Bulgarian Driving Theory Test 2026 — with an English interface
Practise for the theory exam Bulgarians call listovki (листовки): the questions of the ИААА bank for categories B, A and AM, video questions included. The questions are in Bulgarian, as in the bank; the interface (menus, buttons, results) is in English.
Category B: 45 questions in 40 minutes, scored in points — you pass with 87 of 97.
DRV.BG is an independent practice site, not ИААА, ДАИ or МВР (КАТ). ИААА publishes the official question bank at public-eis.rta.government.bg.
Try the exam right now
Pick a category and answer a real question from the ИААА bank, in Bulgarian as on the exam: your answer counts as question 1 of a full mock exam. Free, no sign-up.
Трамваят е релсово превозно средство, което се приравнява към групата на моторните превозни средства.
Pick an answer and carry on with the exam — 45 questions, 40 minutes, no sign-up.
Трамваят е релсово превозно средство, което се приравнява към групата на моторните превозни средства.
Pick an answer and carry on with the exam — 40 questions, 40 minutes, no sign-up.
Трамваят е релсово превозно средство, което се приравнява към групата на моторните превозни средства.
Pick an answer and carry on with the exam — 37 questions, 40 minutes, no sign-up.
Before you start
Which language is the exam in?
The question bank ИААА publishes is in Bulgarian, and so are the questions on DRV.BG. What we translate is the interface around them: menus, buttons, the timer and your scores are in English, so you always know where you are and how many points you scored. The test, mode and topic names stay in Bulgarian, like the questions.
Can you sit the exam itself in another language? Bulgarian law says yes: under Ordinance No. 38 (art. 38), ИААА publishes the languages the theory test can be taken in, and a candidate who does not speak Bulgarian picks one of them. We could not find that list on ИААА's website, so we name no language here. Ask your driving school which languages your exam room offers before you book.
ИААА's website also has English versions of exam topics, but they date from 2023, before the current bank of 01.10.2026, so their wording does not match today's questions.
How the exam is scored
Points, not mistakes
The theory exam is a computer test in an ИААА exam room, and every candidate gets their own randomly generated test. Each question has 2 to 4 answers, of which 1, 2 or 3 are correct, and is worth 1, 2 or 3 points; the screen tells you how many answers are correct and how many points the question carries. You only get the points if you mark every correct answer and no wrong one.
| Category | B (car) | A1, A2, A (motorcycle) | AM (moped) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Questions | 45 | 40 | 37 |
| Maximum points | 97 | 90 | 84 |
| Pass mark | 87 pts | 81 pts | 75 pts |
| Points you can lose | 10 pts | 9 pts | 9 pts |
| Time | 40 min | 40 min | 40 min |
| Video questions per test | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Ordinance No. 38, art. 39; ИААА exam methodology, Order РД-08-39 of 10.12.2024.
How many mistakes can you make?
For category B you can lose at most 10 points. Three wrong 3-point questions and one wrong 1-point question make exactly 10 — you still pass with 87. Four wrong 3-point questions make 12 — you fail, with only four mistakes.
The same rule on DRV.BG
Every question carries its points from the bank, and a question with several correct answers only counts when you mark all of them. The mock exam has the real size — 45 questions in 40 minutes for B — and your result is in points.
Take a mock examThe road to a Bulgarian licence
Driving school, theory, driving test, licence
A driving school
A first licence needs training at a licensed driving school (учебен център, or автошкола), which then puts you forward for the exam. Training can start up to 3 months before the minimum age, or 1 month for AM. Minimum ages: AM and A1 16, A2 and B 18, A 24 (or 20 after holding A2 for at least 2 years).
The theory exam at ИААА
A computer test in an ИААА exam room in the region of your driving school. You may sit it up to 1 month before the minimum age, and up to 4 times within 6 months of finishing the theory training; after that you need new training. If you file a retake yourself, the fee is €10.23 plus a €7.67 voucher. This is the step DRV.BG prepares you for.
The driving test (кормуване)
On a different day from the theory exam, with up to 4 attempts within 6 months of passing the theory.
Your licence from МВР
The driving licence (СУМПС) is issued by the Ministry of Interior (МВР).
Ordinance No. 38 (art. 4, 10, 11, 17, 18a), Ordinance No. 37 (art. 16), Road Traffic Act (art. 151); fees: Tariff No. 5, ИААА service 1916.
