Free New Mexico DMV practice test for your learner's permit — road signs, right-of-way and the rules of the road, with real New Mexico knowledge-exam questions.
The New Mexico knowledge test is a single 30-question exam covering road signs and the rules of the road together. You need 21 correct (70%) to pass.
Questions and exam format researched against New Mexico's official driver handbook and state sources. Last verified 19 August 2026.
Answer: Octagon
STOP signs use the eight-sided octagon shape nationwide, so they're recognizable even from behind.
Road Signs
Answer: 15 mph
New Mexico's posted school zone speed limit is 15 mph.
Speed & Spacing
Answer: The driver and all passengers
New Mexico law makes it illegal to drive without wearing safety belts — this covers the driver and passengers.
New Mexico Laws
Answer: 15
The minimum age for a New Mexico Instructional Permit is 15.
GDL & Permit Rules
Answer: Yield the right-of-way and pull to the right edge of the road
You must yield to an approaching emergency vehicle and pull to the right edge of the road.
Sharing the Road
Answer: School zone or school crossing
The pentagon shape is reserved for school-zone and school-crossing signs.
Road Signs
Answer: 30 mph
Business and residential areas default to 30 mph unless otherwise posted.
Speed & Spacing
Answer: Both the lap and shoulder portions must be worn
When a two-part belt system is present, both the lap and shoulder belt must be used.
New Mexico Laws
Questions and exam format researched against New Mexico's official driver handbook and state sources. Last verified 19 August 2026.
New Mexico Driver Manual (rev. 11/19/19, mvd.nm.gov) and MVD Chapter 11 (Road and Written Test Requirements) — researched and verified 2026-08-19. Exam format: MVD Chapter 11 explicitly confirms a 70% passing score ('written test scores must be 70% or better to pass') — a genuinely lower bar than most states' 80%, and this is fully confirmed. The exact written-test question count is NOT published on mvd.nm.gov, so ruleCount: 30 is a clearly-flagged estimate, not a confirmed figure; the module uses a unified knowledge test with no separate sign-recognition section (signCount: 0), matching the manual's single combined written test. Known gaps deliberately NOT invented, each requiring future re-verification: (1) a statewide handheld/texting cell phone law — the manual's own language only says phone use is illegal 'in some towns,' suggesting this may be local-ordinance-only rather than a confirmed statewide law, so no such rule is asserted here; (2) a move-over law for stationary shoulder vehicles (tow trucks, disabled vehicles) — the manual only covers yielding to APPROACHING emergency vehicles, not a stationary-vehicle move-over requirement; (3) a work-zone speed-reduction rule; (4) a statutory definition of reckless driving; (5) a left-turn-on-red-from-one-way-to-one-way rule; (6) granular child-seat rear-facing/forward-facing/booster tiers by specific age band beyond the two-tier (children under 12 general restraint; children under 24 months OR under 60 lbs in an approved device) description the manual actually provides — flagged in rules r112 as a simplified description needing future re-verification. Re-verify periodically, as MVD handbook content, fees, and thresholds change over time.
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