Topic 1 · Introduction
If you are 18 or older, how many questions are on the Class C DMV written test?
- 40 questions
- 36 questions — correct answer
- 46 questions
Why
Applicants 18 and over take a 36-question knowledge test. Under 18 it is 46 questions.
Practise this in the real format
Reading one answer is not the same as sitting the test. The simulator runs the first-time adult form: 36 questions, 6 mistakes allowed, 83% to pass.
Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025), the document the DMV writes the real test from. Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
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