Which States Offer the DMV Test in Spanish?

Data verified against official state sources June–July 2026 · Updated July 12, 2026

As of July 12, 2026, 45 of the 50 states offer the standard car permit knowledge test in Spanish; the only exceptions are Florida, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Wyoming, which test in English only. Motorcycle coverage is thinner — 32 states offer the motorcycle knowledge test in Spanish — and commercial licensing is the outlier: just 12 states currently offer the CDL knowledge test in Spanish.

45/50Car permit test

32/50Motorcycle test

12/50CDL knowledge test

States whose official knowledge test is available in Spanish, by license type.

Recent changes

February 6, 2026 — Florida: FLHSMV began administering all license exams exclusively in English (announced January 30, 2026).
June 1, 2026 — Texas: DPS discontinued Spanish CDL/CLP knowledge testing (DPS news release).
2026 — Illinois: the Secretary of State's CDL testing page now states CDL exams are “administered in English only,” superseding the 2024 Spanish-testing announcement.

The CDL numbers reflect a federal squeeze: under 49 CFR §391.11, interstate commercial drivers must be able to read and speak English regardless of the language their knowledge test was taken in — a Spanish knowledge test is a study aid for learning the rules, not an exemption from the English-proficiency requirement. Federal enforcement of that rule tightened sharply through 2025–2026, and several states dropped non-English CDL testing in response.

The full 50-state table

State	Car permit test	Motorcycle test	CDL knowledge test	Notes
Alabama	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	The multi-language offer covers the non-commercial exam only — CDL is English only.
Alaska	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	Car test can be taken in Spanish, but no official Spanish manual exists. CDL is English only.
Arizona	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	MVD’s multi-language written-test list covers the regular permit test only.
Arkansas	✓ Spanish	English only	English only	Spanish study guides cover the car test only; motorcycle and CDL tests are English only.
California	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	CDL knowledge tests offered in Spanish (DL 650 lists 6 CDL languages); car test in 30+ languages.
Colorado	✓ Spanish	English only	✓ Spanish	CDL offered in Spanish (hazmat English only); motorcycle test English only.
Connecticut	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	CDL and most endorsements in Spanish; hazmat and school-bus tests English only.
Delaware	✓ Spanish	English only	English only	An official 2019 Spanish CDL manual exists, but Spanish CDL testing is unconfirmed.
Florida	English only	English only	English only	FLHSMV administers ALL license exams in English only, effective February 6, 2026.
Georgia	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	DDS’s 26-language menu covers non-commercial exams only.
Hawaii	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	Motorcycle test is Spanish-capable but has no official Spanish manual; CDL English only.
Idaho	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	ITD’s multi-language page covers the Class D test only.
Illinois	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	CDL is “administered in English only” — this supersedes the 2024 Spanish-testing announcement.
Indiana	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	BMV’s 18-language menu covers the operator (non-commercial) exam only.
Iowa	✓ Spanish	English only	English only	Iowa DOT’s language list covers the operator test only.
Kansas	✓ Spanish	English only	English only	No Spanish motorcycle manual; Class M and CDL Spanish testing unconfirmed.
Kentucky	✓ Spanish	English only	English only	KSP’s 12-language menu is for the standard operator test only.
Louisiana	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	OMV allows translators for knowledge tests “except CDL.”
Maine	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	Test is Spanish-capable with no official Spanish manual; CDL cites the federal interpreter prohibition.
Maryland	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	CDL knowledge tests offered in Spanish (MVA Knowledge Tests page).
Massachusetts	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	CDL exams also offered in Portuguese.
Michigan	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	No official Spanish CDL testing statement.
Minnesota	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	CDL manual: “The knowledge test is offered in English.”
Mississippi	English only	English only	English only	DPS publishes English-only manuals; no official Spanish exam confirmation.
Missouri	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	CDL manual: “administered only in English”; no interpreters allowed.
Montana	✓ Spanish	English only	English only	The Spanish manual is the car manual only; motorcycle and CDL are English only.
Nebraska	✓ Spanish	English only	English only	The Spanish manual covers the Class O license only; the motorcycle written test is English only.
Nevada	✓ Spanish	English only	English only	Interpreters are prohibited during any knowledge test; skills-test commands are in English.
New Hampshire	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	8-language computer testing includes CDL; no official Spanish manuals exist.
New Jersey	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	CDL knowledge test in Spanish (hazmat English only).
New Mexico	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	Bilingual regular testing, but no official Spanish CDL confirmation.
New York	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	CDL knowledge tests in Spanish (DMV Language Access).
North Carolina	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	NCDMV’s multi-language testing statement covers the regular Class C test.
North Dakota	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	CDL manual: “Tests are offered in English only” — audio testing is an English accommodation.
Ohio	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	An official Spanish CDL manual exists (HSY 7606), but CDL testing is English only.
Oklahoma	English only	English only	English only	Service Oklahoma: the written test “is only available in English.”
Oregon	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	Manual: “Commercial knowledge tests are only available in English.”
Pennsylvania	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	Spanish CDL knowledge tests by appointment (hazmat English only).
Rhode Island	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	English/Spanish/Portuguese computerized exams cover the operator test; CDL pages make no Spanish claim.
South Carolina	English only	English only	English only	No official Spanish manual or Spanish testing statement.
South Dakota	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	Official Spanish car and motorcycle manuals exist; CDL is English only.
Tennessee	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	tn.gov’s Spanish-test statement covers the teen Class D test only.
Texas	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	English only	DPS discontinued Spanish CDL/CLP knowledge testing effective June 1, 2026.
Utah	✓ Spanish	English only	English only	“All CDL tests are administered in English only” (Driver License Division).
Vermont	✓ Spanish	English only	English only	Every translated form is scoped “Non-CDL”; motorcycle Spanish testing unconfirmed.
Virginia	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	CDL knowledge exams in Spanish (hazmat English only).
Washington	✓ Spanish	English only	✓ Spanish	CDL also offered in Russian and Serbo-Croatian; interpreters not allowed.
West Virginia	✓ Spanish	English only	English only	The Spanish testing option covers the car test only.
Wisconsin	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	✓ Spanish	WisDOT language matrix: General Knowledge, Air Brakes and Combination in Spanish; hazmat and school bus English only.
Wyoming	English only	English only	English only	WYDOT confirms English-only knowledge testing for all license types.

