Arizona MVD road test: what to expect

What the examiner checks

• Stop
• Slow down
• Change lanes left/right
• Drive straight ahead
• Turn left/right at the next street, corner, stop sign or traffic light
• Confirm the speedometer works
• Fasten seat belt

Your car

• Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (auto-drive, parking assist) are prohibited during the road test
• Applicant provides the vehicle

After you pass

Drivers under 18 (Class G holders may keep the G license after 18 or switch to Class D) get a provisional or junior license first. Its restrictions:

• First 6 months: no driving midnight to 5 a.m. unless a licensed parent or guardian is in the front passenger seat, or you are driving directly to or from a sanctioned school activity, work, a sanctioned religious activity or a family emergency
• First 6 months: no more than one passenger under 18 unless they are siblings or a licensed parent or guardian is in the front seat
• First 6 months: no use of wireless devices while driving except in emergencies or to run an audible navigation system (no programming while driving)
• Traffic convictions for GDL holders under 18: 1st = Traffic Survival School; 2nd = 3-month suspension; 3rd = 6-month suspension
• GDL restriction violations: 1st up to $75 and restrictions extended 30 days; 2nd up to $100 and extended 60 days; 3rd up to $100 and a 30-day suspension

How to prepare

• Practise in the car you'll take the test in, including parking and backing up.
• Drive the kinds of roads near the test site with your supervising driver: intersections, lane changes, school zones.
• Check the car the day before: lights, signals, horn, brakes, mirrors, tires, seat belts, and current registration and insurance documents.
• On the day, signal every turn and lane change, check mirrors and blind spots visibly, and come to full stops behind the line.