Driving Test Pass Rates in Bedford
Bedford has 2 DVSA driving test centres with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 49.9% 1.2 pp above the UK national average of 48.7%. The full ranking, gender split, first-time pass rate and centre-by-centre data is below.
About Bedford
Bedford is an English city served by a small group of 2 DVSA practical driving test centres. Together, these centres have processed 61.9K tests on record, every result tracked here is sourced from the DVSA's quarterly statistical release and aggregated to give a like-for-like view of how each centre performs.
As a whole, Bedford runs slightly ahead of the UK average. The city-wide car pass rate of 49.9% is 1.2 percentage points above the UK figure of 48.7%, suggesting modestly favourable test conditions overall.
Bedford is the only fully tracked centre in Bedford, with a current pass rate of 49.9% (2024-25). Whether you're booking your first attempt or a retest, taking lessons on the actual Bedford test routes, not just generic local roads, is the single biggest preparation lever available to candidates here.
Bedford vs the UK average
Bedford above the UK average pass rate by 1.2 percentage points. Pass rates in Bedford sit close to the UK norm, expect a typical level of difficulty.
Easiest & hardest centres in Bedford
Pass rate by gender across Bedford
Across Bedford's test centres, men pass at 51.3% and women at 45.9% a gender gap of 5.4 percentage points in favour of male candidates. Across the UK, the gap is around 5 percentage points on average.
By test category
All test centres in Bedford
About these statistics
Pass rates shown above are aggregated across all available years of DVSA quarterly statistical data for each centre. Rates are volume-weighted across the city, larger centres carry proportionally more weight than smaller ones. Centres with fewer than 1,000 tests in the current period are flagged as low-sample to avoid statistically noisy comparisons. Always factor in your own preparation, instructor recommendations, and route familiarity, pass rates are a useful signal, not a guarantee.
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Data: DVSA quarterly statistical release, released under the Open Government License v3.0. 30.4K passes recorded across 2 Bedford centres.