What is the UK driving test pass rate?

The UK average pass rate for the Category B (car) practical driving test is around 48%, though it varies significantly between test centres, from roughly 35% at the hardest urban centres to over 65% at the easiest rural ones.

Which UK driving test centre has the highest pass rate?

Small rural test centres (particularly in Scotland and the Scottish Islands) consistently show the highest pass rates, often above 65%. Lerwick in Shetland leads the UK at around 68.5%.

Where does the data come from?

All statistics come from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) quarterly statistical release on GOV.UK. The dataset is released under the Open Government Licence and is updated automatically each quarter.

Does PassRates.uk show motorcycle and HGV pass rates?

Yes. The data covers the Category B (car) practical test, motorcycle Module 1 and Module 2 tests, and heavy-vehicle (LGV/HGV) tests for every UK test centre.

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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-04-29

The short version

PassRates.uk is a free, independent reference for UK driving test pass rate data. It is built and run by a single individual, not a company. We do not run advertising, tracking pixels, behavioural analytics, email capture, or third-party data brokers. We do not sell, rent, or share any personal information, because we do not collect any.

The only data the site stores in your browser is a single local-storage flag (pr-stats-introduced-v1) that remembers whether you have already seen the first-visit interactive map tutorial, so we don't replay it every time you return.

Who runs this site

PassRates.uk is operated by an independent UK-based developer. For privacy or data-related questions, contact privacy@passrates.uk.

What data we do not collect

No account, no email address, no name, no phone number — there is no sign-up.
No payment information — the site is free.
No advertising, no advertising-related cookies, no advertising IDs.
No third-party analytics services (no Google Analytics, no Mixpanel, no Hotjar, no Meta Pixel, no Plausible, no anything).
No behavioural tracking, no fingerprinting, no cross-site identifiers.
No newsletter list, no email marketing, no remarketing.

What data we do collect

Standard server access logs. Like any website, our web server records the basic HTTP request information needed to serve the page and protect against abuse: the requesting IP address, the requested URL, the user agent string (browser type), the referer header, the response status code, and the timestamp. These logs are retained for up to 30 days for security and debugging purposes (rate-limiting, attack detection, error triage), then rotated and discarded.

Local storage on your device. The interactive map sets a single boolean flag (pr-stats-introduced-v1) on your device the first time you visit, so that the brief sidebar tutorial does not repeat on return visits. This flag never leaves your device and is not associated with any identifier. You can clear it at any time via your browser's site-data settings.

Service worker (PWA). If you choose to install PassRates.uk as a Progressive Web App, your browser caches a small set of static assets locally (icons, manifest) so the app works offline and loads faster on subsequent visits. This is handled by your browser; no information is sent to us.

Cookies

PassRates.uk does not set any cookies of its own. The site does not use authentication cookies, advertising cookies, analytics cookies, or session cookies. We do not display a cookie consent banner because there is nothing to consent to.

Third-party services we use

A small number of third-party assets are loaded directly by your browser when you view the site. Their providers may, in line with their own privacy policies, log standard request metadata (your IP, user agent, referer):

OpenStreetMap / CARTO basemap tiles — supply the map background. Their terms apply when you load tiles. See OpenStreetMap copyright and CARTO legal.
unpkg CDN — serves the Leaflet and Leaflet-MarkerCluster CSS files used by the map. See unpkg.com.
Hosting provider — the site runs on a UK-region cloud server (DigitalOcean) which sees the same standard server logs described above.

We do not embed any social media widgets, comment systems, chat widgets, video players, or third-party scripts beyond the map assets above.

Data sources

All driving test pass rate data is sourced from the public DVSA quarterly statistical release on gov.uk, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. None of that data is personal: it is aggregate test-centre statistics, not records about individual candidates.

Your rights (UK GDPR / EU GDPR / CCPA)

Because PassRates.uk does not collect personal information, there is nothing to access, correct, port, or erase. If you believe we hold any personal data about you (for example, you think your IP address has been retained beyond our 30-day server log window), you can contact privacy@passrates.uk and we will investigate and respond promptly.

UK and EU residents have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk) or their local supervisory authority.

California residents have additional rights under the CCPA. We confirm that we do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising.

Children

PassRates.uk is intended for a general adult audience (UK driving test candidates are typically 17+). The site does not knowingly collect any data from children under 13.

Changes to this policy

If this policy ever changes (for example, if we add a feature that introduces a new third-party dependency), the new version will be published here with an updated "Last updated" date. Material changes will also be flagged at the top of this page for at least 30 days.

Contact

Privacy or data-protection questions: privacy@passrates.uk.

General questions about the site: hello@passrates.uk.