REQUIREMENTS OVERVIEWNevada Car requirements
Requirements depend on the applicant and can change. Verify each item with the cited agency.
age
Teen instruction-permit applicants
Nevada residents may apply for an instruction permit at age 15½; applicants under 18 must also meet the DMV school-attendance documentation requirement.
age
Teen Class C road-test applicants
A teen must be at least 16 years old, hold a valid instruction permit for at least six months, and complete the required supervised driving practice before the road test.
documents
First-time Nevada driver-license applicants
Nevada DMV requires proof of identity, proof of Social Security number, two proofs of Nevada residential address, proof of name changes when applicable, and approved translations for non-English documents under the applicable card type.
tests
Class C applicants
Applicants must pass the Class C knowledge test; before scheduling the skills test, the applicant must have passed the knowledge test and obtained an instruction permit for the applicable class.
passing
Class C knowledge-test applicants
The Nevada Class C knowledge test has 25 multiple-choice questions and requires 80 percent or better; the test stops at 20 correct answers or six incorrect answers.
applicability
Nevada non-commercial passenger-car applicants
The Class C knowledge test is the Nevada DMV non-commercial license test used for ordinary car licensing; motorcycle and commercial privileges use separate licensing categories or endorsements.