MARYLAND MVA LATEST 2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔(Unit 3) A red indicator light on a dashboard indicates: - ✔✔a serious vehicle
malfunction that must be addressed immediately.
✔✔(Unit 3) Why should a driver conduct a pre-entry check? - ✔✔Allows driver to check
for anyone behind the vehicle, allows driver to check for low or flat tires, and allows
driver to check for leaking fluids.
✔✔(Unit 3) According to Maryland law, who must wear a seat belt? - ✔✔All passengers
and the driver regardless of age or position in the vehicle.
✔✔(Unit 3) A parking brake: - ✔✔is used to secure a vehicle when parked.
✔✔(Unit 3) This symbol when lit indicates: - ✔✔your gas tank is empty or nearing
empty.
✔✔(Unit 3) This symbol when lit indicates: - ✔✔your oil pressure is bad and you need to
stop immediately.
✔✔(Unit 3) This symbol when lit indicates: - ✔✔your electrical system is not working
properly.
✔✔(Unit 3) Coolant leaks can be dangerous because: - ✔✔Leaking coolant is attractive
to and poisonous to animals, a lack of coolant can cause your engine to overheat, and a
lack of coolant can cause damage to your radiator.
✔✔(Unit 3) Which of the following is NOT and advantage of Enhanced Mirror Settings?
- ✔✔Head checks are no longer necessary.
✔✔(Unit 3) Which of the following is true? - ✔✔Seat belts may cause injury in a crash,
but will cause less injuries than if a driver was not belted.
✔✔(Unit 4) S.E.E. stands for: - ✔✔Search Evaluate Execute
✔✔(Unit 4) The ACC setting on an ignition switch: - ✔✔allows a driver to turn on some
of a vehicle's features without turning on the vehicle, can drain a battery quickly, and is
not necessary to turn on hazard flashers.
✔✔(Unit 4) A driver should use S.E.E. - ✔✔consistently when driving
✔✔(Unit 4) How much following distance should you maintain between you and the
vehicle in front of you? - ✔✔at least 3-4 seconds
, ✔✔(Unit 4) When starting a vehicle with automatic transmission, in most cases the gear
selector should be in: - ✔✔P (Park)
✔✔(Unit 4) When starting a vehicle, a driver should ahve: - ✔✔one foot on the brake
and the other on the "dead pedals".
✔✔(Unit 4) When searching, a driver should look: - ✔✔at what is immediately in front of
his/her vehicle, at what is behind his/her vehicle, and at what is 10-15 seconds ahead of
his/her vehicle.
✔✔(Unit 4) What is the most important and safest thing a driver should do just before
driving away? - ✔✔Put on the safety belt and put away electronics.
✔✔(Unit 4) Idling gas-powered vehicles after starting and before driving away is: - ✔✔Is
not necessary, and is illegal in Maryland if the vehicle is unattended.
✔✔(Unit 4) Before driving a vehicle in reverse, a driver should: - ✔✔Check all mirror,
complete headchecks, and use back-up cameras if they are available.
✔✔(Unit 5) When do you have to stop for a school bus? - ✔✔When the red lights are
flashing and there is no barrier between your vehicle and the bus.
✔✔(Unit 5) How might a driver know if he/she is at risk of hitting a pothole? - ✔✔There
have been a series of significant storms, there is a standing puddle in the road, and all
of the vehicles in front of him/her are slowing down.
✔✔(Unit 5) According to Maryland law, how far does a driver need to be from a cyclist?
- ✔✔At least 3 feet.
✔✔(Unit 5) What is the first thing a driver should do after deciding to make a turn? -
✔✔Signal at least 100 feet from the turn.
✔✔(Unit 5) In a school zone, when must a driver stop? - ✔✔When directed by a signal
or crossing guard.
✔✔(Unit 5) When stopping at a stop sign where there is no crosswalk or stop line, a
driver should stop his/her vehicle: - ✔✔Before the front of the vehicle enters the
intersection.
✔✔(Unit 5) When approaching a roundabout, a driver must: - ✔✔Yield to traffic coming
from the left.
