Driving Test Centres in York and North Yorkshire: 8 DVSA Sites Ranked
8 DVSA driving test sites across York and North Yorkshire, part of England. Car pass rate 55.3% (2024-25 DVSA data), UK car average 48.7%.
DVSA data last updated August 2026
About York and North Yorkshire
Learners in York and North Yorkshire have 8 DVSA test sites to choose between. The county pulls candidates from Malton, Whitby and Northallerton and surrounding areas, recording 329.3K car tests in the DVSA dataset. The headline figure is a 55.3% volume-weighted car pass rate for 2024-25, compared with 48.7% nationally.
The 55.3% county car figure is 6.6 pp above the 48.7% UK car number (2024-25 DVSA data), which makes York and North Yorkshire 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 York and North Yorkshire sits between Malton (62.9%) at the top of the league and York (51.3%) at the bottom, a gap of 11.6 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 York and North Yorkshire
All test centres in York and North Yorkshire
Sorted by pass rate, centres with fewer than 1,000 current-period tests appear at the end.
York and North Yorkshire driving test: common questions
What is the average driving test pass rate in York and North Yorkshire?+
The car driving test pass rate across York and North Yorkshire is 55.3%, 6.6 points above the UK average of 48.7%. It is a volume-weighted figure from the 7 test centres in the county with enough current tests for a reliable rate.
Which York and North Yorkshire test centre has the highest pass rate?+
Malton has the highest current car pass rate in York and North Yorkshire at 62.9%, ahead of Whitby on 59.2%. Pass rates reflect the routes and traffic a centre tests on, not just how candidates drive.
Which York and North Yorkshire test centre has the lowest pass rate?+
Among the county's busier centres, York currently has the lowest car pass rate at 51.3%. A lower rate usually points to tougher, busier test routes rather than stricter examiners.
How many driving test centres are there in York and North Yorkshire?+
York and North Yorkshire has 8 DVSA driving test centres, with sites around Malton, Whitby, Northallerton. Each centre's full pass-rate history, waiting time and demographic breakdown is linked above.
Is it easier to pass your driving test in York and North Yorkshire?+
On average a little, yes: the 55.3% county figure sits just above the national 48.7%. The bigger factor is the spread between centres, currently 51.3% to 62.9%, so which centre you book matters more than the county itself.
Where does the York and North Yorkshire 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.