Failed the Missouri permit test: when you can retake it
Failing the written test is common and fixable. Here is what Missouri says about retaking it, and a plan for the next attempt.
- How soon you can retake
- up to two times per day
- Attempts
- up to two times per day until you pass
- Retest fee
- no cost for written tests
- After repeated failures
- Not stated on the official page — ask your DMV office.
From the official source
You may take any written test up to two times per day if necessary until you pass. There is no cost for either written or non-cdl driver skills tests.
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 Missouri handbook, not the whole book.
- Take our Missouri 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: 25 questions, 20 correct to pass.
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Checked on October 25, 2026. Rules change: confirm with the DMV.