Driving Test Pass Rates in Great Coates
Great Coates has 3 DVSA driving test centres with a volume-weighted average pass rate of 48% — matching the UK national average of 48%. The full ranking, gender split, first-time pass rate and centre-by-centre data is below.
About Great Coates
Great Coates is a English city served by a small cluster of 3 DVSA practical driving test centres. Together, these centres have processed 18.0K 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, Great Coates tracks the UK national average closely. With a city-wide pass rate of 48% — within a percentage point of the 48% UK figure — candidates here can expect a typical level of difficulty.
Within the city the spread between the easiest and hardest centre is 33.1 percentage points: Grimsby Coldwater leads at 76.5%, while Grimsby Coldwater sits at 43.4%. That gap matters when you book — the same candidate can have a meaningfully different experience depending on which routes they drive on test day. Most learners pick the centre closest to where they take their lessons, but it's worth a few mock runs at your shortlisted centre's actual routes before the real thing.
Great Coates vs the UK average
Great Coates matches the UK average pass rate. Pass rates in Great Coates sit close to the UK norm — expect a typical level of difficulty.
Easiest & hardest centres in Great Coates
All centres compared
Bars sorted high to low. Faded bars are low-sample (<500 tests). Dashed line marks the UK national average (48%).
Pass rate by gender across Great Coates
Across Great Coates's test centres, men pass at 47.9% and women at 46% — a gender gap of 1.9 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 Great Coates
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 500 tests on record are flagged as low-sample to avoid statistically noisy comparisons. The best-performing centre in Great Coates is Grimsby Coldwater at 76.5%, and the toughest is Grimsby Coldwater at 43.4%. Always factor in your own preparation, instructor recommendations, and route familiarity — pass rates are a useful signal, not a guarantee.
Frequently asked questions
How many driving test centres are in Great Coates?
There are 3 DVSA driving test centres in Great Coates, England.
What is the average driving test pass rate in Great Coates?
Across the 3 test centres in Great Coates, the volume-weighted average pass rate is 48% — compared to a UK national average of 48%. That puts Great Coates above the UK average by 0 percentage points.
Which is the easiest driving test centre in Great Coates?
Grimsby Coldwater currently has the highest pass rate in Great Coates at 76.5%, based on 1.7K recorded tests.
Which is the hardest driving test centre in Great Coates?
Grimsby Coldwater has the lowest pass rate in Great Coates at 43.4%, based on 8.5K recorded tests. Its routes may be more demanding than the city average.
Which Great Coates centre has the best first-time pass rate?
Grimsby Coldwater has the highest first-time pass rate in Great Coates at 41.2%. First-time pass rate measures the percentage of candidates who pass on their first attempt — a useful indicator of difficulty for new candidates.
How do I book a driving test in Great Coates?
All UK driving tests are booked via the official DVSA service at gov.uk/book-driving-test. You'll need your provisional licence number, a theory test pass certificate, and a payment method. Choose any of the centres listed above when selecting your location.
What does a UK driving test cost in Great Coates?
The standard DVSA car practical driving test fee in Great Coates is £62 on weekdays and £75 on weekends and evenings — the same across all UK test centres. There are no additional location-based fees. Always book through gov.uk to avoid third-party markups.
Is the pass rate higher at smaller centres in Great Coates?
Not always. Smaller centres in Great Coates can show higher percentages but also fluctuate more year to year because of small sample sizes — centres with fewer than 500 tests on record are flagged as "Low sample" above. Volume-weighted averages give a fairer picture.
Other cities you might compare
Data: DVSA quarterly statistical release, released under the Open Government License v3.0. 8.6K passes recorded across 3 Great Coates centres. Last refreshed 2026-04-28.