Car Theory Test and Driving Test Pass Rates

Statistical data set

Driving test and theory test data: cars

Car theory test and driving test volumes and pass rates for Great Britain overall and for each test centre.

From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Published 1 January 2025 Last updated 8 April 2026
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Car theory test data for Great Britain

Data updated quarterly

These data tables are updated quarterly. They were last updated on 4 December 2025 with data to September 2025.

Table reference	File name
DRT111A	Car theory tests conducted, passed and pass rates by financial quarter and financial year: Great Britain (ODS, 12.7 KB)
DRT111B	Car theory tests conducted, passed and pass rates by month, financial quarter, financial year and gender: Great Britain (ODS, 58.1 KB)

Data updated annually

This data table is updated annually. It was last updated on 14 August 2025 with data to March 2025.

Table reference	File name
DRT111C	Car theory tests conducted, passed and pass rates by financial year, gender and age: Great Britain (ODS, 138 KB)

Car theory test data by test centre

This data table is updated annually. It was last updated on 14 August 2025 with data to March 2025.

Table reference	File name
DRT112A	Car theory test pass rates by gender and month: test centres (ODS, 3.98 MB)

Car driving test data for Great Britain

Data updated monthly

This data table is updated on the second Wednesday of each month with data to the end of the previous month. It was last updated on 8 April 2026 with data for March 2026.

Table reference	File name
DRT121G	Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain (ODS, 14.7 KB)

Data updated quarterly

These data tables are updated quarterly. They were last updated on 4 December 2025 with data to September 2025.

Table reference	File name
DRT121A	Car driving tests conducted, passed and pass rates by financial quarter and financial year: Great Britain (ODS, 12.5 KB)
DRT121B	Car driving tests conducted, passed and pass rates by month, financial quarter, financial year and gender: Great Britain (ODS, 57.5 KB)

Data updated annually

These data tables are updated annually. They were last updated on 14 August 2025 with data to March 2025.

Table reference	File name
DRT121C	Car driving tests conducted, passed and pass rates by financial year, gender and age: Great Britain (ODS, 139 KB)
DRT121D	Car driving test number of attempts by financial year, gender, age, conducted, passed and pass rates: Great Britain (ODS, 403 KB)
DRT121E	Car driving tests with zero faults: Great Britain (ODS, 5.7 KB)
DRT121F	Car driving tests, top 10 faults made: Great Britain (ODS, 6.3 KB)

Car driving test data by test centre

These data tables are updated annually. They were last updated on 14 August 2025 with data to March 2025.

Table reference	File name
DRT122A	Car driving test pass rates by gender and month: test centres (ODS, 8.13 MB)
DRT122B	Car driving test cancellation reasons: test centres (ODS, 1.47 MB)
DRT122C	Car driving test pass rates by first driving attempt and gender, including zero faults: test centres (ODS, 871 KB)
DRT122D	Car driving test pass rates by age (17 to 25 year olds) and year: test centres (ODS, 5.51 MB)
DRT122E	Automatic car driving test pass rates by gender: test centres (ODS, 535 KB)

Changes to how this data is published

This data is now all published by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). Before 2025, data for Great Britain overall was published by the Department for Transport (DfT).

You can view archived versions of the data as it was published by DfT in the National Archives.

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Published 1 January 2025 Last updated 8 April 2026 show all updates
1.
8 April 2026

Updated 'Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain' (table DRT121G) with data for March 2026.
2.
11 March 2026

Updated 'Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain' (table DRT121G) with data for February 2026.
3.
11 February 2026

Updated 'Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain' (table DRT121G) with data for January 2026.
4.
14 January 2026

Updated 'Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain' (table DRT121G) with data for December 2025.
5.
10 December 2025

Updated 'Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain' (table DRT121G) with data for November 2025.
6.
4 December 2025

Updated car driving test data for Great Britain (tables DRT121A, DRT121B) AND car theory test data for Great Britain (tables DRT111A, DRT111B) with data to September 2025.
7.
12 November 2025

Updated 'Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain' (table DRT121G) with data for October 2025.
8.
23 October 2025

Updated car driving test data for Great Britain (tables DRT121A, DRT121B) AND car theory test data for Great Britain (tables DRT111A, DRT111B) with data to June 2025.
9.
8 October 2025

Updated 'Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain' (table DRT121G) with data for September 2025.
10.
10 September 2025

Updated 'Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain' (table DRT121G) with data for August 2025.
11.
14 August 2025

Updated car theory test data for Great Britain (tables DRT111A, DRT111B, DRT11C), car theory test data by test centre (table DRT112A), car driving test data for Great Britain (tables DRT121A, DRT121B, DRT121C, DRT121D, DRT121E, DRT121F) and car driving test data by test centre (tables DRT122A, DRT122B, DRT122C, DRT122D, DRT122E) with data to March 2025.
12.
13 August 2025

Updated 'Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain' (table DRT121G) with data for July 2025.
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9 July 2025

Updated 'Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain' (table DRT121G) with data for June 2025.
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11 June 2025

Updated 'Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain' (table DRT121G) with data for May 2025.
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14 May 2025

Updated 'Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain' (table DRT121G) with data for April 2025.
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9 April 2025

Updated 'Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain' (table DRT121G) with data for March 2025.
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12 March 2025

Updated 'Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain' (table DRT121G) with data for February 2025.
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12 February 2025

Updated 'Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain' with data for January 2025.
19.
8 January 2025

Updated 'Car driving tests conducted, passed, pass rates and forward bookings, January 2019 to date: Great Britain' with data for December 2024.
20.
1 January 2025

First published.
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