Road test (not currently given for a Regular Class R license)
Mississippi Road Test (2026) What’s on the Driving Test, Scoring & Tips
Mississippi does not currently give a road test for a Regular (Class R) driver's license. Applicants under 17 instead turn in a Waiver of Road Testing Affidavit, in which a parent, teacher or guardian swears the teen held the permit for a year, drove at least 50 hours and can drive safely. Applicants 17 and older pass only the knowledge and vision exams.
Checked October 4, 2026 against official Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Driver Service Bureau sources. Tap a numbered chip to read the exact wording.
- Maneuvers in official sources
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- Score limit
- Not published
- Listed automatic failures
- None listed
Who can take the Mississippi road test
No road test applies. At 16, after holding the learner's permit 12 months (or until the 17th birthday), a teen upgrades to Class R with the permit, a current school attendance form and the road-test waiver affidavit. At 17 and older, applicants can get the permit and license the same day with no affidavit. From July 1, 2027, a first license will also require a certified driver education course. Official source 1driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov“At this time, no skills (road) test is required of any applicant seeking a regular driver's license.”“When the twelve months are complete in order to obtain a Regular (class R) driver's license you must provide the following: 1) A valid learner's permit; 2) An up to date school attendance form ; and 3) Waiver of Road Testing Affidavit .”“17-Years-Old and Older - are not required to hold the permit for twelve (12) months and may obtain both the learner's permit and driver's license on the same day.”“The Waiver of Road Testing Affidavit is not required for applicants 17 years old and older.”Open the official page (opens in a new tab) ↗Checked October 4, 2026Official source 2billstatus.ls.state.ms.us“Beginning on July 1, 2027, to any person who has not previously obtained a driver's license unless that person has successfully completed a Driver Education and Training Program certified by the State Board of Education or the Department of Public Safety”Open the official page (opens in a new tab) ↗Checked October 4, 2026
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How the Mississippi road test is scored
No road test is given, so there is no scoring. Official source 1driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov“At this time, no skills (road) test is required of any applicant seeking a regular driver's license.”Open the official page (opens in a new tab) ↗Checked October 4, 2026
Automatic failures
We found no official list of automatic failures for Mississippi. Treat any dangerous action, a crash, or breaking a traffic law as likely to fail the test.
If you fail the Mississippi road test
Not applicable: no road test is given for a regular license. Official source 1driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov“At this time, no skills (road) test is required of any applicant seeking a regular driver's license.”Open the official page (opens in a new tab) ↗Checked October 4, 2026
Didn’t pass? What to do next, including the Mississippi permit (knowledge) test retake rules.
Waivers and third-party testing
The road test is waived for everyone at present. By statute (Miss. Code §63-1-33(7)), DPS accepts an affidavit from a parent, teacher or guardian who has watched the student drive at least 50 hours and attests to their safe driving, in place of a DPS skills test; it also accepts a certificate from an approved secondary-school driver education program (§63-1-33(6)). DPS requires the Waiver of Road Testing Affidavit from teens upgrading a learner's permit before age 17, and not from applicants 17 and older. Official source 1driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov“The Waiver of Road Testing Affidavit is not required for applicants 17 years old and older.”Open the official page (opens in a new tab) ↗Checked October 4, 2026Official source 3billstatus.ls.state.ms.us“a parent, teacher or guardian may certify that he or she has witnessed a student operate a motor vehicle for at least fifty (50) hours and attest to their proficiency in the proper and safe operation of a motor vehicle and the Department of Public Safety shall accept such in lieu of a skills test”“shall accept the certification of successful completion of an individual's training in the knowledge and skills needed for the proper and safe operation of a motor vehicle from a driver education and training program at a secondary school”Open the official page (opens in a new tab) ↗Checked October 4, 2026Official source 4driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov“attest that the above permit holder has held the permit for at least one year and has been given a minimum of 50 hours of driving instruction.”“I have given the necessary training and guidance to the above permit holder and attest to the permit holder's proficiency in the proper and safe operation of a motor vehicle.”Open the official page (opens in a new tab) ↗Checked October 4, 2026Official source 5driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov“if you are under 17 you must provide an affidavit for Road Test Waiver whereby a parent, teacher, or guardian has certified that he or she has witnessed you operate a motor vehicle for at least fifty hours”Open the official page (opens in a new tab) ↗Checked October 4, 2026
Mississippi road test questions
What is on the Mississippi road test?
Mississippi does not currently give a road test for a Regular (Class R) driver's license. Applicants under 17 instead turn in a Waiver of Road Testing Affidavit, in which a parent, teacher or guardian swears the teen held the permit for a year, drove at least 50 hours and can drive safely. Applicants 17 and older pass only the knowledge and vision exams.
How is the Mississippi driving test scored?
No road test is given, so there is no scoring.
What do I need to bring to the Mississippi road test?
Valid learner's permit; Up-to-date school attendance form (under 18); and Signed Waiver of Road Testing Affidavit (under 17).
When can I take the Mississippi road test?
No road test applies. At 16, after holding the learner's permit 12 months (or until the 17th birthday), a teen upgrades to Class R with the permit, a current school attendance form and the road-test waiver affidavit. At 17 and older, applicants can get the permit and license the same day with no affidavit. From July 1, 2027, a first license will also require a certified driver education course.
What happens if I fail the Mississippi road test?
Not applicable: no road test is given for a regular license.
Can the Mississippi road test be waived?
The road test is waived for everyone at present. By statute (Miss. Code §63-1-33(7)), DPS accepts an affidavit from a parent, teacher or guardian who has watched the student drive at least 50 hours and attests to their safe driving, in place of a DPS skills test; it also accepts a certificate from an approved secondary-school driver education program (§63-1-33(6)). DPS requires the Waiver of Road Testing Affidavit from teens upgrading a learner's permit before age 17, and not from applicants 17 and older.
Notes from our check
DPS states that no skills (road) test is currently required for any regular driver's license applicant; road tests are scheduled only for CDLs (by phone) and skills tests for motorcycle endorsements. The statute agrees: Miss. Code §63-1-33 (as amended by HB 1371, approved July 8, 2020, text on the legislature's site) requires sign and knowledge tests for a regular license but lets DPS accept the 50-hour affidavit or a school driver-education certificate instead of its own skills test. No Class R score sheet, maneuver list, automatic-failure list or test-vehicle checklist is published, so this page has no vehicle section. Who needs the affidavit: the statute sets no age. The 2025 driver's manual lists the 50-hour affidavit among the reasons a license can be refused and elsewhere says it applies if you are under 17; the DPS Class R page says it is not required for applicants 17 and older. This page follows the DPS Class R page (the current agency page): under 17, yes; 17 and older, no. From July 1, 2027, a first license will also require a certified driver education course (SB 2695, approved May 10, 2024, and the manual); no official source says that will bring back a DPS road test. The manual's parallel-parking steps are general driving guidance, not a test item.
Sources
Every fact above links to one of these official pages. Checked October 4, 2026.
driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov
This guide summarizes official Mississippi sources for study. It is not the test itself, and only a DPS examiner (or a tester the state licenses) can pass or fail you. Rules change; confirm with Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Driver Service Bureau before test day.