Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 9,385 | 56.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9,582 | 58.1% |
| 2023/24 | 7,960 | 53.2% |
| 2022/23 | 4,856 | 50.0% |
| 2021/22 | 3,621 | 49.0% |
| 2020/21 | 1,325 | 51.1% |
| 2019/20 | 4,235 | 43.3% |
| 2018/19 | 4,483 | 44.5% |
| 2017/18 | 4,853 | 44.9% |
| 2016/17 | 4,518 | 45.9% |
| 2015/16 | 4,377 | 45.3% |
| 2014/15 | 4,580 | 45.4% |
| 2013/14 | 4,325 | 44.9% |
| 2012/13 | 4,152 | 46.4% |
| 2011/12 | 5,476 | 48.3% |
| 2010/11 | 6,100 | 49.3% |
| 2009/10 | 5,628 | 51.1% |
| 2008/09 | 6,215 | 48.3% |
| 2007/08 | 6,722 | 43.6% |
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 | 829 | 450 | 54.3% |
| February 2026 | 880 | 474 | 53.9% |
| January 2026 | 770 | 421 | 54.7% |
| December 2025 | 805 | 439 | 54.5% |
| November 2025 | 814 | 465 | 57.1% |
| October 2025 | 783 | 406 | 51.9% |
| September 2025 | 870 | 496 | 57.0% |
| August 2025 | 676 | 397 | 58.7% |
| July 2025 | 856 | 476 | 55.6% |
| June 2025 | 789 | 457 | 57.9% |
| May 2025 | 660 | 416 | 63.0% |
| April 2025 | 653 | 412 | 63.1% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 57.9% of their tests at Birmingham (Shirley) in 2025/26 and women 54.7%. Of 4,791 learners taking their first test here, 2,795 passed (58.3%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 360 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 Birmingham (Shirley) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 19.0 weeks earlier; 37.3% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in West Midlands
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham (Cocks Moors) | 486 | 53.5% |
| Birmingham (Garretts Green) | 22,480 | 44.4% |
| Birmingham (Kings Heath) | 9,072 | 46.8% |
| Birmingham (Kingstanding) | 16,133 | 48.5% |
| Birmingham (South Yardley) | 14,471 | 42.8% |
| Burton on Trent | 7,273 | 54.7% |
| Coventry | 13,771 | 40.0% |
| Dudley | 13,721 | 45.2% |
| Featherstone | 13,193 | 36.4% |
| Hereford | 4,110 | 58.8% |
| Lichfield | 5,944 | 53.0% |
| Ludlow | 5,051 | 58.7% |
| Nuneaton | 6,764 | 53.2% |
| Oswestry | 1,851 | 52.4% |
| Redditch | 4,483 | 51.4% |
| Rugby | 6,664 | 51.4% |
| Shrewsbury | 5,064 | 51.0% |
| Stafford | 5,365 | 45.8% |
| Stoke-On-Trent (Cobridge) | 8,413 | 40.6% |
| Stoke-on-Trent (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) | 6,646 | 41.6% |
| Telford | 4,963 | 48.9% |
| Warwick (Wedgenock House) | 15,070 | 48.5% |
| Wednesbury | 7,508 | 35.0% |
| Wolverhampton | 11,561 | 34.3% |
| Worcester | 11,590 | 51.9% |