New South Wales · A Guide to the Driving Test · chapter 10 · 4 min read

Immediate Fail & Vehicle Requirements

Immediate fail

In most circumstances, even if you commit a fail item, your test will continue and you will be given a full assessment of your performance. In some circumstances the testing officer may record an immediate fail. You will not be permitted to finish the test and the testing officer may drive you back to the service centre.

An immediate fail may occur if:

• you do anything which is unsafe or dangerous and there is an obvious danger to the public
• you refuse to cooperate with the testing officer and so cannot be given a proper test.

Test termination

While ‘immediate fail’ criteria applies to issues concerning driving ability, termination criteria applies to situations not concerned with the applicant’s driving performance.