Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles
Colorado road test: how the DMV scores it
How Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles scores the Colorado road test, the sourced facts that change how you prepare for it, and what ends an attempt on the spot.
- Exam Simulator25 questions, pass with 20, scored the way DMV scores it
- Practice Test 120 questions, a broad first pass across signs, right of way, rules and safety
- Road Signs Full197 questions, every sign, signal and pavement marking question
- Laws and Limits12 questions drawn from the C.R.S. Title 42
What the Colorado road test weighs.
Each note below is specific to Colorado, read from Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles materials, so you know what its examiners weight and what its offices expect on the day.
Pass mark. Rule 8 tells certified testers to require a correct score of 80 percent or higher on the state Driver's License Written Examination, forms DR 2252 and DR 2273.
1 CCR 204-30 Rule 8, verified 2026-08-27@Home retake limit. The online proctored knowledge test can be repeated twice in the same day, and there is no cap on how many sittings you take overall.
Colorado DMV @Home Driving Knowledge Tests, verified 2026-08-27Driving school test limit. A certified driving school may give an applicant at most four written exams in total, counting exams sat at other schools, before every later attempt has to happen at a state driver license office.
1 CCR 204-30 Rule 8, verified 2026-08-27Same-day block. Rule 8 stops a driving school tester from retesting anyone who misses more than half the questions on a first attempt until the next day.
1 CCR 204-30 Rule 8, verified 2026-08-27The driving skills test is never given at a Colorado DMV office. It has to be booked with an approved third-party testing school, and applicants must be at least 16 years old to sit it.
Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor VehiclesA failed driving skills test carries its own $15.40 state retest fee every time, and unlike the $11.50 written retest fee, it cannot currently be paid online.
Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor VehiclesWhat has to be done before the road test.
Colorado gates the road test behind these, each read from the agency's own page and dated.
Supervised practice logged first
Colorado makes you log 50 hours of supervised driving, 10 of them at night before the road test.
Colorado DMV, Colorado Permits and First-Time Driver License, verified 2026-08-28Permit held before the test
The permit has to be held for 12 months in Colorado before you can attempt the road test.
Colorado DMV, Colorado Permits and First-Time Driver License, verified 2026-08-28Automatic fails and test day.
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