Topic 2 · Requirements and Process
During the pre-drive check, how many rearview mirrors must your vehicle have?
- One is enough, as long as it is the interior mirror
- Three: interior, left and right
- At least two, and one of them must be on the left side — correct answer
Why
The examiner checks that the vehicle has at least two rearview mirrors, one of which must be on the left side. If the vehicle does not meet the requirements, the drive test is rescheduled. (Handbook, Section 3.)
Practise this in the real format
Reading one answer is not the same as sitting the test. The simulator runs the first-time adult form: 36 questions, 6 mistakes allowed, 83% to pass.
Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025), the document the DMV writes the real test from. Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
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