After failing my driving test five times at the Pasadena DMV, I was honestly hoping for a miracle -- and I found it with Yolanda Driving School. The process of scheduling my appointment was smooth and very well organized, and everyone I interacted with was kind and professional. I would especially like to recognize my instructor, Luis. He is incredibly patient and does an excellent job clearly pointing out mistakes while providing helpful guidance on how to improve. He made sure I practiced until I felt truly confident behind the wheel. I'm very grateful for his support and couldn't have chosen a better driving school read more

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Highly recommend Yolanda and her team. Purchased lessons for teen driving. They're professional, responsive, flexible, and respectful of the student's learning time. read more

A big thank you to Victor! He really helped me feel confident while driving, he was very encouraging and always kept a positive attitude! With his help, I passed my driving test (: read more

My son passed his drivers test without any errors!!! Thank you Luis for teaching him everything he knows! Yolanda is so sweet always accommodate with our schedules too. Great experience with this driving school! read more

I had a great experience with Frede, he was very helpful with guiding me to learn efficiently and skillfully. Everything was very detailed. I was able to pass on my test with the help of his assistance! Highly recommend. read more

I always go back to Fred every 2 years to brush up my driving skills before my special handicap DMV driving test . What a pain!! If you are looking for a quality and good instructor. Fred is the right person. He is chill, patience , fun and insightful. Highly recommend !! read more

Fred, Piedad, and Luis all helped me get my license with only 6 errors today. Fred was very funny and nice and helped me stay calm with driving. He told me I would pass and I did. Luis gave me good tips. Piedad was very sweet and took me to my test and also gave me very good tips for my test. read more

Luis was the best instructor I ever had and the reason I passed on my first go! I had alot of driving anxiety and put off getting my license for years and if it wasnt because of Luis, I wouldn't have been able to get it! I've also had a couple instructors from other driving schools before him but I was never confident about my driving with them. Hes super calm, attentive and instructs incredibly well! If you choose Yolandas Driving School I highly recommend Luis! read more

I bought the DMV test Assistance package and my instructor Allen Lee was amazing! Coincidentally our families are from the same countries, and our names are similar! But more than that, Mr. Lee was absolutely patient and fostered a truly safe teaching/driving experience. His voice was kept low and his actions familiar; calm, cheerful and reassuring--compared to other people who have taught me driving, Mr. Lee was the perfect person for the job. Any concerns I brought up to him, we promptly practiced until comfortably done. He also gave great tips that worked as great reminders during the test. All in all, I was very lucky to be randomly assigned Allen Lee, and without a doubt recommend him as your next instructor! read more

I wanted to take a minute to write a review about Yolanda's driving school and how much my daughter has loved Alexandra!!! She is so relatable to my daughter and it is fun & easy conversation. She has done a great job prepping her for her upcoming driving test this next week which I know she will pass with flying colors thanks to Alexandra at Yolanda's Driving school! read more

Service was very good. Showed up on time to take my little brother to take his driving test. Showed him a few tricks & gave him tips to pass the test. My little bro is now a LICENSED driver, thankful for Yolanda's driving school. Highly recommend. read more

My daughter passed the DMV behind the wheel test in her first try. Thank you specially for Yolanda, Peidad and Luis for teaching her so well. Will recommend Yolanda to everyone. read more

I passed my behind the wheel earlier. 3rd time's a charm. Thanks to my instructors who were patient and calm pointing out my errors and bad habits. When they say what to look out for during the exam, believe them and don't take it for granted especially Fred and Luis. Thanks again for a good and pleasant experience. read more

I recently passed my road exam all thanks to Yolanda's Driving School. I did a regular two hour practice with instructor Mrs. Piedad, and from then on I did two sessions to go and take my drivers exam with my instructor. Mrs. Piedad is extremely patient and kind! She gave me so much helpful advice and encouragement I really recommend her! Overall, I had a great experience with Yolanda's Driving School and have nothing but positive feedback. read more

I would never recommend this service. I was with an old lady in a corolla with an analog speedometer, and She was grumpy all the time, and to add, she couldn't hear really well, so I was uncomfortable the whole timeI regret taking this service. There are better professors with better cars and customer service to get into. read more

Amazing! This is a first class operation. They communicate. They are on time. They are friendly. They are reasonably priced. They do what they say and say what they do. They taught my 16 year old son and he passed his behind the wheel test first try. I could not be happier or more pleased with every aspect of Yolanda's Driving School. Thank you to all for the great experience from beginning to end. read more

Big shout out to Nathaly, She was soooooo extremely helpful. Usually when you call a place for assistance you get an automated machine or a rude person that hates their job. This simply wasn't the case. Natalie was so friendly and helpful. Was able to get all the assistance i needed. Thank you Natalie !!!! I'm referring everyone i know ! read more

I needed to prepare for a DMV senior drive test due to vision issues based on DMV vision standards. Asked for the most experienced instructor! Got Fred! And he was a fantastic instructor and did it with a pleasant smile! Just what I needed since I hadn't done a driver's test since 1963 in Sweden! Passed today with flying colors! Couldn't have done it without Fred's guidance! read more

