Driving Test Pass Rates in Rochdale
Rochdale has 1 DVSA driving test centre with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 41.2% 7.5 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 Rochdale
Rochdale is an English city served by a single of 1 DVSA practical driving test centre. Together, these centres have processed 78.4K 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, Rochdale runs noticeably behind the UK average. The volume-weighted city car pass rate of 41.2% trails the UK figure by 7.5 percentage points, a pattern typical of busy urban centres where complex routes, traffic and tight manoeuvring make the practical test harder.
Rochdale (Manchester) is the only centre in Rochdale, with a current pass rate of 41.2% (2024-25). Whether you're booking your first attempt or a retest, taking lessons on the actual Rochdale test routes, not just generic local roads, is the single biggest preparation lever available to candidates here.
Rochdale vs the UK average
Rochdale below the UK average pass rate by 7.5 percentage points. Candidates here face a tougher-than-average pass rate, which usually correlates with busier urban routes and complex junction layouts.
Easiest & hardest centres in Rochdale
Pass rate by gender across Rochdale
Across Rochdale's test centres, men pass at 42.8% and women at 33.4% a gender gap of 9.4 percentage points in favour of male candidates. Across the UK, the gap is around 5 percentage points on average.
All test centres in Rochdale
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. 29.7K passes recorded across 1 Rochdale centre.