Minnesota · Permit test
Start with the free Minnesota Driver's Manual, then check yourself on the DVS practice test. Teens also need Class D driver education before the written test. Here are the official materials, approved courses and the apps people use.
The June 2026 edition from DVS, and the source of every question on the Class D written test. Chapter 1 explains permits, provisional licenses and the road test, and it opens with written test and road test checklists. There's an English audio version too.
Checked October 2026
A mix of multiple-choice and true-or-false questions, and each one names the manual chapter its answer comes from. DVS says the questions may or may not be on the real test.
Checked October 2026
Two pages on how the road test runs and the most common reasons people fail: approaching and finishing turns, where to stop, intersections and lane changes. Worth reading the week before your test.
Checked October 2026
Teens under 18 must turn this in at the road test: 50 hours with 15 at night, or 40 and 15 if a parent took the parent class. DVS won't accept logs kept on any other form.
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Riders study the Motorcycle and Motorized Bicycle Manual, which also explains the four-exercise skills test. Commercial drivers study the Minnesota Commercial Driver's License Manual, which covers the CLP, every knowledge test and the school bus handbook.
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Teens can do the 30-hour classroom part of driver education online, but only with a program on this DVS list, which had about 40 in its October 2025 revision. The list shows which ones also offer behind-the-wheel lessons in person.
Checked October 2026
Published by eDriverManuals and linked from the DVS driver education page. It gives parents 13 lessons, from pre-driving checks to highways and roundabouts, plus a driving log and a parent-teen contract.
Checked October 2026
One company runs both. The Minnesota section has permit quizzes, a 40-question exam simulator, and motorcycle and CDL sections. The 40 is the site's choice, not a DVS figure. The DMV Genie app has 4.8 stars from about 184,000 App Store ratings.
Checked October 2026
Twenty numbered Minnesota car tests of 40 questions each, plus Spanish, motorcycle and CDL tests. The site says the real test has 40 questions with 32 to pass, but DVS doesn't publish a question count.
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Says it has 600+ Minnesota questions in short game-style lessons, and notes that it doesn't replace the state's 30-hour course. The app has 4.7 stars from about 239,000 App Store ratings.
Checked October 2026
Under 18, you need driver education before your permit. DVS lists approved public and private school programs and licensed commercial driving schools. Approved programs also run the parent class that cuts the driving log to 40 hours.
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Basic, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert rider courses plus Motorcycle Road Guard, held at Minnesota State College campuses. Under 18, you need an approved course certificate to get a motorcycle permit.
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Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.