REQUIREMENTS OVERVIEWArizona Car requirements
Requirements depend on the applicant and can change. Verify each item with the cited agency.
age
Arizona applicants for a standard passenger-vehicle license, including teen and adult applicants.
A Class G graduated instruction permit is available beginning at age 15 years and 6 months. A Class G graduated license is available beginning at age 16 when the applicable requirements are met. Arizona states that an applicant must be at least 18 to apply for a regular Class D operator license.
documents
Arizona driver-license and instruction-permit applicants; exact document combinations depend on credential and circumstances.
Arizona requires proof of identity, age, and federally authorized presence for driver-license applicants and requires the applicant to provide a Social Security number. MVD publishes a current driver-license identification-requirements list. Teen permit applicants must bring original supporting documents after passing the knowledge test and need parent or guardian approval or the stated notarized alternative.
tests
First-time Arizona applicants and other applicants whose licensing situation requires examination.
A person who has never had a driver license in the United States must pass the noncommercial permit test before scheduling a road test. Permit issuance also includes a vision test. Teen applicants following the supervised-practice route take a road test after completing the applicable practice requirement, while qualifying driver education may waive the road test under MVD rules.
passing
Applicants taking the Arizona noncommercial permit knowledge test.
Arizona MVD states that the written permit test has 30 multiple-choice questions and requires a score of 80 percent or higher to pass. Road-test applicants must successfully complete the required road test when it is not waived.
applicability
Arizona drivers seeking the ordinary passenger-vehicle operator credential rather than a motorcycle or commercial credential.
Arizona identifies Class D as the operator license for vehicles that do not require a motorcycle or commercial license. Drivers age 16 to under 18 use the Class G graduated license path, while Class D is available beginning at age 18.