How does the Dutch scooter and moped theory exam work?

The Dutch moped theory exam has 50 exam questions and takes 30 minutes. You pass with at least 43 right, so you can make 7 mistakes. You can take the exam from the age of 15.5. For a scooter you take exactly the same exam, the CBR moped theory exam for licence AM.

This article is about the exam in the Netherlands. Already passed your car theory or got a B licence? Then first read whether you can ride a scooter with it.

From what age?

You can take the moped theory exam from the age of 15.5.

CBR fact, checked on 16 October 2026. You can take the moped theory exam from 15.5. The practical exam is allowed from 16, and only after you have passed your theory. Source: cbr.nl and cbr.nl.

How many questions do you get?

You answer 52 questions, and 50 of them count.

CBR fact, checked on 16 October 2026. The theory exam has 50 questions. It also contains 2 test questions that don’t count, so you answer 52 questions in total. Before the exam starts, you first answer 2 practice questions to get used to it. Those don’t count either. Source: cbr.nl.

The CBR has switched to a new exam system at all its theory locations. You start the exam in a new way, but the questions cover the same material.

CBR fact, checked on 16 October 2026. The CBR has switched to CAS, a new system for running theory exams, at all 20 of its theory locations. The content of the exams hasn’t changed. At the desk you get a slip with an exam code, you pick a free seat in the exam room and start the exam with that code. The screen looks a little different. The 2 practice questions fall within the exam time. Source: cbr.nl and cbr.nl.

So the 2 practice questions come out of your exam time. They still don’t count for your result. On the day, follow the instructions on the screens and from the staff.

How many mistakes can you make?

You can make 7 mistakes.

CBR fact, checked on 16 October 2026. You need at least 43 of the 50 exam questions right to pass. The 2 test questions don’t count. Source: cbr.nl.

That is one mistake more than for the car, where you need 44 right. With 8 or more mistakes, you fail.

How long does the exam take?

The regular exam takes 30 minutes.

CBR fact, checked on 16 October 2026. The regular theory exam takes 30 minutes. With extra time, for example because of dyslexia, you get 15 minutes more, so 45 minutes in total. The individually supervised exam also takes 45 minutes. Source: cbr.nl.

What are the questions about?

The CBR spreads the questions across 8 topics.

CBR fact, checked on 16 October 2026. The questions cover eight topics: use of the road, priority and giving way, special roads and manoeuvres, driving safely and reacting in emergencies, traffic signs and instructions, responsible road use, legislation and vehicle knowledge. Source: cbr.nl.

Driving safely includes wearing a helmet. You answer everything on a touchscreen, with the same kinds of questions as for the car: drag questions, fill-in questions, hotspot questions, yes/no and multiple choice questions, and questions with more than one right answer.

Can you take it in English?

Not directly. You take the moped exam in Dutch or with an interpreter.

CBR fact, checked on 16 October 2026. Only the car theory exam is available in Dutch or English. If you want to take the moped exam in another language, you choose a theory exam with an interpreter. Book the interpreter at least 14 days in advance. Source: cbr.nl.

Read how the exam with an interpreter works in can you take the CBR theory exam in English?

What does it cost?

The moped theory exam costs € 50.50.

CBR fact, checked on 16 October 2026. The moped theory exam costs € 50.50. With extra time it is € 64.00. An individually supervised exam and an exam with an interpreter both cost € 118.50. The moped practical exam costs € 149.00. Applying for your licence at the municipality costs at most € 53.65 in 2026; the amount differs per municipality. Source: cbr.nl.

So for theory and practical together you pay the CBR € 199.50. Riding lessons and your driving school’s costs come on top of that.

What do you need to arrange?

1. You are at least 15.5. You can’t take the theory exam any earlier.
2. You book your exam in Mijn CBR, or your driving school does it for you.
3. Your ID matches the details your municipality has (BRP). Otherwise you can’t take the exam.
4. You practise until you are well under 8 mistakes. With 43 out of 50 right, you pass.
5. After your theory, you plan the practical exam. That is allowed from 16.

Want to book or move your exam? We explain it step by step in book or reschedule your CBR theory exam. And how long your theory exam is valid shows how much time you have after that for your practical test.

Failed? Then you can book again as soon as your result has been processed, within 24 hours. How to tackle the retake is in failed the Dutch car theory exam. That article is about the car, but the approach works the same for the moped.

What do you bring and how does the day go?

Bring a valid ID whose details match the Personal Records Database (BRP) of your municipality, and your reservation number. Be at the exam centre 15 minutes early. You get your result straight after the exam.

The steps at the exam centre are exactly the same for the moped as for the car. You can read them in how the Dutch car theory exam works.

Go in well prepared

Practice exams show you how close you are to 43 out of 50.

Study and practise with the online scooter and moped theory course.