License classes — Arizona Permit Test

License classes on the Arizona permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Arizona issues licenses by class: Class G is the graduated license, Class D the operator license, Class M the motorcycle license, and Classes A, B and C are commercial.

A letter on the card says what you may drive. Picking the wrong class can mean driving a vehicle you are not licensed for.

Licenses are issued by “class”: Class G (graduated, Class D (operator, Class M (motorcycle and Class A, B, C (commercial.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.12

Class D is Arizona’s operator license.

Class D is the everyday adult license. Knowing its letter tells you what you are working toward after the graduated license.

Licenses are issued by “class”: Class G (graduated, Class D (operator, Class M (motorcycle and Class A, B, C (commercial.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.12

If a Class M license is combined with any other class, it is added as an endorsement on the back of the current license.

You do not carry two cards to ride and drive. The motorcycle right rides along on the license you already have.

If the Class M license is combined with any other class of license, it will be added as an “endorsement” on the back of the current license.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.12

A Class D operator license allows you to drive any vehicle that does not require a motorcycle or commercial license.

A car license covers cars and light trucks, not a motorcycle or a big rig. Those need their own test.

An operator license allows you to drive any vehicle that does not require a motorcycle or commercial license.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.15

You must be at least 18 years old to apply for a Class D operator license.

Under 18, Arizona starts drivers on the graduated license with its limits. The full adult license waits until 18.

You must be at least 18 years of age to apply for an operator license.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.15

On the test

Which license class is Arizona’s graduated license for teen drivers?

Class G. A letter on the card says what you may drive. Picking the wrong class can mean driving a vehicle you are not licensed for. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.12: “Licenses are issued by “class”: Class G (graduated, Class D (operator, Class M (motorcycle and Class A, B, C (commercial.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, published by the Arizona Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-28.