Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 7,195 | 50.8% |
| 2024/25 | 7,798 | 46.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7,957 | 47.7% |
| 2022/23 | 5,783 | 51.6% |
| 2021/22 | 4,129 | 52.1% |
| 2020/21 | 1,496 | 53.7% |
| 2019/20 | 3,312 | 50.7% |
| 2018/19 | 4,879 | 50.8% |
| 2017/18 | 5,124 | 47.9% |
| 2016/17 | 4,087 | 45.9% |
| 2015/16 | 3,110 | 47.7% |
| 2014/15 | 5,444 | 49.3% |
| 2013/14 | 5,334 | 51.6% |
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 | 944 | 472 | 50.0% |
| February 2026 | 731 | 362 | 49.5% |
| January 2026 | 728 | 367 | 50.4% |
| December 2025 | 619 | 327 | 52.8% |
| November 2025 | 534 | 264 | 49.4% |
| October 2025 | 625 | 323 | 51.7% |
| September 2025 | 487 | 265 | 54.4% |
| August 2025 | 516 | 273 | 52.9% |
| July 2025 | 517 | 254 | 49.1% |
| June 2025 | 571 | 276 | 48.3% |
| May 2025 | 448 | 225 | 50.2% |
| April 2025 | 475 | 244 | 51.4% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 51.2% of their tests at Borehamwood (London) in 2025/26 and women 50.2%. Of 3,660 learners taking their first test here, 1,800 passed (49.2%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 59 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 Borehamwood (London) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 15.6 weeks earlier; 30.7% 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% |
| Bedford | 8,854 | 53.7% |
| Bishops Stortford | 6,409 | 51.3% |
| 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% |