Topic 2 · Requirements and Process
If you fail the driving test, you may:
- Never take it again
- Retake it after a waiting period (usually a week or two) — correct answer
- Drive without a license
Why
You can retake it after the waiting period. For minors that is 14 days from the failure. (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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