Florida Retake Rules & Pass Rates

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Source: No waiting period is set by s. 322.12, Florida Statutes, by the handbook, or by FLHSMV's exam page. s. 322.12(3) instead charges a fee: "An applicant who fails to pass the initial knowledge test incurs a $10 fee for each subsequent test." Recorded as 0 because the absence was checked, not assumed. · Verified Aug 2026

$10 knowledge exam; $20 driving skills

Source: $10 for each subsequent Class E Knowledge Exam under s. 322.12(3), Florida Statutes, and $20 for a driving skills re-test per the handbook's Other Fees table, Florida Driver License Handbook (rev. 08/2023), Chapter 2, p. 14 (Fees for Driver License/ID Card). There is no waiting period between attempts; the fee is the only thing the state attaches to a retake. · Verified Aug 2026

72% pass; 2020-2023 pooled; all tests administered (first attempts not separated); knowledge test. The figure comes from a 2024 analysis of test results supplied by 36 state licensing agencies, pooled across 2020 to 2023. It counts every test administered, so retakes are mixed in with first attempts.

Source: USA TODAY Blueprint, 'Nearly 35% fail driver's license tests: Indiana leads the way' (Apr 18, 2024), analysis of test results provided by each state's licensing agency ("We analyzed knowledge and skill driver's license test results from 36 states from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2023. Test results were provided by the state organization overseeing driver's licensing and motor vehicles.") · Verified Aug 2026