Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6,392 | 47.5% |
| 2024/25 | 5,561 | 46.1% |
| 2023/24 | 6,050 | 42.3% |
| 2022/23 | 5,423 | 40.7% |
| 2021/22 | 5,523 | 39.5% |
| 2020/21 | 1,732 | 38.5% |
| 2019/20 | 4,475 | 40.5% |
| 2018/19 | 4,359 | 39.3% |
| 2017/18 | 4,611 | 44.6% |
| 2016/17 | 4,823 | 50.7% |
| 2015/16 | 3,947 | 50.5% |
| 2014/15 | 3,770 | 52.7% |
| 2013/14 | 3,478 | 53.2% |
| 2012/13 | 3,119 | 55.6% |
| 2011/12 | 3,721 | 53.2% |
| 2010/11 | 3,330 | 55.9% |
| 2009/10 | 3,455 | 54.0% |
| 2008/09 | 4,168 | 52.9% |
| 2007/08 | 4,193 | 51.9% |
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 | 670 | 332 | 49.6% |
| February 2026 | 700 | 364 | 52.0% |
| January 2026 | 529 | 252 | 47.6% |
| December 2025 | 444 | 239 | 53.8% |
| November 2025 | 485 | 247 | 50.9% |
| October 2025 | 659 | 325 | 49.3% |
| September 2025 | 424 | 188 | 44.3% |
| August 2025 | 402 | 177 | 44.0% |
| July 2025 | 552 | 238 | 43.1% |
| June 2025 | 582 | 238 | 40.9% |
| May 2025 | 469 | 220 | 46.9% |
| April 2025 | 476 | 214 | 45.0% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 48.3% of their tests at Bodmin in 2025/26 and women 46.5%. Of 2,829 learners taking their first test here, 1,279 passed (45.2%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 67 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 Bodmin in September 2026 had booked it a median of 5.4 weeks earlier; 58.3% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in South West
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Barnstaple | 5,562 | 51.4% |
| 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% |