Tennessee TDOSHS practice tests 2026
Get ready for the Tennessee written knowledge tests: numbered practice tests that follow the official Tennessee format, with 129 questions on Tennessee law, from teen licensing and speed limits to alcohol limits and insurance, plus the road rules that apply everywhere.
Choose your Tennessee test
Car
The written knowledge test for a learner permit or a Class D driver license.
Motorcycle
The written test for a Class M license or motorcycle endorsement.
CDL
The general knowledge test every commercial driver license applicant takes.
Handbook
The official Tennessee driver, motorcycle and CDL handbooks every test is based on.
All Tennessee practice tests
Tennessee Permit Practice Tests
Tennessee Motorcycle Practice Tests
Tennessee CDL General Knowledge Practice Tests
How to pass the Tennessee knowledge test
- Read the handbook. Every question comes from the official Tennessee manuals; the handbook page links to the agency's own copies.
- Practice test by test. Each numbered test mixes Tennessee law with the national road rules, like the real exam.
- Read every explanation. Especially for answers you got right by guessing.
- Simulate the real exam on the category page when you pass the tests comfortably.
Tennessee written test format
| Test | Questions | Pass mark | Minimum age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car | 30 | 24 correct (6 mistakes allowed) | 15 years |
| Motorcycle | 30 | 24 correct (6 mistakes allowed) | 15 years for the Class PM learner permit; 16 years for the Class M licence |
| CDL | 50 | 40 correct (10 mistakes allowed) | 21 years |
Car. The Class D knowledge test has 30 questions, allows 60 minutes and requires a minimum score of 80 percent. It is offered in English and Spanish.
Motorcycle. Class M applicants take a motorcycle knowledge test and an on-cycle skills test. The state does not publish the item count for the motorcycle test, so the Class D format is used here as a working figure.
CDL. Applicants aged 18 to 20 may hold a Tennessee CDL restricted to intrastate operation of a Class A or B vehicle that needs no endorsement. The state does not publish the item count for the general knowledge test.
What the Tennessee questions cover
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Licensing and permits | 25 |
| Graduated licensing for teen drivers | 20 |
| Speed limits | 9 |
| Alcohol limits and DUI | 15 |
| Penalties and points | 24 |
| Phone use and distraction | 7 |
| Insurance requirements | 10 |
| Move over law | 7 |
| Other state rules | 12 |
Sources and accuracy
The Tennessee facts on this site were checked against these official sources on September 2, 2026. Test formats that the TDOSHS does not publish are marked as such in the notes above.
- tn.gov/safety.html
- tn.gov/safety/publicsafety.html
- tn.gov/content/dam/tn/safety/documents/DL_Manual.pdf
- tn.gov/content/dam/tn/safety/documents/MotorcycleManual.pdf
- tn.gov/content/dam/tn/safety/documents/CDL_Manual_May2022.pdf
- tn.gov/safety/driver-services/classd/teengdl.html
- tn.gov/safety/driver-services/classd/teengdl/knowledge-test-online.html
- tn.gov/safety/driver-services/classd/classm.html
- tn.gov/safety/driver-services/commercial-driver-license.html
- tn.gov/safety/driver-services/reinstatements-and-moving-violations/driver-improvement-points-accumulation.html
- tn.gov/safety/driver-services/reinstatements-and-moving-violations/reinstatements/values.html
- tn.gov/revenue/title-and-registration/drive-insured-tennessee/why-you-should-have-insurance.html
- tn.gov/tdot/work-with-us/move-over-law.html
- tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/traffic-engineering/TOM%201801.pdf
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