Pass the theory test

Format of the exam

30 questions, the passing score is 25 correct out of 30, time limit 30:00 — the same as in the theory trainer, with the same count and the same score.

These numbers are not published officially. They are not given by the PUNC rules, which set how licenses are issued across the country; not by gub.uy or UNASEV (the road safety agency); and they are not in the Digesto Departamental, the body of rules of the intendencia of Montevideo. The number of questions matched the lived experience of a person who took the test in Maldonado in 2026; the passing score and the time limit rest on Montevideo driving schools. None of the three sources is confirmed by the intendencia.

Try it in the trainer — same timer, same passing score

What to bring

• Identity document — to be admitted to the test
• A valid license of category G1, G2 or H, if you have one

The full document checklist, ready to print

How it goes on the spot

• The agency names the study material outright and posts it on the page for the trámite, the official procedure.

  «El manual de estudio para el examen teórico se encuentra disponible para descargar.»

• A valid G1, G2 or H license exempts you from the theory test.

  «Si tenés otra licencia vigente (G1, G2 o H), deberás presentarla y exonerás el examen teórico.»

• The theory has eliminatory questions: one mistake in such a question fails the test no matter how many mistakes there are in total. Which questions are eliminatory the rules do not list. A cheat sheet or a word with your neighbor is a separate kind of fail, «reprobado por copiar», with a new date assigned.

  «Las preguntas deberán ser formuladas en forma clara y precisa, y se incorporarán preguntas eliminatorias.»

Important

• The driving schools’ estimate of «at most five mistakes» belongs to Montevideo — here it is at home, not carried over from a neighbor.
• Not showing up on the assigned date costs 686 pesos and counts as a fail unless you justify it.