Michigan Driving Test Score Sheet: Driving Skills Test Practice

Unofficial practice sheets: type the errors from each off-street run, then from each drive, then 1 per line ready.

Michigan Driving Skills Test Practice Sheet (unofficial)

Off-street skills

Off-street skills: a column for each run. Totals fill in as scores are typed.
	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Run 5	Run 6
Stop line: bumper's finish
Stop line: backed to adjust
Y-turn: side line touched
Y-turn: pulled forward
Y-turn: rear bumper's finish
Parallel park: line touched
Parallel park: pulled forward
Parallel park: all inside
Errors this run

Type a score and the totals fill in.

Scoring key

Unofficial practice sheet: Not the Department of State's form. Rows restate what the Driving Skills Test Study Guide names; how to mark them is our reading.
Six errors or less go on: What it takes to pass the basic control skills and go on to the driving test on the road (p. 13).
Three parts, in order: Vehicle inspection, basic control skills, then the on-road test. A failure of any part ends testing, and the next attempt starts over from the beginning (p. 13).
One attempt in 24 hours: Unless faulty equipment or documents caused the failure (p. 13).
Parking assist not allowed: Driver-activated features such as self-parking, a four-way camera or self-driving are not allowed. A backup camera, blind-spot lights or a lane-departure alarm, which run without any action by the driver, are (p. 11).

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Basic control skills: Driving Skills Test Study Guide (SOS-360, rev. 03/2021), pp. 13 to 15 9

Errors this run The eight rows above, one column per run of the three exercises. The guide's line for going on to the road is six errors or less.
Parallel park: all inside The finish the guide asks for is the vehicle completely within the parking space, centered or not between the front and back lines. Type 1 if any part was outside.
Parallel park: line touched Figure 3, blind-side backing into a space on the passenger side that is your vehicle's length plus 6 feet. Each boundary line touched or crossed is an error. Count them.
Parallel park: pulled forward Each adjustment forward while backing into the space is a reposition, and so an error. Count them.
Stop line: backed to adjust In a forward exercise each move backwards to correct your path is a reposition, and each reposition counts as an error. Count them.
Stop line: bumper's finish Figure 1, the forward stop line. The front bumper ends within 2 feet of the line without touching or going past it, and you can't lean out of the window to see. Type 1 if it ended anywhere else.
Y-turn: pulled forward In a backing exercise each adjustment forward is a reposition and an error. Count each pull forward on the way into the driveway.
Y-turn: rear bumper's finish The rearmost point ends 2 feet or less from the rear boundary and does not touch or cross the solid line between the cones. It does not have to be centered. Type 1 if it ended anywhere else.
Y-turn: side line touched Figure 2, backing on the sight side, at a 90-degree angle, into a mock driveway. Each touch or crossing of either side boundary is an encroachment and an error; mirrors are excluded. Count them.

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Every route will attempt to contain: guide pp. 16 to 22 10

Curve Speed comes down before the curve so no more braking or shifting is needed in it; both hands stay on the wheel and the vehicle inside the lane markings. Count each fault.
Expressway or rural highway Lane changes are required here. Merging into a gap, a traffic check about every 8 to 10 seconds, the right-most lanes unless passing, signal canceled after each merge. Count each fault.
Fan or radio on and off Done while driving, when the examiner says. Eyes leave the road only briefly, and lane position and speed stay as they were. Count each weave or change of speed.
Head-on question, spoken Said aloud, not shown: steer right, off the road; if forced to hit something, choose a soft object over a hard one; hit it with a glancing blow. Count each of the three left unsaid.
Left turns on the route Signal about 100 feet ahead, enter the turn lane at its opening, keep the front wheels straight while waiting, and from a single left turn lane finish in the lane just right of the centerline. Count each fault.
Railroad crossing Actual or simulated. Turn your head to look both left and right, and listen for trains; no gear shift and no lane change while crossing the tracks. Count each fault.
Right turns on the route Traffic checks made obvious by moving your head, a smooth turn that touches no lane line or curb, and a finish in the right-most (curb) lane. Count each fault.
Stop, then straight through A full stop short of the stop line, the crosswalk or the sidewalk, no rolling forward or back, and behind another vehicle a gap that shows at least its rear tires. Count each fault.
Straight through, no stop Foot off the accelerator while you scan, no stopping for a green light unless yielding, no lane change in the intersection, both hands on the wheel. Count each fault.
Urban and residential Lane changes are required here too. A check at least every 5 to 7 seconds for people on foot, bicycles, and vehicles moving or parked, and a cushion of space around the vehicle. Count each fault.

