Maryland Driving Skills Test Practice Sheets

Unofficial practice sheets: type what went wrong on the closed course, then on the public road.

Maryland Driving Skills Test Practice Sheet (unofficial)

Car and closed course

Car and closed course: a column for each try. Totals fill in as scores are typed.
Try 1
Try 2
Try 3
Try 4
Try 5
Try 6
Tags or registration missing
No proof of insurance
Tire worn or underinflated
A light or signal out
Horn, mirror or door fault
Parking brake out of reach
Under half a tank of gas
Windshield crack in view
Loose objects in the car
Dashboard warning light on
Car problems found
Reverse two-point turnabout
Pull-in parking
Back-in parking
Three-point turn, 16 by 20 ft
Course marks
Over three minutes
Moved a cone or flag
Course failures

Type a score and the totals fill in.

Scoring key

Unofficial practice sheet
Not the MVA's form. Rows restate what the Administration's own page and manual name; how to mark them is our reading.
Car fails the safety check no test
If the vehicle does not pass the examiner's safety inspection, the test does not go ahead: MVA page.
Wet or cold day
Windows that roll all the way up, the heater and defroster, and the wipers, washers and washer fluid must work: MVA page.
Two documents, two lists
The MVA page names the reverse two-point turnabout as required. The manual (p. 53) names pull-in parking, back-in parking and a three-point turn. All four are rows here.
Parallel park not required
The October 2025 manual says it is no longer required on the driving test (p. 53).
Course before road
The closed course must be passed before the public road part begins: MVA page.

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Vehicle requirements: MVA behind-the-wheel tests page 11

  • A light or signal out Headlights, brake lights and turn signals must all work. Type 1 if any bulb is dark.
  • Car problems found The ten rows above added for each try. Zero is the aim. The count is ours, not an MVA score.
  • Dashboard warning light on The page's examples of a serious one are Check Engine and ABS or Brake. Type 1 if one is lit.
  • Horn, mirror or door fault Brakes, horn, mirrors, door handles and door locks are named together on the page. Type 1 if one of them does not work.
  • Loose objects in the car Anything inside that could become a hazard when the car moves. Type 1 if something is rolling around.
  • No proof of insurance Valid proof of insurance is on both of the page's lists, the vehicle's and the documents'. Type 1 if it is not in the car.
  • Parking brake out of reach The page asks for a parking brake the examiner can get to. Type 1 if the passenger seat cannot reach it.
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Vehicle requirements: MVA behind-the-wheel tests page, continued

  • Tags or registration missing The page asks for valid registration with a tag front and rear, and the registration document itself. Type 1 if any part is missing.
  • Tire worn or underinflated Tires must be safe, properly inflated and have adequate tread. Type 1 if one is not.
  • Under half a tank of gas At least half a tank is required: MVA page, and the manual's section 1.C.
  • Windshield crack in view The page rules out cracks that sit where the driver looks through the glass. Type 1 for one of those.

Closed course: MVA page and Driver's Manual (October 2025), p. 53 5

  • Back-in parking The second parking exercise the manual names on p. 53, in the same size of space. Count each error seen.
  • Course marks The four exercises added for each try. Lower is better. The state prints no number of course errors that passes or fails.
  • Pull-in parking Named in the manual, p. 53, which says the parking is done in a space 10 feet by 20. Count each error seen.
  • Reverse two-point turnabout The one exercise the MVA page calls required. The page says backing, mirrors and signals, steering and general control are evaluated. Count each error seen.
  • Three-point turn, 16 by 20 ft The manual's size for the space the turn is made in (p. 53). Count each error seen.

On the public road: what the MVA page says is evaluated 8

  • Aware at intersections Awareness of traffic conditions and of intersections, last on the page's list. Count each thing not noticed.
  • Braking, steering, stopping The page puts the three together as one ability. Count each rough or late one.
  • Head and traffic checks The page's words for looking: turning the head and checking traffic. Count each check left out.
  • Lane position held Keeping a proper position in the lane. Count each drift or wrong lane.
  • Road marks The seven rows above added for each drive. Lower is better. The page says only that too many basic errors stop the test.
  • Safe turns and lane changes Count each turn or lane change that was not made safely.
  • Signs and signals obeyed First on the page's list of what the examiner evaluates on public roads. Count each sign or signal missed.
  • Speed, most of all in curves Speed control, which the page says matters especially around curves. Count each time the speed did not suit.

