Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 14,863 | 51.9% |
| 2024/25 | 11,483 | 52.0% |
| 2023/24 | 12,259 | 52.8% |
| 2022/23 | 9,844 | 53.9% |
| 2021/22 | 10,683 | 54.2% |
| 2020/21 | 2,065 | 61.4% |
| 2019/20 | 6,662 | 54.3% |
| 2018/19 | 5,504 | 49.8% |
| 2017/18 | 6,356 | 47.1% |
| 2016/17 | 7,439 | 47.0% |
| 2015/16 | 5,089 | 48.7% |
| 2014/15 | 5,345 | 48.1% |
| 2013/14 | 4,824 | 49.5% |
| 2012/13 | 5,010 | 47.5% |
| 2011/12 | 4,836 | 46.5% |
| 2009/10 | 6,187 | 46.8% |
| 2008/09 | 2,551 | 45.6% |
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 | 1,521 | 779 | 51.2% |
| February 2026 | 1,157 | 566 | 48.9% |
| January 2026 | 1,448 | 723 | 49.9% |
| December 2025 | 1,007 | 565 | 56.1% |
| November 2025 | 1,374 | 683 | 49.7% |
| October 2025 | 1,398 | 768 | 54.9% |
| September 2025 | 1,238 | 647 | 52.3% |
| August 2025 | 1,074 | 556 | 51.8% |
| July 2025 | 1,269 | 668 | 52.6% |
| June 2025 | 1,221 | 619 | 50.7% |
| May 2025 | 1,139 | 608 | 53.4% |
| April 2025 | 1,017 | 537 | 52.8% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 51.8% of their tests at Bristol (Kingswood) in 2025/26 and women 52.1%. Of 7,629 learners taking their first test here, 4,072 passed (53.4%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 297 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 Bristol (Kingswood) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 5.9 weeks earlier; 54.8% 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% |
| Bodmin | 6,392 | 47.5% |
| Bristol (Avonmouth) | 9,400 | 55.5% |
| 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% |