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  • Checked against Manitoba Public Insurance on 2026-09-15
  • 73 questions written here, every one with its citation

Manitoba MPI knowledge test

MPI knowledge test at a glance

Time limit
30 minutes
Fee
$12
Minimum age
15.5
Manitoba Public Insurance, Testing for your Class 5 licenceverified 2026-09-15

The MPI knowledge test has a 30-minute time limit. The record we hold does not state its question count or pass mark. The fee is $12.

  • The Class 5 test is taken in person on a computer and is not open book. Appointments can be paid for and scheduled online.
  • Most applicants must be 16. A learner may apply at 15.5 while enrolled in a Driver Z course that is in progress.
  • The test is offered in English, French, Amharic, Arabic, Bosnian, Simplified Chinese, Cree, Croatian, Czech, Farsi, German (High), Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Lao, Low German, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Saulteaux, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog, Ukrainian and Vietnamese. Audio is available in every offered language.
  • Bring original documents that establish birth date, full legal name, photograph, Manitoba residence, permanent address and entitlement to be in Canada. Manitoba residence needs 2 supporting documents. Applicants under 18 need parental consent.
  • A vision test is required before the learner licence is issued. The official page does not place it at the knowledge test appointment.
  • Wait at least 7 days after a failed GDL Class 5L knowledge test. Study the online Driver's Handbook.
  • An oral knowledge test is available, but it cannot be booked online.
  • The Gateway Service Centre in Winnipeg offers weekday walk-ins from 7:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. after the test has been purchased.
  • After a pass, the learner licence costs $20 plus a base driver premium of up to $45. The Class 5 road test costs $35, and a failed road test has a 14-day wait.
  • Driver Z is optional for most new drivers. Learner-stage drivers must have no drugs or alcohol in their system while driving.
A plain compact hatchback carrying no badges, stopped at a painted stop line on a wet suburban road, seen low and from behind with the crossing road empty.
  • 73 questions written for the MPI 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
Take the free practice testSee what it covers

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 Manitoba 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.

SubjectQuestionsReading
Road signs15The lesson behind it
Licensing and the graduated system8No lesson available
Right of way5No lesson available
Intersections and turns5No lesson available
Speed and following distance5No lesson available
Passing and lanes5No lesson available
Parking and stopping5No lesson available
Sharing the road5No lesson available
Impaired and distracted driving5No lesson available
Emergencies and breakdowns5No lesson available
Weather and night driving5No lesson available
Documents, fines and demerit points5No lesson available

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.

ManitobaRules of the road

A Winnipeg student is 15 years and six months old and wants a Class 5L licence. Which situation lets them apply now?

  1. They are enrolled in a Driver Z course that is in progress
  2. They own a car and have a parent in the passenger seat
  3. They have completed an online road signs quiz
  4. They plan to enrol in driver education next year

The answer is A

MPI permits an application at this age only while the applicant is enrolled in a qualifying course that is in progress. Otherwise the ordinary minimum age is 16.

Manitoba Public Insurance, Get a passenger vehicle Class 5 licence

How the MPI knowledge test passes

You can sit it from age 15.5.

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.

Reading for the MPI knowledge test

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

The interior of a quiet public service office with empty chairs in rows and a plain counter, winter light falling in bands across a pale floor.Read

Right of way, and the cases people get wrong

Rules of the road

Which right of way situations people actually get wrong, drawn out one at a time, rather than a restatement of the rule in the handbook.
A four way intersection seen from above and to one side, lane markings and crosswalks clearly painted, three vehicles approaching from different arms in low winter sun.Read

Roundabouts, lane by lane

Rules of the road

Which lane to choose on the approach to a roundabout and what to do inside it, drawn out, including the exit conflict that catches drivers who did everything else right.
A roadside gantry carrying two blank plates against a wide pale sky, both plates deliberately empty with nothing printed on them.Read

Road sign shapes and colours, and how to read a sign you have never seen

Signs

How to work out what an unfamiliar sign means from its shape and colour alone, instead of memorising every sign one at a time.
All Manitoba tests and stages

Questions people ask about this test

How do I book the MPI knowledge test?

Pay and schedule the test online, or use the weekday walk-in service at the Gateway Service Centre after buying the test.

Manitoba Public Insurance, Testing for your Class 5 licenceverified 2026-09-15
How much is the MPI knowledge test?

The Class 5 knowledge test costs $12.

Manitoba Public Insurance, Testing for your Class 5 licenceverified 2026-09-15
How long is the MPI knowledge test?

MPI gives you 30 minutes.

Manitoba Public Insurance, Testing for your Class 5 licenceverified 2026-09-15
Can I take the MPI knowledge test online?

No. You can book and pay online, but the computer-based test is taken in person.

Manitoba Public Insurance, Testing for your Class 5 licenceverified 2026-09-15
What languages are available for the MPI knowledge test?

MPI offers English, French and 28 other languages, with audio in every offered language.

Manitoba Public Insurance, Testing for your Class 5 licenceverified 2026-09-15
How soon can I retake the MPI knowledge test?

Wait at least 7 days after a failed Class 5L knowledge test.

Manitoba Public Insurance, Get a passenger vehicle Class 5 licenceverified 2026-09-15
What should I study for the MPI knowledge test?

Study MPI's online Driver's Handbook.

Manitoba Public Insurance, Driver's Handbookverified 2026-09-15

Sources for this page

Each record below is where a number on this page comes from, with the date it was last checked against it.