MasterDrive of Denver

Fantastic experience: We had the opportunity to utilize MasterDrive of Denver for our teenage son. The program was well designed, and he enjoyed the various sessions with the instructors all while getting valuable feedback. The staff was very friendly, easy to deal with, and always provided great communication for our upcoming sessions. I would highly recommend to anybody going through the permit stage or learning to drive!

Fantastic experience: “I can’t say enough good things about MasterDrive! My daughter was initially very resistant to driving and nervous about getting her license. The instructors were incredibly patient and supportive, helping her build confidence behind the wheel. By the end of the program, she not only passed her test but is now a safe and confident driver. I’m so grateful for the excellent training and encouragement she received. Worth every penny.”

Fantastic experience: My daughter had such a great experience and enjoyed the weekend camp especially. She said she feels a lot safer knowing what to do if something happens on the road. Masterdrive is the best and my son will be doing their program next.

Fantastic experience: Both of my kids have been through MasterDrive. The instructors are very knowledgeable, and provide good instruction. I feel that the staff is very detailed in their driving expectations and teaches higher standards than other schools. Thus, making my kids more aware of the aggressive driving culture in Denver and producing better, safer drivers. Each two hour driving session is conducted by a different instructor. I feel this eliminates complacency on the student as each instructor has a different style. Any simp can get their license, but I want my kids to be safe and know the harshness of the roads. If I had a third kid they would go to Master Drive too.

Fantastic experience: All 4 of my children who took the winter driving training are now excellent drivers.

Fantastic experience: MasterDrive offers the best driving camps and on street lessons in all of Colorado! I would recommend MasterDrive to everyone who is looking to sharpen their skills! Whether you’re a new driver, an experienced driver looking or have special needs. MasterDrive is the way to go. I personally did Driving Camp after 15 years of driving and I was humbled to learn as much as I did about proper technique and car control. Thank you MasterDrive for all you have helped me with. 10/10!!!

Positive experience: Overall good instruction, our son took both the on the street driving and defensive driving camp. It is no substitute for pure hours of practice behind the wheel but having the unbiased instructors for him compared to his annoying parents helped a lot. Good instruction and follow up on what he needed to continue to improve as well as positive reinforcement of what he was doing right.

Negative experience: My partner had to take this class and master drive did not follow through and send proof of completion and now there are consequences because of this. Someone at master drive is not doing their job and it’s messing with peoples lives! Edit: to respond to the below response, someone on MasterDrive told him they would send it to the court for him since it was a court mandated class. The court did not receive it.

Fantastic experience: This place is handled through scheduled appointments but if your patient and lucky you can walk in! And fortunately I was lucky enough to get Nina as my instructor who made the extra mile for me and squeezed me in at the end of the day, she was very relaxing to test with and was super friendly! Great place to get a third party test done at!

Fantastic experience: I went through this program as a teen, decades ago. When I spun out on an icy highway in NE my training from that long ago saved me!!

Negative experience: Only giving one star so I can review. The first class a 6 hour class was cancelled only upon our arrival. There was nothing rescheduled as of this date and that was a few weeks ago, no additional communication has followed. Today a two hour road lesson was scheduled. We had texted, called and emailed previously to confirm meeting location to no avail. We attempted to meet and nothing. Still no calls or texts are being returned. The lack of communication is not possible to deal with and we expect a full refund as we have had zero services received. This will be updated pending resolution.

Fantastic experience: My daughter has completed 2 drive camps at the MasterDrive location in Centennial and WOW. The instructors were terrific and even my daughter commented on how much she learned in the drive camps. I am excited for her to have on-road time with their instructors.

Fantastic experience: The experience at Masterdrive has been exceptional. Our son has felt very comfortable learning the curriculum, and it’s very digestible for him and the trainers are really kind and they know their stuff I highly recommend them.

Fantastic experience: Thank You for helping my brothers child get licensed. Neither of the parents assumed their responsibility. You made learning a positive experience!!!

