NH Road Test Score Sheet: New Hampshire Road Test Practice Sheets
Unofficial practice sheets: type the errors seen in each of fifteen categories, then 1 for each test day line ready.
New Hampshire Road Test Practice Sheet (unofficial)
The drive
Type names and scores in the boxes. Totals add up as you type.
The drive: a column for each drive. Totals fill in as scores are typed.
Drive 1
Drive 2
Drive 3
Drive 4
Drive 5
Drive 6
Starting the vehicle
Use of signals
Steering and grip
Engine control
Lane usage
Speed control
Attention and observation
Signs and traffic signals
Right of way
Right and left turns
Passing and being passed
Backing ability
Turnabout attempts
Grade control
Parallel parking attempts
Category errors, this drive
Struck something
Others had to avoid you
Examiner had to help
Stall in a busy intersection
Two wheels over the curb
Immediate danger
Serious traffic violation
Refused, or kept ignoring
Test-ending events, this drive
Type a score and the totals fill in.
Scoring key
Unofficial practice sheet
Not the Division of Motor Vehicles' form. Rows restate rule Saf-C 1006 and the Division's pages; marking is our reading.
21 demerit points or more fail
Fails the road skills examination, Saf-C 1006.02(a). Point values are assigned to each maneuver, but the rule prints none, so this sheet counts errors and draws no pass line.
Judged unavoidable
An event in the lower group does not end the examination if the examiner judges it unavoidable, Saf-C 1006.02(c).
Dates and marks stay in this browser until you press Start a new sheet.
General categories: N.H. administrative rule Saf-C 1006.01 16
Attention and observationUse of mirrors, and watching the road. Count each look that was missed.
Backing abilityThe one category the rule lists with nothing under it. Count each fault seen while the car moved backwards.
Category errors, this driveA plain count over the fifteen categories. Demerit points are the examiner's measure, and Part Saf-C 1006 gives no figure per maneuver, so this is not a demerit total.
Engine controlUse of gears, choice of gears, clutch use and accelerator use. Count each stall, wrong gear or lurch.
Grade controlOn a slope the rule names the amount of roll-back and the setting of the wheel. Count each roll back and each wheel left unset.
Lane usageChoice of the proper lane, position in the lane, and unnecessary changing of lanes. Count each.
Parallel parking attemptsThe number of attempts, the maneuvering, and the final placement of the vehicle. Count each extra attempt and each fault.
Passing and being passedClearance, illegal maneuvers, and cooperating with a driver who is passing you. Count each fault.
Right and left turnsSwinging too wide, cutting too short, starting from the wrong lane, ending in the wrong lane. Count each.
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General categories: N.H. administrative rule Saf-C 1006.01, continued
Right of wayToward other vehicles, and toward pedestrians. Count each time it was not given.
Signs and traffic signalsObedience to signs, position after a stop, failing to make a full stop, starting before the signal changes, and waiting too long. Count each.
Speed controlThe longest category with the signs one, five parts: over the speed limit, too slow or needless stops, too fast for safety, turns, and following distance. Count each.
Starting the vehicleTwo parts stand under this category: starting the engine, and mirrors and looking back. Count each one fumbled or left out.
Steering and gripFour parts: position of the hands, smoothness, a two-hand grip, and over-steering. Count each lapse.
Turnabout attemptsTwo things are named: the number of attempts, and bumping the curb or an object. Count each extra attempt and each bump.
Use of signalsThree parts: knowledge of arm signals, starting from the curb, and turns. Count each signal missing, wrong or not known.
Ends the examination at once: Saf-C 1006.02(b) 9
Examiner had to helpThe examiner coming to your aid in controlling the vehicle, or a lack of control such that the examiner believes going on would be dangerous. In practice, type each time the supervising driver stepped in.
Immediate dangerAny maneuver that, through lack of skill or caution, causes immediate danger to a person or to property. Type how many.
Others had to avoid youAn improper action causing a collision or near-collision of other vehicles close by, or one that takes expert driving by another driver or dodging by a pedestrian to prevent a collision. Type how many.
Refused, or kept ignoringRefusal to try any maneuver, or repeated failure to follow instructions. Type how many.
Serious traffic violationThe rule's words are a serious violation of any traffic law. Type how many.
Stall in a busy intersectionStalling the vehicle within a busy intersection because of inexperience or lack of skill. Type how many.
Struck somethingAnother vehicle, a pedestrian, or any fixed object. Type how many.
Test-ending events, this driveThe eight rows above. On the examination one of them is enough: it is discontinued at once and counted as a failure.
Two wheels over the curbThe rule ends an examination for driving two wheels over the curb or onto the sidewalk. Type how many times that happened.
Road test day: DMV testing requirements page, Driver's Manual (rev. 11/25) p. 3, Saf-C 1006.03 12
Fixed seat for the examinerOther than on motorcycles, a permanently attached seat that lets the examiner reach the vehicle's controls, Saf-C 1006.03(e). Type 1 when that seat is clear.
Identity, residency proofProof of identity and residency; the Division's site lists the documents it accepts. Type 1 when packed.
Inspection sticker up to dateAn inspection sticker, where the vehicle needs one, has to be current. Type 1 when it is, or when none is required.
Knowledge test passedThe computer-based knowledge test, also passed before a road test is scheduled. Type 1 when passed.
Licensed driver both waysA properly licensed driver brings the test vehicle to the testing site, drives it away afterward and stays until the road test is over. Type 1 when someone has agreed to.
Licenses from any stateAll driver licenses issued by any state are brought to the tests (manual p. 3). Type 1 when packed, or when there are none.
