Practical tests, 2025 to 2026
50%
1,000,043 passes from 1,998,621 tests.
50,787 passes recorded zero faults (5.1% of passes).
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UK car test statistics
We keep every published DVSA car driving and theory test table and check for updates automatically. These pages explain the most useful figures, while each centre page shows its full history.
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Theory tests, 2025 to 2026
44.8%
1,311,480 passes from 2,924,430 tests.
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Roads around practical test centres
See national and regional figures for road types, labelled roundabouts and traffic-light map points within 2.2 miles of every current practical test centre. These are nearby roads, not DVSA test routes.
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The latest ten complete financial years, newest first. We show the number of tests beside each pass rate because a percentage does not show how large the group was.
| Financial year | Practical tests | Practical pass rate | Theory tests | Theory pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 to 2026 | 1,998,621 | 50% | 2,924,430 | 44.8% |
| 2024 to 2025 | 1,839,817 | 48.7% | 2,792,839 | 44.9% |
| 2023 to 2024 | 1,945,225 | 47.9% | 2,594,741 | 45.2% |
| 2022 to 2023 | 1,688,955 | 48.4% | 2,432,302 | 44.2% |
| 2021 to 2022 | 1,538,314 | 48.9% | 2,463,621 | 50.1% |
| 2020 to 2021 | 437,352 | 49.8% | 891,279 | 55.7% |
| 2019 to 2020 | 1,599,566 | 45.9% | 1,865,740 | 47.1% |
| 2018 to 2019 | 1,664,219 | 45.8% | 1,787,773 | 47.3% |
| 2017 to 2018 | 1,718,519 | 46.3% | 1,886,218 | 48.7% |
| 2016 to 2017 | 1,730,936 | 47.1% | 1,952,226 | 48.7% |
Latest national results by gender
Great Britain, 2025 to 2026. These are past results. They do not explain why rates differ between groups.
| Candidates | Practical tests | Practical pass rate | Theory tests | Theory pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 1,109,270 | 50.8% | 1,614,944 | 43% |
| Women | 889,345 | 49.1% | 1,309,482 | 47.2% |
| All candidates | 1,998,621 | 50% | 2,924,430 | 44.8% |
Results by age, 17 to 25
All learners in Great Britain for 2025 to 2026. Each rate is shown with the number of tests.
| Age | Practical tests | Practical pass rate | Theory tests | Theory pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 302,414 | 63.5% | 694,029 | 51.1% |
| 18 | 241,762 | 55.3% | 262,871 | 40.1% |
| 19 | 137,531 | 52.1% | 172,796 | 42.1% |
| 20 | 98,401 | 51.4% | 131,839 | 44.4% |
| 21 | 83,799 | 51.7% | 117,781 | 47.6% |
| 22 | 79,131 | 52.4% | 107,851 | 48.9% |
| 23 | 71,294 | 51.4% | 99,452 | 46.7% |
| 24 | 65,887 | 49.9% | 95,045 | 45.2% |
| 25 | 64,476 | 48.6% | 95,324 | 43.9% |
Latest published Great Britain waiting-time figures
Published July 2026. This is historical monthly data, not live appointment availability.
Tests conducted
197,295
Pass rate
52.1%
Median booking-to-test wait
11.1 weeks
Weeks to 10% availability
20.2 weeks
Most common serious or dangerous faults
DVSA list for April 2025 to March 2026, ordered by how often each fault was recorded. It does not predict what will happen in your test.
- 1. Junctions - observation
- 2. Mirrors - change direction
- 3. Junctions - turning right
- 4. Response to signs - traffic lights
- 5. Control - steering
- 6. Move off - safely
- 7. Response to signs - road markings
- 8. Response to signs - traffic signs
- 9. Positioning - normal driving
- 10. Maintain progess - speed