Utah 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: Utah Department of Public Safety, Driver License Division and Utah law, sources numbered below · Checked October 4, 2026 · Printed Oct 12, 2026 · drivingtestpal.com/utah/study-sheets/road-test-checklist/

Utah · Road test

Utah road-test checklist

Driving 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: The examiner scores you on specific driving maneuvers and on road rules, posture, lane use, turns, starting and stopping, parking, signs and signals, backing, U-turns, steering and attention at intersections. Any listed dangerous action is an automatic failure. Utah does not publish a point scale or a maximum number of errors; scoring is done on a tablet, and the examiner discusses results and gives recommendations at the end. [1]

Bring to the test [1, 4]

Learner permit or license certificate
Valid vehicle registration
Valid insurance
Your own registered vehicle that meets safety laws
A licensed adult (21+, or a parent, guardian or spouse 18+) with a valid license who accompanies you to the office

Vehicle check before you go [1]

Registered, clean, free of unnecessary debris and odor, and safe to drive
Rear plate showing current registration (front plate not required after January 1, 2025)
Working front and back turn signals and brake lights
Working horn designed for the vehicle
Tires with no bald spots
Adequate brake pressure
Driver's side window that rolls down
Windshield with an entire unobstructed field of vision
Two rear view mirrors, one outside on the driver's left
Driver and front passenger doors that open from inside and outside
Passenger seat permanently attached
Working safety belts
Working emergency/parking brake
Only the applicant and the examiner may be in the vehicle
Parking assist and cruise control may not be used during the test

Maneuvers the examiner scores [1, 5]

Starting the engine and moving forward
Lane changes (left and right)
Right turns
Left turns (including at a light and on a flashing yellow arrow)
Stop signs and stop lights
Uphill and downhill parking
Parallel parking (between cars)
Three-point turn
U-turn on a two-lane road
Backing

Skills checked throughout [1, 4]

General behavior and attitude
Driving posture and lane use
Starting and stopping
Observance of traffic signs and signals
Steering coordination
Attention at intersections
Overall safe operation
Head checks, signals and traffic checks

Automatic failures: never do these [1]

Getting a traffic citation for a moving violation, disobeying signs or signals, speeding, rolling through stops, or ignoring traffic laws
Not yielding to pedestrians or other roadway users
An avoidable crash, or the vehicle touching other vehicles, objects or pedestrians
Any unsafe act, or forcing another driver to take evasive action to avoid a crash
Driving over sidewalks or curbs unnecessarily
The examiner having to take control of the vehicle
Driving too fast or too slow

Sources

dld.utah.gov: Driver Handbook 2026 (PDF)
dld.utah.gov: driver ed 15 18
dld.utah.gov: driver ed 19
dld.utah.gov: driving test
dld.utah.gov: driving test videos
le.utah.gov: C53 3 S205 2026050620260506
dld.utah.gov: learner permit