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<table border="1" cellpadding="6" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px"><caption>Which states offer the DMV knowledge test in Spanish (verified July 12, 2026)</caption><tr><th>State</th><th>Car</th><th>Motorcycle</th><th>CDL</th></tr><tr><td>Alabama</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Alaska</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Arizona</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Arkansas</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>California</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td></tr><tr><td>Colorado</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td><td>Spanish</td></tr><tr><td>Connecticut</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td></tr><tr><td>Delaware</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Florida</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Georgia</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Hawaii</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Idaho</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Illinois</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Indiana</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Iowa</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Kansas</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Kentucky</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Louisiana</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Maine</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Maryland</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td></tr><tr><td>Massachusetts</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td></tr><tr><td>Michigan</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Minnesota</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Mississippi</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Missouri</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Montana</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Nebraska</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Nevada</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>New Hampshire</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td></tr><tr><td>New Jersey</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td></tr><tr><td>New Mexico</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>New York</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td></tr><tr><td>North Carolina</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>North Dakota</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Ohio</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Oklahoma</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Oregon</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td></tr><tr><td>Rhode Island</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>South Carolina</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>South Dakota</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Tennessee</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Texas</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Utah</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Vermont</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Virginia</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td></tr><tr><td>Washington</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td><td>Spanish</td></tr><tr><td>West Virginia</td><td>Spanish</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td></tr><tr><td>Wisconsin</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td><td>Spanish</td></tr><tr><td>Wyoming</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td><td>English only</td></tr></table><p style="font-size:12px">Data: <a href="https://getpermitpal.com/dmv-test-in-spanish">GetPermitPal.com</a>, CC BY 4.0 — verified against official state sources.</p>

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How we verified this

Every row comes from an official source: the state's driver manual, its DMV/DPS/MVD website, or a published agency statement — not from third-party test-prep sites. “✓ Spanish” means the state's official knowledge (written) test is administered in Spanish; it says nothing about the road test, which several states conduct with English commands. Many states offer additional languages beyond Spanish — this tracker covers Spanish specifically. Oral or audio versions offered as literacy accommodations in English don't count as Spanish testing. Rules change quickly (three states changed policy in 2026 alone); the verification date at the top of this page is the promise.

Common questions

Can I take the DMV written test in Spanish?

In 45 of 50 states, yes — the standard car permit knowledge test is offered in Spanish. The exceptions are Florida, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Wyoming, which test in English only.

Can I take the CDL test in Spanish?

Only in 12 states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin. Even there, the hazmat endorsement test is typically English-only, and federal law still requires commercial drivers to read and speak English on the road.

Does taking the test in Spanish change the questions?

No — it's the same exam, officially translated. Question counts and passing scores are identical. See the passing-score calculator for your state's exact format.

What about the road (driving) test?

Language policy for the behind-the-wheel test is separate and stricter in many states — some require the examiner's instructions to be given in English. Check with your local office.