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Ohio · Knowledge test

The Ohio driving test

It comes after your temps and, under 21, after driver education and your 50 hours. The Ohio driving test is given by a driver examiner from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) at a Driver Exam Station, and it has two parts: a maneuverability test on a marked course and a drive on the road. The examiner checks your car first.

  • 6Skills the examiner checks on the road
  • 2 daysWait to retest if you’re under 21
  • 2 partsManeuverability and on-road driving
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Updated November 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Ohio road test requirements

To take the test, you bring:

  • Your temporary instruction permit identification card (TIPIC)
  • A vehicle in good condition
  • Under 21, or with a limited-term Non-Renewable/Non-Transferable TIPIC: the completed BMV 5791 Fifty-Hour Affidavit
  • Under 21: your Driver Education Certificate

Under 18, you must also have held your TIPIC for six months.

Book the driving test →

The vehicle check

Before the test begins, the examiner checks that:

  • The turn signals, brake lights, horn, windshield wipers and headlights work
  • Both front doors open from the inside and outside with the handle
  • The registration is valid and displayed on the license plate
  • Automated assistance tools, such as automated parking, are turned off

What’s on the Ohio driving test?

On the on-road part, a driver examiner rides in the front passenger seat, gives you directions and scores how you:

  • Stop and start the vehicle
  • Turn around and back up
  • Make turns
  • Use your turn signals
  • Drive in the correct lane
  • Keep a safe following distance

The maneuverability part, forward and back through a box of markers, has a page of its own.

See the maneuverability test →

If you don’t pass

Under 21, you wait two days before you test again. At 21 or older, a first fail means a short adult driver training course before the second try, and after a second fail you wait at least two days. The driver’s ed page explains the course and who can skip it.

See the adult course options →

After you pass

Go to a deputy registrar license agency within 60 days to buy your license, and hand in your TIPIC there. Designated Testing Locations that work with the BMV may charge a fee for the skills test; the Digest doesn’t list one for a Driver Exam Station.

See the license steps →

Accommodations

If you’re deaf or hard of hearing, you can ask for visual instructions during the driving test. For other accommodations, email the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinators at HRRequestADA@dps.ohio.gov before your test day.

Sources: Ohio Department of Public Safety · Ohio BMV and 1 more. Checked November 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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