Nearly 4 in 10 Minnesota road tests now end in a fail — the highest rate in six years. Here's how to make sure your teen isn't one of them: the habits examiners reward, the mistakes that end a test early, and how to show up ready and confident.

Get turned away at your road test for a burned-out brake light or a log left on your phone? It happens. Here's exactly what to bring so your teen tests instead of reschedules.