New Mexico Permit Test (MVD Written Test) Exam Cram Sheet (2026)

The highest-yield points on the New Mexico Permit Test (MVD Written Test)exam, grouped by the exam's real content areas. Print it, review the ones you keep missing, then drill them with free practice questions.

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5content areas

Signs & Signals

20% of the exam

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Shapes and colors
Traffic signals
Regulatory vs. warning

Rules of the Road & Right of Way

22% of the exam

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Intersections and stops
Turns and roundabouts
Move Over law

Safe Driving & Sharing the Road

18% of the exam

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Following distance
Sharing with motorcycles and buses
Distraction and skids

Speed & Conditions

18% of the exam

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Posted maximums
The basic speed rule
School and work zones

Alcohol, Drugs & the Graduated License

22% of the exam

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Impaired driving limits
Implied Consent
Graduated Driver License

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