What score does the Minnesota manual require to pass the written knowledge test?
Correct answer: 80 percent.
The manual requires a score of 80 percent. Our practice lengths are editorial choices and are not evidence of the exact current DVS test length.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Written-test passing score; printed page 10, physical PDF page 13; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You did not pass your written test this morning. May you take another written test later the same day?
Correct answer: No; the manual allows one written test per day.
Minnesota limits written testing to one attempt per day. Prepare before arranging another appointment rather than expecting a second same-day attempt.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Written-test attempts; printed page 10, physical PDF page 13; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
What normal or corrected visual acuity does the manual list as the minimum for the screening?
Correct answer: 20/40.
The listed normal or corrected visual acuity standard is at least 20/40. The screening also checks peripheral vision; acuity alone is not the complete assessment.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Vision standard; printed page 10, physical PDF page 13; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You do not meet the vision-screening requirement at DVS. What follow-up does the manual describe?
Correct answer: See an eye doctor and submit the requested report.
DVS may require an eye doctor’s report to determine whether you can drive safely and whether correction or restrictions are needed. The screening itself is not a medical examination.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Unsuccessful vision screening; printed page 10, physical PDF page 13; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
What basic preparation is needed for the vehicle portion of a road-test appointment?
Correct answer: Bring your valid permit, insurance proof and a test vehicle.
The applicant provides a vehicle, a valid instruction permit and current proof of insurance. Applicants under 18 also need the required driving log and course-completion documentation.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Road-test documents and vehicle; printed page 10, physical PDF page 13; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You plan to take the road test in a rental car. What must be true of the rental agreement?
Correct answer: You must be listed as a driver.
A rented test vehicle must list the applicant as an authorized driver on the rental agreement. Other safety and insurance requirements still apply.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Rental vehicle for testing; printed page 10, physical PDF page 13; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A test vehicle’s passenger door opens from outside but not from inside. Does it meet the listed door requirement?
Correct answer: No; doors must open from both sides.
The road-test vehicle must have doors that open from inside and outside. Check this requirement before arriving for the appointment.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Test vehicle doors; printed page 11, physical PDF page 14; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
May a friend or family member ride along as an extra passenger during your road test?
Correct answer: No; extra passengers are not permitted.
The manual prohibits passengers during the test, including children, interpreters and pets. Arrange for accompanying people to wait elsewhere.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Road-test passengers; printed page 11, physical PDF page 14; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Your car can park itself. May you use that feature for parallel parking during the road test?
Correct answer: No; parking assist may not perform the maneuver.
The road test assesses your own vehicle-control skills. The manual explicitly prohibits using parking assist for parallel parking during the test.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Automatic parking assistance; printed page 11, physical PDF page 14; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Your test vehicle normally turns its headlights on automatically. What must you still be able to demonstrate?
Correct answer: Manually activating high and low beams.
Even with fully automatic headlights, the driver must know how to activate high and low beams manually for the equipment demonstration.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Automatic headlights in the demonstration; printed page 11, physical PDF page 14; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You cannot complete the required vehicle safety-equipment demonstration. What happens to that day’s road test?
Correct answer: You cannot finish the road test that day.
The vehicle and applicant must satisfy the equipment check. Failure to demonstrate the required controls prevents completion of the road test that day.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Safety-equipment demonstration; printed page 11, physical PDF page 14; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Which action is listed as causing immediate failure during a road test?
Correct answer: Disobeying a traffic law.
Disobeying traffic law, unsafe driving, losing control and other listed serious actions result in immediate failure. The examiner will not ask you to perform an illegal action.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Immediate road-test failure; printed page 12, physical PDF page 15; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
After failing the road test four times, what additional instruction is required before trying again?
Correct answer: At least six hours with a licensed behind-the-wheel instructor.
