New Zealand Car Driving Test Study Guide 2026

Everything you need to pass the New Zealand Car Driving Test exam in one place: the exam format, every topic to study, real practice questions with explanations, flashcards, and full-length practice tests. Free, no sign-up needed.

📋 New Zealand Car Driving Test Exam Format at a Glance

45
Questions
60 min
Time Limit
80%
Passing Score

📚 New Zealand Car Driving Test Topics to Study (96)

✍️ Sample New Zealand Car Driving Test Questions & Answers

1. You are approaching an intersection to go straight ahead. There are two lanes. Which do you choose?
Either lane marked 'straight ahead' or 'all traffic'

Choose any lane that is marked for going straight ahead or for all directions.

2. What should you do when you see a yellow diamond-shaped sign with a black zigzag line?
Series of bends ahead

A yellow diamond sign with a zigzag pattern warns of a series of bends in the road ahead.

3. You are driving on a cold, clear winter morning. Which of the following locations is most likely to have hazardous black ice?
The surface of a bridge or an overpass.

Black ice is a thin, transparent layer of ice that forms on road surfaces. Bridges and overpasses are particularly prone to black ice because cold air circulates both above and below the road surface, causing it to freeze faster and stay frozen longer than the ground-level road.

4. When leaving a parallel park, which vehicle has right of way?
Vehicles already on the road

Vehicles already travelling on the road have right of way over a vehicle pulling out from a parked position.

5. Does the driver of the blue car have to give way?
Yes

The blue car is at a stop sign and therefore must give way to the red car which is travelling straight through the intersection.

6. What does a sign showing a truck on a steep slope with a percentage number mean?
Steep gradient ahead — the number shows the grade

A truck-on-slope warning sign indicates a steep hill ahead, with the percentage showing how steep the gradient is.

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