Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5,161 | 43.2% |
| 2024/25 | 6,545 | 46.7% |
| 2023/24 | 7,114 | 46.3% |
| 2022/23 | 5,190 | 44.8% |
| 2021/22 | 5,400 | 50.1% |
| 2020/21 | 1,277 | 50.0% |
| 2019/20 | 5,289 | 46.9% |
| 2018/19 | 6,202 | 43.6% |
| 2017/18 | 6,142 | 46.3% |
| 2016/17 | 6,682 | 43.5% |
| 2015/16 | 6,189 | 39.4% |
| 2014/15 | 6,262 | 39.9% |
| 2013/14 | 5,859 | 42.4% |
| 2012/13 | 5,813 | 45.2% |
| 2011/12 | 5,246 | 48.3% |
| 2010/11 | 5,806 | 47.9% |
| 2009/10 | 5,605 | 49.2% |
| 2008/09 | 6,635 | 47.1% |
| 2007/08 | 6,010 | 51.3% |
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 | 420 | 168 | 40.0% |
| February 2026 | 418 | 161 | 38.5% |
| January 2026 | 438 | 179 | 40.9% |
| December 2025 | 431 | 178 | 41.3% |
| November 2025 | 476 | 181 | 38.0% |
| October 2025 | 454 | 192 | 42.3% |
| September 2025 | 486 | 221 | 45.5% |
| August 2025 | 331 | 141 | 42.6% |
| July 2025 | 432 | 182 | 42.1% |
| June 2025 | 440 | 202 | 45.9% |
| May 2025 | 440 | 229 | 52.0% |
| April 2025 | 395 | 197 | 49.9% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 44.6% of their tests at Cheltenham in 2025/26 and women 41.8%. Of 2,550 learners taking their first test here, 1,095 passed (42.9%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 25 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 Cheltenham in September 2026 had booked it a median of 17.0 weeks earlier; 32.2% 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% |
| Bristol (Kingswood) | 14,863 | 51.9% |
| Camborne | 6,271 | 40.6% |
| 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% |