DVSA 2024/25 data

UK driving test pass rates, ranked

Every UK driving test centre compared by its official DVSA car pass rate for 2024/25. The average across the 270 centres we track is 50.2%. Source: DVSA (Open Government Licence).

The average UK driving test pass rate is 50.2% (2024/25). The highest pass rate we track is 78.9% at Arbroath; the lowest is 33.4% at Wolverhampton. Choosing a centre matters less than practising its specific roads and hazards.

Easiest test centres

Arbroath78.9%
Stranraer73.4%
Forfar68.5%
Peebles67%
Malton66.7%
Montrose66.7%
Pwllheli66%
Whitby65.1%
Kendal64.8%
Chichester64.2%

Easiest test centres — full list & why →

Hardest test centres

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All 270 centres by pass rate

#	Test centre	Region	Pass rate	Difficulty
1	Arbroath	Scotland	78.9%	Easier than average
2	Stranraer	Scotland	73.4%	Easier than average
3	Forfar	Scotland	68.5%	Easier than average
4	Peebles	Scotland	67%	Easier than average
5	Malton	Yorkshire and the Humber	66.7%	Easier than average
6	Montrose	Scotland	66.7%	Easier than average
7	Pwllheli	Wales	66%	Easier than average
8	Whitby	Yorkshire and the Humber	65.1%	Easier than average
9	Kendal	North West	64.8%	Easier than average
10	Chichester	South East	64.2%	Easier than average
11	Bangor	Wales	64.1%	Easier than average
12	Melton Mowbray	East Midlands	63.9%	Easier than average
13	Newtown	Wales	63.7%	Easier than average
14	Ipswich	East of England	63.1%	Easier than average
15	Barrow-in-Furness	North West	61.9%	Easier than average
16	Barry	Wales	61.8%	Easier than average
17	Monmouth	Wales	61.2%	Easier than average
18	Abergavenny	Wales	61.1%	Easier than average
19	Bala	Wales	61.1%	Easier than average
20	Dundee	Scotland	60.3%	Easier than average
21	Yeovil	South West	59.7%	Easier than average
22	Lee-on-the-Solent	South East	59.6%	Easier than average
23	Ludlow	West Midlands	59.6%	Easier than average
24	Hereford	West Midlands	59.4%	Easier than average
25	Southport	North West	59.2%	Easier than average
26	London (Sidcup)	London	59%	Easier than average
27	Tunbridge Wells	South East	58.9%	Easier than average
28	Brecon	Wales	58.9%	Easier than average
29	Worthing	South East	58.8%	Easier than average
30	Northallerton	Yorkshire and the Humber	58.6%	Easier than average
31	Knaresborough	Yorkshire and the Humber	58.5%	Easier than average
32	Farnborough	South East	58.3%	Easier than average
33	Letchworth	East of England	58.3%	Easier than average
34	Birmingham (Shirley)	West Midlands	58.1%	Easier than average
35	Grantham	East Midlands	58.1%	Easier than average
36	Maidstone	South East	58%	Easier than average
37	Pembroke Dock	Wales	57.9%	Easier than average
38	Peterhead	Scotland	57.8%	Easier than average
39	Skegness	East Midlands	57.6%	Easier than average
40	Gillingham	South East	57.2%	Easier than average
41	Norwich (Peachman Way)	East of England	57%	Easier than average
42	Buxton	East Midlands	57%	Easier than average
43	Basingstoke	South East	56.9%	Easier than average
44	Wrexham	Wales	56.8%	Easier than average
45	Ayr	Scotland	56.8%	Easier than average
46	Bolton	North West	56.7%	Easier than average
47	Hexham	North East	56.7%	Easier than average
48	Weston-super-Mare	South West	56.5%	Easier than average
49	Bridlington	Yorkshire and the Humber	56.4%	Easier than average
50	Taunton	South West	56.3%	Easier than average
51	Rhyl	Wales	55.9%	Easier than average
52	Oswestry	West Midlands	55.6%	Easier than average
53	Herne Bay	South East	55.4%	Easier than average
54	Warrington	North West	55.3%	Easier than average
55	Wellingborough	East Midlands	55.1%	Easier than average
56	Morecambe (Heysham)	North West	55%	Easier than average
57	Lanark	Scotland	55%	Easier than average
58	Carlisle	North West	54.9%	Easier than average
59	Barnstaple	South West	54.7%	Easier than average
60	Northwich	North West	54.7%	Easier than average
61	Chesterfield	East Midlands	54.5%	Easier than average
62	Louth	East Midlands	54.4%	Easier than average
63	Skipton	Yorkshire and the Humber	54.4%	Easier than average
