Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6,973 | 50.9% |
| 2024/25 | 6,493 | 47.2% |
| 2023/24 | 7,781 | 48.1% |
| 2022/23 | 8,507 | 56.4% |
| 2021/22 | 4,551 | 60.7% |
| 2020/21 | 1,177 | 66.0% |
| 2019/20 | 5,455 | 55.7% |
| 2018/19 | 5,244 | 57.2% |
| 2017/18 | 6,496 | 55.0% |
| 2016/17 | 5,923 | 55.5% |
| 2015/16 | 5,646 | 56.3% |
| 2014/15 | 5,308 | 54.4% |
| 2013/14 | 4,921 | 52.4% |
| 2012/13 | 4,678 | 53.1% |
| 2011/12 | 4,699 | 54.9% |
| 2010/11 | 5,403 | 52.2% |
| 2009/10 | 4,988 | 49.0% |
| 2008/09 | 5,895 | 48.5% |
| 2007/08 | 6,796 | 46.6% |
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 | 628 | 346 | 55.1% |
| February 2026 | 576 | 314 | 54.5% |
| January 2026 | 626 | 351 | 56.1% |
| December 2025 | 500 | 249 | 49.8% |
| November 2025 | 458 | 236 | 51.5% |
| October 2025 | 607 | 306 | 50.4% |
| September 2025 | 545 | 267 | 49.0% |
| August 2025 | 493 | 256 | 51.9% |
| July 2025 | 559 | 268 | 47.9% |
| June 2025 | 656 | 304 | 46.3% |
| May 2025 | 668 | 333 | 49.9% |
| April 2025 | 657 | 321 | 48.9% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 49.7% of their tests at Blyth in 2025/26 and women 52.4%. Of 3,526 learners taking their first test here, 1,901 passed (53.9%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 108 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 Blyth in September 2026 had booked it a median of 11.7 weeks earlier; 42.2% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in North East
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Alnwick | 1,282 | 55.5% |
| Berwick-On-Tweed | 666 | 53.9% |
| Darlington | 12,183 | 47.1% |
| Durham | 9,451 | 53.2% |
| Gateshead | 9,512 | 37.5% |
| Gosforth | 10,531 | 48.4% |
| Hartlepool | 5,847 | 51.0% |
| Hexham | 1,388 | 53.0% |
| Middlesbrough | 8,854 | 47.7% |
| Sunderland | 10,436 | 51.1% |