Negative experience: This was a waste of $800+ and a ticket. My teen attended the driving camp and it was ok but my teen said the instructors didn't explain the course or what was going on. The rest was trash. First two 2 hour sessions were the same instructor, very kind but no other feedback but "she's a good driver". Nothing to work on. Third lesson different instructor, she had a lot of negative feedback and things to work on. Super! That's what we needed. The school was kind enough to provide an extra lesson due to not receiving any feedback in prior lessons. Excellent. Last lesson with that same instructor. Schedule driving test, my teen ran a stop sign during the test. The employee did not use their brakes. A Police officer attempted pulling the car over however the employee informed my teen NOT to pull over because it "wasn't safe" and had her drive several blocks before instructing her to pull over. The police officer was livid and lectured my teen on not pulling over immediately and the employee said Nothing the entire time and my teen was too scared to speak up and received a ticket. When talking to the school about why the employee didn't use their brakes when she was running the stop sign, I was informed that "it must have been safe, they only use their brakes if it's not safe". More like the employee didn't see the stop sign either partially hidden by trees. When is it ever safe to run a stop sign? Use the brakes, fail the teen and keep everyone safe. They should really do better.

Positive experience: Just totally not worth the money. Spent over $1000. My son got a VERY basic education. Spent very limited time on the skid pad or any "advanced" lessons. On-street lessons were with 3 different instructors that all seemed to have entirely different goals and only one of them that he actually felt was paying attention to his driving and helping him improve his specific tactics instead of just spouting generic instructions. He learned more in an afternoon on a dirt road with the traction control off than he learned in an 8-hour course and 3 driving sessions. Then, to top it all off, I have now learned that I have to spend another $100 to take him to another driving school to get his actual driving test before he can get his real license. Just feels like robbery. The ideas seem good. The execution is mediocre. And the price is the highest in the area. I have a daughter that I am searching for a driving school now, and looking at what is promised versus what they delivered for my son is what prompted this post. I'm looking at spending roughly half as much for her, because I have accepted that the bulk of her advanced driving will have to come from Dad and me.

Fantastic experience: The winter driving course was helpful for practicing recovering skids in a controlled and not terrifying way.

Fantastic experience: Yuge fan of MasterDrive! My daughter improved so quickly after the advanced driving class. I'll be sending my youngest to MasterDrive when the time comes.

Negative experience: If your going to choose a driving school for your kids, chose one that's not going to steal your money. They over charge for classes that's aren't worth a cent. We paid over 1,000 for 4 horrible classes. It's not a well kept school at all. All four classes were extremely basic & anything extra we paid for was not done . No highway training either. A waste of money.

Negative experience: Leaving this for two reasons: 1. Facilities at least at this location they are not great from the obstical course the kids drive on to the inside of the building. Using iMac's from 2010-2012 without updating the OS is a major vaulnerability for company security just saying put some of this money into tech. 2. My girlfiends daughter completed 1 drive out of 3 then due to court rules was going to be spending more time with her father and would need a new permit. I explained this to the manager as this is a special circumstance but unless someone has not "started the program" no refunds. They are a family owned company like that really means anything to me there are tons of others out there that would grant a refund for the remaining two courses but w.e. I don't feel this place is worth the money for you and your family to go to regardless of company policies.

Fantastic experience: I cannot say enough about MasterDrive! We began with them several years ago, prior to the pandemic. I had reached out on Nextdoor and Facebook looking for a place that could help with my daughter's extreme anxiety (and this is putting it mildly) and Dyspraxia (motor coordination disorder) and received multiple responses telling me I had to check out MasterDrive. From my first phone call with Mike F., they have gone above and beyond. The pandemic put a damper on things and set my daughter back, emotionally. Throughout the entire time (we are talking *years*), Mike was always available via phone and/or text to help guide us on where to go next. The owner, Ron, took time out of his day to personally sit with my daughter and assess her skills when she hit a roadblock. Cindy was the coach who went with my daughter on her on-street lessons and was incredibly patient and helpful. MasterDrive is not in it for the money - if you have sat and listened to Ron's story, you know why he founded this business. I look forward to having my now-14 year old join MasterDrive soon and recommend them to anyone who asks. Their program is worth every dime you will spend!!