What the bank covers
Six official sections, and almost half of B is the rules of the road
The bank is split into 6 sections and each test draws a fixed number of questions from each one. For category B, 705 of the 1,440 questions are in Section 4, and 25 of the test's 45 questions come from it. DRV.BG has the banks for candidates with no licence yet: 1,440 questions for B (or with AM), 1,284 for A (or with AM) and 1,203 for AM.
| Section | Questions in the bank | Questions in the test |
|---|---|---|
| 1. General information about the car | 48 | 1 |
| 2. Roads, vehicles and road users | 247 | 5 |
| 3. Means of organising and regulating traffic (signs, markings, signals) | 202 | 8 |
| 4. Rules of the road | 705 | 25 |
| 5. Factors that affect driver behaviour | 110 | 3 |
| 6. Duties and liability of drivers | 128 | 3 |
| Total | 1,440 | 45 |
Already hold A, A1 or A2 and want B? The test is shorter: 25 questions, 55 points, pass with 50, in 35 minutes. With B or B1, the test for A is 15 questions, 31 points, pass with 27, in 20 minutes. Those banks, like the ones for getting a licence back, are not on DRV.BG: all of ИААА's banks are on its question bank portal.
What you get
Bulgarian questions, an interface you can read
Mock exams of the real size
45 questions for B, 40 for A and 37 for AM, with 40 minutes on the clock. Scored in points, with the questions you got wrong right after.
English, Bulgarian or Russian menus
Switch the interface any time. The questions stay in Bulgarian, the language of the ИААА bank.
Every question of your category
Work through the whole bank of your category, video questions and pictures included.
By section and topic
ИААА's six sections, split into topics such as road signs, junctions, manoeuvres, and stopping and parking.
Mistakes only
A mode that collects the questions you got wrong until you get them right.
Saved questions
Mark the hard ones and review them on their own.
Progress statistics
Accuracy by topic, daily activity and how much of the bank you have mastered.
Phone and laptop
Your progress lives in your account, so it is the same on every device.
Free to start, Pro €4.99 once
- Free: one full mock exam with no account; with a free account 15 questions a day (the first day everything is open).
- Pro, €4.99: a one-time payment, no subscription: no daily limit, plus spaced review of your mistakes.
- No ads anywhere, on the free plan too.
Who is behind DRV.BG
DRV.BG is run by an individual entrepreneur from Tbilisi, Georgia (registration no. 306421592); the full details are in the Terms and Conditions. The questions and correct answers are those of the ИААА bank; DRV.BG adds no explanations to them. If you spot a mistake, write to support@drv.bg.
DRV.BG is an independent practice site, not ИААА, ДАИ or МВР (КАТ). ИААА publishes the official question bank at public-eis.rta.government.bg.
Frequently asked questions
Bulgaria's theory exam, answered
Test size and points, how many mistakes you can make, the exam language, video questions and who runs the exam.
How many questions are in the Bulgarian theory test for category B, and how long do I get?
The category B test has 45 questions in 40 minutes, worth 97 points; you pass with at least 87. For A1, A2 and A it is 40 questions (90 points, pass with 81), and for AM 37 questions (84 points, pass with 75), also in 40 minutes (Ordinance No. 38, art. 39).
How many mistakes can I make?
There is no fixed number, because each question is worth 1, 2 or 3 points. For category B you can lose at most 10 of the 97 points: three wrong 3-point questions and one wrong 1-point question (10 points) still pass, four wrong 3-point questions (12 points) do not. For A and AM you can lose up to 9 points.
Do some questions have more than one correct answer?
Yes. Each question has 2 to 4 answers, of which 1, 2 or 3 are correct, and the screen tells you how many are correct. In the category B bank 342 questions have 2 correct answers and 182 have 3. A question only counts if you mark every correct answer and no wrong one; DRV.BG scores it the same way.
Can I take the theory exam in English or Russian?
The law allows it: Ordinance No. 38 lets candidates who do not speak Bulgarian take the test in a language from a list that ИААА publishes on its website. We could not find that list, so we cannot tell you which languages are offered today: ask your driving school before you book. ИААА does publish English versions of exam topics, but they date from 2023, before the current bank.
Are the questions on DRV.BG in English?
No. The questions and answers are in Bulgarian, in the wording of the ИААА bank, because that is the text of the Bulgarian exam. Menus, buttons, results and statistics are in English (or Russian), so you always know where you are and what you got wrong; test, mode and topic names stay in Bulgarian.
Are there video questions?
Yes. Every exam test includes 2 questions with an interactive video clip. The category B bank has 58 of them, the A and AM banks 17 each. DRV.BG includes the video questions in practice and in the mock exam.
Who runs the exam: ИААА, ДАИ or КАТ?
The theory exam is taken on a computer in the exam rooms of the Executive Agency Road Transport Administration (ИААА). “ДАИ” is the old name of its regional units, which many people still use. The driving licence itself is issued by the Ministry of Interior (МВР).
How many times can I take the theory exam?
Up to 4 times within 6 months of finishing the theory training; after that you need new training. The theory and driving exams are on different days, and you may sit the theory up to one month before you reach the minimum age.
Is it free?
Yes, to start: one full mock exam needs no account. With a free account the first day is fully open, then you get 15 questions a day. Pro is a one-time payment of €4.99, with no subscription: no daily limit, plus spaced review of your mistakes. No ads.