Great communication, my son loved how patients. I definitely recommend her to anyone looking for drivers training. Thank you Yolanda read more

I've used their services before when the triple AAA driving school wasn't working well with my schedule. I had just recently come back from school out of state and my main goal was to get my license this year. I got assigned to Luis and he is so chill and relaxed. He was very kind and patient and made sure that I was calm while I was driving. Today was the day I took the test and I passed with only 5 errors. I can't believe that I was able to complete it after 2 weeks of their services. Will definitely come here again when my sibling needs to practice driving! Thank you again! read more

Yolanda could not have been more amazing!! I'm a Canadian who has been driving for 10 years but recently moved to California and did my CA driving test. Yolanda met me at the DMV and we took an hour to drive around and get familiar with the vehicle. She gave tips on route, common pitfalls, etc. Even though I've been driving a long time, the tips were so helpful. I passed! First try at the Pasadena DMV. Yolanda was wonderful to chat with and helped calm the nerves! If you have the opportunity to take your behind the wheel test with Yolanda's driving school, do it! read more

Thank you thank you and a million times thank you to Yolanda and her team! I passed my driving exam on the first try and I couldn't have done it without the help of Victor! The process was easy and I learned a lot, could not recommend this school enough! read more

Yolanda was an amazing instructor. Would recommend her and her driving school. My son passed his driving test in Pasadena DMV after a couple of lessons. My son preferred his lessons with Yolanda than the others he had tried. Scheduling lessons is easy as the scheduler was very accommodating. read more

Took over 6 lessons and was told I would pass each time. Failed drivers test twice. Instructors were on their phone during lesson.

Highly recommend Yolanda's Driving School! My daughter had a fantastic experience with her instructor, Fred, and passed her driving test on the first try. He really did an excellent job of giving her confidence and preparing her well for everything to expect on the test. We were amazed to see her transform from a nervous driver to a really good driver who enjoys driving. We worked with a different school for my oldest, and the experience wasn't as smooth or impressive. I appreciated also how easy it was to schedule lessons with Yolanda's. I could do it over text and they were very responsive. We appreciated also being able to request the same instructor for all the lessons. I will be working with Yolanda's Driving School in the future for my younger kids. Thanks Yolanda's Driving School! read more

Maybe my experience is a one-off, but very disappointing to say the least. I needed to re-learn to drive as I hadn't driven a car for several years. I told Yolanda from the beginning that my expectation is to learn to drive as if I were a new driver. She just sat in the car without providing any real instructions for 2 hours. Specifically asked her on how to parallel park, for example, but she didn't provide any practical pointers/instructions. What threw me off to write this review is that today was my 2nd appointment with them for a freeway driving lesson, but no one showed up. Called them to find out what happened and Yolanda said she didn't see my name in their appointment list. So I paid them $150 for pretty much driving on my own for 2 hours and wasted my time for another appointment they somehow forgot. Not a good experience at all. read more

If I could give a 10 star rating I would!! Yolanda saved me the stress of teaching my daughter the ways of the road better I could have. Not because she's a young teenager .. but the fact that's she's older (21) and I just don't feel I myself have the tolerance to do it now verses 6 years ago ...LOL You can be the best driver out there, but if you yourself haven't taken a behind the wheel test in the last 40 years..... chances are you may fail. And I didn't want that chance for my daughter. I did my homework trying to find the right fit for my daughter (cause that's what moms do) I read over 100's of reviews from schools all around. I found that Yolanda's driving school would be the prefect fit. I signed my daughter up for 6 hours and was ready to get my girl ready to hit the road. After my daughters first lesson I was pleased that my daughter was happy, confident and most importantly comfortable with Yolanda. At that moment I was happy I took the time to find the right school. After her first lesson she said Yolanda was very nice, calm, careful, gave great information and most importantly she doesn't yell ( like I sometimes do..lol) She showed her not only the proper ways of the road she also prepared my daughter for "todays" drivers test behind the wheel at the dmv and what to expect. I honestly don't think I would have prepared my daughter correctly if it was me teaching her. The things they ask the driver to do for before the test I never would have thought of. Only because it was something I was never asked when I took my test years ago. But in the end I'm happy to say my daughter passed on her first try and only had 2 points deducted from her actual driving test. I'd say that's pretty darn good Thank You Yolanda!! You are the best!! I'm so happy I found you and my daughter said she can't thank you enough for your experience, patiences, kindness for being stern when you had to be and for the great conversations. read more

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I was helped by Nathaly to set up a driving arrangement for my little sister and she was paired up with Alexandra. It was a very quick and easy process to schedule her in so I am very fortunate to have found an instructor to be flexible with our hectic schedule. Alexandra's professionalism is off the charts! She shows patience and is clear with communicating from what I have been told by my sister. I have no doubt that other students who have been under her supervision have been successful in their drive tests :) read more

Passed the test first try! Fred is an amazing instructor, anyone would be lucky to have him. Super chill and know all the tips and tricks.

