Arizona Road Test Checklist 2026 (Free Printable)

Study sheet for before your test. Notes aren’t allowed in the DMV test room. Every state bans notes, phones and printouts during the knowledge test, in person and online.

Study sheet for before your test. Notes aren’t allowed in the DMV test room.
Source: Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division and Arizona law, sources numbered below · Checked October 4, 2026 · Printed Oct 12, 2026 · drivingtestpal.com/arizona/study-sheets/road-test-checklist/

Arizona · Road test

Arizona road-test checklist

Road test

Tick each box during practice drives in the weeks before your test. The numbers in brackets are the sources listed at the bottom.

How it’s scored: Point system. Basic safety knowledge items cost 1 point each; driving and parking errors cost 10, 4 or 2 points each. Accumulating 21 or more points is a fail. Major violations, dangerous actions and refusing instructions are automatic failures. [1]

Bring to the test [1, 3]

Valid identification documents
Current vehicle registration and proof of current liability insurance (out-of-country insurance not accepted)
A parent or legal guardian if under 18
A completed driver license application
If using a rental car, a rental agreement listing you as a driver

Vehicle check before you go [1, 3, 4]

Proof of current registration, insurance and plate (3-day permits not accepted)
Fuel tank at least a quarter full; electric vehicles should not have the low-battery light on
Tires properly inflated and free from excessive wear, damage or defects
No windshield obstructions for driver or examiner
Doors, horn, seat belts and windows all work
At least two unobstructed mirrors
All turn signals and brake lights work
Working speedometer
Interior free of debris
Driver assistance systems (auto-drive, parking assist) may not be used
Without air conditioning, no testing after noon from June 1 to September 22

Maneuvers the examiner scores [1, 3, 5, 6]

Vehicle inspection and basic safety knowledge
Lane change
Left turns
Right turns
Stop signs, traffic lights and intersections
Parking in a space
Parallel parking / parking at the curb

Skills checked throughout [1, 3]

Understanding instructions in English
Full stops
Yielding
Speed control
Lane position and following distance
Seat belt, signals and braking
General vehicle control

Automatic failures: never do these [3]

Major violation(s)
Dangerous action
Refusing instructions

Sources

azdot.gov: road tests
azleg.gov: 03174
apps.azdot.gov: 99 0138 (PDF)
apps.azdot.gov: 15 0719 (PDF)
azdot.gov: changes mvd road test what expect
apps.azdot.gov: 99 0117 (PDF)
azdot.gov: your mvd related questions and answers
azleg.gov: 03164
azdot.gov: mvd offers tips taking road test
azdot.gov: driver license faq