Minnesota road-test checklist
Tick boxes for the Minnesota 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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Minnesota · Road test Minnesota road-test checklistClass 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: Scored by point values assigned to specific maneuvers, plus perceived-risk errors. Fail with more than 20 points deducted or more than three perceived-risk errors. Missing three or more items of the equipment demonstration ends the test immediately. Per-item point values are not published. [4, 5] Bring to the test [1]- Valid instruction permit
- Current proof of insurance (original card or policy)
- Under 18: supervised driving log and the 'White Card' certificate of driver education completion
- A licensed driver to accompany you
- Your own vehicle (no NEVs; if rented, you must be listed on the rental agreement)
- Online pre-application completed within 30 days of the appointment
Vehicle check before you go [1, 3]- Insured and registered (current or 60-day permit)
- Front doors open from inside and outside
- Working seat belts, turn signals and brake lights, headlights and taillights
- No dangerous defects (glass blocking vision, damaged tires, missing front bumper, steering play, exhaust leaks, poor brakes)
- Clean, smoke-free interior; no loose objects or pets
- Parking assist may not be used for parallel parking; a backup camera may not be your only way of looking
Maneuvers the examiner scores [1, 5, 6]- Vehicle safety equipment demonstration
- Parallel parking
- Parking on a hill
- 90-degree backing maneuver
- Left turns
- Right turns
- Lane use and lane changes
- Intersections, signs and signals
Skills checked throughout [1, 4]- Vehicle control
- Perceiving risk
- Pedestrians and other drivers
Automatic failures: never do these [1, 2, 5]- Missing three or more items of the equipment demonstration (test stopped)
- A preventable crash, including touching another vehicle, a pedestrian, a fixed object or a parking flag
- A traffic violation you could be ticketed or arrested for
- Driving over a curb or onto a sidewalk
- Forcing another driver or pedestrian to react to avoid a crash
- Inability to control the vehicle, or needing the examiner to take control or help
- Stopping on a railroad track
- Driving in, or turning from, the wrong lane where lanes are clearly marked
- Not cooperating with the examiner or refusing a maneuver
- Test can't be finished because of vehicle failure, illness or weather (including a vehicle stuck in snow)
Sources- assets.dps.mn.gov: dvs class d drivers manual english (PDF)
- dps.mn.gov: class d dl new driver age 18 and older
- revisor.mn.gov: 7410.5140
- revisor.mn.gov: 7410.5300
- revisor.mn.gov: 7410.5320
- revisor.mn.gov: 7410.5360
- revisor.mn.gov: 7410.5340
- revisor.mn.gov: 7410.5400
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