Maryland driving practice tests

The real test

• 25 questions in 20 minutes, 88% to pass. That is three wrong answers, not four.
• MVA's older Knowledge Test Appointment Instructions page still says 85%. The current Knowledge Tests page says 88%, and that stricter figure is the one used here.
• A pass stays valid six months. Retest the next business day after one failure, seven calendar days after two or more.

Read the official handbook

This is the source everything on the real test comes from, and it is free. Practice questions find your gaps; the handbook fills them. Read it on the government's own site so you get the current version.

Watch out for

Rules that catch people out in Maryland specifically.

• There is no statewide school-zone speed limit. The manual prints none at all - counties may post 15 mph during school hours, and that is the whole rule.
• Residential defaults split on the median: 30 mph undivided, 35 mph divided. Same street, different limit.
• Wipers on means headlights on, and here it really is the law - along with a separate 1,000-foot visibility trigger.

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