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Pass Rate Explorer

Theory and practical driving test statistics for every test centre in Great Britain — by month, age, gender and location.

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Theory pass rate

44.8%

0.7pp

2025 September

Practical pass rate

50.4%

→0.1pp

2026-01

Best age for theory

Age 17

50% pass rate

Gender gap (theory)

Women +4.2pp

vs male pass rate

Theory Test Pass Rate — Great Britain (monthly)

Source: DVSA · Open Government Licence v3.0

Practical Test Pass Rate — Great Britain (monthly, from 2019)

Source: DVSA · Open Government Licence v3.0

Theory Pass Rate by Age

2024 to 2025

Source: DVSA DRT111C · Open Government Licence v3.0

Male vs Female Pass Rate by Age

2024 to 2025

Source: DVSA DRT111C · Open Government Licence v3.0

Top 10 Reasons People Fail

April 2024 to March 2025

  1. 1Junctions - observation
  2. 2Mirrors - change direction
  3. 3Move off - safely
  4. 4Junctions - turning right
  5. 5Response to signs - traffic lights
  6. 6Control - steering
  7. 7Response to signs - road markings
  8. 8Response to signs - traffic signs
  9. 9Positioning - normal driving
  10. 10Use of speed

Source: DVSA DRT121F · Open Government Licence v3.0

Perfect Passes — Zero Faults

How many people pass with absolutely no driving faults?

April 2024 to March 2025

4.4%

of passes have zero driving faults

Zero-fault passes

39,038

% of all tests

2.1%

Source: DVSA DRT121E · Open Government Licence v3.0

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