A teenage driver in Ontario has successfully appealed and passed his G2 road test after Tesla’s Dashcam provided video evidence that contradicted the examiner’s original assessment.
The incident took place in Sudbury last month, where Drive Tesla reader Tristan Imgrund completed his road test in a Tesla Model 3. Following the exam, the driving examiner informed him that he had failed for allegedly not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign—an automatic failure under Ontario testing rules.
However, the Tesla told an entirely different story.
Even though dashcams are not permitted during Ontario road tests, Tesla vehicles continuously record driving footage using their onboard cameras. At the start of Imgrund’s road test, he was asked to demonstrate that the horn worked. That action triggered the system to save the next several minutes of driving footage—capturing the entire test, including the disputed stop sign.
The clip, shared with us by Imgrund, clearly shows the vehicle coming to a complete stop for several seconds (around the 18 second mark), disproving the examiner’s claim.
I failed my Ontario driver’s test for “running a stop sign.”
— Tristan Imgrund (@tristan_sudbury) November 3, 2025
My @Tesla dashcam proved I didn’t.
The supervisor reversed the decision after seeing the footage.
Sudbury, Ontario
(Tesla dashcam footage attached)@ONTransport @ElonMusk@CTVNewsNorthern@DriveTeslaCA… pic.twitter.com/WD3KNlxJac
Imgrund appealed the failed test and submitted the dashcam footage as supporting evidence. While officials reportedly stated they were not permitted to formally review the video itself, the appeal process ultimately resulted in the decision being overturned and Imgrund passing his G2 exam.
When we first heard about the story, before seeing the video, we thought the stop might be borderline or a so-called “California roll,” but the video clearly shows a clear, full stop, perhaps longer than even required under the circumstances, and well within legal requirements.
Under Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act, drivers are required to make a “full and complete stop” at stop signs, but the law does not specify a minimum duration or precise stopping location beyond coming to rest before proceeding safely.
Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation maintains that dashcams are restricted during road tests to preserve the integrity and consistency of the testing system, and so as to not interfere with standardized evaluation procedures. However, this video clearly shows that independent camera evidence can add accountability when an examiner’s assessment does not align with reality.
