Short answers about the Spanish theory test for the B licence and about how DrivingLingo prepares you for it.
Short answers, with the source under each one. The exam data comes from the Reglamento General de Conductores (BOE) and the DGT pages. If an answer depends on a rule that may change, we say so. For regulation changes, see what changed.
30 multiple-choice questions, each with three answer options. The DGT describes the test this way, and the General Drivers Regulation sets the common knowledge test at a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 50 questions.
The regulation allows 1 minute per question, so with 30 questions the exam lasts 30 minutes. The time can be extended, for example when videos precede the questions or for duly justified special needs.
Source: BOE
Up to 3. To pass, errors cannot exceed 10 % of the questions asked; with 30 questions that is 3 errors, so at least 27 correct answers. If 10 % gave a decimal, the next whole number applies.
Source: BOE
Each question has three options. In the DGT's official simulator, which the DGT says has the same format as a real exam, only one option is correct per question.
Fee 2.1 is €94.05 for each licence you apply for. It covers the theory and practical tests over two sittings, the provisional authorisation and issue of the licence. It does not include what a driving school charges for tuition.
Source: DGT online office, DGT online office, DGT
Each application gives two sittings, and normally no more than six months should pass between them except for justified reasons. If you fail twice, in the same test or in different tests, you must submit a new application and pay a new fee.
Two years, counted from the day after the pass. If you pass the next test within that period, the period starts again. If two years go by without getting the licence, the tests must be repeated.
The first sitting of the knowledge test can be taken up to three months before reaching the minimum age required for the licence. For permit B, the DGT notes this in its FAQ.
No. The DGT processes applications to sit the theory test independently through its online office, with fee 2.1 and a psychophysical aptitude report. When you go through a driving school, the school submits the application itself.
Source: DGT online office, DGT
A psychophysical aptitude report from an authorised Driver Assessment Centre, valid for 90 days: the application must be submitted before it expires. The fee must also be paid. The full list of requirements is on the DGT online office.
Source: DGT, DGT online office
Yes. The tests are eliminatory: whoever does not pass the knowledge test cannot take the closed-circuit test, and whoever does not pass that cannot take the on-road test.
Source: BOE
A simple method: study one topic, answer questions on that topic, review your mistakes the next day and, once there is a base, practise full exams of 30 questions in 30 minutes until you stay above the 27 correct answers needed to pass.
There is no official number. The exam criterion is no more than 3 errors in 30 questions, so what matters is measuring your results: practise full exams until your errors drop steadily, and review each mistake with the rule that explains it.
Source: BOE
It is a free practice exam from the DGT: no document or sign-up is needed, and you choose the type of exam and the language. It has only two or three questionnaires per type of licence, and the DGT clarifies that it is not a tool for preparing, but for getting familiar with the exam.
Source: DGT
The DGT does not publish its question bank: it only offers two or three model questionnaires per licence. So no website or app can guarantee its questions are the official ones. DrivingLingo's questions are original, written from the regulations, and are not endorsed by the DGT.
Source: DGT
They are questions whose answer depends on a nuance: a word such as only or always, a figure, or the type of road. There is no official list. To train for them, learn each rule with its scope and practise pairs of similar rules that are often confused.
We have found no official failure statistics by topic. The DGT magazine hosted a publisher's study (750,000 online tests from its platform) in which speed limits by circumstance and vehicle were among the most frequent errors. These are private-platform data, not DGT data.
Source: DGT
The DGT publishes study material and, for people with reading difficulties, it published the first Basic Manual for permit B in Easy Read format. In any case, what is examined is the regulation in force; the manual is an aid for studying it.
The DGT application form states that the easy-read option exists for A1, A2 and B. In the DGT announcement about audio, in a first phase it was only available in tests taken in Castilian Spanish, with the intention of extending it to other languages.
Source: DGT online office, DGT
In Castilian Spanish, in the co-official languages, and in English, French or German. That is how it appears on the DGT's official application form for permits A1, A2, B and points recovery.
Source: DGT online office
No. Those languages are not among the theory-test languages on the DGT's official form. You can study with help in another language, but the exam is taken in one of the permitted languages: Castilian Spanish, co-official languages, English, French or German.
Source: DGT online office
The language is chosen when applying for the test: the official form includes the field Language of the theory test. If you go through a driving school, tell the school when it processes the application.
Source: DGT online office
According to the official form, English is available for A1, A2, B and points recovery, and also for C1, C, D1, D and their trailer classes (without German). The specific permits AM, BE, LCM and LVA are examined only in Castilian Spanish or co-official languages.
Source: DGT online office
The DGT does not publish the English version of its questions. Some users describe its wording as literal and sometimes odd. In DrivingLingo the English line follows a literal register and a fixed glossary of terms, but we cannot guarantee it is identical to the official one.
