Victoria's learner permit knowledge test is the entry point to the state's graduated licensing system. It asks 32 multiple choice questions and needs 78% correct, and it is sat as part of the learner permit appointment rather than as a separate booking. Those figures were checked against VicRoads material on 27 August 2026.
The arithmetic of 78%
A 78% pass mark on 32 questions means you can afford to get seven wrong. That is a more forgiving bar than New South Wales sets on its road safety section, or Queensland sets on the PrepL assessment, and considerably more forgiving than the Australian Capital Territory's 31 of 35.
It is still a real test. Seven wrong answers sounds generous until you meet a run of give way diagrams, and the topics that cost people those answers are consistent: right of way at unmarked intersections, speed limits in specific zone types, and what the various line markings actually permit.
What it costs
The test and learner permit fees together come to about $52 at our check on 27 August 2026. Later stages carry their own fees: the hazard perception test is about $25 and the drive test about $91, checked on the same date. Fees change, so treat these as the figure on that date rather than a permanent price list, and confirm the current amounts with VicRoads before you book.
Why our Victorian questions are original
New South Wales publishes its question bank under an open licence, which is why this site can put the real Driver Knowledge Test questions in front of you. Victoria is different. The Victorian legislation site carries Government Printer copyright with personal use terms, and the state's learner handbook is Crown copyright. Neither is open licensed.
So for Victoria we write every question from scratch against the current road rules and cite the rule behind each answer. We reproduce no handbook text and no official question wording. A road rule is a fact, and facts are not copyrightable, but the words someone else chose to express them in are.
The official handbook is still the thing to read. It is the authoritative description of what you are being tested on and it is free. Our questions are practice on top of it, not a replacement for it.
What comes after the permit
Victoria requires 120 supervised logbook hours before the drive test, matching New South Wales and sitting at the top end nationally. The hazard perception test is sat before the drive test rather than after it.
The drive test is where Victoria gets interesting statistically. Freedom of information data covering January 2024 to April 2026 shows a 72.2% statewide pass rate across 492,504 tests, with first attempts passing 74.2% and fifth attempts down at 51.7%. The same release shows more than one test in five stopped part way through for a critical error. We cover what that termination figure means for how you prepare in a separate guide.
Preparing for the knowledge test
Work in full 32 question sets rather than short bursts, so the pacing matches the real thing. Review every wrong answer against the rule it cites, and keep a list of the topics you keep returning to.
Give way diagrams deserve disproportionate attention. They are the questions people most often get wrong under time pressure, they carry over directly into the drive test, and they are the single most common cause of the kind of critical error that ends a Victorian drive test early.
How this guide is kept honest
Every figure above names the agency or dataset it came from and the date it was checked. Where a number has not been confirmed against an agency or an open dataset, the guide says it is being verified rather than filling the gap. Licensing rules change, so check the agency page before you pay for anything or book a test.
Last reviewed against VicRoads.