64	Carmarthen	Wales	54.4%	Easier than average
65	Berwick-upon-Tweed	North East	54.3%	Easier than average
66	Inverurie	Scotland	54.3%	Easier than average
67	Stockport (Bredbury)	North West	54.2%	Easier than average
68	London (Enfield)	London	54.1%	Around average
69	Burton upon Trent	West Midlands	54.1%	Around average
70	Bristol (Avonmouth)	South West	53.7%	Around average
71	Preston	North West	53.7%	Around average
72	Sevenoaks	South East	53.6%	Around average
73	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	53.5%	Around average
74	Dumbarton	Scotland	53.5%	Around average
75	London (Tolworth)	London	53.3%	Around average
76	Cardiff (Llanishen)	Wales	53.3%	Around average
77	Worksop	East Midlands	53.3%	Around average
78	Aberystwyth	Wales	53.2%	Around average
79	London (Hither Green)	London	53.1%	Around average
80	Bridgend	Wales	53.1%	Around average
81	Salisbury	South West	52.5%	Around average
82	Nuneaton	West Midlands	52.5%	Around average
83	Newport (Isle of Wight)	South East	52.4%	Around average
84	Barnsley	Yorkshire and the Humber	52.2%	Around average
85	Eastbourne	South East	52.1%	Around average
86	Newbury (Greenham)	South East	52.1%	Around average
87	Swansea	Wales	52.1%	Around average
88	Bristol (Kingswood)	South West	52%	Around average
89	Ashford	South East	52%	Around average
90	Newton Abbot	South West	51.9%	Around average
91	London (Isleworth)	London	51.8%	Around average
92	Guildford	South East	51.8%	Around average
93	Portsmouth	South East	51.8%	Around average
94	London (Bromley)	London	51.7%	Around average
95	Scarborough	Yorkshire and the Humber	51.7%	Around average
96	Aberdeen (South (Cove))	Scotland	51.4%	Around average
97	Leeds (Horsforth)	Yorkshire and the Humber	51.3%	Around average
98	Derby	East Midlands	51.3%	Around average
99	Rotherham	Yorkshire and the Humber	51.3%	Around average
100	York	Yorkshire and the Humber	51.3%	Around average
101	Sutton-in-Ashfield	East Midlands	51.2%	Around average
102	London (Mill Hill)	London	51.1%	Around average
103	Trowbridge	South West	51.1%	Around average
104	High Wycombe	South East	51%	Around average
105	Leighton Buzzard	East of England	51%	Around average
106	Alnwick	North East	51%	Around average
107	Llanelli	Wales	51%	Around average
108	Newport	Wales	51%	Around average
109	Manchester (West Didsbury)	North West	50.9%	Around average
110	London (West Wickham)	London	50.9%	Around average
111	Northampton	East Midlands	50.8%	Around average
112	Boston	East Midlands	50.7%	Around average
113	Livingston	Scotland	50.7%	Around average
114	Chippenham	South West	50.6%	Around average
115	Worcester	West Midlands	50.6%	Around average
116	Llantrisant	Wales	50.6%	Around average
117	Cambridge	East of England	50.5%	Around average
118	Keighley (Steeton)	Yorkshire and the Humber	50.5%	Around average
119	Bishopbriggs	Scotland	50.5%	Around average
120	Bishop's Stortford	East of England	50.4%	Around average
121	London (Pinner)	London	50.3%	Around average
122	Canterbury	South East	50.3%	Around average
123	Chertsey	South East	50.3%	Around average
124	Peterborough	East of England	50.2%	Around average
125	Wirral (Upton)	North West	50%	Around average
126	London (Barnet)	London	49.9%	Around average
127	Bedford	East of England	49.9%	Around average
128	Macclesfield	North West	49.9%	Around average
129	Reading	South East	49.8%	Around average
130	Lincoln	East Midlands	49.8%	Around average
131	Cardigan	Wales	49.8%	Around average
132	Hartlepool	North East	49.7%	Around average
133	London (Uxbridge)	London	49.6%	Around average
134	Gloucester	South West	49.6%	Around average
135	Blackpool	North West	49.6%	Around average
136	Wallasey	North West	49.6%	Around average
137	Durham	North East	49.6%	Around average
138	London (Hendon)	London	49.5%	Around average
139	Bradford (Heaton)	Yorkshire and the Humber	49.5%	Around average
140	Redhill	South East	49.4%	Around average
141	London (Erith)	London	49.3%	Around average
142	Swindon	South West	49.3%	Around average
143	Hastings	South East	49.2%	Around average
