Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Indiana road test: how the BMV scores it
How Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles scores the Indiana road test, the sourced facts that change how you prepare for it, and what ends an attempt on the spot.
- Exam Simulator50 questions, pass with 40, scored the way BMV 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 IC Title 9
What the Indiana road test weighs.
Each note below is specific to Indiana, read from Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles materials, so you know what its examiners weight and what its offices expect on the day.
Any driver assistance technology in the test vehicle must be switched off before the driving skills exam begins.
Indiana Bureau of Motor VehiclesThe examiner inspects the vehicle first, and if it is judged unsafe the exam is canceled outright; no one but the applicant and the examiner is allowed in the car during the test.
Indiana Bureau of Motor VehiclesWhat has to be done before the road test.
Indiana gates the road test behind these, each read from the agency's own page and dated.
Supervised practice logged first
Indiana makes you log 50 hours of supervised driving, 10 of them at night before the road test.
Indiana BMV, Driver's License page, verified 2026-08-28Permit held before the test
The permit has to be held for 6 months in Indiana before you can attempt the road test.
Indiana BMV, Probationary Driver's License page, verified 2026-08-28Automatic fails and test day.
See what can end a road test immediately before your appointment.