What's the Passing Score on Delaware's Motorcycle Permit Test?
20 of 25 questions correct — 80% — passes Delaware's motorcycle knowledge test.
Five fewer questions, the exact same bar
Delaware's motorcycle exam trims five questions off the 30-question car permit test yet keeps an identical 80% passing threshold, so the number of misses allowed shrinks along with the test itself.
Since a motorcycle endorsement covers a different skill set than car driving, don't assume anything you crammed for the car permit test carries over automatically to this one.
A cushion worth building before test day
Aim to consistently clear 90% in practice rather than treating 80% as a target to just barely reach, since real testing conditions tend to shave a few points off whatever you're hitting in relaxed home practice.
Checking your results broken down by topic, not just as one overall percentage, catches a specific weak spot an aggregate score would otherwise hide until it costs you on the real attempt.
Helmet-law details worth double-checking
Delaware's helmet rule runs on unusually specific numbers: required until 19, and separately for 2 full years after any rider's endorsement is issued, regardless of age.
Questions testing this topic tend to check whether you know both numbers exactly, not just that a helmet requirement exists at some age.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Delaware's motorcycle test passing score the same as the car permit test?
Yes — both require 80%, though the motorcycle test runs 25 questions versus 30 for the car permit test.
How many of the 25 motorcycle questions can I miss and still pass?
At most 5, keeping you at 20 correct (80%).
Until what age must a Delaware rider wear a helmet?
19 — an unusual cutoff compared to the more common age 18 used by many other states.
Ready to put this into practice?
Start a free Delaware motorcycle practice testLast reviewed: 2026-07-24