Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 16,401 | 46.5% |
| 2024/25 | 14,852 | 51.3% |
| 2023/24 | 16,178 | 50.4% |
| 2022/23 | 15,160 | 57.7% |
| 2021/22 | 10,305 | 57.0% |
| 2020/21 | 2,897 | 57.2% |
| 2019/20 | 9,463 | 52.3% |
| 2018/19 | 10,368 | 50.5% |
| 2017/18 | 10,035 | 50.1% |
| 2016/17 | 9,769 | 47.5% |
| 2015/16 | 9,396 | 48.4% |
| 2014/15 | 9,038 | 48.4% |
| 2013/14 | 8,965 | 47.0% |
| 2012/13 | 2,019 | 46.0% |
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 | 665 | 43.7% |
| February 2026 | 1,774 | 771 | 43.5% |
| January 2026 | 1,747 | 745 | 42.6% |
| December 2025 | 1,383 | 656 | 47.4% |
| November 2025 | 1,719 | 759 | 44.2% |
| October 2025 | 1,645 | 737 | 44.8% |
| September 2025 | 1,273 | 612 | 48.1% |
| August 2025 | 985 | 493 | 50.1% |
| July 2025 | 1,251 | 621 | 49.6% |
| June 2025 | 985 | 482 | 48.9% |
| May 2025 | 794 | 422 | 53.1% |
| April 2025 | 1,324 | 671 | 50.7% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 48.1% of their tests at Cardiff (Llanishen) in 2025/26 and women 44.7%. Of 7,552 learners taking their first test here, 3,652 passed (48.4%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 223 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 Cardiff (Llanishen) in September 2026 had booked it a median of 7.7 weeks earlier; 48.0% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in Wales
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Abergavenny | 5,924 | 64.2% |
| Aberystwyth (Park Avenue) | 1,529 | 55.1% |
| Bala | 607 | 61.6% |
| Bangor | 4,032 | 62.2% |
| Barry | 2,244 | 57.0% |
| Brecon | 1,490 | 58.7% |
| Bridgend | 5,990 | 53.3% |
| Cardigan | 1,192 | 41.0% |
| Carmarthen | 2,746 | 54.2% |
| Llanelli | 4,380 | 51.0% |
| Llantrisant | 9,909 | 54.0% |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 4,446 | 51.2% |
| Monmouth | 1,283 | 51.0% |
| Newport (Gwent) | 8,227 | 48.9% |
| Newtown | 2,256 | 58.0% |
| Pembroke Dock | 1,769 | 50.1% |
| Pwllheli | 737 | 68.1% |
| Rhyl | 4,011 | 56.9% |
| Swansea | 12,375 | 48.2% |
| Wrexham | 4,819 | 51.9% |