Arizona · MVD
Arizona practice tests
30 questions, 80% to pass, and if you are under 18 you never have to enter an office to take it. The MVD publishes both numbers plainly — along with one timing detail that catches people out. Free practice questions from the official Arizona Driver License Manual.
Full exam
Arizona Practice Test
30 questions at the same 80% bar as the real MVD test. Road signs, road rules, drugs and alcohol, and the graduated licensing steps from permit to Class D.
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Signs and markings
Arizona Road Signs Test
25 questions scored at Arizona’s own 80%, covering shapes and colors plus the two desert hazards the signs actually mean: dust storms and flooded washes.
Take the signs test
Quick reference
Arizona Cheat Sheet
Every number in one place: the exam figures, Permit Test @ Home and the clock it does not start, the prima facie speed limits and where speeding becomes a crime.
See the numbers
Teens never have to enter an office for the written test
Arizona runs Permit Test @ Home for anyone under 18. The whole written test happens through a parent or legal guardian’s AZ MVD Now account, or through a participating Arizona Professional Driving School.
The parent’s steps are short: sign in or create the account, verify their identity, complete the teen’s information, pay the $7 application fee, and supervise the test.
Taking it in an office instead
Anyone can take the test at any MVD location, on a computer with a touch screen. An audio version is available, and no appointment is necessary.
Testing hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday to Friday — except state holidays and, unusually, the second Wednesday of every month. That single closed day is easy to walk into by accident.
The exam
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Questions | 30 multiple choice |
| To pass | 80% or higher, which is 24 correct |
| Source | The Arizona Driver License Manual |
| Languages | 11 |
| Where | At home under 18, or any MVD office at any age |
The written test is offered in English, Spanish, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Korean, Mandarin, Russian, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
A verbal test is possible, and not only for reading difficulties
Arizona will consider a verbal knowledge test instead of the written one in three situations, and the second is the surprising one:
- You declare that you cannot read, or have low reading competency
- You answered a large number of questions incorrectly on a previous test, or failed a second or third attempt
- You read in a foreign language and no written test exists in it
Verbal tests are by appointment at an MVD location. Few states offer this route after repeated failures.
Getting the permit once you have passed
- Schedule an appointment or visit an MVD location
- Bring the completed application form 40-5122
- Bring originals of your supporting documents
- Bring your parent or guardian to sign approval — or, if they cannot attend, a signed notarized application
- The MVD tests your vision and takes your photo at that visit
Ages and timing
| Item | Rule |
|---|---|
| Minimum age for an instruction permit | 15 years and 6 months |
| Holding period before a license | 6 months, or until you turn 18 |
| When the 6 months starts | When the permit is issued in an office |
| Permit validity | 12 months |
If you have never held a driver license in the United States, you must pass the permit test before scheduling a road test — regardless of your age.
Moving here with a license already
If you are currently licensed in another state, you typically will not need to take a written test at all.
Arizona also lists four places whose license holders may not be required to take either the written or the road skills test: Canada, Germany, Taiwan and South Korea. For Taiwan and South Korea the exemption applies at 18 or older.
Testing in another state?
The variation is wide. Colorado fingerprints permit applicants and never publishes its exam format, Utah requires a second exam nobody mentions, and Nevada also lets you test at home, by webcam rather than parent supervision. Compare them on our states page.
Disclaimer: Pass The Permit is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division or any government agency. Rules and fees change. Always confirm current requirements against the official Arizona Driver License Manual and azdot.gov/mvd.