Wisconsin driver testing
Wisconsin DMV practice tests
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Practice tests
Tests we cover in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Permit Practice Test
Knowledge test and highway signs test
- Real test
- 65 questions
- To pass
- Knowledge Test: 40 of 50 correct (80%)
- Practice bank
- 325 questions
- Practice exams
- Real format, fresh draws
At a glance
Wisconsin permit test facts
- Questions
- 50 knowledge + 15 highway signs (separate test) source
- To pass
- 40 of 50 knowledge; 12 of 15 signs (80% each) source
- Time limit
- Online test: 30 minutes signs, 90 minutes knowledge. In office: no limit stated (takes about 45 minutes) (online (age 15-17)) source
- Road signs
- yes - Highway Signs Test, 15 questions, 12 to pass (all) source
- Minimum permit age
- 15 (must be enrolled in certified driver education if under 18) source
- Questions
- 50 (knowledge test) + 15 (separate highway signs test) source
- To pass
- Knowledge 40/50 (80%); Signs 12/15 (80%) source
- Road signs
- yes - Highway Signs Test, 15 questions, 12 to pass source
- Where you take it
- both: in office (walk-in, touch screen or paper, free) and online at home for ages 15-17 via KnowTo Drive (ITI), $10, parent-monitored webcam source
- Test fee
- 0 in office; 10 online (paid to KnowTo Drive/ITI) source
- Time limit
- Online test: 30 minutes signs, 90 minutes knowledge. In office: no limit stated (takes about 45 minutes) source
- Languages
- English, American Sign Language, Burmese, Chinese, Croatian, Hmong, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Somali, Spanish (online test: English and Spanish only) source
- Permit fee
- 35 (Class D, 18 months) source
Checked November 4, 2026. Confirm with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation - Division of Motor Vehicles before your test.
Official documents
Official Wisconsin manuals
- Driver handbookWisconsin Motorists' Handbook (BDS126)Open PDFDetails
- Driver handbook (Spanish)Manual del Conductor del Estado de Wisconsin (BDS119) - condensed Spanish versionOpen PDFDetails
- Motorcycle manualWisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook (BDS110) - state manual (credits WisDOT, NPSRI, MSF, NHTSA); not the MSF MOMOpen PDFDetails
- CDL manualWisconsin Commercial Driver's Manual (BDS356, AAMVA-based)Open PDFDetails