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.

Not every Minnesota road test is the same. A closed course has no traffic but an unfamiliar feel; an open course is real roads and real traffic. Here's how they compare, what people say about our local sites, and the one thing every family should do before test day.