The Arizona permit test, explained

The short answer

In Arizona you can get an instruction permit at 15 years and 6 months. The knowledge test has 30 multiple-choice questions, and you need 80 percent, which is 24 correct. If you are under 18, a parent or legal guardian can supervise the test at home, and a parent or guardian signs your application.

Source: Teen driver guide to the Class G permit and license, Arizona MVD

Arizona lets a parent or legal guardian proctor the permit test at home. The six months you must hold the permit start only once MVD issues it at an office.

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The Arizona permit test at a glance

Arizona instruction permit and knowledge test
Minimum age15 years and 6 months (MVD)
Number of questions30, multiple choice (MVD permit test)
Passing score80 percent (24 correct) (MVD @Home steps)
WhereAt home with a parent or legal guardian as proctor, or at MVD
At-home test fee$7 application fee
Valid for12 months
Held forAt least six months, or until 18, before a license

How many questions are on the Arizona permit test?

Thirty multiple-choice questions, and you need 80 percent, which is 24 correct, so you can miss 6 (MVD: permit test, @Home permit test steps). If you fail the at-home test, you can try again without paying the fee again. MVD’s online practice test is drawn from the Arizona Driver License Manual.

Can you take the Arizona permit test at home?

Yes, for applicants under 18. MVD’s @Home permit test lets a parent or legal guardian proctor the test at home, for a $7 application fee. Passing it does not give you the permit by itself: MVD issues the permit at an office, and the six months you must hold it start from that day (teen driver guide).

What to bring

  • A parent or legal guardian, who signs your application.
  • The identity documents MVD asks for. We have not checked MVD’s document list, so read it on the teen driver guide before you go.

Rules for teen drivers in Arizona

Arizona, like every state, uses graduated driver licensing. From MVD’s teen driver guide:

  • With the permit: a licensed driver aged 21 or older sits in the front passenger seat.
  • Before the license: hold the permit for six months or until 18. The standard practice route requires 30 supervised hours, including 10 at night; qualifying driver education provides alternative routes.
  • Class G license, first six months (or until 18): no driving from midnight to 5 a.m., except to or from a school or religious activity or work, for a family emergency, or with a licensed parent or guardian in the front seat. At most one passenger under 18, not counting brothers and sisters, unless a licensed parent or guardian is beside you.
  • Phones: permit holders, and Class G drivers in their first six months, may not use a wireless device while driving, except in an emergency or for audio navigation.

What Drivoku covers for Arizona

Our free permit practice test and the questions below cover road rules and signs that apply in every state, with signs from the national sign manual. They do not cover Arizona’s own laws; MVD’s Arizona Driver License Manual has those.

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Five shared road rules

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Question 1 of 5

  1. Alcohol and drugs

    What happens when you mix alcohol with another drug before you drive?

    • They cancel each other's effects
    • Only the alcohol matters
    • There is no added risk
    • The effects can get stronger Right

    The right answer is D: The effects can get stronger

    WhyMixing alcohol with other drugs can amplify the impairing effects of each, making driving more dangerous.

    Source: NHTSA: Drug-Impaired Driving, Many Substances Can Impair Driving

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  2. Highways

    You are on a divided highway with a grassy median between the two roadways, and you miss your turn. What may you do?

    • Cross the median where the grass is low
    • Drive the wrong way briefly to an opening
    • Use the next crossover marked for emergency vehicles only
    • Continue to an opening or intersection where crossing is permitted, and turn only when safe Right

    The right answer is D: Continue to an opening or intersection where crossing is permitted, and turn only when safe

    WhyStay on your roadway until you reach a permitted crossing, and turn only when safe.

    Source: UVC § 11-311 Driving on divided highways (model law)

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  3. Traffic signals

    A steady yellow left-turn arrow is showing. What does it tell you?

    • The left-turn movement is ending; prepare to stop Right
    • You now have the right-of-way to turn
    • Left turns are now forbidden
    • The arrow is about to turn green

    The right answer is A: The left-turn movement is ending; prepare to stop

    WhyA steady yellow arrow warns that the current left-turn movement is ending; prepare to stop.

    Source: MUTCD Section 4A.03 Meanings of Steady Vehicular Signal Indications

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  4. Right-of-way

    A car ahead has stopped at a marked crosswalk to let a pedestrian cross. You approach from behind, and the next lane is open. What must you do?

    • Pass in the open lane after sounding your horn
    • Pass slowly if the pedestrian is hidden from view
    • Wait behind the stopped car Right
    • Pass once your own lane appears clear

    The right answer is C: Wait behind the stopped car

    WhyNever overtake a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk to let a pedestrian cross.

    Source: UVC § 11-502(d) Pedestrians’ right of way in crosswalks (model law)

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  5. Intersections and turns

    You face a steady circular green and plan a permitted left turn. An oncoming car is close enough to conflict with your turn. A pedestrian is also lawfully crossing your turning path. What must happen before you turn?

    • The pedestrian clears your path; the car must yield
    • The oncoming car passes; the pedestrian must wait
    • You signal; the car and pedestrian must then yield
    • You yield until each conflict clears Right

    The right answer is D: You yield until each conflict clears

    WhyOn a circular green, left turns yield to conflicting oncoming vehicles and pedestrians lawfully in the crosswalk.

    Source: MUTCD Section 4A.03 Meanings of Steady Vehicular Signal Indications, UVC § 11-402 Vehicle turning left (model law)

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Common questions

What score do you need on the Arizona permit test?

80 percent: 24 of the 30 questions right.

Can a parent give the Arizona permit test at home?

Yes, for applicants under 18. A parent or legal guardian can proctor MVD’s @Home permit test, for a $7 application fee. MVD then issues the permit at an office.

How old do you have to be for a permit in Arizona?

15 years and 6 months.

How long do you have to hold an Arizona permit?

Six months, or until you turn 18, counted from the day MVD issues it at an office.

Sources

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  1. Teen driver guide to the Class G permit and license, Arizona MVD
  2. Permit test (at home or in an office), Arizona MVD
  3. @Home permit test steps (form 15-0701), Arizona MVD