Failed the Georgia permit test: when you can retake it
Failing the written test is common and fixable. Here is what Georgia says about retaking it, and a plan for the next attempt.
- How soon you can retake
- at least one day; 7 days after second and later failures
- Attempts
- Not stated on the official page — ask your DMV office.
- Retest fee
- fees must be paid each time the test is taken
- After repeated failures
- Second or subsequent failure: wait at least 7 days
From the official source
Applicants who fail the Knowledge Exam or Road Skills Test must wait at least one day to retest. Applicants who fail the Knowledge Exam or Road Skills Test a second or subsequent time (third, fourth, etc.) must wait at least 7 days to retest. Fees are not refundable and must be paid each time the test is taken.
Before your next attempt
- Write down the topics you got wrong: signs, right-of-way, speed limits, alcohol rules, distances. The retest usually draws from the same pool.
- Reread only those chapters of the official Georgia handbook, not the whole book.
- Take our Georgia practice tests until you score 90% or more three times in a row — the real pass mark is lower, so that is a safe margin.
- Use the mistake review: it shows only the questions you missed, with the handbook section for each.
- The night before, do one exam simulation and stop. Sleep beats cramming.
The real test: 40 questions, 30 correct to pass.
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Checked on October 25, 2026. Rules change: confirm with the DMV.