Free Colorado DMV Driving Test Practice 2026 / CO

Question 1

What is the minimum age to obtain a Colorado instruction permit?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

14

Answer

15 years 6 months

Answer

16

Question 2

A 15-year-old applying for a Colorado instruction permit must first complete which requirement?

Accepted Answer

A 30-hour driver education course

Answer

A 4-hour driver awareness program

Answer

Six hours of behind-the-wheel training

Answer

Nothing beyond the tests and documents

Question 3

A Colorado applicant who is 15 years and 6 months old may qualify for a permit by completing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Either a 4-hour driver awareness program or a 30-hour driver education course

Answer

Only a 30-hour driver education course

Answer

Only a 4-hour driver awareness program

Answer

No course at all

Question 4

How long must a Colorado minor hold an instruction permit before applying for a driver license?

Accepted Answer

Twelve months, or until the 18th birthday, whichever comes first

Answer

Six months

Answer

Three months

Answer

Twenty-four months

Question 5

In Colorado, an adult permit holder has no minimum permit-holding period before applying for a driver license.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 6

While driving on a Colorado instruction permit, who must accompany you?

Accepted Answer

A licensed driver 21 or older with a valid Colorado license, seated in the front passenger seat

Answer

Any licensed driver at least 18 years old

Answer

A parent or legal guardian only

Answer

Any adult passenger anywhere in the vehicle

Question 7

What score must you achieve to pass the Colorado Driving Knowledge Test?

Accepted Answer

80% or higher

Answer

70% or higher

Answer

75% or higher

Answer

90% or higher

Question 8

What is the minimum age to legally operate a motor vehicle, motor-driven cycle or moped on Colorado public roads with a driver license?

Accepted Answer

16

Answer

14

Answer

15

Answer

18

Question 9

How many hours of driving experience must a Colorado minor log before applying for a license?

Accepted Answer

50 hours, 10 at night

Answer

30 hours, 5 at night

Answer

40 hours, 10 at night

Answer

60 hours, 15 at night

Question 10

A Colorado applicant younger than 16 years 6 months must also complete how much behind-the-wheel training with an approved instructor?

Accepted Answer

6 hours

Answer

3 hours

Answer

10 hours

Answer

12 hours

Question 11

For the first six months after a Colorado minor license is issued, what is the passenger rule?

Accepted Answer

No passengers under 21 unless a parent or other licensed adult is in the vehicle

Answer

One passenger under 21 allowed

Answer

Two passengers under 21 allowed

Answer

No restriction on passengers

Question 12

After holding a Colorado minor license for six months, how many passengers under 21 may ride with the driver?

Accepted Answer

One

Answer

None

Answer

Two

Answer

As many as there are seat belts

Question 13

After a Colorado minor has been licensed for one year, how many passengers may the vehicle carry?

Accepted Answer

As many passengers as there are seat belts

Answer

One

Answer

Two

Answer

Three

Question 14

During the first year of licensure, a Colorado driver under 18 may not drive during which hours without an instructor, parent or legal guardian?

Accepted Answer

Midnight to 5 a.m.

Answer

10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Answer

11 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Answer

Midnight to 6 a.m.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT an exception to Colorado's midnight-to-5 a.m. curfew for drivers under 18?

Accepted Answer

Driving friends home from a party

Answer

Driving to or from work with a signed statement

Answer

A medical emergency

Answer

Being an emancipated minor

Question 16

Which document must a Colorado applicant under 18 provide, signed before a driver license office employee or notary?

Accepted Answer

Affidavit of Liability and Guardianship (DR 2460)

Answer

Certificate of Vehicle Ownership

Answer

Proof of Financial Responsibility (DR 2337)

Answer

Minor Employment Waiver

Question 17

How long does a new Colorado resident have to obtain a Colorado driver license?

Accepted Answer

30 days

Answer

10 days

Answer

60 days

Answer

90 days

Question 18

How soon must you notify the Colorado DMV of a name or address change?

Accepted Answer

Within 30 days

Answer

Within 10 days

Answer

Within 60 days

Answer

At your next renewal

Question 19

In Colorado, an adult driver may be convicted of DUI per se at what blood alcohol content?

Accepted Answer

Greater than 0.08%

Answer

Greater than 0.05%

Answer

Greater than 0.10%

Answer

Greater than 0.02%

Question 20

At what BAC may a Colorado driver be charged with DWAI (driving while ability impaired)?

Accepted Answer

0.05%

Answer

0.02%

Answer

0.04%

Answer

0.08%

Question 21

What does DWAI mean in Colorado law?

Accepted Answer

The driver's ability is affected to the slightest degree

Answer

The driver is substantially incapable of safe driving

Answer

The driver refused a chemical test

Answer

The driver has a prior DUI conviction

Question 22

A Colorado driver under 21 can have their license revoked for Underage Drinking and Driving at what BAC?

Accepted Answer

Over 0.02

Answer

Over 0.00

Answer

Over 0.05

Answer

Over 0.08

Question 23

What is the BAC revocation threshold for a commercial driver in Colorado?

Accepted Answer

Over 0.04

Answer

Over 0.01

Answer

Over 0.02

Answer

Over 0.08

Question 24

Colorado law creates a permissible inference that a driver was under the influence when the blood contains how much THC?

Accepted Answer

5 nanograms per milliliter

Answer

2 nanograms per milliliter

Answer

10 nanograms per milliliter

Answer

15 nanograms per milliliter

Question 25

In Colorado, holding a medical marijuana card is a legal defense to a DUI charge.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

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