Fantastic experience: I have my second child going through MasterDrive right now. We had trouble with the other third party's online learner's permit test (not MasterDrive). The third party wouldn't call us back to help us. I called MasterDrive to see if there was anything that could be done. They went above and beyond to try to help my child get her permit test done in person. I so appreciated their prompt replies to my calls and questions and their sincere willingness to try to help us.

Negative experience: We asked our daughter to go to MasterDrive on a friend's recommendation. She already has a driver's license, but we felt that a few additional lessons would polish her skills and make her a safer driver. When we made reservations for the lessons, we specifically requested that they needed to focus only on safety and polishing skills such as parallel parking. Unfortunately, our daughter's experience was horrible. The first instructor was cleaning his ears and picking his nose and wiping it on the seat. He did not provide any useful feedback appropriate for a licensed driver at all, and just told her the basics such as "use your seatbelt". That level of instruction was not what we had requested and signed up for. The second instructor was supposed to be more experienced but our daughter's 'experience' was worse with her. The instructor was very rude. She physically pushed my daughter to the side and asked if she could see out of the side view mirror. While driving she would yank the steering wheel from her instead of asking her to correct it herself. The instructor asked our daughter where she was from (we are of South Asian descent but our daughter was born in the US), made fun of her name, and made a racist comment (equivalent to: maybe you should all go back to where you came from). This behavior with customers is unbelievable and should be completely unacceptable for any business. When I called Master Drive on July 5th to discuss this with the manager, I was told that I would get a call back the next day. I am still waiting for the call. We were planning to do some winter driving training with them, but now have obviously changed our minds. Overall, it was a big mistake going to MasterDrive. We spent $395.00 for 3 lessons each lasting 2 hours all for nothing. Both instructors were very unprofessional!

Fantastic experience: I took the winter defense driving course. The instructors were patient and provided important tips from driving to the type of winter tires to use. 10/10 would recommend.

Fantastic experience: An awesome experience

Fantastic experience: My son is meeting his 6 hours of driving with an instructor through MasterDrive of Denver and it has been a great experience. The cost is reasonable, and scheduling/rescheduling has been easy. No problems.

Fantastic experience: MasterDrive is great. We're really happy at the well organized way they are guiding us through the process of getting our first teen to be a safe, smart driver. He's already improved tremendously from the basic and advanced driving camps. And he has yet to do his on road with instructors. This is such a worthwhile investment in our child's life and safety!

Negative experience: They’ve lost it ! We have had 3 of our children go through this program. They used to be good. Unfortunately, that’s no longer the case. Today, my daughter was scheduled for an 845 show up and drive. We called them several times prior to her time this morning, to confirm and got nothing but an answering machine. I had taken the day off, and it is spring break, a rare time to get this done. The roads are clear. I drove out there and the door was locked. We waited till just after 9 AM and someone came out and said her driving coach called in sick. They apologized. Sure wish they would have answered their phone or contacted us to prevent this ! Did her coach really call in a 9 AM ? They’ve lost the ability to manage their business. There are now may alternatives and I’d recommend to go elsewhere unless you enjoy a run around, unnecessarily.

Fantastic experience: The folks that I have dealt with have been very helpful!

Fantastic experience: I have 4 kids who have been threw this experience and have either never been in a accident or were able to avoid accidents. I would highly recommend this place it truly saves life’s.

Fantastic experience: A professional driving school, with courses that overly-prepared my son for all driving conditions. He's an EXCELLENT driver thanks to MasterDrive!

Fantastic experience: Amazing place for beginning drivers to learn some advanced things! Very fun also! Would do it again!!!

Negative experience: Took my driving test here a couple weeks ago without completing all of the classes with the company. The tester was incredibly callous and unprofessional, I was failed because my turns were "too tight" despite never hitting a curb and drove 5 feet away from the curb rather than three. It's a scam to get you to take their classes. I am never using this service again

Positive experience: So I took Masterdrive's training course and 3 driving lessons. I learned a lot from them and it made me feel comfortable with driving. However, some of these folks should not be teaching. One instructor kept telling me everything I was doing wrong and I could barely think, I didn't learn much from her. My first test instructor had it out for me. I failed my first test because I was "throwing her around". This woman threw herself onto the dashboard. When I arrived I was immediately shunned for asking if I could use the restroom, and supposedly that gave us a wrong start. Although, my second test (days later) was a pass. She was a kind human being (Nina I believe?) So I appreciate that.

