New Hampshire 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: New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles and New Hampshire law, sources numbered below · Checked October 4, 2026 · Printed Oct 12, 2026 · drivingtestpal.com/new-hampshire/study-sheets/road-test-checklist/

New Hampshire · Road test

New Hampshire road-test checklist

Road skills examination (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: Demerit points: point values are assigned to each maneuver and deducted every time it is not done correctly. 21 or more demerit points fails. Certain actions end the test at once as a failure. The examiner cannot coach during the test. [1]

Bring to the test [1]

Proof of positive identification
The test vehicle (registered, inspected, of the class you are testing for)
A licensed driver to drive the vehicle to and from the test site and stay until the test is over (Driver's Manual)
Any driver licenses issued by any state, and proof of identity and residency (Driver's Manual)
Under 18: driver education certificate, the 40-hour supervised-driving certification, written parent or guardian permission and proof of insurance

Vehicle check before you go [1]

You provide the test vehicle
NH-registered vehicles must meet all NH inspection laws (current inspection); out-of-state-registered vehicles must be in safe operating condition
Size, weight and equipment must match the license class
A permanently attached seat for the examiner with access to the vehicle controls
Only the applicant and examiner (and an examiner in training) may ride

Maneuvers the examiner scores [1]

Turnabout (three-point turn)
Parallel parking
Backing
Grade control (hill start and parking)
Right and left turns
Left turns
Signs and traffic signals

Skills checked throughout [1]

Starting the vehicle
Use of signals
Steering
Attention and observation
Lane usage
Passing and being passed
Engine control
Right of way
Speed control

Automatic failures: never do these [1]

Striking another vehicle, a pedestrian or any fixed object
Improper action causing a collision or near-collision of other vehicles nearby
Making another driver drive expertly, or a pedestrian dodge, to prevent a collision
The examiner has to help you control the vehicle
Stalling in a busy intersection because of inexperience or lack of skill
Driving two wheels over the curb or onto the sidewalk
Any maneuver, from lack of skill or caution, that causes immediate danger to a person or property
Lack of control to the point the examiner believes continuing would be dangerous
Serious violation of any traffic law
Refusing to try any maneuver
Repeated failure to follow instructions

Sources

gc.nh.gov: saf c1000
gc.nh.gov: 263 mrg