Massachusetts Road Test Checklist 2026 (Free Printable)

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Study sheet for before your test. Notes aren’t allowed in the DMV test room.
Source: Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (MassDOT) and Massachusetts law, sources numbered below · Checked October 4, 2026 · Printed Oct 12, 2026 · drivingtestpal.com/massachusetts/study-sheets/road-test-checklist/

Massachusetts · Road test

Massachusetts road-test checklist

Passenger (Class D) 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: No point system or error count is published. The examiner marks Pass, Fail or Reject on the road test application with a reason, judging your overall driving skills and general good-driving habits. The RMV publishes a list of common reasons for failing. [1]

Bring to the test [1, 3]

Your valid printed learner's permit (legible, or get a duplicate)
A completed Class D road test application, signed by a parent or guardian if you are under 18
A sponsor at least 21 with a year of driving experience and a valid U.S. license (the physical card, not a photo)
An acceptable vehicle with its registration certificate
Proof of insurance if the vehicle is registered out of state; rental agreement and company letter if rented
Arrive at least 15 minutes early

Vehicle check before you go [1, 3]

Good working condition, able to pass the examiner's safety check
Valid registration and current inspection sticker
A seat next to you for the examiner and a rear seat behind the driver for the sponsor
A parking brake the examiner can reach to make an emergency stop (center-console brake; vehicles without one are refused)
Working parking brake, tested by the examiner before the test
No 'donut' spare tire
Out-of-state registration: proof of insurance at Massachusetts minimum limits
Backup cameras and parking aids may stay on, but you must not rely only on them

Maneuvers the examiner scores [1, 3, 4]

Hand signals
Parallel park
Back the vehicle about 50 feet
Turn around between curbs (three-point turn)
Start, stop and turn on a hill
Left turns
Right turns
Enter and leave intersections
Lane use and lane changes
Vehicle inspection and parking brake test

Skills checked throughout [1]

Driving posture and hand position
Following distance, safe speed and right-of-way
Starting and stopping

Automatic failures: never do these [1]

Driving in a way that may have caused a crash, or that the examiner considers dangerous
Violating a motor vehicle law, rule or regulation
Showing a lack of experience operating the vehicle safely
Refusing to follow, or driving contrary to, the examiner's instructions
Not knowing the hand signals
Being at fault in a crash with a vehicle, pedestrian or object

Sources

mass.gov: download
mass.gov: passenger class d road tests
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