Negative experience: Terrible service. My daughter used their school and then COVID hit and the DMV closed down. By the time she got a chance to take her test and pass her Masterdrive course expired. They would not work with us to extend the course. We would have to pay for it again. Terrible customer service.

Fantastic experience: I signed my grandson up to take in person driving lessons at Master drive because they are highly rated. He learned a lot from the classroom to the maneuvers out back on their course. I love that they give him 6 hours on top of that for driving to give him a little more experience. The driving instructors and teachers of in classroom are awesome and very knowledgeable. I would highly recommend Master drive to any parent looking to get there teen their permit.

Negative experience: The camps were very expensive, and the kids were only able to try the "life saving" maneuvers a few times...not worth the price. The on street instruction was frustrating, confusing and stressful. My son had 3 different instructors, who all contradicted each other. On physically grabbed the wheel multiple times to show my son how to drive in the lanes, which was very stressful. We tested elsewhere as a result and had a much better experience. I encourage you to shop around.

Negative experience: Has anyone else paid for this service and is NOT getting a phone call from Master Drive to reschedule their appointment following COVID? I have called 3 times and have heard nothing. According to their website they are back open for teen driving sessions. This is concerning and very unprofessional. Any kind of communication at this point would be great! I just can't say I would NOT recommend this company at this point. IF something changes, I will be happy to change my review.

Negative experience: Personally I believe this place is terrible and you shouldn't go here the entire staff of driving instructors are mean with exception to a couple. But only a COUPLE! I believe the stuff I learned in the class was important but the n street verbal abuse from the instructors has drawn me to hate driving. I have terrible anxiety and tend to tense up at the wheel and it doesn't help when your being yelled at. There is one guy there that did help me with my anxiety and he will forever be my favorite instructor but most of the women there noticed my anxiety and just ignored it and mentioned it later but they didn't bring light to the situation which in the end caused me to fail my drivers test. Ultimately, I want this place to know that the staff there is horrible with exceptions to a few and I aim to fix things if I were the owners of master drive I would ride with my workers and make mistakes that students would make and let them react how they would. They are not friendly people all the other review's were people that got lucky. All I ask is that i'm heard and that you will take what you will from my review. Thank You!

Fantastic experience: I am in the insurance industry and it is always relieving to know that the young drivers are taking their classes at MasterDrive. They always answer their phone, the customer service at all of their locations is great. Eric at the Centennial office is a pleasure to speak with. They never have trouble locating the Certificates when the parents misplace their; even if the student completed their course several years back.

Fantastic experience: My son doesn’t use his blinkers or drive on the right side of the road :( Edit: thanks, I will be calling

Negative experience: I was really disappointed in my experience. I was really excited to gain defensice driving skills and get more confident on the road after a traumatic car accident. I felt this was really more of a drivers education class than anything else and I was repeatedly belittled by one of my instructors. I should have left on my first instinct after about 10 minutes of being there after I was asked what I was doing there. I stayed to try to give this program a shot, however when I was requesting a refund I was only able to get half back because I did not immediately leave. I live paycheck to paycheck, like most people my age (25) and I really don’t have $450 (now $250 since I was partially refunded) to spend to get verbally abused, especially after the thousands of dollars I’ve spend in therapy after my car accident. I think this program was started with good intent and I really enjoyed speaking with everyone except the one woman that was rude to me in my vehicle, but I would not recommend this for anyone over the age of 16. Especially if you don’t have a spare $450.

Negative experience: We paid for my son to go through the program and then paid for him to take his driving test, which he failed. All but one of the items she marked against him are the complete opposite of what he does with me and his father. This course was very expensive and to have this happen makes me question their business motives. I will not be paying for another test and my youngest daughter won't be attending this program.

Negative experience: My son failed his driving test 3 times at this place. Each time, a different reason was given for the failure. They even suggested he take the "practice test" for an additional fee, which he had already taken after the 2nd failure. His experience with them severely impacted his self confidence. Frustrated, he then took the test at DriveSafe 5 days later and passed with no violations. Go figure....

