California · passenger-car knowledge

Free California DMV practice test, with sources.

Practice right-of-way, speed, school zones, bicycles, signals, parking, and alcohol rules. Every answer explains the rule and shows the California DMV section used for review.

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Agency: California DMV
Official threshold: 80% correct
Question count: Not fixed on the current public page
Minimum correct: 80% of the questions delivered
Practice pool: 45 reviewed launch questions
Reviewed: July 13, 2026

California exam answer

What score does California require?

California DMV currently publishes an 80% passing threshold for its passenger-car knowledge test but does not publish a fixed question count on the cited preparation page. The minimum correct therefore depends on the number delivered. This independent practice offers 10-question diagnostics, 20-question sessions, and source-linked explanations; it is not a DMV exam.

Sample question · no JavaScript needed

You and a driver on your right reach an uncontrolled intersection at the same time. Who should go first?

You, because you are traveling straight
The driver on your right
The larger vehicle

Answer: B — The driver on your right. When road users arrive together, California says to yield to the vehicle, bicyclist, or pedestrian on your right.

California · California Driver's Handbook · Section 7 — Right-of-Way Rules: Intersections · current HTML handbook · reviewed 2026-07-13

Choose a practice mode

Start short. Learn from every answer.

Start with a diagnostic, let adaptive practice target weak rules, take a broader mixed set, or use an exam-style session that holds explanations until the end. Every score is practice—not an official DMV result.

What this set covers

California rules, not a nationwide shortcut.

Launch coverage includes the Basic Speed Law, intersections and roundabouts, right turns on red, 100-foot signaling, school-bus lights, blind intersections, railroad crossings, bike-lane turns, following distance, and BAC rules.

Signs, signal faces, and pavement-marking questions use the current public-domain FHWA MUTCD only where the launch states were reviewed for the same rule.