Driving Test Pass Rates in County Durham
County Durham has 2 DVSA driving test centres with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 49.6% 0.9 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 County Durham
County Durham is an English city served by a small group of 2 DVSA practical driving test centres. Together, these centres have processed 94.4K 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, County Durham tracks the UK national average closely. With a city-wide car pass rate of 49.6%, within a percentage point of the 48.7% UK figure, candidates here can expect a typical level of difficulty.
Durham is the only fully tracked centre in County Durham, with a current pass rate of 49.6% (2024-25). Whether you're booking your first attempt or a retest, taking lessons on the actual County Durham test routes, not just generic local roads, is the single biggest preparation lever available to candidates here.
County Durham vs the UK average
County Durham above the UK average pass rate by 0.9 percentage points. Pass rates in County Durham sit close to the UK norm, expect a typical level of difficulty.
Easiest & hardest centres in County Durham
Pass rate by gender across County Durham
Across County Durham's test centres, men pass at 60.1% and women at 54.9% a gender gap of 5.2 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 County Durham
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. 54.1K passes recorded across 2 County Durham centres.