Malta Theory Test Questions and Answers (With Explanations)

The Malta theory test is 35 multiple-choice questions in 45 minutes, and you need 30 correct to pass. The questions are not a secret set: Transport Malta publishes its own theory-test question banks, in English and in Maltese, one list for each licence category, and those published banks are the only authoritative source of the questions you will actually be asked. This page sets out what the questions look like, answers five of them in the exam's own style, and shows why so many "questions and answers" pages you will find rank well and get the facts wrong.

Where the official Malta theory test questions come from

Transport Malta's own licensing page lists the theory-test question banks the Authority publishes, by category, in both languages.

In English: Cars (Categories B etc.), Motorcycles (Categories A etc.), Large Goods Vehicles (Categories C1 and C), Large Goods Vehicles with Trailer (Categories C1E and CE), and Passenger Vehicles (Categories D1 and D).

In Maltese: Karrozzi (Kategoriji B etc.), Muturi (Kategoriji A etc.), Vetturi kbar tat-Taghbija (Kategoriji C1 u C), Vetturi kbat tat-Taghbija bit-Trailers (Kategoriji C1E u CE), and Vetturi kbar għall-Ġarr tal-Passiġġieri (D1 u D).

Two things follow from that list, and both matter when you revise. First, the bank is category-specific: the questions for a Category B car licence are not the same set as for a Category A motorcycle licence, so practise the bank that matches the licence you are applying for. Second, the Maltese bank is published as its own list with its own Maltese names, not as a translation of the English one. If you are sitting the test in Maltese, revise in Maltese.

The legal frame is named on the same page: "The subjects covered are defined in the Fourth Schedule of the Regulations", meaning the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations, Subsidiary Legislation 65.18. The Maltese legislation portal carries the regulation under its Maltese title, Regolamenti dwar Liċenzi għas-Sewqan ta' Vetturi bil-Mutur, consolidated to 26/12/2025.

One honest limit before you rely on this page. This page quotes no exam question and no per-category question count from the two bank PDFs themselves. Transport Malta's licensing page publishes no number of questions per category at all. Anyone who prints a per-category figure is not quoting the Authority, and no figure is guessed on this page.

What the questions actually look like: single-answer and multi-answer

The Theory Test Centre's own booking listing describes the format: "A multiple choice examination method has been adapted for this exam, were candidates are presented with a question and they have to choose the correct answer/s out of a number of possible answers."

That "answer/s" is the detail worth noticing. At least some questions present more than one correct option, so you are selecting a set of answers, not picking a single letter. Two consequences for how you answer:

Read the stem for a number. If a question asks you to select two or three correct options, selecting one right and missing one is still a wrong answer.

The 30-to-pass mark is a total, not a per-question score. Five mistakes across the whole 35-question paper is the whole margin.

What is not published, and therefore not stated here: whether a partly-correct multi-answer question scores anything. Neither Transport Malta's licensing page nor the centre's booking listing states a partial-credit rule, so treat every question as all-or-nothing until the centre tells you otherwise.

The Centre's listing also carries one line in capitals: "WARNING:- Appointment will be cancelled if Candidate is late." It is a booking rule rather than a question, and it is the one you can still act on today.

Five questions in the exam's own style, answered and explained

These are written in the style the exam uses, with every answer sourced to Transport Malta or the Centre. They are not quoted exam questions, because no question text from the banks is reproduced here, but the facts behind them are the Authority's own.

1. How many questions are in the test, and how many must be right? 35 multiple-choice questions, 45 minutes, 30 correct to pass. That is about 86%, so five mistakes of margin. "The test, which takes 45 minutes, is made up of 35 multiple choice questions and you need to answer 30 correctly to pass the test."

2. What does it cost and how do I book it? The theory-test fee is €30.25, payable before you sit, and booking is a phone call to the Theory Test Centre on 21 221520. The Centre's own listing shows the same €30.25 and its own number, +356 212 271 90. Transport Malta states plainly: "Note that cash payments are not accepted."