Unsafe actions that stop a test: examples on the MVA page 15

  • Another driver had to evade Any unsafe act, or one that forces another driver to act to prevent a crash.
  • Both hands off the wheel Taking both hands off the steering wheel while the car is moving.
  • Contact that could be avoided The page's example covers an avoidable crash and any touch on a vehicle, a person on foot or a thing.
  • Course failures The two rows above. On the real test either one stops the test right away, the page says.
  • Disobeyed a sign or law Failing to obey a sign, a signal or any other traffic law.
  • Glasses or contacts not worn When the permit requires them. One of the page's examples of an unsafe action.
  • Held up traffic needlessly Getting in the way of the flow of traffic when nothing called for it.
  • Ignored a spoken instruction Not doing what the examiner said to do.
  • Moved a cone or flag Touching a cone or flag on the course so that it moves. Count each one moved.
  • Over three minutes Taking more than three minutes on the closed course exercise is among the page's examples. Type 1 each time a try ran over.
  • Rolled a stop sign The car was still moving as it passed the sign. The page's example is failing to stop completely.
  • Seatbelt not fastened right The page's example says properly fastened, so a belt worn wrong counts too.
  • Stepped in, by hand or voice The supervising driver had to act or speak to avoid a collision or an unsafe act. On the test that person is the examiner.
  • Unsafe actions The eleven rows above. On the real test one of them stops the test right away, the page says.
  • Wheels on a curb or sidewalk Driving over either one.

Scoring key 10

  • Any row of the lower list Each is on the page's list of unsafe actions that stop a test right away.
  • Car fails the safety check If the vehicle does not pass the examiner's safety inspection, the test does not go ahead: MVA page.
  • Course before road The closed course must be passed before the public road part begins: MVA page.
  • One business day to retest The shortest wait after not passing, with a new appointment: MVA page.
  • Only three may ride You, the examiner or examiners, and an interpreter the MVA has approved: MVA page.
  • Parallel park not required The October 2025 manual says it is no longer required on the driving test (p. 53).
  • Too many basic errors The test is stopped and the examiner drives the car back. The page prints no number, so this sheet draws no pass line.
  • Two documents, two lists The MVA page names the reverse two-point turnabout as required. The manual (p. 53) names pull-in parking, back-in parking and a three-point turn. All four are rows here.
  • Unofficial practice sheet Not the MVA's form. Rows restate what the Administration's own page and manual name; how to mark them is our reading.
  • Wet or cold day Windows that roll all the way up, the heater and defroster, and the wipers, washers and washer fluid must work: MVA page.

How this list was compiled: From three texts read on 2026-10-04. (1) The Motor Vehicle Administration's own page on behind-the-wheel tests, which says a test is booked through a myMVA account, not here: https://mva.maryland.gov/licenses-ids/prepare-drivers-license-test/behind-wheel-tests. (2) Maryland Driver's Manual, DL-002 (10-25), October 2025 edition, copyright Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration 2025, all rights reserved; its copyright page says the content may be used for free and is meant for study of the Maryland Vehicle Law. Section 1.C and page 53 were used: https://mva.maryland.gov/Documents/DL-002.pdf. (3) Maryland Transportation Article, section 16-110: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr&section=16-110&enactments=false. Taken from them, each in our own words and in an order of our own: what the page says the vehicle must have; the closed course exercises (the page names a reverse two-point turnabout, the manual names pull-in parking, back-in parking and a three-point turn); the seven things the page says an examiner evaluates on the public road; the page's thirteen examples of unsafe actions that stop a test; the one business day before a retest. Ours, not the state's: the layout, the row names, what counts as one error in a row, and typing 1 for a car problem found. None of the three prints a point value or a pass line, so these sheets print none. This is not an MVA form and cannot be handed in as one; nobody at the Administration has seen it. Licence: own work

How it works

Unofficial practice sheets for the Maryland driving skills test: the closed course, then the public road, from the Motor Vehicle Administration's test page and Driver's Manual, read October 4, 2026. Not the state's form; no test is booked here.

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Course sheet first, then the road

1. With Car and closed course showing, press Print blank sheet. Pick On the road and print it too.

2. Walk around the parked car and type 1 beside any problem found.

3. On the course and on the road, the supervising driver your permit requires marks paper only once the car has stopped, and speaks up or takes over the moment it is needed.

4. Parked after each try, type the errors for each exercise. A new column is a new try.

5. Fill in the second sheet the same way after a drive. The fullest row is the one to drill.

Questions and answers

What is on the Maryland driving skills test?

Two parts, the MVA page says: a closed course for basic vehicle control, then public roads. The course must be passed first. The page names a reverse two-point turnabout; the manual names pull-in parking, back-in parking and a three-point turn.

Is parallel parking on the Maryland driving test?

No. The October 2025 Driver's Manual says parallel parking is no longer required on the driving test, and that a reverse two-point turn covers the same skills: judging space, mirror and turn-signal use, steering, braking and acceleration control (p. 53).

What is an automatic fail on the Maryland driving test?

The MVA page gives examples of unsafe actions that stop the test right away, among them moving a cone or flag, taking more than three minutes on the closed course exercise, and not stopping completely at a stop sign. Each example is a row here.

How many errors can you make and still pass?

The MVA prints no number. Its page says only that the test is stopped if too many basic driving errors add up, and the examiner drives the car back. So these sheets count errors and draw no pass line.

How soon can you retake the driving test in Maryland?

The MVA page says to wait at least one business day and make a new appointment. Transportation Article 16-110 is the law that has the Administration examine each applicant, and has the applicant provide the vehicle.

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