Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5,562 | 51.4% |
| 2024/25 | 3,583 | 54.7% |
| 2023/24 | 3,842 | 54.9% |
| 2022/23 | 3,221 | 54.3% |
| 2021/22 | 3,044 | 55.3% |
| 2020/21 | 851 | 59.9% |
| 2019/20 | 2,930 | 54.3% |
| 2018/19 | 2,686 | 53.9% |
| 2017/18 | 3,524 | 46.6% |
| 2016/17 | 3,731 | 46.5% |
| 2015/16 | 2,629 | 52.6% |
| 2014/15 | 2,740 | 56.2% |
| 2013/14 | 2,666 | 55.2% |
| 2012/13 | 2,560 | 56.4% |
| 2011/12 | 2,799 | 53.6% |
| 2010/11 | 2,716 | 52.7% |
| 2009/10 | 2,785 | 53.0% |
| 2008/09 | 3,333 | 51.6% |
| 2007/08 | 3,356 | 46.8% |
DVSA, DRT122A · centres where only one examiner tested in a year are left out of that year by DVSA
Month by month
| Month | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | 465 | 236 | 50.8% |
| February 2026 | 519 | 255 | 49.1% |
| January 2026 | 468 | 250 | 53.4% |
| December 2025 | 436 | 211 | 48.4% |
| November 2025 | 396 | 204 | 51.5% |
| October 2025 | 449 | 205 | 45.7% |
| September 2025 | 448 | 246 | 54.9% |
| August 2025 | 576 | 276 | 47.9% |
| July 2025 | 474 | 260 | 54.9% |
| June 2025 | 434 | 221 | 50.9% |
| May 2025 | 484 | 266 | 55.0% |
| April 2025 | 413 | 229 | 55.4% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 50.5% of their tests at Barnstaple in 2025/26 and women 52.6%. Of 2,540 learners taking their first test here, 1,367 passed (53.8%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 97 of them did it without a single driving fault.
DVSA, DRT122A and DRT122C, 2025/26
Waiting for a test
People who took their test at Barnstaple in September 2026 had booked it a median of 7.4 weeks earlier; 48.5% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in South West
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Bodmin | 6,392 | 47.5% |
| Bristol (Avonmouth) | 9,400 | 55.5% |
| Bristol (Kingswood) | 14,863 | 51.9% |
| Camborne | 6,271 | 40.6% |
| Cheltenham | 5,161 | 43.2% |
| Chippenham | 9,629 | 56.4% |
| Dorchester | 4,353 | 69.0% |
| Exeter | 8,679 | 46.8% |
| Gloucester | 7,420 | 47.8% |
| Launceston | 3,991 | 46.3% |
| Newton Abbot | 6,591 | 53.8% |
| Penzance | 507 | 46.5% |
| Plymouth | 11,167 | 40.7% |
| Poole | 10,375 | 53.4% |
| Salisbury | 6,630 | 48.5% |
| Swindon | 12,857 | 51.1% |
| Taunton | 8,259 | 59.5% |
| Trowbridge | 3,074 | 55.2% |
| Weston-super-Mare | 4,443 | 61.0% |
| Yeovil | 7,493 | 63.4% |