Negative experience: Waste of time and money. The instructors seems to invent useless items to teach just to take up time. We signed up for this program with the intention to have an independent expert to teach our daughter. We have decided that it would have been better to save the money and teach her ourselves. Too much "odd opinioned" based advice rather than fact based training. Gave one star since google would not allow zero stars.

Negative experience: After paying for their most expensive program, my 16 yr old daughter was “failed” for not using their steering technique and for yielding too much at a stop sign with 3 total cars present which was a direct contradiction to their teaching. Our friends were “failed” twice so they could be sold a “test preparation” course. Interestingly enough, after the poorly worded failure, she passed with perfection at Drive Safe the second trip and faced the exact same parameters. I didn’t need a sales pitch, I expected good teaching and factual testing.

Fantastic experience: So glad both my teens took a course with Master Drive. I know they are much safer and more aware of all the traffic hazards because of their training. Excellent driving school!!

Fantastic experience: From the Fort Collins program.... all three of my children have now completed MasterDrive’s drivers ed programs. While the combination, cost and arrangement of classes changed slightly with each kid, all three ended up taking first the “in class” drivers ed (not online), then the 2-day defensive driving camp at the old FoCo airport, and last the on street training once they’d obtained their permit. (You can enroll them in the defensive driving course before they have their permit if it’s within a certain number of days - check with them for details.) I’ve been very pleased with the quality of instruction, the friendliness of the driving instructors and the overall program. It’s pricey to do the whole package as we did. But we’re talking about teaching kids to be safe drivers who will 1.) drive safely so as not to endanger the lives of others and 2.) drive smart so they will notice and react to the dangerous driving of others, hopefully without getting into an accident. It is worth the cost. Doing the driving camp initially gave my kids an immediate boost in confidence behind the wheel. And it taught and reinforced with repetition how to react in accident avoidance situations. I’d say my children are doing very well as new drivers. The oldest is 20 now. I recommend MasterDrive to all my friends whose children are turning 15!

Fantastic experience: Masterdrive gave my son - and equally important, me - the confidence to be a good new driver. While the courses are not inexpensive, I highly reccomend Masterdrive. Why would one ever let a child attend a 2nd rate driving program - this education is vitally important.

Fantastic experience: My son did not pass his drivers test (at MAsterdrive) the first time and had to take it 3 weeks later. i liked that because clearly they were not going to let "rolling stops" and the such "just slide". They really make sure that your kid knows what he/she is doing. Highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: All three of my children learned to drive through MasterDrive. It is an excellent program and contains all the elements of success: classroom work, on-site driving, on-road driving, practice driving test, and real driving test. The instructors are knowledgeable and patient. I highly recommend MasterDrive!

Negative experience: Master Drive (Bandimere speedway) was an immense waste of time. After spending over 12 hours at the defensive driving camp, I learned virtually nothing. All but a few of the employees were socially inept and made learning new material very difficult. Throughout my whole experience (Defensive Driving, 6 hours driving, Drivers test) it was realized that master drive is a waste of money and time.

Fantastic experience: Great start to finish experience— have put my 3 teenagers through this course starting at age 14 to getting license test there . All inclusive, great instructors.

Fantastic experience: My son took driving lessons and we thought they were amazing! He learned so much more than I did when I learned to drive...

Fantastic experience: My daughter went to MasterDrive. She is an excellent driver. I like how Masterdrive always called us to remind us what she needed to complete to get her license. She loved the instructors too.

Fantastic experience: We used Master Drive to teach our two oldest kids to drive and will use it for our two youngest as well. They were very well prepared and neither one of them has had a ticket or an accident since getting their license's 4-5 years ago. They have both stated that they used techniques they learned in master drive to avoid (sometimes narrowly) accidents that are waiting to happen. HIGHLY recommend!

Fantastic experience: Great experience!

Fantastic experience: Both of my kids went through Masterdrive courses and I highly recommend it for any new driver. It gives students the knowledge and confidence to handle many different driving situations. In the driving portion, they are great about giving tips and pointers, so that parents can help their new drivers work on different driving elements for improvement. Parents also gain comfort knowing their new driver is prepared for the road.

Fantastic experience: Was very happy with their service, teachers, programs. They were friendly and professional.