The manual requires at least six hours of behind-the-wheel instruction with a licensed instructor after four failed road tests. Follow the assigned practice requirements before retesting.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Four failed road tests; printed page 12, physical PDF page 15; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You have passed the road test. What is the next licensing step described in the manual?
Correct answer: Apply for the Minnesota driver’s license.
Passing the road test allows you to apply for the license; it does not replace the application. Applicants under 18 also need the required adult approval.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; After passing the road test; printed page 12, physical PDF page 15; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Your instruction permit is lost before a road-test appointment. What should you arrange?
Correct answer: A new valid permit before taking the test.
You must present a valid permit for the road test. The manual explains that a lost or expired permit can be replaced by applying for a new permit.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Lost or expired instruction permit; printed page 14, physical PDF page 17; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
For how long is a newly issued Minnesota instruction permit valid for supervised practice?
Correct answer: Two years.
The permit is valid for two years of supervised practice. You still must carry it and follow the age-appropriate supervision and other restrictions.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Instruction permit validity; printed page 13, physical PDF page 16; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
What minimum age is listed for a Minnesota provisional driver’s license?
Correct answer: 16 years old.
You must be at least 16 and satisfy the training, permit, driving-log, road-test and approval requirements. Reaching the age alone does not qualify you.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Minimum provisional-license age; printed page 14, physical PDF page 17; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A parent completes the approved parent class. What supervised driving log is required for the teen under that option?
Correct answer: At least 40 hours, including 15 at night.
The approved parent-class option requires at least 40 supervised hours including 15 nighttime hours. Without that parent class, the alternative is at least 50 hours with the same 15 nighttime hours.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Parent-class driving-log option; printed page 14, physical PDF page 17; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
During the first six months of a provisional license, a teen needs to drive directly home from work at 1 a.m. Does the manual list an exception for that trip?
Correct answer: Yes; travel between home and work is an exception.
Travel between home and work is a listed exception to the midnight-to-5-a.m. restriction. Other restrictions still apply, and an unrelated social trip does not become a work trip.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Provisional nighttime work exception; printed page 14, physical PDF page 17; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
For the adult-accompaniment exception to the first-six-month nighttime limit, how old must the accompanying licensed driver be?
Correct answer: At least 25 years old.
The nighttime exception requires an accompanying licensed driver age 25 or older. Do not confuse this with the separate minimum age for supervising an instruction-permit holder.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Provisional nighttime adult exception; printed page 14, physical PDF page 17; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You change your name or address while your Minnesota license is still valid. Within what period must you apply for a duplicate?
Correct answer: Within 30 days.
Apply for a duplicate license within 30 days of a name or address change. The manual gives a separate renewal process for replacement instruction permits.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Name or address changes; printed page 19, physical PDF page 22; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Your current driver’s license is destroyed. What should you apply for?
Correct answer: A duplicate driver’s license.
A lost, damaged or destroyed current license requires a duplicate application. Loss of the card is not permission to use someone else’s license.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Damaged or missing license; printed page 19, physical PDF page 22; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
After age 21, when does a regular Minnesota driver’s license typically expire?
Correct answer: On your birthday every four years.
The ordinary cycle after age 21 is renewal every four years on your birthday. Special circumstances, including documented service exceptions, can have different rules.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Ordinary adult renewal cycle; printed page 19, physical PDF page 22; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Your suspension period has ended. What else must happen before your driving privilege is reinstated?
Correct answer: You must meet all applicable reinstatement requirements.
The suspension period ending does not by itself prove reinstatement. Meet the required conditions, including the applicable fee and any replacement-license requirements.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Restoring suspended privileges; printed page 89, physical PDF page 92; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Does an ordinary Class D license without a motorcycle endorsement authorize you to operate a motorcycle?
Correct answer: No; the appropriate motorcycle endorsement is required.
The Class D vehicle list includes motorcycles only with the appropriate endorsement. Owning a car license alone does not establish motorcycle riding privileges.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Motorcycle endorsement; printed page 17, physical PDF page 20; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
