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.

UK Driving Test Statistics

Every UK driving test centre,
indexed by the data.

A complete reference for UK driving test pass rates, built from the DVSA quarterly statistical release. Compare centres, browse by city or country, or jump straight to a ranking.

Test centres

625

UK avg pass rate

48.0%

1st-time pass

47.2%

Tests on record

3.7M

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Find every UK test centre by location, with live filters for car, motorcycle and HGV tests.

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Rankings

The four UK-wide leaderboards. Each excludes centres with fewer than 500 lifetime tests so the order reflects sustained performance, not small samples.

Top 50

Easiest UK test centres

Highest overall pass rates

1Lerwick68.5%
2Stranraer66.7%
3Malton65.2%
4Dorchester65%
5Kendal (Oxenholme Road)64.7%

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Top 50

Hardest UK test centres

Lowest pass rates

1Featherstone35.7%
2Belvedere (London)35.8%
3Wednesbury36.4%
4Speke (Liverpool)36.6%
5Chingford (London)37.1%

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Top 50

Busiest UK test centres

Highest test volumes

1Goodmayes (London)42.5K
2Birmingham (Garretts Green)33.1K
3Morden (London)26.8K
4West Didsbury (Manchester)26.4K
5Leicester (Wigston)26.4K

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Top 50

Best for first-time pass

Highest first-attempt pass rates

1Lerwick66.5%
2Kendal (Oxenholme Road)65.5%
3Malton64.3%
4Orkney63.6%
5Arbroath63.1%

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Browse by country

Pass rates differ noticeably between the four UK countries. Each card carries the country's flag accent and shows centres count, average pass rate, and the top performer.

England

4,811,468.028 lifetime tests

419,282.667 lifetime tests

271,972 lifetime tests

12,974 lifetime tests

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Featured cities

The cities with the most DVSA test centres. Each links through to a ranked breakdown of every centre in that city.

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Learner guides

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About this data

All statistics on PassRates.uk are derived from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) quarterly statistical release, published on gov.uk. Data is released under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Coverage runs from 2014 to the most recent release.

We refresh the dataset each time DVSA publishes a new release, typically once per quarter. PassRates.uk is independent: no ads, no sign-up, no email walls, no tracking.