Driving Test Centres in Somerset: 5 DVSA Sites Ranked
5 DVSA driving test sites across Somerset, part of England. Car pass rate 57.8% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated June 2026
About Somerset
Learners in Somerset have 5 DVSA test sites to choose between. The county pulls candidates from Taunton, Berrys Coaches and Yeovil and surrounding areas, recording 167.2K car tests in the DVSA dataset. The headline figure is a 57.8% volume-weighted car pass rate for 2024-25, compared with 48.7% nationally.
The 57.8% county car figure is 9.1 pp above the 48.7% UK car number (2024-25 DVSA data), which makes Somerset better than average on the headline measure. Within-county variation matters as much as the average, individual centres can sit well above or well below the county number once you compare them side by side.
The headline spread within Somerset sits between Berry's Coaches (Taunton) (79.2%) at the top of the league and Taunton LGV (54.3%) at the bottom, a gap of 24.9 percentage points. Urban-heavy routes with multi-lane roundabouts, bus lanes and dense pedestrian traffic typically drag the bottom-of-county figure down, even within a single county.
Top 5 highest pass rates in Somerset
All test centres in Somerset
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
Somerset driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in Somerset?+
The car driving test pass rate across Somerset is 57.8%, 9.1 points above the UK average of 48.7%. It is a volume-weighted figure from the 4 test centres in the county with enough current tests for a reliable rate.
Which Somerset test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Berry's Coaches (Taunton) has the highest current car pass rate in Somerset at 79.2%, ahead of Yeovil on 59.7%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which Somerset test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, Taunton LGV currently has the lowest car pass rate at 54.3%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in Somerset?+
Somerset has 5 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Taunton, Berrys Coaches, Yeovil. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in Somerset?+
On average a little, yes: the 57.8% county figure sits just above the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 54.3% to 79.2%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the Somerset pass-rate data come from?+
The figures come from the DVSA's quarterly car practical test statistics, the official UK government release. We only rank centres with at least 1,000 current-period tests, so a small sample never produces a misleading rate.