State
New York
Practice tests and official handbooks for New York drivers.
Practice tests
- New York Permit Practice Test
Written Test: 20 questions, pass with 14 of 20 correct (70%), including at least 2 of the 4 road-sign questions. 119 practice questions, plus full practice exams.
Permit test at a glance
- Questions
- 20 (4 on road signs) (source)
- To pass
- 14/20 (70%) including at least 2 of 4 road-sign questions (source)
- Road signs
- No separate test; 4 of 20 questions are road signs and 2 of those must be correct (source)
- Languages
- 20 languages: English, Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Chinese, French, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, Yiddish (source)
- Minimum permit age
- 16 (source)
Checked November 2, 2026. Confirm with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) before your test.