Driving Test Pass Rates in Kirkham
Kirkham has 1 DVSA driving test centre, all for motorcycle or lorry tests, so there is no car (category B) pass rate to compare against the UK average of 48.7%. The centre-by-centre breakdown by test type is below.
DVSA data last updated September 2026
About Kirkham
Kirkham has 1 DVSA driving test centre, and across its test centres the pass rate runs from 52.8% at Kirkham LGV up to 58.5% at Kirkham LGV (2024-25 DVSA data). That is a 5.7 percentage point gap between the easiest and hardest centre in the city, so the centre you book is one of the bigger factors within your control.
These centres handle motorcycle or lorry tests rather than car (category B) tests, so there is no city car average to set against the 48.7% UK figure. The per-centre breakdown by test type is below, built from 26.6K tests on record.
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Pass rate by gender across Kirkham
Across Kirkham's test centres, men pass at 54.8% and women at 52.9% a gender gap of 1.9 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 Kirkham
Every centre in Kirkham marks the same sheet, so the choice between them counts for less than whether move off, safety is solid. There are 15 categories on that sheet.
Take move off, safety. Forgetting the right-shoulder blind-spot check; bouncing back to seated position after the mirror check without looking. Most of the argument about what is a minor and what is a serious comes down to cases like that one, so it is worth knowing which side of the line yours falls on before an examiner decides it for you.
Six-point check on every move-off: left mirror, centre mirror, right mirror, right shoulder, left shoulder, signal. Practise until the sequence is reflexive. 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. The best-performing centre in Kirkham is Kirkham LGV at 58.5% (2024-25), and the toughest is Kirkham LGV at 52.8% (2024-25). Always factor in your own preparation, instructor recommendations, and route familiarity, pass rates are a useful signal, not a guarantee.
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Every centre in Kirkham 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. 14.6K passes recorded across 1 Kirkham centre.