New Brunswick Class 7 cheat sheet
New Brunswick Class 7 test facts in one place: the pass rule, what to do after a fail, the licence stages and the questions learners get wrong most often.
Test numbers
- Pass rule
- Two separate tests. The rules of the road test has 20 questions and you need 16 correct (80%). The sign recognition test requires the stop, yield and school zone signs correct and no more than four errors on the rest.
- Total questions
- 2 tests: rules (20 questions) and sign recognition
- Time limit
- No published time limit
- Minimum age
- 16
- Languages
- English and French (officially bilingual)
- Administered by
- Service New Brunswick
- Retake waiting period
- Sources differ: none per gnb.ca; online, 1 day after a first fail and 1 week after a second
If you fail
Service New Brunswick (SNB) sets the retake rules below. Check them again on the agency page before you book.
- Retake waiting period
- Sources differ: none per gnb.ca; online, 1 day after a first fail and 1 week after a second
Graduated licence
- Minimum age to start
- 16
- Licence stages
- Class 7 Level 1, Class 7 Level 2, Class 5
- Blood alcohol for new drivers
- Zero
- Fastest route to a full licence
- 20 months
- Road tests in this licensing system
- 1
What comes after the knowledge test
New Brunswick sets 1 road test in its licensing system. Our road test guide lists what the examiner marks.
Questions learners miss most
The 4 free questions with the lowest first-try correct rate among learners using this site. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 5.
What is the school zone speed limit in an urban district in New Brunswick on school days? 50 km/h (45% right first try)
What does a sign marked 'FIRE ROUTE, NO PARKING' indicate? Keep clear for fire trucks (50% right first try)
What does a diamond-shaped lane marking and a green sign showing 'HOV' or a diamond symbol indicate? A high-occupancy (HOV) lane (60% right first try)
You see a marker with black and yellow stripes that slope down to the left. What does it tell you? There is an obstruction; keep to the left of the marker (60% right first try)
Study checklist
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Sources
Checked against the Service New Brunswick (SNB) handbook and licensing pages. Last verified November 2026.