Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3,027 | 55.5% |
| 2024/25 | 2,766 | 56.4% |
| 2023/24 | 2,883 | 59.6% |
| 2022/23 | 3,008 | 63.3% |
| 2021/22 | 1,699 | 60.0% |
| 2020/21 | 427 | 56.9% |
| 2019/20 | 1,838 | 56.5% |
| 2018/19 | 1,723 | 58.3% |
| 2017/18 | 1,839 | 59.7% |
| 2016/17 | 2,224 | 55.7% |
| 2015/16 | 1,709 | 56.9% |
| 2014/15 | 1,911 | 57.0% |
| 2013/14 | 1,839 | 56.8% |
| 2012/13 | 1,789 | 59.2% |
| 2011/12 | 1,870 | 52.9% |
| 2010/11 | 1,957 | 52.1% |
| 2009/10 | 2,022 | 50.8% |
| 2008/09 | 2,030 | 51.5% |
| 2007/08 | 2,050 | 48.6% |
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 | 370 | 210 | 56.8% |
| February 2026 | 274 | 164 | 59.9% |
| January 2026 | 183 | 94 | 51.4% |
| December 2025 | 230 | 130 | 56.5% |
| November 2025 | 239 | 136 | 56.9% |
| October 2025 | 264 | 144 | 54.5% |
| September 2025 | 269 | 151 | 56.1% |
| August 2025 | 233 | 129 | 55.4% |
| July 2025 | 201 | 103 | 51.2% |
| June 2025 | 254 | 138 | 54.3% |
| May 2025 | 243 | 142 | 58.4% |
| April 2025 | 267 | 140 | 52.4% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 59.3% of their tests at Bridlington in 2025/26 and women 51.8%. Of 1,602 learners taking their first test here, 890 passed (55.6%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 37 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 Bridlington in September 2026 had booked it a median of 13.0 weeks earlier; 35.5% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in Yorkshire and The Humber
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 7,737 | 58.5% |
| Beverley LGV | 159 | 54.1% |
| Bradford (Heaton) | 8,354 | 56.1% |
| Bradford (Thornbury) | 10,831 | 47.8% |
| Doncaster | 7,334 | 53.2% |
| Grimsby Coldwater | 5,361 | 42.8% |
| Halifax | 5,845 | 45.0% |
| Heckmondwike | 5,471 | 45.8% |
| Horsforth | 12,466 | 49.7% |
| Huddersfield | 10,563 | 49.2% |
| Hull | 9,706 | 47.9% |
| Knaresborough | 8,301 | 58.5% |
| Leeds (Colton Mill) | 6,432 | 51.8% |
| Leeds (Fearnville) | 4,676 | 51.8% |
| Malton | 876 | 64.3% |
| Northallerton | 3,244 | 60.4% |
| Pontefract | 5,544 | 46.9% |
| Rotherham | 9,134 | 53.1% |
| Scarborough | 3,595 | 45.1% |
| Scunthorpe | 6,103 | 45.4% |
| Sheffield (Handsworth) | 9,788 | 44.1% |
| Sheffield (Middlewood Road) | 10,442 | 48.7% |
| Skipton | 3,197 | 57.3% |
| Steeton | 4,784 | 52.8% |
| Wakefield | 11,653 | 45.4% |
| Walton LGV | 1,894 | 59.8% |
| Whitby | 557 | 56.7% |
| York | 9,416 | 54.4% |