Ohio Learner's Permit
The rules of the road plus Ohio's own licensing rules, permit conditions and penalties.
- Questions in This Course
- 344
- The Mock Test
- 40 questions, 30 correct to pass, scored as one total — 10 signs and signals; 30 rules of the road.
About This Test
This course is for anyone taking the Ohio knowledge test for a first driver license — most often a teenager applying for a learner's permit, but equally an adult who has never been licensed and a driver moving to Ohio from another state or another country. The test is the written part of getting licensed. It is not the road test, and passing it does not by itself let you drive alone.
Ohio sets its own minimum age, its own list of documents and its own fees, and changes them from time to time. Check those against Ohio BMV before you go, because they may have changed since this course was written.
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles sets the knowledge-test process; this site does not give the official test. Check the test route below before you book. For office visits, check Ohio BMV office locations and appointment requirements before you travel.
Ohio offers an online knowledge test on a computer with a working webcam. Applicants from age 15 and a half to under 19 need a supervising adult present. Online testing allows two attempts in six months, at least 24 hours apart. After passing online, complete the vision screening when buying the temporary permit at a deputy registrar. Ohio BMV Knowledge Test Instructions.
If anything on this site disagrees with what Ohio BMV publishes, Ohio BMV is right and we want to know.
Official Links
- Ohio BMV — driver licensing — Ages, documents, fees and how to apply
Permit Tests in Other States
Questions
Common Questions
Is there an official test, and how is the mock test scored?
Ohio's knowledge test: 40 questions, 30 to pass. Ohio publishes this format. Ohio passes at 75 percent. 40 questions, 30 correct to pass, scored as one total — 10 signs and signals; 30 rules of the road.
How are the questions checked?
Every question is checked before it goes live, and again each time the site is updated.
Where do I take the Learner's Permit test in Ohio?
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles sets the knowledge-test process; this site does not give the official test. Check the test route below before you book. For office visits, check Ohio BMV office locations and appointment requirements before you travel.
Is this course free?
Part of every course is free: a slice of every topic and one short practice test a day. Full access is $10 a month for one course, or $20 a month for every course on the site.