MPU
Also known as: Medical-Psychological Assessment Germany · Medizinisch-Psychologische Untersuchung
The MPU (Medizinisch-Psychologische Untersuchung) is Germany's authority-ordered Medical-Psychological Assessment — typically required after a licence is revoked. It evaluates driving fitness, self-reflection, and risk behaviour.
An MPU is typically ordered when justified doubts about driving fitness exist. The most frequent triggers:
- Alcohol-related driving offences (1.6‰ blood alcohol or repeated offences below),
- Drug or medication abuse,
- Excess points in the German Driver Suitability Register,
- Traffic-related crimes.
The assessment is conducted by an officially recognised assessment centre and consists of three parts:
- Medical — laboratory tests, anamnesis,
- Psychomotor performance — reaction time, concentration, attention,
- Psychological interview — reflection on the underlying issues.
The MPU is colloquially called “Idiotentest” — a misleading term that does not capture the actual diagnostic and rehabilitative purpose.
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