Minimum age for a car driving licence in Morelos (2026)

Last reviewed: 9 October 2026

In short: A licence for cars or motorcycles requires a minimum age of eighteen. Persons over 16 and under 18 can obtain a permit, with parental responsibility and a bond, valid until they turn 18.

RuleWhat applies
Minimum age for a car licenceCar (category B) driving licence18 years [1]
Earliest age to drive a car supervisedCar (category B) driving licence⚠ Not yet verified
Driving before the minimum ageCar (category B) driving licencePersons over sixteen and under eighteen can obtain a permit to drive cars or motorcycles. The application is signed by the minor and parents or guardians, who accept liability for damage and fines and provide a bond for damage to third parties. The permit is valid until the holder turns eighteen and is cancelled for drink or drug driving or at the parents' request. [1]
Visitors on a foreign licence: ageCar (category B) driving licenceForeign nationals may drive on public roads in the state with a valid licence issued by the competent authority of their own country or of another Mexican state. No age condition is stated. [1]
Learner's permit from ageCar (category B) driving licence16 years [1]

Notes

  • The text read is the Orden Jurídico Nacional copy of the regulation (last reform 27 March 2013). The state's new Ley de Movilidad, Transporte y Seguridad Vial (published 25 November 2025) could not be reached from this server and may have changed these rules.
  • No learner or supervised-driving stage is described in the text read.
  • Text read is the Orden Jurídico Nacional copy (last reform 27 March 2013). Whether later legislation changed it was not confirmed. 'Mayores de dieciséis' is counted in completed years.

Sources

  1. Orden Jurídico Nacional (Secretaría de Gobernación), compilation of state law: Reglamento de Tránsito y Transporte para el Estado de Morelos (OJN compilation; P.O. 3919 of 20 May 1998, last reform 27 March 2013) (consulted 9 October 2026) · all sources

More rules in Morelos

  • Car speed limitsBuilt-up areas: 40 km/h · Outside built-up areas (single carriageway): 80 km/h rural; 40 km/h populated

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