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔(Unit 3) A red indicator light on a dashboard indicates: - ✔✔a serious vehicle
malfunction that must be addressed immediately.
✔✔(Unit 3) Why should a driver conduct a pre-entry check? - ✔✔Allows driver to check
for anyone behind the vehicle, allows driver to check for low or flat tires, and allows
driver to check for leaking fluids.
✔✔(Unit 3) According to Maryland law, who must wear a seat belt? - ✔✔All passengers
and the driver regardless of age or position in the vehicle.
✔✔(Unit 3) A parking brake: - ✔✔is used to secure a vehicle when parked.
✔✔(Unit 3) This symbol when lit indicates: - ✔✔your gas tank is empty or nearing
empty.
✔✔(Unit 3) This symbol when lit indicates: - ✔✔your oil pressure is bad and you need to
stop immediately.
✔✔(Unit 3) This symbol when lit indicates: - ✔✔your electrical system is not working
properly.
✔✔(Unit 3) Coolant leaks can be dangerous because: - ✔✔Leaking coolant is attractive
to and poisonous to animals, a lack of coolant can cause your engine to overheat, and a
lack of coolant can cause damage to your radiator.
✔✔(Unit 3) Which of the following is NOT and advantage of Enhanced Mirror Settings?
- ✔✔Head checks are no longer necessary.
✔✔(Unit 3) Which of the following is true? - ✔✔Seat belts may cause injury in a crash,
but will cause less injuries than if a driver was not belted.
✔✔(Unit 4) S.E.E. stands for: - ✔✔Search Evaluate Execute
✔✔(Unit 4) The ACC setting on an ignition switch: - ✔✔allows a driver to turn on some
of a vehicle's features without turning on the vehicle, can drain a battery quickly, and is
not necessary to turn on hazard flashers.
✔✔(Unit 4) A driver should use S.E.E. - ✔✔consistently when driving
✔✔(Unit 4) How much following distance should you maintain between you and the
vehicle in front of you? - ✔✔at least 3-4 seconds
, ✔✔(Unit 4) When starting a vehicle with automatic transmission, in most cases the gear
selector should be in: - ✔✔P (Park)
✔✔(Unit 4) When starting a vehicle, a driver should ahve: - ✔✔one foot on the brake
and the other on the "dead pedals".
✔✔(Unit 4) When searching, a driver should look: - ✔✔at what is immediately in front of
his/her vehicle, at what is behind his/her vehicle, and at what is 10-15 seconds ahead of
his/her vehicle.
✔✔(Unit 4) What is the most important and safest thing a driver should do just before
driving away? - ✔✔Put on the safety belt and put away electronics.
✔✔(Unit 4) Idling gas-powered vehicles after starting and before driving away is: - ✔✔Is
not necessary, and is illegal in Maryland if the vehicle is unattended.
✔✔(Unit 4) Before driving a vehicle in reverse, a driver should: - ✔✔Check all mirror,
complete headchecks, and use back-up cameras if they are available.
✔✔(Unit 5) When do you have to stop for a school bus? - ✔✔When the red lights are
flashing and there is no barrier between your vehicle and the bus.
✔✔(Unit 5) How might a driver know if he/she is at risk of hitting a pothole? - ✔✔There
have been a series of significant storms, there is a standing puddle in the road, and all
of the vehicles in front of him/her are slowing down.
✔✔(Unit 5) According to Maryland law, how far does a driver need to be from a cyclist?
- ✔✔At least 3 feet.
✔✔(Unit 5) What is the first thing a driver should do after deciding to make a turn? -
✔✔Signal at least 100 feet from the turn.
✔✔(Unit 5) In a school zone, when must a driver stop? - ✔✔When directed by a signal
or crossing guard.
✔✔(Unit 5) When stopping at a stop sign where there is no crosswalk or stop line, a
driver should stop his/her vehicle: - ✔✔Before the front of the vehicle enters the
intersection.
✔✔(Unit 5) When approaching a roundabout, a driver must: - ✔✔Yield to traffic coming
from the left.
