Vision test — Oregon Permit Test

Vision test on the Oregon permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Before DMV grants an original driving privilege it tests three things: your vision, your driving knowledge and your driving skill.

Each test covers a different way driving fails. Passing one says nothing about the other two, which is why all three are required.

For an original driving privilege, DMV will test your vision, driving knowledge and driving skill.
2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.1

If you take the vision test wearing glasses or contact lenses, your driving privilege records that corrective lenses are required.

The restriction is written from how you passed, not from what you own. Driving without the lenses you were tested in is driving outside your privilege.

If you take the test while wearing glasses or contact lenses, your driving privilege will indicate that corrective lenses are required.
2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.1

There is no fee for the vision test, though every other test fee must be paid before you take that test.

Cost is never a reason to skip the eyesight check, which is the one screening that catches a hazard the driver cannot notice in themselves.

There is no fee for taking the vision test.
2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.1

An applicant who does not pass the vision test is given a form to take to a licensed vision specialist.

Failing is referred rather than final. The examiner cannot say why your eyesight fell short, and the specialist can.

If you do not pass the vision test, DMV will give you a form to take to a licensed vision specialist.
2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.1

On the test

What does DMV test before granting an original driving privilege in Oregon?

Vision, driving knowledge and driving skill. Each test covers a different way driving fails. Passing one says nothing about the other two, which is why all three are required. 2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.1: “For an original driving privilege, DMV will test your vision, driving knowledge and driving skill.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against 2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, published by the Oregon Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-15.