Romania Traffic Law Report
Source Agency: DRPCIV (Direcția Regim Permise de Conducere și Înmatriculare a Vehiculelor)
Last Updated: June 7, 2026
Key Findings
- ●Theory test pass rate is ≈35% (2024, DGPCI — first-attempt rate (via press; standalone rate not published))
- ●Road fatalities: 1,478 in 2024 — Down 4.3% vs 2023 (lowest in 12 years); still the EU highest at 78 deaths per million
- ●1.3M tests administered per year by DRPCIV
- ●Most challenging topic: Priority & right-of-way
Test Statistics
Theory Test Pass Rate
≈35%
DGPCI — first-attempt rate (via press; standalone rate not published) (2024)Speed Limits
Urban
50 km/h
Rural / National Roads
90–100 km/h
Motorway / Highway
130 km/h
Most Challenging Topics
Priority & right-of-way
Right-of-way at unmarked junctions and complex intersections.
Road signs & markings
Regulatory, warning and information signs and road markings.
Speed limits
Different limits by road type (town, national road, expressway, motorway).
First aid
Basic first-aid and emergency procedures tested in the exam.
Road Safety
Road Fatalities
1,478
Poliția Română (2024)
Trend
Down 4.3% vs 2023 (lowest in 12 years); still the EU highest at 78 deaths per million
Penalties & Fines
Recent Law Changes
Drink- and drug-driving were toughened (Law 172/2024): fine-only and suspended sentences were abolished; driving at 0.80 g/L or more carries 1–5 years in prison (2–7 in aggravated cases), with up to a 10-year driving ban.
Traffic-fine values were overhauled (OUG 115/2023, from January 2024): each punct-amendă now tracks the minimum wage (about 202 RON in 2025, rising to about 216 RON in mid-2026), so fines rose sharply.
A road-safety package (OUG 84/2024) let citizens submit video evidence of aggressive driving and lets police withhold the licence pending alcohol/drug lab results.
Road-vignette (rovinietă) tariffs rose from September 2025, and driving without a valid vignette now costs 500–1,000 RON for a car.
Sources & Methodology
All statistics in this report are sourced from official government agencies and publicly available data. AutoviaTest is an independent educational platform and is not affiliated with any government testing agency.
Data last verified: 2026-06-07
Primary Sources:
- DGPCI — first-attempt rate (via press; standalone rate not published) — Test statistics (2024)
- Poliția Română — Road safety data (2024)
- OUG 195/2002 (Codul Rutier), art. 49 (Portal Legislativ) — Speed limits
- OUG 195/2002 (Codul Rutier) & Codul Penal art. 336 (Portal Legislativ) — Penalties & fines
- Portal Legislativ (Legea 172/2024) — Recent law change (2024)
- Portal Legislativ (OUG 115/2023) — Recent law change (2024)
- Portal Legislativ (OUG 84/2024) — Recent law change (2024)
- CNAIR (OG 23/2025) — Recent law change (2025)
- DRPCIV (Direcția Regim Permise de Conducere și Înmatriculare a Vehiculelor) — Official regulatory body
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