Nevada DMV Written Test in Spanish: Online and In Person

Yes, you can take the Nevada DMV written test in Spanish, both online from home and in person at a DMV office. The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (dmv.nv.gov) offers the test in English and Spanish online, and in English, Spanish and an audio format at its offices. The Spanish test is the same as the English one: 25 multiple-choice questions, and you need 20 correct to pass.

Below is how each option works, what it costs, where to get the Spanish driver handbook, and what to do if you read neither English nor Spanish well.

Nevada DMV written test in Spanish: your options

Both options lead to the same place: your result goes to the DMV and is valid for 1 year, and you still visit an office to get your instruction permit or license.

Nevada DMV written test online

The DMV introduced online written testing in October 2023, through its KnowToDrive platform, for applicants for an instruction permit or a non-commercial Class C license. It is open around the clock and needs no appointment. You pick English or Spanish when you start.

• Use a computer with a front-facing camera, or a camera you plug in. Touch-screen devices are not supported.
• You have 60 minutes to finish.
• Your score shows right away, and results go to the DMV automatically.
• If you fail, you can retake the test the next day. If you are disqualified, you can retake it after 24 hours.

The camera is there to watch for cheating, so test alone, in a quiet room, with your phone and notes out of reach.

What it costs

The DMV charges a $25 testing fee for the written test and $10 for each retake. When it launched the online test in 2023, the DMV listed a $6.75 fee for the online exam itself. Check dmv.nv.gov for current amounts before you pay.

Studying in Spanish: the Manual del Conductor

The DMV posts the non-commercial driver handbook in English and Spanish on its handbooks page, plus audio chapters in both languages. Two details to watch:

• The Spanish handbook file on dmv.nv.gov is labeled October 2021, while the English handbook is labeled March 2024. Rules can change between editions, so check any number you are unsure of against the newer English handbook.
• The DMV says the audio chapters come from the previous edition of the handbook, so follow along in the current written version.

Practice tests

DMVZone's free Nevada practice tests are in English. Our questions are original practice questions based on the official Nevada Driver Handbook, not real DMV test questions. Many Spanish-speaking students we have taught read the rules in Spanish, check themselves with English practice tests, then go back to the Spanish handbook for anything they missed.

If you do not read English or Spanish well

The DMV allows an interpreter for applicants who lack English or Spanish language skills, with strict rules:

• The interpreter cannot be a family member.
• You must present a letter of approval from a government agency.
• The interpreter signs an Affidavit of Oath (DLD 11) at each test, and you sign an attestation at each test session.
• You pay any interpreter fees.
• Interpreters are not allowed during any drive test.

The audio version at DMV offices is another option if reading is the hard part.

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