Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles

Wisconsin road test: 20 to 90 minutes by license class

How Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles scores the Wisconsin road test, the sourced facts that change how you prepare for it, and what ends an attempt on the spot.

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What the Wisconsin road test weighs.

Each note below is specific to Wisconsin, read from Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles materials, so you know what its examiners weight and what its offices expect on the day.

The road test takes 20 to 90 minutes depending on the license class and endorsement being applied for, and it has to be booked as an appointment.

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Before the drive, the examiner checks the vehicle over for the horn, lights, signals, plates, doors and mirrors, so anything that does not work can end the appointment before it starts.

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Missing the appointment or failing to cancel it costs a 15 dollar fee and leaves you ineligible to retest for at least 7 days. After a failed attempt the wait for the next test is 1 to 14 days depending on how the test went.

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Automatic fails and test day.

See what can end a road test immediately before your appointment.