General driving behavior: guide pp. 23 to 25 6

Direction and space control A signal for every lane change and turn, canceled afterwards; centered in the lane; a reasonable space cushion from other vehicles. Count each lapse.
Road errors, this drive Adds the fifteen road rows for each drive. Michigan's examiner works in points, and the guide gives no value for any road error, so read this as a plain count.
Search A pattern of looking left, right, ahead and behind with the mirrors and with head movement, shoulder checks for blind spots, and eyes up about 12 seconds ahead. Count each lapse on the open road.
Speed and brake control Even acceleration, braking that is neither too hard nor too soft, stops that are complete, and a gear that suits the speed. Count each jerk, roll or wrong gear.
Steering control No palming the wheel and no one-handed driving; a hand does not leave the wheel in an intersection, a turn or a lane change. Count each time.
Timing Braking neither too early nor too late, a signal at least 100 feet ahead (about 3 to 4 seconds), and driving neither too timidly nor aggressively. Count each mistimed move.

Automatic failures and ended tests: guide pp. 11 to 13 9

Any accident The guide says any accident may bring a failure. Type how many.
Bus, funeral, emergency Passing a school bus that is stopped with red lights flashing, not yielding to a funeral procession, or no proper action for an emergency vehicle or a road service vehicle that is standing still. Type how many.
Dangerously inexperienced An examiner may end the test for this: under the expressway minimum, more than 10 mph under the limit after one warning, unable to shift or pick a gear, a stall that blocks traffic, or the examiner taking control. Type how many.
Hazardous action An accident prevented by others, the examiner stopping a crash or an illegal act, driving over a curb or sidewalk and endangering others, a serious hazard for traffic, or a failure to yield that affects traffic or pedestrians. Type how many.
Instruction refused, ignored Disregarding instructions or refusing a maneuver. A verbal warning comes first; failing to follow the same instructions twice ends the test. Type how many.
Red light or stop sign run Not stopping for a stop sign or a red light, steady or flashing; turning on red where prohibited; not stopping for a railroad signal or driving around the gates. Type how many.
Safety belt refused Refusal to wear one, unless a physician's statement or a waiver covers you. Type how many times the belt was left off.
Speeding or following close Driving 4 to 9 mph over the limit after one warning, 10 mph or more over with no warning, or following another vehicle too closely after one warning. Type how many.
Wrong lane, side or way A turn from the wrong lane, an improper pass, driving against traffic on a one-way street, or the wrong side of the street. Type how many.

What to take: guide pp. 9 and 10 5

Driving log: 50 hours Under 18, a log showing at least 50 hours of supervised driving, a minimum of 10 at night. Type 1 when it is filled in, or if you are 18 or older.
Insurance, registration, plate Proof of valid insurance, current registration and a valid license plate for the test vehicle. Type 1 when all three are there.
Level 1 license or permit Under 18: a valid Michigan Level 1 license held at least 6 months. 18 or older: a valid temporary instruction permit held at least 30 days. Type 1 when it is packed.
Parent or guardian coming For a minor, a parent, legal guardian or a representative they authorized in writing is present throughout the test. Type 1 when that is arranged, or if you are 18 or older.
Segment 2 certificate Under 18, the Segment 2 Driver Education completion certificate goes with the Level 1 license. Type 1 when it is packed, or if you are 18 or older.

Safety inspection: guide pp. 10 and 11 13

Belts and seats for all Safety belts and seats for all occupants. Type 1 when each seat in use has a belt that works.
Brakes and brake lights With the rear brake light mounted in the center on models from 1986 on. Type 1 when the brakes hold and every brake light shows.
Doors, inside and outside The doors for driver and passenger must work both inside and out. Type 1 when they do.
Headlights and taillights Two separate lines of the inspection list. Type 1 when all of them light.
Heater, defroster The guide lists the two together. Type 1 when warm air reaches the windshield.
Horn and speedometer Two lines of the list. Type 1 when the horn sounds and the speedometer reads.
Lug nuts The guide allows a vehicle to be missing only one. Type 1 when no more than that is.
Muffler and suspension The muffler and the suspension components are both on the list. Type 1 when neither is loose or broken.
Ready lines, of seventeen Our own count of the rows above for each date checked; seventeen fills a column. The state sets no number here.
Rearview and left mirrors The rearview mirror and the outside left mirror. Type 1 when both are there.
Tires and fuel Tires properly inflated and not damaged; the fuel level is its own line on the list. Type 1 when both are in order.
Turn signals, front and rear Type 1 when all four corners flash.
Windshield, wipers, washers A crack in the windshield that blocks the driver's view may get the test refused. Type 1 when the glass is clear and the wipers and washers work.

