Michigan road-test checklist
Tick boxes for the Michigan driving test: what to bring, the vehicle check, what the examiner scores and what fails you on the spot. Free to print. The full guide with every quote is on the road-test page.
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.
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Michigan · Road test Michigan road-test checklistDriving skills 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: Two scored segments, passed in order. Basic control skills: each boundary touch (encroachment) and each reposition counts as an error, plus final position; pass with six errors or fewer. On-road test: pass with no more than 25 points and no automatic failure. Failing any part ends the test. [1] Bring to the test [1]- Under 18: your Level 1 license (held 6 months) and Segment 2 driver education completion certificate
- Under 18: a driving log showing 50 supervised hours, 10 at night, plus a parent or guardian (or written designee) for the whole test
- 18 and older: your Temporary Instruction Permit (held at least 30 days)
- Proof of insurance, current registration and a valid plate for the test vehicle
- A safe vehicle you have practiced in
Vehicle check before you go [1]- Working brakes, brake lights (center high-mount on 1986 and newer), headlights, taillights and front and rear turn signals
- Doors that open from inside and outside
- Enough fuel; working heater/defroster, horn, muffler and speedometer
- No more than one missing lug nut; sound suspension; properly inflated, undamaged tires
- Rearview mirror and outside left mirror
- Safety belts and seats for all occupants
- Windshield not cracked so it blocks your view; working wipers and washers
- Backup cameras and other passive systems allowed; self-parking and other driver-activated systems not allowed
- No 'Student Driver' signs on driver-ed cars
Maneuvers the examiner scores [1]- Vehicle familiarization and safety inspection
- Forward stop line (basic control)
- Curved path backing, sight side (Y-turn): backing into a simulated driveway
- Curved path backing, blind side (parallel parking)
- Left turns
- Right turns
- Stop intersections and through intersections
- Expressway or rural highway driving
- Lane changes (expressway and urban)
- Curve
- Railroad crossing (actual or simulated)
- Turn fan or radio on and off while driving
- Crash avoidance (simulated head-on collision)
Skills checked throughout [1]- Search
- Speed and brake control
- Steering control
- Timing and signals
Automatic failures: never do these [1]- Disregarding instructions or refusing to perform a maneuver
- Failing to follow the same instruction twice (after one warning)
- Offering the examiner a bribe or gratuity
- Refusing to wear a safety belt
- Any accident (may result in failure)
- A crash prevented by others, or the examiner has to prevent a crash or illegal action
- Driving over a curb or sidewalk, endangering others
- Creating a serious hazard, or failing to yield so that traffic or pedestrians are affected
- Failing to yield to a funeral procession
- Passing a stopped school bus with red lights flashing
- Not taking proper action for an emergency or road service vehicle
- Turning on red where prohibited
- Turning from the wrong lane
- Passing improperly
- Driving the wrong way on a one-way street or on the wrong side of the street
- Failing to stop for a red light, flashing red light or stop sign
- Failing to stop for a railroad signal or driving around railroad gates
- Speeding 4 to 9 mph over the limit after one warning
- Speeding 10 mph or more over the limit (no warning)
- Following too closely after one warning
- Can't keep up to the minimum expressway speed (test terminated)
- Driving more than 10 mph under the limit after one warning (test terminated)
- Stalling in a way that is hazardous or blocks traffic, or losing control so the examiner must act (test terminated)
Sources- michigan.gov: Driving Skills Test Study Guide (PDF)
- michigan.gov: WEDMK (PDF)
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