Driving Test Pass Rates in Scarborough
Scarborough has 2 DVSA driving test centres with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 51.7% 3 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 Scarborough
Scarborough is an English city served by a small group of 2 DVSA practical driving test centres. Together, these centres have processed 38.8K 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, Scarborough runs slightly ahead of the UK average. The city-wide car pass rate of 51.7% is 3 percentage points above the UK figure of 48.7%, suggesting modestly favourable test conditions overall.
Scarborough is the only fully tracked centre in Scarborough, with a current pass rate of 51.7% (2024-25). Whether you're booking your first attempt or a retest, taking lessons on the actual Scarborough test routes, not just generic local roads, is the single biggest preparation lever available to candidates here.
Scarborough vs the UK average
Scarborough above the UK average pass rate by 3 percentage points. Pass rates in Scarborough sit close to the UK norm, expect a typical level of difficulty.
Easiest & hardest centres in Scarborough
Pass rate by gender across Scarborough
Across Scarborough's test centres, men pass at 58.3% and women at 48.1% a gender gap of 10.2 percentage points in favour of male candidates. Across the UK, the gap is around 5 percentage points on average.
By test category
All test centres in Scarborough
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. 21.3K passes recorded across 2 Scarborough centres.