Source: thelocal.es
One option is to practise in the language you will sit the exam in, Spanish or English, and rely on plain explanations of each rule. DrivingLingo lets you study in Spanish or English; there are Urdu and Arabic drafts pending native review.
Source: DGT online office
It depends on the country. EU and EEA licences, and licences from countries with an exchange agreement, can be exchanged; the list is on the DGT website. According to the DGT, a foreign licence is only valid for six months from taking up normal residence in Spain.
You get one free DGT exam every day (30 questions in 30 minutes) and free sample lessons, with no sign-up. The full lessons are paid; the daily exam stays free.
No account is needed. Progress is saved on the device itself, so it is lost if you clear the browser data and does not move from one device to another.
1420 questions across 38 topics, written from the regulations and carrying the legal reference they are based on.
A 30-question, 30-minute exam each day, with no sign-up. It keeps a topic-block split designed to resemble the real exam and, within each block, gives more weight to the concepts you miss most.
A set of ten questions based on the concepts you have missed most and the ones they are usually confused with, never repeating the same question twice in a row.
Lito is the traffic light that accompanies your study: it turns green, amber or red depending on your answer and, after a mistake, explains the rule and what it is usually confused with. It only appears while learning, never during the simulated exam.
Yes. In Settings, under Accessibility, there is an option to read the questions aloud. It uses the voice installed on the device, so the language and quality depend on it.
The regulation has changed and the DGT has announced a risk-perception video. All of that, with sources and without speculation, is on what changed.
30 multiple-choice questions, each with three answer options. The DGT describes the test this way, and the General Drivers Regulation sets the common knowledge test at a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 50 questions.
Source: dgt.es · 20251020-examen-teorico-la-importancia-de-conoce · boe.es · act.php
The regulation allows 1 minute per question, so with 30 questions the exam lasts 30 minutes. The time can be extended, for example when videos precede the questions or for duly justified special needs.
Source: boe.es · act.php
Up to 3. To pass, errors cannot exceed 10 % of the questions asked; with 30 questions that is 3 errors, so at least 27 correct answers. If 10 % gave a decimal, the next whole number applies.
Source: boe.es · act.php
Each question has three options. In the DGT's official simulator, which the DGT says has the same format as a real exam, only one option is correct per question.
Source: dgt.es · 20251020-examen-teorico-la-importancia-de-conoce · dgt.es · requisitos-preparacion-y-presentacion-a-examen
Fee 2.1 is €94.05 for each licence you apply for. It covers the theory and practical tests over two sittings, the provisional authorisation and issue of the licence. It does not include what a driving school charges for tuition.
Source: sede.dgt.gob.es · solicitud-examen-libre.html · sede.dgt.gob.es · Descripcion_tasas_existentes.pdf · dgt.es · requisitos-preparacion-y-presentacion-a-examen
Each application gives two sittings, and normally no more than six months should pass between them except for justified reasons. If you fail twice, in the same test or in different tests, you must submit a new application and pay a new fee.
Source: boe.es · act.php · dgt.es · requisitos-preparacion-y-presentacion-a-examen
Two years, counted from the day after the pass. If you pass the next test within that period, the period starts again. If two years go by without getting the licence, the tests must be repeated.
Source: boe.es · act.php · dgt.es · requisitos-preparacion-y-presentacion-a-examen
The first sitting of the knowledge test can be taken up to three months before reaching the minimum age required for the licence. For permit B, the DGT notes this in its FAQ.
Source: boe.es · act.php · dgt.es · requisitos-preparacion-y-presentacion-a-examen
No. The DGT processes applications to sit the theory test independently through its online office, with fee 2.1 and a psychophysical aptitude report. When you go through a driving school, the school submits the application itself.
Source: sede.dgt.gob.es · solicitud-examen-libre.html · dgt.es · requisitos-preparacion-y-presentacion-a-examen
A psychophysical aptitude report from an authorised Driver Assessment Centre, valid for 90 days: the application must be submitted before it expires. The fee must also be paid. The full list of requirements is on the DGT online office.
Source: dgt.es · requisitos-preparacion-y-presentacion-a-examen · sede.dgt.gob.es · solicitud-examen-libre.html
Yes. The tests are eliminatory: whoever does not pass the knowledge test cannot take the closed-circuit test, and whoever does not pass that cannot take the on-road test.
Source: boe.es · act.php
A simple method: study one topic, answer questions on that topic, review your mistakes the next day and, once there is a base, practise full exams of 30 questions in 30 minutes until you stay above the 27 correct answers needed to pass.
