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Retake the test after a fail

not for everyonereprobaciónDuration: 4 days after the first fail, then 8, 16, 30, 45 and 60 calendar days

Only for those who failed: wait out the interval and book again.

Wait out the interval and book the retake. After the first fail you wait 4 days, then 8, 16, 30, 45 and 60. It all has to fit inside the 180 days given for the whole trámite, the official procedure.

What to bring

  • Count how much is left of the 180 days: when they run out, everything starts over
  • Ask on the spot whether the retake costs anything extra

What differs by department

The intervals and the number of attempts come from the national rule — the same in Maldonado and Montevideo. Below, only what each intendencia decides differs: the address and the cost.

Maldonado

Cost

No separate charge for a retake is published anywhere

Address — department of Maldonado

Dirección de Licencias de Conducir — the same place where you handed in the documents

The retake is given in the same place: Registro automotor IMM

Open in maps-34.9137594, -54.9561233

All the payments and the total calculator

Montevideo

Cost

The exams are in the 2,360 UYU paid at handover. A no-show — 686 UYU

Address — department of Montevideo

The address for the department of Montevideo is not verified.

All the payments and the total calculator

What to say

Ready-made phrases for this step — with a respelling of the Uruguayan pronunciation.

Reprobé el examen teórico. ¿Cuándo puedo rendirlo de nuevo?

[rreh-proh-BEH el ek-SAH-men teh-OH-ree-koh. ¿KWAHN-doh PWEH-doh rren-DEER-loh deh NWEH-voh?]

— I failed the theory exam. When can I retake it?

unofficial source — check it on the spot

¿Tengo que abonar algo más para rendir el examen otra vez?

[¿TEN-goh keh ah-boh-NAHR AHL-goh mahs PAH-rah rren-DEER el ek-SAH-men OH-trah ves?]

— Do I have to pay anything more to retake the exam?

unofficial source — check it on the spot

¿Cuántas oportunidades tengo para rendir el examen práctico con este pago?

[¿KWAHN-tahs oh-pohr-too-nee-DAH-des TEN-goh PAH-rah rren-DEER el ek-SAH-men PRAHK-tee-koh kohn ES-teh PAH-goh?]

— How many attempts at the practical exam does this payment cover?

unofficial source — check it on the spot

The whole glossary and phrasebook — 17 phrases

How it goes on the spot

  • Maldonado, 2026: he failed the theory, was given a new date a week later, and was charged nothing extra — «it is paid, you need nothing». That is one case, not a rule.

Important

  • The intervals for theory and practice are counted separately: failing the practical does not lengthen the wait before retaking the theory.
  • The whole trámite gets 180 days. Miss it and the steps you have done are lost, and the fee is not refunded.
  • The number of attempts is not limited: you can retake as long as the 180 days last.
  • The interval is counted from the day of the failed test, not from the day you booked the retake.