144	Penzance	South West	49.2%	Around average
145	Shrewsbury	West Midlands	49.2%	Around average
146	Darlington	North East	49.2%	Around average
147	Irvine	Scotland	49.2%	Around average
148	Manchester (Sale)	North West	49.1%	Around average
149	Tilbury	East of England	49.1%	Around average
150	Galashiels	Scotland	49.1%	Around average
151	London (Mitcham)	London	48.9%	Around average
152	Nottingham (Watnall)	East Midlands	48.9%	Around average
153	London (Morden)	London	48.8%	Around average
154	Aylesbury	South East	48.7%	Around average
155	Lichfield	West Midlands	48.6%	Around average
156	Brentwood	East of England	48.5%	Around average
157	Poole	South West	48.4%	Around average
158	St Albans	East of England	48.4%	Around average
159	Warwick	West Midlands	48.4%	Around average
160	Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	48.4%	Around average
161	London (Hornchurch)	London	48.3%	Around average
162	Launceston	South West	48.3%	Around average
163	Hinckley	East Midlands	48.3%	Around average
164	Chorley	North West	48.3%	Around average
165	Workington	North West	48.3%	Around average
166	Middlesbrough	North East	48.3%	Around average
167	Oxford (Cowley)	South East	48.2%	Around average
168	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	48.1%	Around average
169	Colchester	East of England	48%	Around average
170	Loughton	East of England	48%	Around average
171	London (Tottenham)	London	47.9%	Around average
172	Winchester	South East	47.9%	Around average
173	Exeter	South West	47.9%	Around average
174	Nelson	North West	47.9%	Around average
175	Blackburn	North West	47.8%	Around average
176	Pontefract	Yorkshire and the Humber	47.8%	Around average
177	Sheffield (Middlewood Road)	Yorkshire and the Humber	47.5%	Around average
178	Kirkcaldy	Scotland	47.5%	Around average
179	Clacton-on-Sea	East of England	47.4%	Around average
180	Blyth	North East	47.2%	Around average
181	Southampton (Maybush)	South East	47.1%	Around average
182	Sunderland	North East	47.1%	Around average
183	Bradford (Thornbury)	Yorkshire and the Humber	47.1%	Around average
184	Birmingham (Kings Heath)	West Midlands	47%	Around average
185	Edinburgh (Musselburgh)	Scotland	47%	Around average
186	Nottingham (Colwick)	East Midlands	47%	Around average
187	Dumfries	Scotland	47%	Around average
188	London (Yeading)	London	46.9%	Around average
189	Borehamwood	East of England	46.8%	Around average
190	Cheltenham	South West	46.7%	Around average
191	Redditch	West Midlands	46.7%	Around average
192	Heckmondwike	Yorkshire and the Humber	46.7%	Around average
193	Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	46.7%	Around average
194	Watford	East of England	46.6%	Around average
195	Paisley	Scotland	46.6%	Around average
196	East Kilbride	Scotland	46.4%	Around average
197	Falkirk (Grangemouth)	Scotland	46.4%	Around average
198	London (Southall)	London	46.2%	Harder than average
199	Chester	North West	46.2%	Harder than average
200	Bodmin	South West	46.1%	Harder than average
201	Lowestoft	East of England	46.1%	Harder than average
202	Stafford	West Midlands	46.1%	Harder than average
203	King's Lynn	East of England	46%	Harder than average
204	Kettering	East Midlands	46%	Harder than average
205	Rugby	West Midlands	46%	Harder than average
206	Perth	Scotland	46%	Harder than average
207	Inverness	Scotland	45.9%	Harder than average
208	Sheffield (Handsworth)	Yorkshire and the Humber	45.8%	Harder than average
209	Milton Keynes (Bletchley)	South East	45.7%	Harder than average
210	Bury St Edmunds	East of England	45.7%	Harder than average
211	Dudley	West Midlands	45.7%	Harder than average
212	Slough	South East	45.6%	Harder than average
213	Basildon	East of England	45.6%	Harder than average
214	Folkestone	South East	45.4%	Harder than average
215	Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	45.2%	Harder than average
216	Oldham (Chadderton)	North West	44.9%	Harder than average
217	Stevenage	East of England	44.9%	Harder than average
218	Chelmsford	East of England	44.7%	Harder than average
