Checked against Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) on 2026-08-28
60 questions written here, every one with its citation

ICBC motorcycle knowledge test

Motorcycle knowledge test at a glance

Question count: 40
Pass mark: 32 of 40 correct
Time limit: 45 minutes
Fee: $15 per attempt, free at 65 and over
Retake fee: $15 per attempt
Minimum age: 16
Where it is taken: At a licensing office or testing centre

ICBC, Before you take your knowledge test (form MV2654)verified 2026-08-28

The format above is the one Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) sets, and it is on the page before anything else, because the numbers are what you plan around. Every row carries the record it was read from and the date it was checked.

Forty questions on a touch screen at a driver licensing office, or the same test online.
Passing means 32 correct out of 40, which is 80 percent.
You get 45 minutes.
A skip button lets you put one question off, and the ones you skipped come back at the end.
A failed attempt means waiting a day in person, or 24 hours online.
Hold a full Class 5 or 6 and you come out with a 6L. Hold an L or an N and you come out with an 8L, and with neither you sit the car knowledge test as well.

A rider in full protective gear seen from behind at a distance, leaning a motorcycle into a long bend on an empty forest road.

60 questions written for the Motorcycle knowledge test, each with the authority it rests on
Free to sit, with no account and nothing held back until you pay
Every run free, with the whole bank open and no part held back

Start the practice run See what it covers

The real test is 40 questions with a 45 minute limit. Nothing here is timed unless the real exam is timed, and nothing is held back except the answers the real exam holds back too.

What the questions cover

Every British Columbia question sits under one subject, and the number beside it is how many we hold. The reading column goes to the lesson behind the subject.

Subject	Questions	Reading
Road signs	20	The lesson behind it
Sharing the road	7	The lesson behind it
Emergencies and breakdowns	7	The lesson behind it
Intersections and turns	6	The lesson behind it
Passing and lanes	6	The lesson behind it
Weather and night driving	4	The lesson behind it
Speed and following distance	3	The lesson behind it
Impaired and distracted driving	3	The lesson behind it
Parking and stopping	2	The lesson behind it
Right of way	1	The lesson behind it
Licensing and the graduated system	1	The lesson behind it

One question from the bank, in full

The question, the answer marked, the reason it is the answer, and the authority it rests on. Nothing is held back on this page and nothing is held back in a run.

British ColumbiaRules of the road

You are riding on a bright, clear afternoon in city traffic. Your headlight is on low beam.

Switch it off, since a headlight does nothing against a bright sky
Switch to high beam, because a brighter light is always easier to see
Leave the low beam on, because a lit headlight helps you stand out against a busy background
Switch it off in traffic and back on once you reach the open road

The answer is C

A motorcycle is a narrow shape against shop fronts, parked cars and moving traffic, and a lit headlight is one of the few things that separates it from all that clutter. Daytime high beam is a poor answer because it dazzles the drivers you most want to think clearly about you, including the one waiting to turn across your path. Low beam gives you the contrast without the glare.

Motor Vehicle Act (British Columbia)

How the Motorcycle knowledge test passes

The real test is 40 questions with a 45 minute limit.

You pass with 32 correct answers out of 40.

You can sit it from age 16.

Fees and rules change, so check the record itself before you pay for anything. The date beside each figure is the day we last read it.

The whole testYou need 32 of 40 correct

Pass mark

ICBC, Before you take your knowledge test (form MV2654)verified 2026-08-28

Reading for the Motorcycle knowledge test

The lessons carry the rule, the guides carry the longer answer, and both end with the note that changes the answer in British Columbia.

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The 11 study lessons

Written for British Columbia

Each lesson ends with the British Columbia note that changes the answer, so the reading matches the exam you are sitting.

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What is on the ICBC knowledge test

British Columbia

What the ICBC knowledge test asks, how it is scored against the clock, and what happens on the day and afterwards if it does not go well.

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The L and N stages, and what each one restricts

British Columbia

Which conditions attach to the L stage, which of them survive into the N stage, and what the visible sign on the car actually does to the traffic around you.

All British Columbia tests and stages

Questions people ask about this test

How many questions are on the ICBC knowledge test?

Fifty, and you get 45 minutes to work through them. The timer is generous for the number of questions, so most people run out of certainty long before they run out of time.