Official DVSA data
theory test statistics
See national trends, results by age and gender, and clear centre comparisons. Pass rate, number of tests and waiting time stay separate; we do not create a combined score.
Latest centre data at a glance
Latest national results by gender
Great Britain, 2025 to 2026. These are national records rather than an average of centre percentages.
| Candidates | Tests | Passed | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 1,614,944 | 693,889 | 43% |
| Women | 1,309,482 | 617,588 | 47.2% |
| All candidates | 2,924,430 | 1,311,480 | 44.8% |
How pass rates vary between centres
This shows how many centres fall into each range for 2025-26. It does not measure how difficult a test is.
- Under 40%8 centres
- 40% to 49.9%144 centres
- 50% to 59.9%38 centres
- 60% or higher2 centres
Ten-year national trend
Complete financial years, newest first. The number of tests changed sharply during the pandemic, so compare both the rate and the number of tests.
| Financial year | Tests | Passed | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 to 2026 | 2,924,430 | 1,311,480 | 44.8% |
| 2024 to 2025 | 2,792,839 | 1,253,269 | 44.9% |
| 2023 to 2024 | 2,594,741 | 1,173,545 | 45.2% |
| 2022 to 2023 | 2,432,302 | 1,075,508 | 44.2% |
| 2021 to 2022 | 2,463,621 | 1,234,013 | 50.1% |
| 2020 to 2021 | 891,279 | 496,660 | 55.7% |
| 2019 to 2020 | 1,865,740 | 878,903 | 47.1% |
| 2018 to 2019 | 1,787,773 | 845,028 | 47.3% |
| 2017 to 2018 | 1,886,218 | 918,130 | 48.7% |
| 2016 to 2017 | 1,952,226 | 950,210 | 48.7% |
Results by age, 17 to 25
All candidates in Great Britain for 2025 to 2026. The table shows outcomes, not the reason rates differ between ages.
| Age | Tests | Passed | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 694,029 | 354,340 | 51.1% |
| 18 | 262,871 | 105,480 | 40.1% |
| 19 | 172,796 | 72,823 | 42.1% |
| 20 | 131,839 | 58,524 | 44.4% |
| 21 | 117,781 | 56,027 | 47.6% |
| 22 | 107,851 | 52,722 | 48.9% |
| 23 | 99,452 | 46,438 | 46.7% |
| 24 | 95,045 | 42,947 | 45.2% |
| 25 | 95,324 | 41,845 | 43.9% |
Highest published centre pass rates
A rate from a small centre can change a lot from year to year. The number of tests is shown beside every rate.
- 1. Brodick (Isle of Arran)
51 tests64.7% - 2. Mallaig
26 tests61.5% - 3. Kyle of Lochalsh
54 tests59.3% - 4. Hornsea
62 tests58.1% - 5. Kirkbymoorside
86 tests57% - 6. Ullapool
37 tests56.8% - 7. Ballater
46 tests56.5% - 8. Aviemore
46 tests54.3% - 9. Hexham
221 tests54.3% - 10. Guildford
14,826 tests54% - 11. Strathpeffer
26 tests53.8% - 12. Royal Tunbridge Wells
9,660 tests53.6% - 13. Cambridge
25,043 tests52.8% - 14. Bodmin
1,460 tests52.6% - 15. Blandford Forum
2,047 tests52.4% - 16. Brighton
18,387 tests52.4% - 17. Kingsbridge
1,117 tests52.2% - 18. Lerwick
485 tests52% - 19. Rushden
100 tests52% - 20. Southwark
68,847 tests52% - 21. Morden
42,181 tests51.7% - 22. Dunoon
33 tests51.5% - 23. Harrogate
7,802 tests51.3% - 24. Kendal
4,348 tests51.2% - 25. Wick
336 tests51.2%
Centres with the most tests
Listed by the number of tests in the latest full year.
- 1. Ilford
40.2% pass rate92,249 - 2. Manchester
42.4% pass rate88,658 - 3. Uxbridge
38.1% pass rate83,604 - 4. Birmingham
40.6% pass rate78,958 - 5. Glasgow
44.1% pass rate75,311 - 6. Liverpool
45.6% pass rate69,093 - 7. Southwark
52% pass rate68,847 - 8. North Finchley
43.7% pass rate67,769 - 9. Leicester
40.4% pass rate61,224 - 10. Leeds
43.3% pass rate56,711 - 11. Preston
43.9% pass rate54,263 - 12. Coventry
43.3% pass rate48,874 - 13. Bolton
41.7% pass rate46,465 - 14. Newcastle
45.9% pass rate45,324 - 15. Sheffield
44% pass rate45,068 - 16. Bristol
48.9% pass rate44,554 - 17. Croydon
45.8% pass rate43,848 - 18. Bradford
37.5% pass rate42,749 - 19. Sidcup
46% pass rate42,577 - 20. Nottingham
46.6% pass rate42,273 - 21. Edinburgh
49.5% pass rate42,186 - 22. Morden
51.7% pass rate42,181 - 23. Bethnal Green
46.9% pass rate40,236 - 24. Stockport
46% pass rate38,841 - 25. Luton
41% pass rate38,665