Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8,854 | 53.7% |
| 2024/25 | 8,958 | 49.9% |
| 2023/24 | 8,665 | 52.7% |
| 2022/23 | 5,501 | 56.0% |
| 2021/22 | 4,595 | 54.3% |
| 2011/12 | 6,751 | 45.6% |
| 2010/11 | 6,729 | 47.1% |
| 2009/10 | 6,201 | 45.0% |
| 2008/09 | 6,736 | 43.9% |
| 2007/08 | 6,865 | 44.2% |
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 | 752 | 410 | 54.5% |
| February 2026 | 612 | 341 | 55.7% |
| January 2026 | 580 | 340 | 58.6% |
| December 2025 | 564 | 323 | 57.3% |
| November 2025 | 835 | 459 | 55.0% |
| October 2025 | 856 | 422 | 49.3% |
| September 2025 | 777 | 388 | 49.9% |
| August 2025 | 701 | 386 | 55.1% |
| July 2025 | 866 | 455 | 52.5% |
| June 2025 | 859 | 453 | 52.7% |
| May 2025 | 668 | 353 | 52.8% |
| April 2025 | 784 | 426 | 54.3% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 54.8% of their tests at Bedford in 2025/26 and women 52.3%. Of 4,785 learners taking their first test here, 2,601 passed (54.4%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 214 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 Bedford in September 2026 had booked it a median of 3.3 weeks earlier; 65.5% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in East of England
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Basildon | 8,359 | 49.1% |
| Bishops Stortford | 6,409 | 51.3% |
| Borehamwood (London) | 7,195 | 50.8% |
| Brentwood (London) | 5,791 | 48.5% |
| Bury St Edmunds | 8,702 | 46.2% |
| Cambridge (Brookmount Court) | 13,689 | 53.8% |
| Chelmsford | 9,107 | 55.4% |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 4,840 | 48.2% |
| Colchester | 7,756 | 50.6% |
| Ipswich | 11,466 | 62.3% |
| Kings Lynn | 6,694 | 51.9% |
| Leighton Buzzard (Stanbridge Road) | 7,667 | 49.9% |
| Letchworth | 5,243 | 57.5% |
| Loughton (London) | 7,376 | 47.0% |
| Lowestoft(Mobbs Way) | 7,603 | 43.3% |
| Luton | 7,759 | 39.2% |
| Norwich (Peachman Way) | 12,541 | 61.7% |
| Peterborough | 10,551 | 52.8% |
| Southend-on-Sea | 7,526 | 47.0% |
| St Albans | 7,336 | 50.7% |
| Stevenage | 4,622 | 55.3% |
| Tilbury | 5,083 | 50.4% |
| Watford | 12,939 | 46.2% |