Florida Lets You Review the Exam Questions You Missed — Here's How

Most states hand failing candidates a score and a door. Florida is different: by rule, a failed candidate may sit in a Pearson VUE test center and look at the actual questions they answered incorrectly. It's the single most useful retake tool the state offers, the request window closes 21 days after your grade notification is released, and most candidates have never heard of it.

Here is the whole mechanism — window, rules, the written challenge process, and how to turn one supervised hour and forty-five minutes into a retake plan.

Updated July 27, 2026 · Facts cited to the DBPR and Pearson VUE — sources at the end of this page.

The short answer

Your request must be received within 21 days of the release of your grade notification (schedule online at Pearson VUE or by phone). You'll see only the questions you answered incorrectly, only for your most recent attempt, at a test center, with half the original exam time. Challenges are written during the session — and if you submit any, you must wait for their official results before retesting or the challenge is forfeited.

The review rules, in one table

Who may review

Candidates who failed

CIB: 'Candidates who fail an examination are entitled to review the questions they answered incorrectly.'

What you see

Only your incorrect answers, most recent exam only

Not the full exam, and not earlier attempts.

Deadline

Request received within 21 days of your grade notification's release

DBPR's review rules; schedule online at pearsonvue.com or by phone (1.888.204.6289). A review fee is paid when the review is scheduled.

Where and how long

A Pearson VUE test center · half the exam time

Same security rules as the exam; no talking, no note-taking; only the candidate may attend.

Challenges

In writing, during the review only

Rule 61-11.017: nothing submitted after you leave the room is accepted. A psychometrician and subject-matter experts respond — 'credit' or 'no credit' — in approximately four weeks on average.

How to use the session (you can't take notes)

Go in with a mental checklist of topics.
You can't write anything down, so prepare categories in your head: brokerage relationships, escrow, contracts, mortgages, closing math, license law. For each missed question, file it mentally into one of them.
Read why the right answer is right.
You're seeing the question with your wrong choice. Work out what the correct reasoning was — the pattern of your misses (misread stems? Florida-specific rules? math setups?) matters more than any single fact.
Challenge sparingly, diagnose greedily.
The challenge process exists and occasionally grants credit, but its expected value is low; the diagnostic value of two supervised hours with your actual mistakes is enormous. Spend the time learning, not litigating.
Rebuild your plan the same day.
Straight after the session, write down the topic pattern while it's fresh, then measure yourself against the full blueprint — the review showed your misses, not the areas where you guessed well.

The forfeiture rule, in DBPR's own words

'Candidates who review and submit challenges must wait until the results of those challenges are made official before participating in another examination administration. Candidates who elect not to wait will forfeit their right to challenge.' If you challenge anything, the retake waits for the challenge results — approximately four weeks on average, per the DBPR.

After the review: from misses to measurement

The review gives you a topic-shaped list of what went wrong last time. What it can't give you is coverage — the areas where you were one lucky guess from a miss. PassDeed's free diagnostic measures all nineteen blueprint areas adaptively in about 15 minutes and reports a Readiness Score with a stated confidence range, so the retake decision rests on evidence, not on how the review felt.

Frequently asked questions

Can you see your wrong answers after failing the Florida real estate exam?

Yes. Florida entitles failed candidates to review the questions they answered incorrectly — at a Pearson VUE test center, under exam security, with half the original exam time — if the request is received within 21 days of the release of the grade notification.

How do I schedule a Florida exam review?

Online at pearsonvue.com or by phone at 1.888.204.6289 — the request must be received within 21 days of the release of your grade notification. Only your most recent attempt can be reviewed, and the review fee is paid when you schedule.

Can I challenge a question on the Florida real estate exam?

Yes, during the review session only: challenges are submitted in writing, on the computer, before you leave the room (Rule 61-11.017). DBPR's psychometrician and subject-matter experts respond with 'credit' or 'no credit' — approximately four weeks on average — and any credit applies only to the candidate who challenged.

Is there a fee for the Florida exam review?

The CIB's review section doesn't publish a standard fee amount — confirm the current cost with Pearson VUE when you schedule.

Find out exactly where you stand

The free diagnostic measures you against every blueprint domain — the same content areas as your exam's score report — in about 15 minutes, and reports a Readiness Score with a stated confidence range. No card required.

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Sources

Fees, rules, and statistics above were verified against these sources on the update date shown at the top of the page. Rules change — always confirm current requirements with the DBPR and Pearson VUE before acting.

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