Driving Test Pass Rates in Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells has 1 DVSA driving test centre with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 58.9% 10.2 pp above the UK national average of 48.7%.Read on for the centre-by-centre ranking, the gender split, first-time pass rates and how Royal Tunbridge Wells compares with the UK national average.
DVSA data last updated July 2026
About Royal Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells is the only DVSA driving test centre tracked in Royal Tunbridge Wells, with a current pass rate of 58.9% (2024-25 DVSA data).
The city's volume-weighted car pass rate is 58.9%, 10.2 percentage points above the 48.7% UK average. The figures come from 82.8K tests recorded across the city's centres; the full per-centre ranking is below.
Royal Tunbridge Wells vs the UK average
Royal Tunbridge Wells above the UK average pass rate by 10.2 percentage points. Candidates here pass at notably higher rates than the UK average, though this often reflects quieter routes rather than easier examiners.
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Pass rate by gender across Royal Tunbridge Wells
Across Royal Tunbridge Wells's test centres, men pass at 57.9% and women at 52.2% a gender gap of 5.7 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 Royal Tunbridge Wells
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. 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 Licence v3.0. 46.8K passes recorded across 1 Royal Tunbridge Wells centre.