Scoring key 13

After a failed test A new test may be scheduled after 24 hours. On a pass, the Driving Skills Test Receipt does not count as a license (p. 26).
Bribe or gratuity offered Also on the guide's list of automatic failures (p. 11).
Driver education vehicles Used for the test, they must not display training warning signs, 'Student Driver' signs included (p. 11).
From another country Your home country driver license and a Driving Skills Test Authorization Receipt from the Secretary of State are presented (p. 9).
Inspection is not scored But certain defective equipment is reason to refuse the test if it puts the people in the vehicle at risk (pp. 10 and 13).
No more than 25 points A passing score on the road: no more than 25 points and no automatic failure (p. 16). No value for any one error is printed, so this sheet counts errors and draws no pass line.
One attempt in 24 hours Unless faulty equipment or documents caused the failure (p. 13).
Parking assist not allowed Driver-activated features such as self-parking, a four-way camera or self-driving are not allowed. A backup camera, blind-spot lights or a lane-departure alarm, which run without any action by the driver, are (p. 11).
Six errors or less What it takes to pass the basic control skills and go on to the driving test on the road (p. 13).
Three parts, in order Vehicle inspection, basic control skills, then the on-road test. A failure of any part ends testing, and the next attempt starts over from the beginning (p. 13).
Unofficial practice sheet Not the Department of State's form. Rows restate what the Driving Skills Test Study Guide names; how to mark them is our reading.
Who conducts the test A business the Department of State has authorized to test drivers. State law lets the secretary of state agree with a public or private agency to conduct the test, and requires a behind-the-wheel road test (MCL 257.309).
Who may be in the vehicle Only the applicant, the examiner and any required passenger or interpreter (p. 10).

How this list was compiled: From one text, the Driving Skills Test Study Guide, form SOS-360 (online revision 03/2021), published by the Michigan Department of State, pages 9 to 26, read 2026-10-04 in the Department's own file: https://www.michigan.gov/sos/-/media/Project/Websites/sos/01preston/Driving-Skills-Test-Study-Guide.pdf, which the Department links from its new-driver pages (https://www.michigan.gov/sos/license-id/new-drivers-under-18). No copyright line was found in the guide. Read the same day, for who may give the test: section 257.309 of the Michigan Vehicle Code, https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-257-309. A test is arranged with a driver testing business the Department has authorized, not here. Taken from the guide, each in our own words and in an order of our own: its three basic control exercises and how they are scored (pp. 13 to 15); the ten things it says every route will attempt to contain, with what it says of each (pp. 16 to 22); five of its general driving behavior categories (pp. 23 to 25); its automatic failures and its list for dangerously inexperienced drivers, gathered into nine rows (pp. 11 to 13); what to take and the safety inspection list (pp. 9 to 11), some lines joined. Ours, not the state's: the layout, the row names, what counts as one error in a road row, typing 1 for a final position out of place, and typing 1 for a line that is ready. The guide says six errors or less in the basic control skills and no more than 25 points on the road, but prints no value for any road error, so the road sheet counts errors and prints no pass line. This is not the examiner's score sheet, which the guide mentions and does not print, and it cannot be handed in as one; nobody at the Department has seen it. Licence: own work

How it works

An unofficial Michigan driving test score sheet in three parts, built from the Secretary of State's Driving Skills Test Study Guide, form SOS-360, read October 4, 2026. Not the examiner's score sheet; this page books no test.

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Off-street runs, then the road

1. Press Print blank sheet on Off-street skills. Pick On the road, then Before the test, and print each.

2. After a run of the three exercises, parked, type what it cost: lines touched, moves to straighten up, a finish out of place.

3. On the road, the supervising driver your Level 1 license or permit requires marks paper only at stops, and speaks up or takes over the moment it is needed.

4. Parked, type each row's count. Each sheet adds itself up.

5. Before test day, type 1 beside every paper and car line that is ready.

Questions and answers

How is the Michigan driving skills test scored?

In two scored parts, the study guide says. Off the street, each boundary touched and each reposition is an error, and six errors or less lets you continue. On the road, a passing score is no more than 25 points and no automatic failure.

How many points fail the Michigan road test?

More than 25. The guide prints that figure on page 16 but no value for any single error, so the road sheet here counts errors and draws no pass line.

What is an automatic failure on the Michigan driving test?

Refusing an instruction or a safety belt, offering a bribe, hazardous actions, and violations such as running a red light, passing a stopped school bus with red lights flashing, or driving 10 mph or more over the limit. Any accident may fail too.

What are the three basic control skills exercises?

The forward stop line: front bumper within 2 feet of the line. Sight-side backing, the Y-turn: back from a 90-degree angle into a simulated driveway. Blind-side backing, parallel parking: back into a space the vehicle's length plus 6 feet.

Is this the score sheet Michigan examiners use?

No. The study guide mentions the examiner's score sheet, which a parent or guardian signs for a minor, but does not print it. These sheets are ours and unofficial, and what counts as one error in a road row is our reading.

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