Source: boe.es · act.php · dgt.es · requisitos-preparacion-y-presentacion-a-examen
There is no official number. The exam criterion is no more than 3 errors in 30 questions, so what matters is measuring your results: practise full exams until your errors drop steadily, and review each mistake with the rule that explains it.
Source: boe.es · act.php
It is a free practice exam from the DGT: no document or sign-up is needed, and you choose the type of exam and the language. It has only two or three questionnaires per type of licence, and the DGT clarifies that it is not a tool for preparing, but for getting familiar with the exam.
Source: dgt.es · requisitos-preparacion-y-presentacion-a-examen
The DGT does not publish its question bank: it only offers two or three model questionnaires per licence. So no website or app can guarantee its questions are the official ones. DrivingLingo's questions are original, written from the regulations, and are not endorsed by the DGT.
Source: dgt.es · requisitos-preparacion-y-presentacion-a-examen
They are questions whose answer depends on a nuance: a word such as only or always, a figure, or the type of road. There is no official list. To train for them, learn each rule with its scope and practise pairs of similar rules that are often confused.
We have found no official failure statistics by topic. The DGT magazine hosted a publisher's study (750,000 online tests from its platform) in which speed limits by circumstance and vehicle were among the most frequent errors. These are private-platform data, not DGT data.
The DGT publishes study material and, for people with reading difficulties, it published the first Basic Manual for permit B in Easy Read format. In any case, what is examined is the regulation in force; the manual is an aid for studying it.
Source: dgt.es · la-dgt-publica-el-primer-manual-basico-para-obte · dgt.es · requisitos-preparacion-y-presentacion-a-examen
The DGT application form states that the easy-read option exists for A1, A2 and B. In the DGT announcement about audio, in a first phase it was only available in tests taken in Castilian Spanish, with the intention of extending it to other languages.
Source: sede.dgt.gob.es · Mod.04-ES.pdf · dgt.es · 20240926-la-dgt-hace-mas-accesibles-los-examenes
In Castilian Spanish, in the co-official languages, and in English, French or German. That is how it appears on the DGT's official application form for permits A1, A2, B and points recovery.
Source: sede.dgt.gob.es · Mod.04-ES.pdf
No. Those languages are not among the theory-test languages on the DGT's official form. You can study with help in another language, but the exam is taken in one of the permitted languages: Castilian Spanish, co-official languages, English, French or German.
Source: sede.dgt.gob.es · Mod.04-ES.pdf
The language is chosen when applying for the test: the official form includes the field Language of the theory test. If you go through a driving school, tell the school when it processes the application.
Source: sede.dgt.gob.es · Mod.04-ES.pdf
According to the official form, English is available for A1, A2, B and points recovery, and also for C1, C, D1, D and their trailer classes (without German). The specific permits AM, BE, LCM and LVA are examined only in Castilian Spanish or co-official languages.
Source: sede.dgt.gob.es · Mod.04-ES.pdf
The DGT does not publish the English version of its questions. Some users describe its wording as literal and sometimes odd. In DrivingLingo the English line follows a literal register and a fixed glossary of terms, but we cannot guarantee it is identical to the official one.
Source: thelocal.es · driving-in-spain-the-10-questions-everyone-gets-
One option is to practise in the language you will sit the exam in, Spanish or English, and rely on plain explanations of each rule. DrivingLingo lets you study in Spanish or English; there are Urdu and Arabic drafts pending native review.
Source: sede.dgt.gob.es · Mod.04-ES.pdf
It depends on the country. EU and EEA licences, and licences from countries with an exchange agreement, can be exchanged; the list is on the DGT website. According to the DGT, a foreign licence is only valid for six months from taking up normal residence in Spain.
Source: dgt.es · canje-de-permisos-de-otros-paises · dgt.es · paises-con-convenio-de-canjes
You get one free DGT exam every day (30 questions in 30 minutes) and free sample lessons, with no sign-up. The full lessons are paid; the daily exam stays free.
No account is needed. Progress is saved on the device itself, so it is lost if you clear the browser data and does not move from one device to another.
1420 questions across 38 topics, written from the regulations and carrying the legal reference they are based on.
A 30-question, 30-minute exam each day, with no sign-up. It keeps a topic-block split designed to resemble the real exam and, within each block, gives more weight to the concepts you miss most.
A set of ten questions based on the concepts you have missed most and the ones they are usually confused with, never repeating the same question twice in a row.
Lito is the traffic light that accompanies your study: it turns green, amber or red depending on your answer and, after a mistake, explains the rule and what it is usually confused with. It only appears while learning, never during the simulated exam.
Yes. In Settings, under Accessibility, there is an option to read the questions aloud. It uses the voice installed on the device, so the language and quality depend on it.
Inside the app every lesson teaches the rule with its BOE citation and drills it with exam-style questions.
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