Driving Test Pass Rates in Pontefract
Pontefract has 1 DVSA driving test centre with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 47.8% 0.9 pp below the UK national average of 48.7%. The full ranking, gender split, first-time pass rate and centre-by-centre data is below.
About Pontefract
Pontefract is an English city served by a single of 1 DVSA practical driving test centre. Together, these centres have processed 97.7K 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, Pontefract tracks the UK national average closely. With a city-wide car pass rate of 47.8%, within a percentage point of the 48.7% UK figure, candidates here can expect a typical level of difficulty.
Pontefract is the only centre in Pontefract, with a current pass rate of 47.8% (2024-25). Whether you're booking your first attempt or a retest, taking lessons on the actual Pontefract test routes, not just generic local roads, is the single biggest preparation lever available to candidates here.
Pontefract vs the UK average
Pontefract below the UK average pass rate by 0.9 percentage points. Pass rates in Pontefract sit close to the UK norm, expect a typical level of difficulty.
Easiest & hardest centres in Pontefract
Pass rate by gender across Pontefract
Across Pontefract's test centres, men pass at 48.3% and women at 40.9% a gender gap of 7.4 percentage points in favour of male candidates. Across the UK, the gap is around 5 percentage points on average.
All test centres in Pontefract
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. 43.3K passes recorded across 1 Pontefract centre.