Fantastic experience: 2 of my sons have received their driver’s training through MasterDrive... it is a thorough & complete way to teach our children to drive safely. I’m beyond impressed & extremely grateful for MasterDrive’s commitment to intentionally teaching my sons to drive with safety, control & forethought! Now for my youngest son to go through MasterDrive training & my family will be all set to drive safely on the roads of Colorado!

Fantastic experience: Great experience with 2 kids. Safety is their top priority and the kids seem to be engaged with the process. Very responsive to schedule changes. Would highly recommend the program because their people seem to have a passion for making the Denver roads safer.

Fantastic experience: Son was in his first accident the other day and the skills he learned here helped him react and stay in control of his car when it was hit.

Fantastic experience: We did Master Drive with all 3 of our kids, 2 girls and 1 boy. They all learned to drive well, and I think it helped to have the Master Drive course practice, as well as the on-street driving. It's a bit pricey, but worth it! My kids preferred the classroom course for the permit test (as opposed to the on-line classes). They can then take the permit test on the last class day and once they pass, they take their confirmation slip to the DMV to get the permit. Hint: They can take the permit test 30 days before their birthday so you may be able to time the classes over spring break, Christmas break, or the summer- which is what we were able to do to avoid conflict with high school classes and homework.

Fantastic experience: We are just finishing our time with Master Drive. My daughter has completed all her license requirements and a camp which was so helpful to her. She learned a ton on the skid pad. The staff has been great at explaining everything to us and the teachers have been professional and personable. I would highly recommend MasterDrive.

Negative experience: We had a great experience with our older son. Mike was so helpful with all of the explanations and scheduling. The experience with our younger son has been a hassle. It has been very difficult to schedule the camps and trainings. We now have to drive across town to the Vandemere location for 2 of our trainings. This program is VERY expensive so I have an expectation that I will at the very least be able to schedule the trainings and driving test. My son is now taking his driving test at Drive Safe (They can get him in on May 17th instead of June 22nd!!).

Positive experience: Pretty good. Would like more guidance with the process but overall a good experience for the teenager.

Fantastic experience: Fantastic experience for our daughter. She was nervous about driving after being in an accident a couple of years ago. The class work and driving course work have definitely provided a quality experience that gave her the confidence and knowledge to be an excellent driver. She still raves about how fun driving the obstacle course was.

Fantastic experience: I am just getting the hang of it.

Fantastic experience: Master Drive Rocks! I have enrolled all three of my children here. They are amazing and very good at preparing the kids for all sorts of road experiences. The driving course is such great experience for the teens. They feel much more in control and confident behind the wheel. It in priceless practice and experience! They also remind the kids of the importance of safty, and not having a phone handy in the car. My kids are great responsible drivers and the discount from the insurance because the program is so good is an added bonus! Thank you Master Drive for caring about teens and their driving - we are all so much more safer!!!!!!

Fantastic experience: Thanks for the ease of use.

Fantastic experience: Shopping experience was very easy. very easy site to navigate.

Fantastic experience: Both of my son and daughter have gone through this program and I have actually gone through a shortened program myself twice. They have an actual driving coarse on their property so students get real world experience in skid control and emergency maneuvers. My son has been driving for well over a year now and is doing really well. Our daughter just received her learners permit and I have already seen what the program did for her. I took her out to a snow covered parking lot a few weekends ago so she could practice breaking and turning in icy conditions. She did great! The program gives them much more confidence starting out so they fine tune their driving skills much quicker. I would recommend this program to everyone.

Fantastic experience: The best

Positive experience: Was greatly received and our son who is hdd learned a lot from this training

Negative experience: Do not go here. The people working there are very rude and unprofessional. It is a terrible place and you shouldn't go to this location. I would highly suggest that you don't use this for drivers Ed for your children.

Fantastic experience: We sent both of our daughters there. One is 8 years older and has repeatedly said if she hadn't gone she would have wreaked on several occasions. She is constantly singing it's praises. The younger one is getting ready for her drivers test now, but after the skid course she is really a lot more confident and quite vocal about all my little driving faux pas. Well worth the time and money, if I had another child they would go there too.