Western Australia, car licence
WA theory test practice tests
21 free tests for the test Department of Transport sets, drawn from 120 questions. No account, no paywall, nothing held back.
Where these questions come from
Department of Transport does not publish the WA theory test question bank. The 120 questions here are original practice questions written for this site against the current Western Australia road rules, with the rule cited on every answer. They are not the official questions and nothing on this page says otherwise.
The road sign questions, and the sign artwork with them, were written and drawn for this site as well.
The numbers that decide the day
Each figure below names where it came from and when it was last checked. Anything we have not checked ourselves says so rather than guessing.
- Knowledge test
- WA theory test
- Source: Department of Transport, checked 27 August 2026.
- Questions
- 30 questions
- Source: Department of Transport, checked 27 August 2026.
- Pass mark
- 24 of 30
- Source: Department of Transport, checked 27 August 2026.
- Fee
- $22.40
- Charged for each sitting, not once. The first sitting is $22.40 and each resit after it is $19.20. Read on the Western Australian agency page, which supersedes the $18.20 we carried earlier. Source: Department of Transport, checked 27 August 2026.
- Logbook hours
- 50 hours
- 50 supervised hours, including 5 at night, logged after the theory test and before the practical driving assessment. An earlier version of this page said the hours came after the assessment, which the agency page does not support. Source: Department of Transport, checked 27 August 2026.
- Practical Driving Assessment pass rate
- 42.3%
- 42.3% across 244,557 assessments at 22 centres, released under freedom of information reference 2026-0140. Midland sits at 28.3% and Cannington at 56.4%. Checked 27 August 2026.
- Questions on this site
- 120 in the draw
- Counted off the bank on disk on the day this page was built.
The WA ladder, in order
Work down it. Each stage says how big it is before you commit to anything in it.
The essentials
Start here: numbered sets that between them cover the pool once without repeating a question, the whole pool in one sitting, and a short check to find your weak topics. 6 tests, 10 to 120 questions
- Practice Test 1Set 1 of 4. None of its 25 questions appear in the other 3.Start
- Practice Test 2Set 2 of 4. None of its 25 questions appear in the other 3.Start
- Practice Test 3Set 3 of 4. None of its 25 questions appear in the other 3.Start
- Practice Test 4Set 4 of 4. None of its 25 questions appear in the other 3.Start
- MarathonEvery question in the pool, one after another, marked as you answer with a running score. Your place is kept in this browser, so you can stop and pick it up later.Open
- Quick checkA short run marked as you answer, to show roughly where you stand before you spend an hour on the wrong topic.Practise
Harder situations and road signs
Intersections, roundabouts, lane rules and the signs people read the wrong way round. 8 tests, 8 to 25 questions
- Road signs25 questions that put the sign on the screen and ask what it means, marked as you answer. These are original questions written for this site, and the artwork is drawn here rather than taken from an official file.Practise
- Signs and rules mixed10 sign questions shuffled through 15 written questions, so you read artwork and prose in the same run rather than one after the other. Scored at the end.Start
- Road signs and markings drill8 questions from Road signs and markings, marked as you answer with the source shown under each one.Practise
- Giving way and intersections drill13 questions from Giving way and intersections, marked as you answer with the source shown under each one.Practise
- Roundabouts drill8 questions from Roundabouts, marked as you answer with the source shown under each one.Practise
- Traffic lights and signs drill8 questions from Traffic lights and signs, marked as you answer with the source shown under each one.Practise
- Signals and lane use drill8 questions from Signals and lane use, marked as you answer with the source shown under each one.Practise
- Overtaking and following drill8 questions from Overtaking and following, marked as you answer with the source shown under each one.Practise
The rules that carry penalties
Speed, alcohol and drugs, phones, restraints, pedestrians and parking, which cost drivers more marks than they expect. 6 tests, 8 to 9 questions
- Speed limits drill9 questions from Speed limits, marked as you answer with the source shown under each one.Practise
- Seatbelts and restraints drill8 questions from Seatbelts and restraints, marked as you answer with the source shown under each one.Practise
- Parking and stopping drill9 questions from Parking and stopping, marked as you answer with the source shown under each one.Practise
- Pedestrians and vulnerable road users drill8 questions from Pedestrians and vulnerable road users, marked as you answer with the source shown under each one.Practise
- Mobile phones and distraction drill8 questions from Mobile phones and distraction, marked as you answer with the source shown under each one.Practise
- Alcohol drugs and fatigue drill8 questions from Alcohol drugs and fatigue, marked as you answer with the source shown under each one.Practise
The exam simulator
The real shape of the sitting, in its own sections, with answers held back to the end. 1 test, 30 questions
The challenge deck
Every question you answer wrong on this site goes into one deck kept in this browser, car and motorcycle together, with nothing sent anywhere and no account behind it.
How the WA theory test runs
The Western Australian theory test asks 30 multiple choice questions and needs 24 correct. Each sitting is charged separately, so resits add up. Our Western Australian questions are original and cite the road rule behind each answer, because the state handbook is Crown copyright.
Hazard Perception Test
Sat after the theory test. Fee $23.60 per sitting.
Where WA learners come unstuck
Fewer than half of Western Australian practical assessments pass, and the gap between centres is close to 30 points. Where you book matters more here than anywhere else.
Read up before you practise
The motorcycle tests for Western Australia, the sign library, the guides written for WA, and the documents the facts above came from.
- WA motorcycle practice tests8 rider tests drawn from 70 questions. Original rider questions written against the current Western Australia road rules.
- Road sign libraryEvery sign drawn from scratch and grouped the way the tests group them, with what each one asks you to do.
- Western Australia: an easy theory test in front of the hardest practical in the countryThe Western Australian theory test is one of the gentler ones. The practical driving assessment passed 42.3% across 244,557 assessments, and the logbook comes afterwards, which no other state does.
- What is checked, and what is notDepartment of Transport publishes a handbook and the road rules but not a question bank, so the questions here are ours. This page says which facts are confirmed and which are still open.
- Compare all 8 jurisdictionsFees, pass marks, logbook hours and practical pass rates side by side, each figure carrying its source.
Sources
- Department of Transport WA, theory test and assessment fees
- Department of Transport WA, freedom of information release 2026-0140, practical driving assessment outcomes by centre
- Road sign questions and sign artwork, written and drawn for this site rather than taken from an official file.
Facts on this page were checked on 27 August 2026. Agency names are the current ones. If a rule changes, the page changes and the review date moves with it. This site is independent and is not affiliated with Department of Transport or any other licensing authority.