Proper class of vehicleThe vehicle's class must match the kind of license the test is for. Type 1 when it is.
Road test appointmentAll tests are by appointment only, the Division's page says. Type 1 when the road test is on the calendar.
Safe operating conditionAsked of every road test vehicle, wherever it is registered. Type 1 when nothing on the car is broken.
Test day tally, of elevenThe eleven rows above added up, column by column. Neither the rule nor the manual scores them; the tally is ours.
Vehicle fully registeredAny vehicle brought to a road test needs full registration. Type 1 when the registration is current.
Vision test passedVision and knowledge tests are completed before a road test is scheduled; the vision line is 20/40 with both eyes. Type 1 when passed.
Scoring key 10
15 to 20 minutesThe length of the average road test, on the Division's page.
21 demerit points or moreFails the road skills examination, Saf-C 1006.02(a). Point values are assigned to each maneuver, but the rule prints none, so this sheet counts errors and draws no pass line.
After a test ended at onceA failure under Saf-C 1006.02(b) means 10 hours with an approved driving school and 20 hours of documented supervised driving before another is scheduled, Saf-C 1006.07(g).
Examiner cannot coachThe Licensing Examiner gives instructions but cannot coach; questions are answered only before the road test or after it, unless a direction needs clarifying (manual p. 2).
Judged unavoidableAn event in the lower group does not end the examination if the examiner judges it unavoidable, Saf-C 1006.02(c).
Missed or late-canceled testNot appearing, or canceling with less than 24 hours' notice, means a wait of at least thirty calendar days.
Ten days after a failNo further examination that day, and a new date no sooner than 10 days after the failure, Saf-C 1006.07. The Division's page says at least ten calendar days.
Three failed road testsNo more are scheduled until 5 hours behind the wheel with an approved New Hampshire driving school and 10 hours of documented supervised driving are shown, Saf-C 1006.07(c).
Unofficial practice sheetNot the Division of Motor Vehicles' form. Rows restate rule Saf-C 1006 and the Division's pages; marking is our reading.
Who ridesNo one but the applicant, the examiner and, if applicable, an examiner in training, Saf-C 1006.03(f).
How this list was compiled: From three texts of the State of New Hampshire, all read 2026-10-04. First, the state's administrative rule on the road skills examination, Part Saf-C 1006 of the Department of Safety's rules (document #13685, effective 8-5-23), on the General Court's site: https://gc.nh.gov/rules/state_agencies/saf-c1000.html. Second, the Division of Motor Vehicles' page on testing requirements, where a road test is arranged with the Division, not here: https://www.dmv.nh.gov/drivers-licensenon-driver-ids/driver-licensing-testing-requirements. Third, the New Hampshire Driver's Manual, form DSMV 360 (rev. 11/25), pages 2 and 3: https://www.dmv.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt416/files/inline-documents/nhdm.pdf. No copyright line was found in the manual. Also read that day, for who gives the examination: RSA 263:6, https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXI/263/263-6.htm. Taken from the rule, each in our own words and in an order of our own: the fifteen general categories of Saf-C 1006.01 and the parts listed under each; the eleven events of Saf-C 1006.02(b), gathered into eight rows; the failing figure of 21 demerit points; the vehicle requirements of Saf-C 1006.03; what follows a failed examination, Saf-C 1006.07. Taken from the Division's page and the manual: what the vehicle and the applicant need on the day, the length of the test, and the waits. Ours, not the state's: the layout, the row names, what counts as one error in a row, and typing 1 for a line that is ready. The rule says point values are assigned to each maneuver and that 21 demerit points or more fails, but prints no value, so these sheets count errors and print no pass line. This is not a Division of Motor Vehicles form and cannot be handed in as one; nobody at the Division has seen it. Licence: own work
How it works
An unofficial NH road test score sheet built from New Hampshire's road skills examination rule, Saf-C 1006, and the Division of Motor Vehicles' testing page, read October 4, 2026. Not the Division's form; this page books no test.
Read the full guide
Fifteen categories, then test day
1. With The drive on screen, press Print blank sheet. Choose Test day and print that too.
2. New Hampshire issues no learner's permit. On a practice drive, the licensed driver the law requires beside the learner marks paper only at stops, and speaks up or takes over the moment it is needed.
3. Parked, type a count in each category. The sheet totals the column.
4. Ahead of the appointment, type 1 beside each test day line that is in order.
5. Whichever category filled up most opens the next drive.
Questions and answers
How many points fail the NH road test?
21 demerit points or more, under the state's rule Saf-C 1006.02. The rule says point values are assigned to each maneuver but prints none, so these sheets count errors and draw no pass line.
What ends a New Hampshire road test at once?
The rule lists eleven events, among them striking a vehicle, pedestrian or fixed object, the examiner having to help control the car, stalling in a busy intersection, two wheels over the curb, a serious traffic violation, and refusing a maneuver. Unavoidable ones are excepted.
What is scored on the road test?
Fifteen categories: starting, signals, steering, attention, lane usage, passing, engine control, turnabout, grade control, backing, parallel parking, signs and signals, right of way, speed control, and right and left turns.
How long after failing can you retake it?
No sooner than 10 days, and not the same day. After three failed road tests the rule asks for 5 hours with an approved driving school and 10 hours of documented supervised driving before more are scheduled.
Is this the score sheet New Hampshire examiners use?
No. The state publishes the categories and the failing figure in its rule, not the examiner's form or its point values. These sheets are ours and unofficial, and what counts as one error in a row is our reading.