Driving Test Pass Rates in Liverpool
Liverpool has 8 DVSA driving test centres with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 44.6% 4.1 pp below the UK national average of 48.7%.Pass rates across its centres run from 38.6% to 59.2%. The full ranking, gender split and first-time pass rate are below.
DVSA data last updated September 2026
About Liverpool
Liverpool has 8 DVSA driving test centres, and across its car (category B) test centres the pass rate runs from 38.6% at Speke (Liverpool) up to 59.2% at Southport (Liverpool) (2024-25 DVSA data). That is a 20.6 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.
The city's volume-weighted car pass rate is 44.6%, 4.1 percentage points below the 48.7% UK average. The figures come from 332.6K tests recorded across the city's centres; the full per-centre ranking is below.
Liverpool vs the UK average
Liverpool below the UK average pass rate by 4.1 percentage points. Pass rates in Liverpool run slightly below the UK norm, suggesting routes here may be modestly more demanding.
Easiest & hardest centres in Liverpool
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Pass rate by gender across Liverpool
Across Liverpool's test centres, men pass at 47.8% and women at 43.3% a gender gap of 4.5 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 Liverpool
Every centre in Liverpool marks the same sheet, so the choice between them counts for less than whether response, traffic signs 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.
Drive your local test routes specifically scanning for signs. Have the instructor cover unusual signs on country roads (national speed limit on single carriageway = 60 mph, not 70). 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 Liverpool is Southport (Liverpool) at 59.2% (2024-25), and the toughest is Speke (Liverpool) at 38.6% (2024-25). 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 Liverpool 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.
Observation, anticipation, concentration and avoiding distractions at the wheel. 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. 153.7K passes recorded across 8 Liverpool centres.