it comes from.
- Earliest permit
- 16
- Test
- 20 Q
- Pass mark
- 14/20
— = not confirmed. Sources in the facts section below.
Practice for the New York knowledge test
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Want the full-length format? New York practice exam: 20 questions, 14 to pass.
New York licensing facts we could verify
Each fact names its source and how we read it. Where an agency doesn't publish a detail, or blocked our checker, we say so instead of guessing.
- Licensing agency
- New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
- Earliest learner permit
- 16Read on the official page · New York State Driver's Manual and Practice Tests · checked October 12, 2026
- Knowledge test format
- 20 questions, 14 correct to pass · Road signs: 4 questions, 2 to passRead on the official page · New York State Driver's Manual and Practice Tests · checked October 12, 2026
- Official test online?
- Through the DMV Online Knowledge Test Application (OKTA) program, from 15 years 11 months.Read on the official page · New York State Driver's Manual and Practice Tests · checked October 12, 2026
Official handbook
New York State Driver's Manual ↗Linked from the agency's site. We have not yet read it page by page, so this page has no state-specific questions from it yet.
Official handbook; linked, not reproduced.
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Appointments, documents and fees are set by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. Always book through the official site.
Go to the NY DMV site ↗Specific to New York
Rules that differ from state to state
We haven't yet verified New York-specific rules against its own handbook, so practice here uses national-standard signs, signals and markings — which apply in every state — plus safe-driving technique. State-specific numbers such as parking distances or alcohol limits are left out rather than borrowed from another state.
RoadSense Studio
See the situation, then decide
Step through real intersections. Only scenes whose rule we verified for New York (or that rest on the national standard) appear here.
New York · verified scene
Left turn on a solid green
A green light permits your left turn — it does not protect it.
Green light. Your light is solid green. You want to turn left. A red car approaches from the opposite direction, going straight.
Rule: On a circular green you may go straight or turn, but turning traffic yields to pedestrians in the crosswalk and to vehicles in the intersection, and a left turn also yields to oncoming traffic close enough to be a hazard.
- Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 11th Edition with Revision 1 — Section 4A.03 A.1
Read the whole scene as text
- Green light: Your light is solid green. You want to turn left. A red car approaches from the opposite direction, going straight.
- Decision point: You have pulled forward to the stop line. The oncoming car is close and still coming.
- Oncoming car passes: You wait. The oncoming car passes straight through.
- You turn: With the way clear, you complete your left turn.
Sample questions
Answers and sources are in the page, so they work without JavaScript.
Sample 1 · National standard
What does this sign require you to do? (Red octagon STOP sign)
- Slow down and continue if no one is coming
- Come to a full stop, then go only when it is safe
- Stop only if other vehicles are at the intersection
- Stop only when turning
Show answer
Come to a full stop, then go only when it is safe. An octagon is used for STOP and nothing else. It is placed where a full stop is always required, so you stop completely every time, then proceed only when you can do so safely.
Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 11th Edition with Revision 1, Section 2B.04; Table 2A-1
Where this page stands
- State facts not yet reviewed by a human editor
- No state-specific rules verified yet (handbook not read or not retrievable)
Common questions
New York permit test, answered
How many questions are on the New York permit test, and what do I need to pass?
The NY DMV publishes: 20 questions, 14 correct to pass · Road signs: 4 questions, 2 to pass. Practise at that length on our New York practice exam. Source: New York State Driver's Manual and Practice Tests.
How old do you have to be to get a learner permit in New York?
16. Source: New York State Driver's Manual and Practice Tests.
Can I take the official New York knowledge test online?
Through the DMV Online Knowledge Test Application (OKTA) program, from 15 years 11 months. Source: New York State Driver's Manual and Practice Tests.
Is this the official NY DMV test?
No. FuelWide is independent. Our 88 practice questions are written by us and the official test is given only by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.
What does the New York test cover?
Every state tests road signs, signals and pavement markings (a national standard), right-of-way, and safe-driving practice, plus its own laws — parking distances, alcohol limits, school-bus and emergency-vehicle rules. The New York State Driver's Manual is the source of truth.
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FuelWide Driving Academy is independent. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or run by any state motor vehicle agency or government body, and its practice sets are not the official knowledge test. Book and take the real test only through the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.