Defensive Driving School of Bellevue (148th/Near Microsoft)

Fantastic experience: I signed up for a warm up test followed by a road test with Walter Avillanoza, and I had an absolutely excellent experience. His clear instructions during the warm up session were incredibly helpful and I successfully passed the exam. I highly recommend booking a test with Walter Avillanoza, as he provided great tips and instructions and made the entire experience stress free.

Fantastic experience: I completed all my driving classes and passed my test here, and the experience was outstanding. The school offers incredibly flexible scheduling, which was a big advantage compared to other driving schools. The instructors are highly knowledgeable and very friendly. A special shoutout to Walter Avillanoza and Ahmed Kmail! Both instructors were patient and provided valuable tips that have been extremely helpful in my driving journey.

Negative experience: I took both my knowledge and skills tests at this location. The instructor for my skills test had a thick accent and didn't give clear directions. For instance, she asked me to park behind a white car, but there were two white cars. When I asked which one, I could tell she was getting irritated, which made me very nervous. She then said to go into the driveway, and I interpreted as to back up into the driveway. She actually meant to park behind the white car closest to the driveway. If you’re a first-timer or have difficulty understanding accents, I recommend asking for another instructor or taking the skills test elsewhere.

Negative experience: Had a horrible driving test experience with an instructor named John in 2019. I could not understand a single word he said. He was quite impatient during the test, kept making weird faces, and passed rude comments the whole time. He looked like he was high or something. Would not recommend going to this place. Edit - Yes, that's right. I passed the test as soon as I switched to a different driving school. Anyway, I acknowledge my error during the second attempt for a violation of the law (rolling stop), which I only realized after the test. But, I was happy with the fact that the test was conducted fairly. However, the 1st attempt when I committed a dangerous action was solely because of John's impatience and unclear communication, and it still haunts me to this day. One of my friends recently took a test at your school and she had a similar experience which prompted me to write a review.

Negative experience: It's been a very frustrating experience to schedule a knowledge test with defensive. I rescheduled mine and I went to the redmond center to see my name not being there. They didn't even apologize and I had to call support and be scheduled another. People miscommunicate and act like they do favor for the client. This is making me consider 911 or Sam's instead of Defensive. I've not made any threats. Don't hold it against the client please. You can see what happened in your call records and emails. It's been disappointing and super unclear.