Driving Test Pass Rates in Kettering
Kettering has 1 DVSA driving test centre with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 46% 2.7 pp below the UK national average of 48.7%.Below you will find every centre ranked, the gender split and the first-time pass rate.
DVSA data last updated October 2026
About Kettering
Kettering is the only DVSA driving test centre tracked in Kettering, with a current pass rate of 46% (2024-25 DVSA data).
The city's volume-weighted car pass rate is 46%, 2.7 percentage points below the 48.7% UK average. The figures come from 138.8K tests recorded across the city's centres; the full per-centre ranking is below.
Kettering vs the UK average
Kettering below the UK average pass rate by 2.7 percentage points. Pass rates in Kettering run slightly below the UK norm, suggesting routes here may be modestly more demanding.
Easiest & hardest centres in Kettering
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Pass rate by gender across Kettering
Across Kettering's test centres, men pass at 54.8% and women at 47%, a gender gap of 7.8 percentage points in favour of male candidates. Across the UK, the gap is around 2 percentage points on average.
By test category
All test centres in Kettering
Every centre in Kettering marks the same sheet, so the choice between them counts for less than whether response, traffic lights is solid. There are 15 categories on that sheet.
DVSA publishes all 21 vehicle safety questions in advance, 14 tell me and 7 show me. You get 2 of them on the day, one at the roadside and one while you are driving. Get one wrong or both wrong and it counts as one driving fault, not two.
Amber-light decision practice: at every amber, the instructor calls "stop or go" so you build the muscle for the right call. Practise multi-stage junctions. Free to use, no sign up. Everything for the day itself is on the practical test hub.
About these statistics
Pass rates shown above use the latest DVSA reporting period 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.
Frequently asked questions
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Every centre in Kettering needs a valid theory pass before you can book, and the certificate lasts two years from the day you sit it. Nationally 44.8% pass the theory.
Stopping distances, the two-second rule and driving in rain, ice and fog. All 14 DVSA topics are free to practise, with no sign up. See the theory pass rate by centre or the full practice hub.
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Data: DVSA quarterly statistical release, released under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 71.7K passes recorded across 1 Kettering centre.