New Mexico Car / Permit Practice Test

The New Mexico Car / Permit knowledge test has ~20 questions; you need ~14 correct (70%) to pass.

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New Mexico Car / Permit practice tests

10 full-length practice tests, each with 20 questions and a pass mark of 14, like the real test. You see the answers and explanations after you grade.

Test 1
20 questions · pass with 14
Why should you look both ways at an intersection even when the cross traffic faces a red light or a stop sign?
Test 2
20 questions · pass with 14
A red "X" is displayed on a lane-control signal above a travel lane. What does it mean?
Test 3
20 questions · pass with 14
After finishing a sharp turn, how should you bring the steering wheel back to center?
Test 4
20 questions · pass with 14
Where is the safest place in the vehicle to secure a child?
Test 5
20 questions · pass with 14
What is the simplest way to tell whether you are sitting in a truck driver's blind spot?
Test 6
20 questions · pass with 14
How far from the curb may a legally parked vehicle sit?
Test 7
20 questions · pass with 14
How long does alcohol take to travel from the stomach to the brain?
Test 8
20 questions · pass with 14
Why is tailgating a large truck especially risky?
Test 9
20 questions · pass with 14
What does the manual say about helmets for people riding bicycles?
Test 10
20 questions · pass with 14
Some red signals contain a small, very bright blinking lamp. What is it for?