FREE MVD Driver Licensing and Testing Question and Answer 2026 October
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Sample Motor Vehicle Division Practice Questions
Try these questions from our free Motor Vehicle Division practice tests. The correct answer and an explanation follow each question.
What does the graduated driver licensing (GDL) system restrict for new teenage drivers?
- A. The type of fuel they can purchase
- B. Nighttime driving and number of passengers
- C. The color of vehicle they can drive
- D. Highway driving in all circumstances
Answer: B. Nighttime driving and number of passengers
GDL systems typically restrict nighttime driving hours and limit the number of non-family passengers for newly licensed teen drivers.
An applicant for a New Mexico driver's license fails the in-office vision screening. What is the standard procedure for this applicant to continue the licensing process?
- A. They must immediately schedule an appointment with a state-approved ophthalmologist.
- B. They are provided with a Vision Report form (MVD-10125) to be completed by their eye specialist.
- C. They are automatically denied a license and must wait six months to reapply.
- D. They can retake the vision screening up to three times on the same day.
Answer: B. They are provided with a Vision Report form (MVD-10125) to be completed by their eye specialist.
According to New Mexico MVD procedures, if a customer cannot pass the vision test in the field office, they are given a Vision Report form (MVD-10125). This form must be completed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist to determine if the applicant meets the state's vision standards for driving, which is typically 20/40 or better in at least one eye.
A commercial driver must submit to alcohol testing within how many hours after a serious accident?
- A. 4 hours
- B. 8 hours
- C. 12 hours
- D. 2 hours
Answer: B. 8 hours
Post-accident alcohol testing must be conducted within 8 hours following a qualifying accident.
An individual moves to New Mexico from another country and holds a valid, unexpired driver's license from their home country. What testing requirements must they fulfill to obtain a New Mexico driver's license?
- A. Only the vision test is required.
- B. They must pass the vision, written, and road tests.
- C. They are exempt from all tests if their foreign license is in English.
- D. They must pass the vision and written tests, but the road test is waived.
Answer: B. They must pass the vision, written, and road tests.
Unlike applicants with a current out-of-state license, those with a license from another country are required to pass all standard tests: the vision screening, the written knowledge test, and the practical road test.
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