3. Where is the test sat, and is there a Gozo option? "The Theory Test Centre is now located at Gwardamangia Hill, Pieta." The Centre's listing gives the fuller address as Gwardamangia Hill, Gwardamangia, Pieta PTA1312. Gozo sessions are held "every fortnight on Monday" at the NGO Centre, Ministry for Gozo, Triq il-Madonna tar-Rummiena, Xewkija.

4. What is the minimum age for a motorcycle licence? Category A is 24, or 22 with at least two years' experience on Category A2; A2 is 20; A1 is 18; AM is 18 for mopeds and light quadricycles and 16 for e-kick scooters. Category B is 18.

5. Is the Highway Code official, and does it cover signs? Yes. "The Highway Code is the official road user guide for Malta. In it you'll find all the rules you need to follow while driving in Malta such as speed limits, driving in slow moving traffic and stopping and parking." Transport Malta's Driver Education page adds that it "includes information on road signs, road markings and road safety".

Why the "questions and answers" pages you find online are often wrong

The supply on this phrasing is thin, and the thinness is the reason to be careful rather than the reason to trust whatever ranks.

The web-app that ranks for it says it is not the official material. The Malta driving web-app that holds this phrasing describes itself as "not related to Transport Malta" and serves only a JavaScript shell to a reader who lands from search, so there is no readable question-and-answer text on the page at all.

App-store listings carry no numbers. The leading question-bank listings on the App Store and Google Play describe "revision questions and answers" and four practice modes, but publish no question count, no pass mark, no duration and no fee. One Google Play reviewer's complaint is that the multiple-choice mode, the card flags and the mock tests "doesn't work" in the version they bought. That is a user's claim rather than a verified fact, and one more reason to practise on material you can check.

The per-category counts you see are a seller's claim. A competing Maltese sales page prints "a database of 444 questions for CARS & 391 questions for MOTORCYCLES" and claims the "same database as the one from Transport Malta", with no Transport Malta citation on the page; the Authority publishes no per-category count, so those two numbers are the seller's claim and nothing more.

Some of these pages contradict each other on the road itself. Two of the largest aggregator pages state opposite things about which side of the road Malta drives on. Neither is Transport Malta, and a questions-and-answers page that teaches you the wrong side of the road is worse than no page.

How to revise the questions so the answers stick

Work from the published banks for your category and language, then practise in the shape the exam uses.

1. Read the official bank for your category first.

2. Practise in exam shape, 35 questions in 45 minutes with 30 to pass, because the shape is what your timing has to survive.

3. Treat multi-answer questions as sets, since a partly-correct set is a set you have not answered.

4. Check any rule you are unsure of against the Highway Code, the official road-user guide, rather than against a page that cannot say where its numbers came from.

FAQ

Where do I get the official Malta theory test questions and answers?

From Transport Malta's own licensing page, which publishes the question banks for each licence category in English and in Maltese.

How many questions are there, and how many do I need right?

35 multiple-choice questions in 45 minutes, with 30 correct to pass.

Can a question have more than one correct answer?

The Centre's own listing says candidates "choose the correct answer/s out of a number of possible answers", so yes, some do. No partial-credit rule is published by either source, so treat each question as all-or-nothing.

Are the questions the same for cars and motorcycles?

No. Transport Malta publishes separate banks: Cars (Categories B etc.) and Motorcycles (Categories A etc.) in English, Karrozzi and Muturi in Maltese.

Are the questions available in Maltese?

Yes. Transport Malta publishes five Maltese banks, one per category group, listed under their Maltese names.

Can I practise the questions for free before I commit?

Yes. The Authority's banks are published, and TheoryBuddy's ten-question taster needs no account. See /try.

TheoryBuddy runs mock tests in the official format

TheoryBuddy runs mock tests in the official format of 35 questions with 30 to pass, and its practice pool is based on Transport Malta's official driving theory syllabus and question material. You can try ten real questions with no account, then take full mocks with a study plan. Everything on this site comes before the official test: booking, the fee and the certificate are Transport Malta's.

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