Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 12,183 | 47.1% |
| 2024/25 | 6,828 | 49.2% |
| 2023/24 | 6,944 | 55.1% |
| 2022/23 | 5,456 | 57.0% |
| 2021/22 | 3,317 | 55.0% |
| 2020/21 | 702 | 62.1% |
| 2019/20 | 3,337 | 51.5% |
| 2018/19 | 3,069 | 51.5% |
| 2017/18 | 3,740 | 49.2% |
| 2016/17 | 4,323 | 50.0% |
| 2015/16 | 3,477 | 48.3% |
| 2014/15 | 3,876 | 50.4% |
| 2013/14 | 3,915 | 50.7% |
| 2012/13 | 3,774 | 46.9% |
| 2011/12 | 4,123 | 49.3% |
| 2009/10 | 3,850 | 47.3% |
| 2008/09 | 4,409 | 49.0% |
| 2007/08 | 3,376 | 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 | 1,227 | 545 | 44.4% |
| February 2026 | 1,237 | 552 | 44.6% |
| January 2026 | 1,199 | 556 | 46.4% |
| December 2025 | 1,230 | 560 | 45.5% |
| November 2025 | 1,191 | 522 | 43.8% |
| October 2025 | 1,291 | 599 | 46.4% |
| September 2025 | 1,164 | 559 | 48.0% |
| August 2025 | 885 | 443 | 50.1% |
| July 2025 | 1,005 | 509 | 50.6% |
| June 2025 | 625 | 319 | 51.0% |
| May 2025 | 564 | 284 | 50.4% |
| April 2025 | 565 | 292 | 51.7% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 44.7% of their tests at Darlington in 2025/26 and women 51.3%. Of 4,899 learners taking their first test here, 2,395 passed (48.9%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 212 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 Darlington in September 2026 had booked it a median of 7.6 weeks earlier; 48.1% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in North East
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Alnwick | 1,282 | 55.5% |
| Berwick-On-Tweed | 666 | 53.9% |
| Blyth | 6,973 | 50.9% |
| Durham | 9,451 | 53.2% |
| Gateshead | 9,512 | 37.5% |
| Gosforth | 10,531 | 48.4% |
| Hartlepool | 5,847 | 51.0% |
| Hexham | 1,388 | 53.0% |
| Middlesbrough | 8,854 | 47.7% |
| Sunderland | 10,436 | 51.1% |