219	Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	44.7%	Harder than average
220	Birmingham (Kingstanding)	West Midlands	44.6%	Harder than average
221	Elgin	Scotland	44.5%	Harder than average
222	Glasgow (Baillieston)	Scotland	44.4%	Harder than average
223	Manchester (Atherton)	North West	44.4%	Harder than average
224	Crewe	North West	44.4%	Harder than average
225	Scunthorpe	Yorkshire and the Humber	44.4%	Harder than average
226	Nottingham (Chilwell)	East Midlands	44.2%	Harder than average
227	Leicester (Wigston)	East Midlands	43.9%	Harder than average
228	Telford	West Midlands	43.9%	Harder than average
229	Manchester (Cheetham Hill)	North West	43.7%	Harder than average
230	Loughborough	East Midlands	43.7%	Harder than average
231	Dunfermline	Scotland	43.3%	Harder than average
232	Edinburgh (Currie)	Scotland	43.2%	Harder than average
233	Burgess Hill	South East	43.2%	Harder than average
234	Aberdeen (North)	Scotland	43.1%	Harder than average
235	Grimsby	Yorkshire and the Humber	42.7%	Harder than average
236	London (Enfield)	London	42.4%	Harder than average
237	Greenock	Scotland	42.4%	Harder than average
238	Norwich (Jupiter Road)	East of England	42.2%	Harder than average
239	Birmingham (Garretts Green)	West Midlands	42%	Harder than average
240	Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	42%	Harder than average
241	Coventry	West Midlands	41.7%	Harder than average
242	Birmingham (South Yardley)	West Midlands	41.6%	Harder than average
243	Camborne	South West	41.3%	Harder than average
244	Airdrie	Scotland	41.3%	Harder than average
245	Rochdale	North West	41.2%	Harder than average
246	Glasgow (Anniesland)	Scotland	40.8%	Harder than average
247	Plymouth	South West	40.8%	Harder than average
248	Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-under-Lyme)	West Midlands	40.7%	Harder than average
249	London (Greenford)	London	40.5%	Harder than average
250	London (Wanstead)	London	40.4%	Harder than average
251	Bury	North West	40.3%	Harder than average
252	St Helens	North West	40.2%	Harder than average
253	Crawley	South East	40.1%	Harder than average
254	Luton	East of England	40.1%	Harder than average
255	Widnes	North West	40.1%	Harder than average
256	Banbury	South East	39.9%	Harder than average
257	Hamilton	Scotland	39.5%	Harder than average
258	Stoke-on-Trent (Cobridge)	West Midlands	38.8%	Harder than average
259	Liverpool (Norris Green)	North West	38.7%	Harder than average
260	Stirling	Scotland	38.7%	Harder than average
261	Liverpool (Speke)	North West	38.6%	Harder than average
262	London (Belvedere)	London	38.3%	Harder than average
263	London (Barking)	London	37.9%	Harder than average
264	Glasgow (Shieldhall)	Scotland	37.7%	Harder than average
265	Leicester (Cannock Street)	East Midlands	37.7%	Harder than average
266	Gateshead	North East	37.4%	Harder than average
267	London (Chingford)	London	36.5%	Harder than average
268	Wednesbury	West Midlands	36.4%	Harder than average
269	Featherstone	West Midlands	34.1%	Harder than average
270	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	33.4%	Harder than average

Pass rate FAQs

What is the average UK driving test pass rate?

Across the 270 DVSA car test centres we track, the average pass rate is 50.2% for 2024/25. Nationally the DVSA figure sits close to this.

Which UK driving test centre has the highest pass rate?

Arbroath has the highest pass rate in our data at 78.9% (2024/25). Small, rural centres with fewer tests often top the list and can be more volatile year to year.

Which is the hardest UK driving test centre?

Wolverhampton has the lowest pass rate we track at 33.4% (2024/25). Urban centres with complex junctions and heavy traffic tend to have lower pass rates.

Does the test centre you choose change your chance of passing?

The centre's roads and traffic matter, but preparation matters far more. A higher-pass-rate centre is not a shortcut — practise the specific roads and hazards around your chosen centre.