Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 7,756 | 50.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9,977 | 48.0% |
| 2023/24 | 9,923 | 46.5% |
| 2022/23 | 10,122 | 44.1% |
| 2021/22 | 8,634 | 46.2% |
| 2020/21 | 1,274 | 54.9% |
| 2019/20 | 6,009 | 43.9% |
| 2018/19 | 6,530 | 39.8% |
| 2017/18 | 7,607 | 40.1% |
| 2016/17 | 6,839 | 41.3% |
| 2015/16 | 6,329 | 41.2% |
| 2014/15 | 5,947 | 40.8% |
| 2013/14 | 5,451 | 38.8% |
| 2012/13 | 5,214 | 40.1% |
| 2011/12 | 6,589 | 38.8% |
| 2010/11 | 7,626 | 37.2% |
| 2009/10 | 6,577 | 32.5% |
| 2008/09 | 6,830 | 34.1% |
| 2007/08 | 8,066 | 36.8% |
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 | 493 | 278 | 56.4% |
| February 2026 | 509 | 277 | 54.4% |
| January 2026 | 554 | 268 | 48.4% |
| December 2025 | 653 | 292 | 44.7% |
| November 2025 | 742 | 347 | 46.8% |
| October 2025 | 710 | 341 | 48.0% |
| September 2025 | 621 | 318 | 51.2% |
| August 2025 | 651 | 332 | 51.0% |
| July 2025 | 712 | 407 | 57.2% |
| June 2025 | 706 | 364 | 51.6% |
| May 2025 | 675 | 343 | 50.8% |
| April 2025 | 730 | 358 | 49.0% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 51.7% of their tests at Colchester in 2025/26 and women 49.4%. Of 4,102 learners taking their first test here, 2,098 passed (51.1%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 145 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 Colchester in September 2026 had booked it a median of 12.1 weeks earlier; 36.9% 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% |
| Borehamwood (London) | 7,195 | 50.8% |
| 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% |
| 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% |