Driving Test Pass Rates in Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil has 2 DVSA driving test centres with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 53.5% 4.8 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 Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil is a Welsh city served by a small group of 2 DVSA practical driving test centres. Together, these centres have processed 51.7K 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, Merthyr Tydfil runs slightly ahead of the UK average. The city-wide car pass rate of 53.5% is 4.8 percentage points above the UK figure of 48.7%, suggesting modestly favourable test conditions overall.
Merthyr Tydfil is the only fully tracked centre in Merthyr Tydfil, with a current pass rate of 53.5% (2024-25). Whether you're booking your first attempt or a retest, taking lessons on the actual Merthyr Tydfil test routes, not just generic local roads, is the single biggest preparation lever available to candidates here.
Merthyr Tydfil vs the UK average
Merthyr Tydfil above the UK average pass rate by 4.8 percentage points. Pass rates in Merthyr Tydfil sit close to the UK norm, expect a typical level of difficulty.
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Pass rate by gender across Merthyr Tydfil
Across Merthyr Tydfil's test centres, men pass at 58.1% and women at 51.4% a gender gap of 6.7 percentage points in favour of male candidates. Across the UK, the gap is around 5 percentage points on average.
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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. 29.0K passes recorded across 2 Merthyr Tydfil centres.