Wow! My son just passed his license test. Yolanda's driving school was very helpful, very friendly, respectful, and was constructive in teaching. They pick up and drop off- super convenient!! Would highly recommend! read more

My review is specifically scheduling appointments and transparency. While the actual instruction is very good, when you first book, they ask if your driver has any issues that may impair driving (eg ADHD, anxiety, etc.) presumably so that can be taken into consideration. First lesson was with an instructor that worked well with my daughter, as she had a particular issue. When I called to book the second appointment, I first texted SPECIFICALLY requesting Instructor X than later called. When I called, I SPECIFICALLY DETAILED at length why I wanted to have consistency and ended by saying we will book "whenever Instructor X" is available. I was told they had nothing available until Saturday. On Saturday, 10 minutes before her lesson is going to start, a DIFFERENT instructor contacted us saying he would be there, which is the exact thing that exacerbates her issue and I was trying to avoid. My daughter decided to take the lesson, although he offered to cancel, as he was 10 minutes out. I told my daughter I was going to call because my guess is they just wanted to fill up appointments, and nothing will come of it as it will be chalked up to a 'mistake' with an apology. When I called, I the person who answered was half listening and half having another conversation on the side, then told me she would have the receptionist call to see what happened. AS PREDICTED, the receptionist called with a laundry list of excuses, 'there was no notation for specific driver, but you can ask' (AGAIN I had a 5 minute explanation when I booked why I wanted Instructor X and why consistency was important and had even texted prior for Instructor X, so would seem an obvious point to make that notation.) Then I was told sometimes they book geographically, (again when I say "We will book WHENEVER Instructor X is AVAILABLE" I am not even sure how that is relevant. If a specific instructor can't be accommodated I want to be told up front OR if they need to be changed at the last minute I want to be told ahead of time. None of that is what happened. There was no "confusion" on the booker, as I made clear my need for consistency, they just want to book open appointments, and hedged the bet we would take it and apologize on the back end which is exactly what happened. The apology with 'assurances for next time and noting on the chart' is pretty empty since obviously I will be making sure we have Instructor X and should have been done when I called for the second appointment. Extremely disappointing read more

I was nervous for my son with the hopes that he'd get a kind instructor. Thankfully my son was paired with Victor and he was amazing! Victor was very nice and patient to him and was always punctual which is a plus! My son learned tons from him and passed on the first try. I definitely recommend! read more

My daughter had a great driving experience with her instructor Luis. She is now driving much better and more confidently. The owner is very attentive and responsive. Thank you for making this process easy and efficient. read more

I was terrified to learn how to drive, I'm an "older" learner and I have PTSD, and I have tried several driving instructors but never come close to taking the driving test. After just one lesson I started looking forward to driving lessons and a few weeks later I PASSED MY DRIVING TEST!! I still can't believe it sometimes. The kindness, patience, encouragement and thoroughness that I found at this school was above and beyond. I couldn't recommend it more highly. Bless you, Yolanda, you're an angel and incredible teacher- I feel lucky to have found you. read more

Highly recommend. Very easy to schedule with and Fred was so professional and a great instructor. My daughter was so nervous about taking her behind the wheel. Fred helped her stay focused and confident and she PASSED!!! Thank you so much for your professionalism! read more

My daughter started her lessons at Yolanda's Driving School in late January 2022 with Christian. He is very calm and pleasant. My daughter finished her 6 hours in March. My daughter's learner's permit expired in April but her driving test was in July. No extensions given. She had to retake her driver's permit, again! Anna was as so helpful with providing testing guides and helping me with all the paperwork- what to keep, what to ask DMV, etc. Testing day in July 2022, Piedad met my daughter at Pasadena DMV for one hour lesson prior to the test. Piedad is amazing! She is patient and a great teacher. Yolanda's team is the best. Anna will guide you throughout the whole experience. Ask for Piedad as your instructor! read more

I am satisfied with Yolanda's driving school team. My brother practiced for his driving test with Alexandra and he stated she was very insightful, patient, and informative. He passed his driving test! I would recommend Yolanda's driving school. read more

Yolanda's driving school was professional and friendly. Víctor and Alexandra helped my daughter behind the wheel . They were patient and encouraging. My daughter had nothing but positive things to say about them. read more

I am so happy that I found Yolanda's Driving School! As an adult who had previously failed my driving test re-learning how to drive, I had a lot of anxiety about getting behind the wheel. Alexandra is an AMAZING instructor and a lovely person. She is kind, patient, and just a joy to spend lessons with. I finally was able to pass my driving test in Pasadena. Thank you so much to Alexandra and Yolanda's driving school for making it such an enjoyable experience. I cannot recommend them highly enough! read more

Great driving school! My son was so nervous but all the instructors were awesome, made him feel very comfortable and he learned so much ! Totally recommend read more